Political Quotes

“I do not come to this well with a speech that I have written because I had no intention tonight to give a speech. I came to this House to hear the debate on amending one of the most cherished documents that this world and this Nation have ever seen. And I want my colleagues to look around in this room at 10:15 in the evening. There are very few Members here; there are more staff people on the floor of this House than there are Members of the House. And the reason I ask Members to look around is that this is the only hearing that this amendment to the most cherished document in our country will receive in this House. It is not arrogance to want a full consideration and careful review of our Constitution. I suggest it is reverence, reverence for our document that we all proclaim to love and reverence for our country and the seriousness of the issues which we debate this evening. To my colleagues who genuinely believe that we should have such an amendment, or a similar one, I suggest let us have the courage to debate it in the light of day before the American people and not late at night as a political gimmick simply because this happens to be tax day.”