Charles W. Pickering Quotes

• A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

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• Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers.

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• The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.

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• The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people’s voice.

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• Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products.

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• Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture.

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• In addition to fines, violators of decency standards could be required to air public service announcements serving educational and informational needs of children.

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• If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function.

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• America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards.

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Charles W. Pickering (9)

Birth:	29th May, 1937
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Judge, Politician

About

Charles Willis Pickering, Sr. was born in Laurel, Mississippi. He is an American retired federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and briefly on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. He earned his LL.B. in 1961 from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Pickering was appointed and served as city prosecuting attorney in Laurel. He was thereafter elected and served four years as the Jones County prosecutor. After serving briefly as Laurel municipal judge, he was elected to two terms in the Mississippi State Senate, serving from 1972 to 1980.

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