Jim Baird: “I do not have it on the top of my head, my friend; but I can say that it is much faster than 7 weeks. I would assert…”

“I do not have it on the top of my head, my friend; but I can say that it is much faster than 7 weeks. I would assert, furthermore, that if the gentleman's assertion is that we do not need the United States Congress post a catastrophic attack, I think you are making a mistake and doing a disservice. If that is what you are voting for, then let us be honest with the American public, as apparently the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary has been. We are voting with this bill to allow martial law, and I think that is a grave mistake. Let me continue, if I may, and ask a few other questions. How many millions of Americans are you willing to leave without representation as article I, section 8 responsibility such as declarations of war, appropriations of funds, et cetera, are made? How many millions of Americans is the gentleman willing to leave without representation? Mr. LaHOOD. I was going to respond to the gentleman's other questions.”