Dana Rohrabacher: “I agree that we voted today to get to the root causes and to condemn the hatred that resulted in the warped mind that…”

“I agree that we voted today to get to the root causes and to condemn the hatred that resulted in the warped mind that resulted in the burning of black churches in America, or synagogues or any other kind of churches, that this is not something we can tolerate in America. But let us say the root causes of that type of bigotry are found in the same type of actions that try to limit people's right to speak because they disagree with you. They feel you have a right to prevent someone from speaking, whether at a high school graduation or a college graduation. Discourtesy is one step away from tyranny, and I have seen that throughout my life. Clarence Thomas is a man of extraordinary courage, honor, and intelligence. He has stood up against a liberal political machine that he knew would try to destroy him personally rather than debate his ideas. It is tragic that this mean-spirited attack continues on Justice Thomas. He deserves the respect of America and at the very least he deserves to be treated courteously. Unfortunately, many liberals do not know what the meaning of courtesy is. With that, let me say that one thing about America is that we have diverse values. This is something we rejoice in. We are a land of diversity. People cannot say it enough. This is a blessed land. Yes, it has faults, many faults. We will work together as Americans who love freedom to try to fix those faults. That is the way it has been since our founding. We had a lot of faults back then.…”