Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from Texas. There was a tragedy this week at Fort Hood, Texas. The folks in South Carolina once again stand with the people in Texas. The President's former Chief of Staff, and now the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, infamously said: Never let a crisis go to waste. That is what we are seeing going on today with Harry Reid looking to use the recent Fort Hood tragedy to pursue his agenda of control. Harry Reid said this week that the recent shooting should renew discussion about gun control, and then went on to talk about background checks and mental health issues. Mr. Speaker, these comments have nothing to do with the facts at hand. However, Harry Reid wants to use this as a way to restrict Americans' Second Amendment rights. I don't agree with his motives, but I do agree with his suggestion that we need to revive a discussion on the Second Amendment. It should reawaken our discussions about Americans' constitutionally affirmed rights to keep and bear arms to defend ourselves, to defend our families, to defend our property, and, ultimately, to defend this great Nation. With regard to our military, the gentleman from Texas and I had a conversation earlier. I fully understand that when you join the military, you give up some rights. You give up the right to speak unless you are spoken to or it is appropriate. You give up the right to assemble peacefully.…”