Melvin Watt: “when I showed up yesterday with my hole puncher in one hand and the Constitution in the other hand and represented that…”

“when I showed up yesterday with my hole puncher in one hand and the Constitution in the other hand and represented that the Contract With America was beginning to punch holes in the Constitution, I got calls yesterday saying, ``Are you crying wolf?'' So I went back and here is the record. Line item veto, article I, section 1. Effective death penalty action, habeas corpus, article I, section 9. National Defense Revitalization Act, this review commission, article II, section 2. Exclusionary Rule Reform Act, fourth amendment, punched a hole. Takings legislation, fifth amendment, punched a hole, America. The Contract With America is punching holes in our Constitution. As the Speaker comes in here to punch a hole in this contract, they are punching a hole in the Constitution of the United States.”