Leigh McGowan > Quotes

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
― Leigh McGowan, A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It

“After Watergate, Congress considered legislation to make the Justice Department completely independent to be able to address the worst abuses of the Nixon era, but instead it passed a reform bill called the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, which sadly expired in 1999 after both parties had been embarrassed by independent counsel investigations (Iran-Contra/Clinton-Lewinsky) and both wanted to avoid future scrutiny.”
― Leigh McGowan, A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It

“freedom of speech protects you from the government, not the repercussions of your speech from private companies or public groups. You can’t just scream at a comedian in a comedy club”
― Leigh McGowan, A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It

“freedom of speech protects you from the government, not the repercussions of your speech from private companies or public groups. You can’t just scream at a comedian in a comedy club or yell your opinions in a crowded lecture hall without being removed. Americans are offered freedom from tyranny, not freedom from accountability.”
― Leigh McGowan, A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It

“only 535 people in the entire country who can make federal laws.”
― Leigh McGowan, A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It

“Currently there are 17 Senate committees, with 70 subcommittees, and 26 House committees, with 104 subcommittees.”
― Leigh McGowan, A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It