Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Indiana for being here tonight as we talk about the Constitution. And who was it that said that the Constitution, it may not be perfect, but it's better than what we have now? As we talk about kicking off tonight's Special Order, this series here in the 112th Congress, I am pleased to be here with my colleague from Indiana and my colleague also behind me, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop), to talk about these most important issues, the foundation of the Constitution. Back at the very beginning, back in 2004, 2005, there really were not that many Americans talking about the proper role of the Constitution and the limitations that it does place both on the size and also on the scope of the Federal Government. But as the years went by, over the last several years at least, interest in the Constitution has grown as new government programs have whittled away basically at the protections in the Constitution that guarantee to us certain liberties to the people and authorities to the States. So, as we come here tonight, and as we have pointed out in the past, we will continue to highlight until Congress' recent course is reversed. This body has drifted away from the principles of limited government enshrined in this, the Constitution.”