Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, America's Federal Government should be of the people, by the people, and for the people. But with H.R. 51, America's government will become of the Democrats, by the Democrats, and for the Democrats. Let's be clear what H.R. 51 is all about. It is about Democrats adding two new progressive U.S. Senators to push a radical agenda championed by the squad to reshape America into the socialist utopia they always talk about. If you doubt me, just listen to what our colleague, Congressman Jamie Raskin, recently told The Washington Post. He said: There is a national political logic for D.C. statehood too, because the Senate has become the principal obstacle to social progress across a whole range of issues. So there we have it. H.R. 51 is not really about voting representation. It is about Democrats consolidating their power in Washington. There are numerous problems with H.R. 51. Mainly, it is flatly unconstitutional. Every Justice Department from President Kennedy's to President Obama's has been consistent that a constitutional amendment is needed to grant the District statehood. Robert F. Kennedy said that granting D.C. statehood without a constitutional amendment was inconceivable. He also said granting D.C. statehood, as attempted by H.R. 51, would produce an absurdity. This absurdity is the 23rd Amendment which acknowledges the existence of a Federal District warranting three electoral college votes.…”