Louie Gohmert: “It has been interesting hearing about a situation in the country--and it is amazing how some of us can look at the same…”

“It has been interesting hearing about a situation in the country--and it is amazing how some of us can look at the same thing and see very different situations. I know there are some that think we should stay in session all the time, but as is normally said back in Texas about the Texas legislature--and it applies even more so to the U.S. Congress--and that is, when legislature is in session, neither man nor property is safe. We are voting on bills every day we are in session. As I understand it, there was a time when Congress could be in session, have hearings during the day, maybe vote in committee but not actually have votes on the floor during the day. But I think over the years, the concern has been if we are not voting on the floor where it is recorded, then people might not show up. There is certainly a body of evidence to support the country being better off when Congress doesn't come into session. I had read that one of our Founders, Thomas Jefferson, for all his wisdom and his incredible draft--his was the first draft of the Declaration of Independence--Jefferson was not actually there in Philadelphia to help draft the Constitution in 1787. But I had read that he sent a letter and remarked that if he had one thing that he could get into the Constitution-- realizing, of course, it was too late at that point--but it would be a requirement that no bill could be voted on in Congress until it had been on file for a year.…”