117 Quotes by Jared Polis

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    Trying to enforce our out-of-touch laws is as foolish and impossible as trying to enforce a law requiring that water flow uphill.

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    The federal government has an exceptionally poor record of behaving responsibly with Americans' personal information when entrusted with it.

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    We can pass practical, comprehensive immigration reform.

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    The NSA has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times a year since Congress gave it broad new powers in 2008.

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    While most of my public service work centers on improving our schools and fixing our broken immigration system, I also strongly stand for personal freedom.

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    It's insulting when somebody who is not a member of our community feels like they have a great understanding of what it's like to grow up gay in this country.

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    I try to treat my orientation the same way I would if I was straight, which is to talk about it when it's relevant.

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    Far too many of our elected officials are chained to an ideology that is rooted in the past. They are keepers of normalcy who embrace things as they've always been.

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