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Louie Gohmert: Going back to this morning, as I mentioned, I am a member admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. It is a great…

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Going back to this morning, as I mentioned, I am a member admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. It is a great honor, back when I was a real lawyer. There is seating in front of the bar for the members of the Supreme Court Bar, so those were full. So there is an overflow room where we listened to the audio but obviously don't get to see what is going on. I was just listening to the argument, the oral argument audibly, without the benefit of being able to see which Justice asked which question. I don't know that I will be able to forget the premise of an educated Supreme Court Justice, almost rhetorically, asking: Why don't you just pay the $2,000? She didn't say this, but pay the $2,000 so you can practice your firmly held religious beliefs. That is what her question amounted to.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Mar 25, 2014

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