When the Constitution was written, the founders had no way of anticipating the new technologies that would evolve in the coming centuries.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
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I’ve been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you’re under pressure.
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Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee – a tradition I’d like very much to continue.
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Compared to the American public at large, probably a slightly higher percentage of journalists, because of thier enhanced power of discernment, realize they know a gay person or two, and are, therefore, less frightened of them.
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The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.
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Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.
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During the Reagan Administration, Bob Dole was present at a ceremony that included each living ex-president.
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There’s an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we’re morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that’s a bit dangerous.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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I’ve spent my entire career being a satirist.
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My mom sold real estate and did it part time.
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National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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