Senate Proceeding on Mar 11th, 2009 :: 3:35:45 to 3:39:49
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Richard Shelby: and attorney general reno overturned his position. now the senate s been asked to confirm as deputy attorney general, mr. president, someone who advocated the same extreme position on a federal child pornography statute that the senate unanimously repudiated 16 years ago.

3:35:45 to 3:39:49( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Richard Shelby

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Richard Shelby: mr. president, the supreme court has recognized -- and i'll quote -- "that there is a compelling interest in protecting the physical and psychological well-being of minors. this interest extends to shielding minors from the influence o literature that is not obscene pornography should not be

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Richard Shelby: regarded as immune from regulation simply because it is deemed free speech, mr. president. furthermore, child pornography in any form should not be tolerated. how can mr. ogden's clear position on the right to unfettered access not interfere with the justice department's responsibility to

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Richard Shelby: protect children from obscene material and exploitation? when asked about this very unusual at the senate hearing on his nomination, mr. ogden said he hoped he would not be judged by arguments made for clients. mr. president, if we cannot judge him on what can we judge him on? past peformance is a great

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Richard Shelby: indicator of future actions. david ogden is more than just a lawyer who has had a few unsavory clien he has devoted a substantial part of his career case after case for 20 years in defense of pornography. ogden has representing pornographers and in attacking legislation

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Richard Shelby: designed to ban child pornography. mr. president, should a man with a long list of pornographers as past clients, with a record of injecting into attempts to protect this industry, be confirmed as our nation's second position?

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Richard Shelby: is he the best choice actively identify and prosecute those who seek to harm our children? mr. president, highlights of the department of justice's budget requests for the year 2010 indicates an educating and rehabilitating criminals.

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Richard Shelby: while neglecting funding for vital child safety programs like the adam walsh act. mr. presidt, i believe mr. ogden's past positions coupled with the department's growing trend to prioritize criminal rehabilitation over child safety causes me great concern this afternoon. mr. president, there is not a quick and easy solution to the

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Richard Shelby: problem of child exploitation, but i can ste unequivocally that we need a proactive and aggressive department of justice to take the steps necessary to attack this problem and demonstrate that protecting our children is a top priority. i am not certain that david ogden will bring that leadership to the department. therefore, i must oppose this nomination.

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Richard Shelby: this vote is made with the belief that a person's past legal positions do mean deal. i think if most a what this man has worked for and who he has willingly represented, support for his nomination would disappear. i do not believe his legal

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Richard Shelby: philosophy illustrated in the client he freely chose to represent reflects the majority's vie child exploitation. i know certainly, mr. president, they do not mr. president, i want to get into something probab you've been reading about what happened in my state of alabama yesterday.

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Richard Shelby: i want to offer my condolences to the families and friends o the alabama. yesterday my state of alabama suffered the worst mass shooting