Political Quotes

“Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 says Congress has the power to call forth the militias from the States in order to ``suppress insurrections.'' Does that sound like a pro-insurrection document to you? How about the Republican Guarantee Clause? Congress shall guarantee to the people of the States a republican form of government and assist them in putting down domestic violence. How about the treason clause, which says that treason shall consist of levying arms against the Union? I could give you six more examples like that, but why don't we pause on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which says that anybody who has sworn an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and violates that oath by engaging in insurrection or rebellion shall never be allowed to hold Federal or State office again. That is not the meaning of our Constitution. The regulation the administration has adopted is perfectly constitutional, so if you want more bloodshed, just stand for that. It has got nothing to do with the Second Amendment. It is perfectly constitutional for us to engage in reasonable gun safety regulation. Check out Heller v. The District of Columbia. Justice Scalia wrote that opinion.”