Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Montana for yielding to me. It is important for us to be here tonight. It is important for us to address the attack on the Second Amendment. The reason I say that is that some people don't care about that Second Amendment. Some people would pack the Court to do away with that Second Amendment. That is an important right. It is so important that, in the Heller decision, Justice Scalia said: ``The very text of the Second Amendment implicitly recognizes the preexistence of the right and declares only that it `shall not be infringed.' '' What does it mean when you say that right is preexisting? It means that it is not given by the government, and thus it cannot be taken away by the government. Instead, it is inherent in every individual, every person. In fact, the reason I use the word ``individual'' is because Justice Scalia made very clear, after a very lengthy discussion regarding militia versus individuals, that this is an individual right. It isn't some kind of collective. It isn't some kind of government-organized right. It is a God-given right, and thus it is prohibited for government to infringe upon that right. Justice Scalia went on to say exactly what I just said. He said: ``This is not a right granted by the Constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.…”