[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 113 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H6288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    FEAR IS IN THE AIR FOR DEMOCRATS

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Thomas Jefferson said, ``When the people fear their 
government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, 
there is liberty.'' Make no mistake about it, there is fear in the air.
  Now elitists in Washington, DC, would have us believe that the rising 
voice of the American people is based on fear, but it is becoming 
evident that the real fear is coming from Democratic elitists here in 
Washington who realize that the people will not be silenced.
  Yesterday we learned of a new effort by Democrats in Washington to 
attack American citizens who speak their mind and peaceably assemble as 
``extremists'' or ``radicals.'' Demeaning Tea Party citizens or other 
Americans for simply saying no to runaway spending, takeovers, and 
bailouts is beneath the dignity of a great political party and it 
smacks of desperation. The voices of the American people--whether the 
left or the right or the middle--should never be muted or demeaned by 
the leaders who serve them. And when we see baseless smears of good 
Americans whose only offense is the exercise of their First Amendment 
rights of free speech and free assembly, we should see the fear for 
what it is--the fear of losing an election.

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