Political Quotes

“Let me thank my colleague for yielding, and let me thank all of my colleagues who have worked to put this bill together. Madam Chair, today, I rise--and the House rises--to support and defend our Constitution. We do not take this action lightly; but, simply, there is no alternative. This is not a dispute between the parties or even between the branches of our government. This executive overreach is an affront to the rule of law and to the Constitution itself. I appreciate all of the efforts of those working to fix our broken immigration system, especially since I am one of them. What we are dealing with is a President who has ignored the people, who has ignored the Constitution, and even his own past statements. In fact, on at least 22 occasions, he said he did not have the authority to do what he has done. Before he became President, on March 31, 2008, the President said: ``I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with the President trying to . . . not go through Congress at all, and that's what I intend to reverse when I'm President.'' On May 19, 2008, the President said, ``I believe in the Constitution, and I will obey the Constitution of the United States.'' After he was President, on May 5, 2010, the President said, ``Anybody who tells you . . .…”