Political Quotes

“This is what our moments of silence have brought us: A silent nightclub. The only sound is the frantic ringing of cell phones that would never be answered and silent bodies where there should be life, love, and pride. And, here, a silent Congress. Mere words cannot express the depth of my rage and grief. Forty-nine lives lost in the middle of Pride Month when they should have been safe and celebrated. Forty-nine families devastated by the loss of their loved ones. Forty-nine phones ringing and ringing and ringing. There were also frantic texts, like Eddie Justice's final message to his mother: ``Mommy, I love you. He's coming. I'm gonna die.'' If you can hear these words without your heart breaking, if you can think of those little children gunned down in Newtown without breathing, if you can think of empty pews in Charleston without mourning, then truly you have lost your souls. Hateful people like to compare LBGT equality to the sin-filled Biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, but we here in Congress are the real Sodom and Gomorrah. Are there not 218 Members here to stand against this bloody tide? I ask you today: How many lives must be destroyed before Congress acts? Nine lives? Charleston showed us nine is not enough. Thirteen lives? Columbine showed us that 13 was not enough. Certainly, 27 small children killed in their classrooms in Newtown? No, not enough. The 32 lives lost at Virginia Tech, again, not enough lives.…”