David Davis
David Davis
David Daviswas a United States Senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention, along with Ward Hill Lamon, one of Lincoln's former law partners who served as the President's primary bodyguard during the American Civil War. Davis and Lamon, along with another Lincoln associate, Leonard Swett, helped engineer Lincoln's nomination...
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth9 March 1815
answer call government inquiry july lessons questions raises serious terror
This raises serious questions about the monitoring of terror suspects. The government should now answer our call for an independent inquiry so that the lessons of the July bombings can be learned.
massive responsibility
He should take responsibility for what has been a massive failure.
great guys respected
He was a great coach. All the guys respected him.
achieve labor losses million savings
If we achieve the labor savings we are seeking, losses will be $400 million (in 2006).
suited
He was always encouraging me. He just told me I was better suited for football.
attack carry deterrent evil obviously plans series somebody
If somebody plans to carry out a series of murders... then this is obviously an evil and pre-meditated attack and in that case, there could be a deterrent effect.
chairman clearly deal file leadership party proposal rank turned
Clearly it is an embarrassment that the party rank and file turned down a proposal from the leadership of the rank and file - from the chairman - but that's by the by, we have to deal with that.
citizens failing grip home office principle protect responsibility urgent
The Home Office must get an urgent grip on this problem. They are failing in their principle responsibility to protect the citizens of this country.
apology
This is no dog-and-pony show, ... Your apology is too late, Mr. Lawson.
country creeping identity leave name national register
The idea that you can't leave the country without having your name put on a national identity register is an interesting idea of voluntary. This is a creeping compulsion.
country easier hit last order party reverse
I think it would have been much easier just to say to the party in the country 'why don't we reverse the order - you have the first hit and MPs have the last say'
days detention entirely help possible recruiting sergeant time
It is entirely possible that having 90 days as a detention time could actually help be a recruiting sergeant for terrorists.
bad benefit darn disasters happen outside people shame
Well it is a darn shame we have to have something bad happen to get people interested, but that's kind of what it takes. And if there's any benefit at all from disasters outside of our area, it would be that, that other people say well it could happen to me.
answer breach
Well, it is a breach of the law, so if it was recent, the answer would be no.