Bobby Scott : (3) " Present law has a process to ascertain whether or not a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, and it should not matter what politicians think. " - Bobby Scott " One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so. " - Bobby Scott " Mandatory minimums have been shown to be discriminatory and waste the taxpayers’ money. " - Bobby Scott