Political Quotes

“I would like to speak to the resolution. It is a shame that we have to come and reaffirm our commitment to our country, to our Constitution, and who we are as a people and how we became the greatest country on Earth and the freedoms we all take for granted many, many times. Sometimes we hear things that challenge that. We heard that yesterday, and we were very concerned about that. As of today, my friend and colleague from Indiana, Senator Braun, basically wanted to reaffirm our commitment to the Pledge of Allegiance, which is something we should do every day--our Pledge of Allegiance to our flag and to our great country. What we are doing with this resolution is basically saying that the bedrock of democracy is the orderly and peaceful transfer of power when a President transitions out. This should not be a question. There should not ever be one iota of interruption whatsoever at that peaceful demonstration. I remember 1960. At that time, it was the race between Senator John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon. It was very, very close. Everyone was on pins and needles, but there was an orderly transfer. Richard Nixon conceded, and to take this out further, he did a peaceful and orderly transfer, and away he went. Then you had Al Gore--Senator Al Gore at that time, former Vice President Al Gore--and George W. Bush in 2000. We know how that turned out with the chads and all the hanging chads and the consternation of not knowing for so long.…”