House Proceeding on Nov 15th, 2007 :: 0:49:50 to 0:54:35
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Speech By: Louie Gohmert

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Louie Gohmert: the floor and sat on for four weeks? well, the answer is it was not for delay. we had some serious considerations and questions and points to be made about the risk that this was raise ing. when

0:49:50 to 0:50:06( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: i hear my friend from texas talk about those who love liberty, listen, some rtof us love liberty enough that we believe the constitution should not be extended on the battlefield to those who are trying

0:49:50 to 0:54:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Silvestre Reyes

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Silvestre Reyes: to deroyro what our forefathers and fore foremothers have fought and died to give us. now, unless the democrats believe that they've improved this bill, then there is no reason for a month delay. so

0:50:16 to 0:50:27( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: either you improved it -- mr. speaker, either the democrats improved it or there was no reason to sit on it for a month. and if they did improve it, then the motion to recommit was not political, b

0:50:27 to 0:50:40( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: apparently help helpful. the problem is it didn't -- this doesn't fix the problems, and thls unless one party in this body has 100% lock on god's truth all the time, they ought to allow some input

0:50:40 to 0:50:52( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: from the other side. we were told that was going to happen. that hasn't happened here. we went to rules committee last time and were shut out. before the hearing started, we were told put on your evidence,

0:50:52 to 0:51:03( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: but no amendments will be allowed. this time once again, no amendments were allowed. and some of us -- there's some expertise in this body oue tside the democratic party. i would think it would be help helpful

0:51:03 to 0:51:13( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: to hear some of that. so anyway, let's look athe bill itself. and we're told, well, we can't get into it we have limited time time. who did that? the rules committee did that. the rules committee

0:51:13 to 0:51:32( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: did that. and i would say to everyone, mr. speaker, that we have some smart people on both sides of the aisle on the rules committee, but their talents are being waste ed. when they keep having rules

0:51:32 to 0:51:50( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: committee meetings that come back over and over and over no amendments, they're waste ing their time. they ought to ask for different committees because there's too much intelligence and talents on that committee

0:51:50 to 0:52:06( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: to waste it like that. now, in this new bill that we've got -- and we had to make amendments without even seeing the new bill -- how outrageous is that? but still we had the requirement that the director

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Silvestre Reyes: of national intelligence -- and i realize some people they he's suspect on the democratic side because he worked for the clinton administration for six years. i think he's a brilliant, sharp fellow.

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Silvestre Reyes: but anyway, he testified before our judiciary committee that he cannot swear, nobody can honest honestly swear that they reasonably believe that a terrorist on foreign soil will never call the united

0:52:35 to 0:52:50( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: states. therefore, since he can't testify to that, they can't use this provision. mr. hastings: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman' s recognized

0:52:50 to 0:53:00( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: for an additional 30 seconds. mr. gohmert: we're told this is protected because in the emergency provision that's allowed, all you have to do is get that emergency relief, and you can get that in seven

0:53:00 to 0:53:13( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: days instead of 15. even under the emergency relief, you haveo reasonably believe there will never be a call into the united states, and we had testimony that can never be done done. this guts our foreign

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Silvestre Reyes: intelligence capability, and i think the easier thing to do is just have everybody tell their u.s. friends that if you're getting calls from foreign terrorists, tell them not to call you , use some other

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Silvestre Reyes: means of communication. that's the point. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman'time has expired. he yields back his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, would

0:53:37 to 0:53:48( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: you be so kind as to inform each side as to the amount of time remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida has 15 1/2 minutes, the gentleman from washington has 9 1/2 minutes. mr. hastings: i'm

0:53:48 to 0:54:00( Edit History Discussion )

Silvestre Reyes: very please ed at this time to yield to the distinguished chairman of the select committee on intelligence intelligence, mr. reyes, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman' s recognized

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Silvestre Reyes: for three minutes. mr. reyes: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, this is an incredible turn of events from our colleagues on the other side who are now argue

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Silvestre Reyes: ing for undocumented people within the confines of this country. let me start out by making a flat statement. the restore act confers no additional rights on undocument undocumented aliens beyond those

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Silvestre Reyes: that have -- that they already have under the constitution or current u.s. law. you know, there's an old lawyer lawyer's adage which -- i'm noget a lawyer, so i'm told by my friends that are that when

0:54:35 to 0:54:43( Edit History Discussion )

Ed Case: the facts aren't on your side, you're taught to argue the law. when the law isn't on your side, you're taught to argue the facts facts. well, here this morning on the floor like we have in the past, we

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Speech By: Ed Case