Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis) for yielding me time. Let me just tell you that this really is a monstrosity of a bill, the ``Democratic Politician Protection Act.'' You see, H.R. 1 was referred to 10 committees, but only one marked it up; 100 pages of this bill fell within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee. We had a hearing but we didn't get to mark it up, which I think was designed--who knows why it was designed, but we couldn't expose all the flaws of this bill. Let me talk about two of them right now, because these both are patterned after the Arizona law, oddly enough. The Independent Arizona Redistricting Commission in Arizona, passed by the voters, upheld by the United States Supreme Court, and guess what. We are not going to qualify under this bill. That redistricting commission produced, actually, a Democratic majority, so we have a blue majority in the house now. But I tell you what, the registration numbers all were for the red, but the IRC in Arizona changed that. But guess what. Under this bill, it is not good enough. It is going to be taken out of the hands of the State and put in the hands of the Federal Government. {time} 1630 That is a violation of the Constitution and the spirit of electoral law and redistricting throughout the country. Let me talk about this, having heard now that this is going to be not from taxpayers but from lawbreakers who are going to fund this.…”