Tom Coburn actually said...

I believe our founders thought that the Supreme Court would be the check and balance on the commerce clause, the general welfare clause, and the insurance of the 10th Amendment.

Context

Coburn emphasizes the founders' intent for the Supreme Court to limit federal power.

05/07/2009

https://www.congress.gov...

More Tom Coburn Quotes

So, what you are really doing is fighting a dark force that does not want the American people to know what is going on up here.
4/26/2016
I think you ought to offend them all and I think you ought to do what is right.
4/26/2016
People worry to death about hearing from the IRS, thinking, 'Maybe my taxes were not right.'
4/26/2016
the three Cs. Communicate and compromise, those are the secrets for a vibrant democracy.
4/26/2016

View All Tom Coburn Quotes