Glenn Grothman: “I would like to address what I guess I will refer to as the statue bill that we passed a couple days ago in this House.…”

“I would like to address what I guess I will refer to as the statue bill that we passed a couple days ago in this House. It was well known all the statues that were supposed to be removed there. And to be honest, I always bristle a little bit when I hear Mr. Stephens from Georgia, the former vice president of the Confederacy, getting a statue in this building. However, I don't think enough people knew that in that bill, we are also going to require a statue or bust of Thurgood Marshall. In 1973, during Roe v. Wade, Justice Marshall was one of seven Justices who found a right to abortion, after it was illegal in this country for years and years, found a right to abortion in the Constitution put together by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. Worse, in the deliberations, there originally was going to be abortion allowed in the first 3 months. Justice Marshall, along with Justice Brennan, weighed in to make it until viability. So the United States is, right now, one of only seven countries in the world to allow abortions this late, which is really just a horrific thing. I will say, if his bust is ever put in the Capitol, or a statue, I will always remember in 1973 when Justice Marshall was one of the ones who weighed in to legalize abortion in the country as well as weighed in to make sure we were one of seven countries to allow abortion up to viability. ____________________”