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Richard K. Armey: Imagine a father who loves his daughter, pretty little 15-year-old girl, all the boys are crazy about her and so is…

On the recordApril 17, 2002
Imagine a father who loves his daughter, pretty little 15-year-old girl, all the boys are crazy about her and so is daddy, but she has got a special boyfriend and daddy knows those two little ones are going to get into trouble. So in order to make sure that his daughter is safe, daddy piles the little 15-year-old boy that lives down the block about four blocks and piles him in a car and takes him to Arkansas to get a vasectomy. That way they could have safe sex, they could be politically correct, and they could be as active as they wanted to, and we would not have to bother their parents with any restraint or teaching or instruction or whatever. Daddy would just take care of it with a simple little harmless surgical procedure. Who in this body would not be outraged? How far would that father get before the cops would nab him after that deal? How much crying and moaning before the hardship inflicted on that poor child boy would we hear from this body here?
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Richard K. Armey
Texas

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Discussing parental responsibilities and the implications of extreme measures for children's safety.

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