I lied because I want to stay here, because this is the place I love. But when I became a citizen, I took an oath. I will support and defend the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And that's what I'm doing now, even if it means I will stop being a citizen, and be sent away, and America will go on without me.
I grew up thinking Roe v. Wade was gospel and that a woman's right to privacy was inviolated. But after hearing that woman on the stand talking about her baby dying in her arms ... I don't know. I don't, I don't know where my privacy ends and another person's dignity begins.
Cutter: [after uncharacteristically pausing while delivering his closing argument] I can't. I can't do this. There's ... There's been too much heartbreaking testimony. Just too much. We're dealing with an issue here that goes to the very mystery of our existence. What is life? When does it begin? At conception, at viability, at birth? And in good faith, we seek guidance from our moral leaders. From scientists. You know, we want so much to do the right thing. You know, the, the just thing. We want reason and empathy to lead us to an answer. And... and we struggle so much to find that answer. Why? Because, because despite all our differences, we are joined in one belief. That every life is special and unique and imbued with inalienable rights. And that belief compels us to reject the violence and the unreasoned chaos that Wayne Grogan's act represents.
[while being interviewed about the victim] That son of a bitch. He pulled my top off at a photo shoot at the St. Patrick's Day parade. No warning, just "oops, you're naked".
