Rep. Schultheis Quotations

We're here to represent our constituents, and there's no question they want this bill.

I don't envy you. I just think you're going to have to create the balance that it's a full and fair hearing.

I don?t believe our civil rights should be sold for $12 million.

Hopefully there will be a lot of civility in this and respect for each side's argument. I believe that we will pass some legislation on this.

It can potentially terminate a human life, and that's my overriding concern. Second to that, unless there is an exception for pharmacists that hold moral or religious objections, then it is bad law.

I'm not about to vote for something that is a sham. This bill backed off from any real enforcement at all. You don't have enforcement, you don't have a bill, and let's not fool the public.

There has to be adequate enforcement, unless we're letting the public think we're doing something when we're really not. I think they (Democrats) realize they have to do something about this issue and they're having a heck of a time figuring out how to do that.

This serious and costly issue is harming our state and its citizens and deserves effective solutions.

There's going to be people testifying on both sides that are going to be extremely passionate.

This is going to be used quite frequently by sexually active women.

This is one of a number of bills we get up here every year that implies we all are crooks.

This event is a maneuver to obscure the fact that this local government is potentially aiding those in this country illegally. The library should not place itself in that position.

You don't want to make two victims from the same crime.

This morally irresponsible proposal would give pharmacists the power to potentially terminate a human life, a power that no single individual should have. This authority should not belong with pharmacists, and would put many in an uncomfortable moral position that goes against their own religious beliefs.

It is really angering a lot of people. I'm getting a lot of e-mails and a number of phone calls.

The local governments should be putting more resources into this. They should be raising taxes, whatever they have to do to deal with people who are breaking the laws of this land. I can tell you this for a fact that they would come up with the money if they knew specifically it would go to house these individuals or to provide more of this service.