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Louie Gohmert: I just can't avoid thinking in these terms the conclusion when, ultimately, you follow the logic of at least one of the…

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I just can't avoid thinking in these terms the conclusion when, ultimately, you follow the logic of at least one of the Supreme Court justices. In essence, what is being implied by the question is if you want to avoid paying to kill a child in the womb, then just pay the tax, and we will allow you to observe your conscience, your firmly held religious beliefs. It is staggering that anybody, any justice on the United States Supreme Court, would have rationalized to the point that--could ever even dream of saying: just pay the fine penalty tax, and then you don't have to pay for killing children in utero.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Mar 25, 2014

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