Political Quotes

“The consequences of the behavior of the BATF in these kinds of cases is that they are not trusted. They are detested, and I have described them properly as jackbooted American fascists. They have shown no concern over the rights of ordinary citizens or their property. They intrude without the slightest regard or concern. Now, if you want a more recent event, take a look at what they did in Waco, TX. Is that a defensible event? Scores of Americans were killed because of ineptitude by BATF acting under legal process, as they said, and that whole matter is going to be suppressed after scores of Americans have been killed because of the ineptitude and crass misbehavior of the BATF. Now, let us take a look at what this legislation does. H.R. 666 says that there is no defense in the courts against that kind of behavior by BATF or anyone else. The amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri says that BATF is not included within that rubric. They are not protected in their misbehavior and they must defend their cases on the basis of the propriety of their behavior as now defined under law.”