Floor Speech - State Legislature

Angelina Grimké Weld
categories: Floor Speech - State Legislature, Speeches
Address to the Massachusetts Legislature - Feb. 21, 1838
February 21, 1838
With this address to the Massachusetts legislature, Grimké became the first woman to speak before an American legislative body. Mr. Chairman— More than 2,000 years have rolled their dark and bloody waters down the rocky, winding channel of time into the broad ocean of Eternity, since woman’s voice was heard in the palace of an eastern monarch, and woman’s petition achieved the salvation of millions of her race from the edge of the sword. The Queen of Persia, if Queen she might be called, who was but the mistress of […]
Morgan Carroll
categories: Floor Speech - State Legislature, Speeches
Opening Day Speech: Freedom to Succeed - January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014
Good morning. Good morning Senator Cadman, to all of my Republican and Democratic colleagues, guests in the chamber, staff and people of Colorado. Thank you for joining us to help launch the 2014 legislative session. (I also want to thank my partner and soul mate of 8 years for being here today and being the most supportive partner one can possibly hope for, Mike Weissman.) Unity. The great seal of the United States carries the inscription, E Pluribis Unum. It means “out of many, one.” This motto is who we […]
Morgan Carroll
categories: Floor Speech - State Legislature, Speeches
Civil Unions Floor Speech - March 24, 2011
March 24, 2011
I just wanted to add a couple things and thanks- thank folks for again continued day of civil debate and civil dialogue over the issue of civil unions. I have to say, yesterday was probably one of the proudest days not only of my time in the state legislature, but maybe even in my life. We only have so many opportunities out of the volumes of bills that we do to do things that actually advance our causes closer and further as our preamble says towards- the towards ever forming […]