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Al Green: “And still I rise. Madam Speaker, I rise because I love my country, and, Madam Speaker, ``Shall any man be above…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2019
And still I rise. Madam Speaker, I rise because I love my country, and, Madam Speaker, ``Shall any man be above justice?'' That is the question posed in 1787 by George Mason at the Constitutional Convention. Shall any man be beyond justice? Madam Speaker, if this President is allowed to thwart the efforts of Congress with a legitimate impeachment inquiry, the President will not only be above the law, he will be beyond justice. We cannot allow any person to be beyond justice in this country. In the name of democracy, on behalf of the Republic, and for the sake of the many who are suffering, I will vote to impeach, and I encourage my colleagues to do so as well. No one is beyond justice in this country.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
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Dec 18, 2019

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