Dana Rohrabacher: “So we have heard the submarine patent, that is the reason why we have to change the fundamental patent law of the United…”

“So we have heard the submarine patent, that is the reason why we have to change the fundamental patent law of the United States that has been in place, the protections have been in place since the founding of our country. This is the equivalent of saying that because Hustler magazine is out, we have got to eliminate freedom of speech and totally restructure the civil liberties concerning freedom of speech in our country. That is absolutely ridiculous. It is like saying, you got a hang nail, thus you got to amputate your whole leg in order to solve that problem. No, the submarine patent issue is not the issue here. I put it into my substitute, I have been willing to end this problem all along. Congressional Research Service has found, has a finding, that my substitute ends the practice of submarine patenting. This is being used as a fig leaf to cover one of the most grotesque power grabs in the history of this country. Little Roscoe Bartlett, the Roscoe Bartlett's out there who discovered the wonderful things that change our lives, are being put at risk.”