William Todd Akin (born July 5, 1947) is an American politician who is a former U.S. Representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
More freedom means more jobs. . . less government and less taxes.
I'm a dad and that's pretty important.
As I said, I believe life starts at conception.
At the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God.
America has got the equivalent of stage three cancer of socialism because the federal government is tampering in all kinds of stuff it has no business tampering in.
I will work with anyone that wants to get America back on track and make sure that the government is the servant and no longer the master.
I am deeply concerned about America.
Anybody who knows something about the history of the human race knows that there is no civilization which has condoned homosexual marriage widely and openly that has long survived.
I'm standing for real freedom.
The Supreme Court and courts in general have been usurping the role of the legislative branch of government.
The Holy Father held a special place in the hearts of more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide.
Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese people.
Just because somebody makes a mistake doesn't make them useless.
I was involved in some peaceful protests.
You know, don't tell anybody I'm a jail bird, you know, but there were a bunch of us that were years ago involved in the pro-life movement.
I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the government.
I may not be the favourite candidate of some people within the Republican establishment, but the voters made a decision.
My base will show up in earthquakes.
I don't know the future.
It is an essential tenet of our whole representative form of government, the idea that there should not be some tyranny which makes it so nobody can even have a chance to vote.