Louie Gohmert: “First of all, it is my honor to yield to a good friend whom I have tremendous respect for, from the State of Florida, my…”

“First of all, it is my honor to yield to a good friend whom I have tremendous respect for, from the State of Florida, my friend, Ron DeSantis. Mr. DeSANTIS. I thank the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am struck by having been here to witness something that I think is pretty neat. We had a newly sworn in Member take the oath of office to become a Member of this body. Part of it is neat because he got endorsed by Duck Dynasty, which I know a lot of people like; but it was neat because I think it reminds us what our duties are here. He was asked to take an oath of office right here in the well of the House. That oath was very simple. It charged him with the duty to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I think we need to have more of a reminder that that is our duty here. I am struck by reading the Constitution and how the Founding Fathers laid out separation of powers and checks and balances. For example, article I states clearly: All legislative powers shall be vested in a Congress of the United States. Article II prescribes authority for the President and imposes a duty on him to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. I think that going back on those constitutional foundations and looking at how this particular President has made claims of his authority to essentially put aside the law or change the law should cause us great concern.…”