Patricia Schroeder: “I certainly hope everybody votes to uphold the Constitution. I think we have seen an awful lot of silliness, but one of…”

“I certainly hope everybody votes to uphold the Constitution. I think we have seen an awful lot of silliness, but one of the things every American says is their home is their castle, and your home is not your castle if anybody can come knock down the door any time they want without a warrant. This is one of the premises that our forefathers and foremothers felt very strongly about. Mr. Chairman, I think if we do not stand for this, we do not stand for anything. The people who sent us here and thought we were sworn to uphold the Constitution, if we vote against this, Mr. Chairman, they are going to really wonder. They are going to really wonder, and I would not blame them at all if they wanted their money back for the salaries of the people that maybe had their fingers crossed when they took that oath. Mine were not. Mr. Chairman, I will probably vote for this amendment, and I think the gentleman from North Carolina is to be complimented in reminding us all, let us stop this silliness with the contract and realize our real contract is the Constitution of the United States, that every Member of this body is pledged to uphold.”