Political Quotes

“Every one of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. =========================== NOTE =========================== January 6, 2021, on page H109, the following appeared: Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this objection. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, every one of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. DAVIDSON. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this objection. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DAVIDSON. Madam Speaker, every one of us swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. ========================= END NOTE ========================= I swore that oath in uniform, and the first part of that oath is the same as what we swear here in Congress.The last time we needed to defend our Constitution against a domestic enemy, we fought a civil war. And at the conclusion of that Civil War we passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments that make clear that no State is so sovereign that they can deprive their citizens of equal protection of the laws. When it comes to elections, that means one person gets one vote.…”