Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “Exactly. Let us focus on what the bill itself actually did, which also throws out the whole system of checks and…”

“Exactly. Let us focus on what the bill itself actually did, which also throws out the whole system of checks and balances and who is responsible for what according to the way the Founding Fathers set it up. That bill actually said, like you said, Mr. Ryan, that specifically because the Republican leadership here does not agree with a specific court decision, they decided to pass a bill stripping the courts of the ability to decide that question. Now, whether or not you agree that ``under God'' as part of the Pledge of Allegiance is or is not constitutional, that is not relevant. We certainly shouldn't be passing legislation here that was defeated in committee; that couldn't even garner enough support on the Republican side to pass out of committee, and they stack the committees in their favor, to strip the courts of the ability to decide a question that the Republicans don't agree with. But, you know, the rubber stamps, the rubber stamps in this body just went ahead and approved it anyway. Break it out, Mr. Meek.”