Counting Electoral Votes--Joint Session Of The House And Senate Held Pursuant To The Provisions Of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 (House Of Representatives--January 6, 2005)
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to the objection. Mr. Speaker, as a freshman member I stood here with the rest of you two days ago taking an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to the objection.
Mr. Speaker, as a freshman member I stood here with the rest of you two days ago taking an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. I couldn't be more proud and humbled to be a Member of the finest deliberative body in the Nation.
Having served four terms in my state Senate in Georgia in both the majority and minority--I have great respect for appropriate procedural objections.
However, political grandstanding during this vital electoral college ballot count is shameful and reprehensible.
What my new colleagues on the other side of the aisle are doing today is destructive of our system. To raise an objection for which many speakers on the other side have said they will oppose--only feeds unfounded discontent in the veracity of our great democracy.
I shall never lose my faith and pride in our great Nation and will fight vigorously and pray for our future at a time when some in the minority party put politics over people.
God Bless America.