Barney Frank actually said...

The chairmanship does not come with the power to command people how to vote.

Frank clarifies the limitations of his authority as chairman regarding how committee members vote.

09/30/2008

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Let's define what this is. This is allowing adult Americans to spend their own money as they wish in a form of recreation that they enjoy.

The notion we should ban in a society for everybody things that are OK for adults because children might get to them is the end of freedom.

I thought that was the reverse of what people were talking about, because the legislation that unfortunately passed the Congress came out of...

I am for as much freedom as I can get for people as long as they are not hurting others.