The point is, sir, they're right. I'm just sitting in the Senate decorating a chair. Now,...
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Jefferson Smith:
The point is, sir, they're right. I'm just sitting in the Senate decorating a chair. Now, if-if I'm going to vote, I at least ought to try and study some of the bills that are coming up.
Senator Joseph Paine:
The bills?
Jefferson Smith:
Well, yes sir. Otherwise, I'm just a Christmas tiger, like they said.
Senator Joseph Paine:
Jeff, these bills are put together by legal minds, after long study. Why, I-I-I can't understand ha-half of them myself - and I used to be a lawyer. Now, come on, forget it. When the time comes, I'll advise you how to vote.
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The point is sir they're right
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I'm just sitting in the Senate decorating a chair
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If I'm going to vote I ought to study the bills that are coming up
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The bills
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Yes sir Otherwise I'm just a Christmas tiger like they said
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These bills are put together by legal minds after long study
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I can't understand half of them myself and I was a lawyer
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Come on Forget it When the time comes I'll advise you how to vote
Clip duration: 29 seconds
Views: 342
Timestamp in movie: 00h 44m 01s
Uploaded: 20 November, 2022
Genres: comedy, drama
Summary: A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his c...
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