Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. This is not a resolution to go to war. My friend, the minority leader, wrote me a letter and implied that it was. These two bills are about the Constitution and about the awesome responsibility placed upon the Congress of the United States to determine whether or not we do go to war. It is not in Article II. It is in Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States. With Democrats as President of the United States and Republicans as President of the United States, this Congress has too often ceded its constitutional responsibility to the President of the United States. The Founders would find that very dangerous. They wanted a cumulative voice of the American people to make this extraordinary decision to go to war. It has been said that the Congresswoman from California, Barbara Lee, stood as a lone and courageous voice in voting ``no'' when America was attacked, not because she did not want to defend America, but because she wanted to ensure that we did so in a thoughtful way and in a correct way. It has been said before that nothing in this resolution prevents America or members of our Armed Forces from defending themselves. This vote is about the Constitution of the United States. Both votes are about the Constitution of the United States. Americans have experienced a generation of war abroad to prevent terror at home. Madam Speaker, I was preceded by just a little bit by Mr. Gaetz from Florida.…”