Dan Gelber Quotations

By the majority resolution, we will be disenfranchising every voter who went to the polls in the state of Florida. This does nothing but jeopardize the process... and (we) declare ourselves the paramount authority just as the United States Supreme Court considers these very same issues.

I think it will be a lasting legacy, in a sense, because he has so many picks.

Anyone watching this video can see that the child was very, very ill. This is not a kid who needed an attitude adjustment, this is a kid who needed medical attention.

Getting straight A's for having lots of tests is not the same as getting A's on the tests. Weighing a malnourished dog every day doesn't make him any better.

While in the Florida legislature, I strongly opposed the Stand Your Ground law because I believed it would provide defenses to people who had created the scenarios they sought protection from. Or it would leave juries without the proper rules of engagement that ought govern predictable human interactions.

It didn't resolve anything. It really was just a big food fight between powerful special interests.

A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.

At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?

It can be difficult to run your own firm, but the trade off is fewer conflicts and more control.

I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs.