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Spirited debate and the free expression of ideas cannot flourish in an atmosphere of turmoil and instability, what is at stake is the expectation that any member of this body, whoever that might be, has a duty to strive to maintain decorum so that the people’s work, the work of all Montanans, can be accomplished. – David Bedey	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Freedom in this body involves obedience to all the rules of this body, including the rules of decorum. – Sue Vinton	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I am a firm believer in decorum, and I believe that we have seen a lack of it as our politics have become increasingly toxic during recent years, the State of the Union is not a time for theater, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi treated it by ripping up President Trump’s speech while directly behind him for the cameras. Congress is not a focus group, as both parties have acted while booing and chanting during presidential addresses for years now. It is also not a time for heckling, as Lauren unfortunately did last night. – Ken Buck	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Sadly, Senate Democrats have undermined the American people’s confidence in previous judicial confirmation processes with vicious personal smears and unfounded accusations, these kinds of shameless attacks demeaned the Senate and made a mockery of our constitutional role in providing advice and consent to the president on nominations. I believe Judge Jackson should be treated with the dignity and decorum that has been lacking from the consideration of past nominations. – Ted Cruz	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The chair wishes to remind all members about certain standards of decorum in the hall of the House GOP, that includes proper attire, behavior that is respectful to other members and our staff and adherence to mask requirements and other safety protocols intended to protect all of those present in the Hall of House GOP. – Speaker Pelosi	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It absolutely does matter when the decorum of racial peace cracks and racial hatred comes through, because we already have a documented history and legacy of what that means in this country. – Sakara Remmu	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Order and decorum and dignity are not just old-fashioned pleasantries. – Amy Berman Jackson	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I'm going to try very hard not to think or talk about Donald Trump for this week and just do what I can to help make sure John McCain is buried with the honors and decorum John McCain's earned from years of faithful service to this country. – Mark Salter	Found on CNN 5 years ago
This administration believes in the freedom of the press... but maintaining the decorum that is due at the White House, I think is an issue that we'll continue to work for. But I'm very confident that whether it be with that network or any network or any members of the media, that we'll continue to work in a way that ensures the access of the American people to this administration. i don't know this for a fact -- that( order) probably came from the President. – Anthony Scaramucci	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We've got to focus on bringing civility and respect back, and as much as I would like to do it from the pulpit of the Congress, I would be tainted with having an agenda that would suit a particular group, this way I can do it in a fashion that I think reinstates the fundamentals of our democracy that require some respect and some decorum. – Dennis Ross	Found on CNN 6 years ago
We do not believe that trial judges can use stun belts to enforce decorum. – Justice Yvonne Rodriguez	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
There has to be certain decorum, you don’t do that. – Raul Grijalva	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
If they don't treat me with a certain amount of decorum and respect. If they don't treat me as the front-runner ... If the playing field is not level, then certainly all options are open. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Somebody does have to moderate the discussion, somebody does have to do what they can to maintain order and decorum during arguments ... somebody does have to represent the institution to the outside world and to the other political branches. – Chief Justice John Roberts	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Ted has chosen to make this really personal and chosen to call people dishonest in leadership and call them names, which really goes against the decorum and also against the rules of the Senate, and as a consequence he can't get anything done legislatively, he is pretty much done for ... and it's really because of personal relationships, or lack of personal relationships, and it is a problem. – Rand Paul	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The Republican Majority Leader announced over the weekend that he was going to hold this nomination of Loretta Lynch until the bill, which is pending before the Senate passes, whenever that may be, and so Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman nominated to be attorney general, is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the Senate calendar. That is unfair. It's unjust. It is beneath the decorum and dignity of the United States Senate. This woman deserves fairness. – Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin	Found on CNN 9 years ago
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation. – Walter Scott	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori – Joseph Trumpeldor	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. (Sweet and fitting it is to die for the fatherland) – Wilfred Owen, Poem: Dulce et Decorum est.	added by anonymous 13 years ago

Spirited debate and the free expression of ideas cannot flourish in an atmosphere of turmoil and instability, what is at stake is the expectation that any member of this body, whoever that might be, has a duty to strive to maintain decorum so that the people’s work, the work of all Montanans, can be accomplished.

– David Bedey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Freedom in this body involves obedience to all the rules of this body, including the rules of decorum.

– Sue Vinton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I am a firm believer in decorum, and I believe that we have seen a lack of it as our politics have become increasingly toxic during recent years, the State of the Union is not a time for theater, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi treated it by ripping up President Trump’s speech while directly behind him for the cameras. Congress is not a focus group, as both parties have acted while booing and chanting during presidential addresses for years now. It is also not a time for heckling, as Lauren unfortunately did last night.

– Ken Buck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Sadly, Senate Democrats have undermined the American people’s confidence in previous judicial confirmation processes with vicious personal smears and unfounded accusations, these kinds of shameless attacks demeaned the Senate and made a mockery of our constitutional role in providing advice and consent to the president on nominations. I believe Judge Jackson should be treated with the dignity and decorum that has been lacking from the consideration of past nominations.

– Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The chair wishes to remind all members about certain standards of decorum in the hall of the House GOP, that includes proper attire, behavior that is respectful to other members and our staff and adherence to mask requirements and other safety protocols intended to protect all of those present in the Hall of House GOP.

– Speaker Pelosi

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It absolutely does matter when the decorum of racial peace cracks and racial hatred comes through, because we already have a documented history and legacy of what that means in this country.

– Sakara Remmu

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Order and decorum and dignity are not just old-fashioned pleasantries.

– Amy Berman Jackson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I'm going to try very hard not to think or talk about Donald Trump for this week and just do what I can to help make sure John McCain is buried with the honors and decorum John McCain's earned from years of faithful service to this country.

– Mark Salter

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This administration believes in the freedom of the press... but maintaining the decorum that is due at the White House, I think is an issue that we'll continue to work for. But I'm very confident that whether it be with that network or any network or any members of the media, that we'll continue to work in a way that ensures the access of the American people to this administration. i don't know this for a fact -- that( order) probably came from the President.

– Anthony Scaramucci

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We've got to focus on bringing civility and respect back, and as much as I would like to do it from the pulpit of the Congress, I would be tainted with having an agenda that would suit a particular group, this way I can do it in a fashion that I think reinstates the fundamentals of our democracy that require some respect and some decorum.

– Dennis Ross

Found on CNN
6 years ago

We do not believe that trial judges can use stun belts to enforce decorum.

– Justice Yvonne Rodriguez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

There has to be certain decorum, you don’t do that.

– Raul Grijalva

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

If they don't treat me with a certain amount of decorum and respect. If they don't treat me as the front-runner ... If the playing field is not level, then certainly all options are open.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Somebody does have to moderate the discussion, somebody does have to do what they can to maintain order and decorum during arguments ... somebody does have to represent the institution to the outside world and to the other political branches.

– Chief Justice John Roberts

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Ted has chosen to make this really personal and chosen to call people dishonest in leadership and call them names, which really goes against the decorum and also against the rules of the Senate, and as a consequence he can't get anything done legislatively, he is pretty much done for ... and it's really because of personal relationships, or lack of personal relationships, and it is a problem.

– Rand Paul

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Republican Majority Leader announced over the weekend that he was going to hold this nomination of Loretta Lynch until the bill, which is pending before the Senate passes, whenever that may be, and so Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman nominated to be attorney general, is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the Senate calendar. That is unfair. It's unjust. It is beneath the decorum and dignity of the United States Senate. This woman deserves fairness.

– Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin

Found on CNN
9 years ago

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.

– Walter Scott

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

– Joseph Trumpeldor

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. (Sweet and fitting it is to die for the fatherland)

– Wilfred Owen, Poem: Dulce et Decorum est.

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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