Trent Franks: “these are historic and great days in America because President George W. Bush has nominated Judge Samuel Alito to the…”

“these are historic and great days in America because President George W. Bush has nominated Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Speaker, this is a man of outstanding character and one who has more experience as a sitting judge than any nominee for the Supreme Court in the last 70 years. As always, extremists on the left are viciously attacking this highly qualified nominee because he shares a judicial philosophy with this duly elected President. Mr. Speaker, what is at stake here with these judicial nominations is the Constitution itself, that miraculous document by which we guard our God-given rights in this country; and what is also at risk is keeping secure the American dream for future generations. In this day, we sometimes forget that the American dream is actually about human dignity and freedom and self-governance. It is not about the left's moral relativism, which means that those without conscience have a license to do anything without consequence, regardless of its harm to others. True freedom actually means having a system of self-government that protects the rights of innocent people to live and to be free and to pursue their dreams in their own way, as long as they do not desecrate the lives and rights of others. The choice that faces us in these pivotal times is whether or not we as a people are still capable of understanding and guarding the fundamental rights that undergird our freedom. Mr.…”