Political Quotes

“Today I rise in celebration of Constitution Day this upcoming week. On September 17, 231 years ago, 39 patriots signed their names to a document that changed the course of history. This document chartered a lasting experiment in democracy and put our Nation on the path to becoming the world's strongest and greatest in the history of the world. Since 1789, the Constitution has served as our country's legal foundation. Its wisdom is timeless, and just as George Washington called the Constitution the guide he would never abandon, we should not abandon the brilliance of our Founders' intent. The Constitution establishes the United States of America as a nation of laws where the government derives its limited powers from ``We the People,'' the consenting governed. Those words, I believe, Mr. Speaker, are the most important words outside our Bible. Thanks to the foresight of the Constitution's Framers and their understanding of government overreach and human nature, we have an abiding document that checks the power of the Federal Government and protects the rights of individual citizens. What has happened with our government, though, is that it has expanded in such a manner that it flips the Constitution on its head. Let's take a look at Articles I through III, which outline the powers of each branch of government. In this pocket copy of the Constitution, Article I is eight pages; but it is, by far, the longest of the articles, detailing the powers of the Congress.…”