[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 159 (Tuesday, September 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            JUSTICE FOR ALL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Green) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, as a liberated 
Democrat to say that the moral movement for justice everywhere cannot 
condone injustice anywhere. We cannot allow ourselves to be induced to 
believe that there is a binary choice, that we must choose either peace 
officers or peaceful protesters.
  No, there is a righteous choice. And the righteous choice will cause 
us to conclude that we must choose justice for the police just as we 
choose justice for the protestors. Crimes committed against the police 
must be punished and crimes committed by the police must be punished.
  We are a Nation of laws, and if the law is to prevail, all criminals 
must be punished. But not only must they be punished; they must be 
punished expeditiously against those who commit crimes against people 
just as we would have them be punished expeditiously against those who 
commit crimes against the police. ``Injustice anywhere,'' as Dr. King 
put it, ``is a threat to justice everywhere.''
  Mr. Speaker, I stand and I rise as a liberated Democrat to say we 
cannot condone crimes against the police nor can we condone crimes 
committed by the police.

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