Political Quotes

“What it is about is does a person in this country have to follow the laws of the United States, follow the rule of law, follow the Constitution and abide by a legally administered subpoena. And I guess the best way to talk about that is to draw a comparison. Under the Constitution, a person has an absolute right to claim their fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. So, if a person is subpoenaed to testify in a criminal matter, they can't call the judge up and say, ``Judge, I think I might have a fifth amendment problem here. I'm not going to show up.'' The judge will tell them they have to be in court and they have to assert their fifth amendment right after they are asked a question. The same thing applies here. They have to appear before Congress and at least assert that right before they can claim some kind of privilege; otherwise, the entire system falls apart. Oh, today is a very important day for Congress. We are taking up a very, very important measure, and that is is the Constitution going to be followed and are we going to do our constitutional job.”