Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman, my friend, a great defender of the United States Constitution, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly). This is a very troubling day--very troubling day--for those of us who believe in our freedom in America and our rights under the Constitution and every day defend America's sovereignty. Oregon's Second Congressional District is nearly 70,000 square miles. That's a lot of ground. It's home to some of the best hunting in the West, including mule deer, elk, cougar, bighorn sheep and antelope, in addition to various waterfowl and upland birds. Oregonians' proud heritage of hunting and owning firearms for sport, protection and their livelihood dates back to the days of the Oregon Trail--a trail my ancestors crossed in 1845 when they helped settle the West. As one hunter in Baker City, Oregon, told me earlier this year, he said: Congressman, you know why they call this the Second District? It's because we believe in our Second Amendment rights. And he's right. Yet today, about 10 hours ago, Secretary of State John Kerry signed a very vague U.N. treaty that leaves open the door to international influences trampling on our Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. And it encourages signatory nations to collect identities of owners of imported firearms, setting the stage for a potential national gun registry. And that is wrong. The United States is a sovereign Nation.…”