I appreciate the time. Mr. Speaker, this is a tremendously important topic because this Congress, unfortunately, and our government are affected so much by political contributions. Because of Baker v. Carr, ``one man, one vote'' exists…

I would urge this amendment to be considered and to be voted on in order to uphold the idea that each individual and his position is sacred and equal, that money is taken out of the system in the best possible ways, and that corporations…

In a case such as this where the right is already widely established under the Constitution and where the purported threats are highly speculative, I would have grave reservations about moving forward with a constitutional amendment.

The Supreme Court has long recognized that the right of otherwise fit parents and guardians to make decisions about the upbringing of a child under their care is a fundamental right under the 14th Amendment's due process clause.

But the fundamental issue is, is it time to adopt a specific amendment?

They just want to have happy history and not really history, and they don't want to talk about slavery because that is not happy history.

There is a reason why we have amended the Constitution so rarely and why the Framers made it so difficult to amend.

As a general matter, amending the text of our Constitution is not and should not be a casual matter.

It doesn't put us in a good light.

The government command of separating children from parents is becoming epidemic.

Now every Member of Congress that I have ever talked to on this subject has affirmed the core idea that parental rights should be protected as a fundamental right.

I appreciate the time. I find it interesting that this is all about President Obama engaging in an executive overreach. Look at the statistics. During President Obama's first term and comparing him to prior Presidents, President Bush…