Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 388) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 388 Whereas the period beginning in 2012 and ending in 2015 marks the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812 and ``The Star Spangled Banner''; Whereas the War of 1812, which has been referred to as the ``Second War of Independence'', confirmed the independence of the United States from Great Britain in the eyes of the world and shaped the expansion and growth of the United States in later decades; Whereas the United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812, to redress wrongs including-- (1) the impressment of United States sailors; (2) the violation of the neutrality rights of the United States; and (3) the violation of the territorial waters of the United States; Whereas, despite the vastly superior size of the military of Great Britain, the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Marine Service (a predecessor of the United States Coast Guard), and State militias (the predecessors of the National Guard), won a number of significant victories, ensuring that the liberties won by the United States during the…”