[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H9596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THE RULE OF LAW

  (Mr. BARR of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, on November 5, 1997, I introduced a 
resolution calling for an inquiry into the impeachment of President 
Clinton. Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee, 11 months to the day 
thereafter, voted to begin that inquiry, having before it at least 15 
possible impeachable offenses. By the end of this week, the full House 
will have the opportunity to begin to find the truth by supporting this 
resolution.
  If we accept that this inquiry is merely about sex and politics, we 
have already failed in our constitutional responsibility. This is about 
the rule of law. It is about accountability. It is about American 
citizens being free from fear that a high government official can tap 
them on the shoulder, escort them into a room, force them to succumb to 
the official's wishes and then obstruct that citizen's right to seek 
justice in our courts.
  We must stand firm for the law, the Constitution, and the American 
people by supporting the inquiry of impeachment.

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