[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           DENIAL OF JUSTICE

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, the denial of justice is one of 
the most egregious fronts to all of democracy, and I can tell all my 
colleagues that the verdict in the Amadou Diallo police case puts 
justice on trial.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my voice with that of countless 
others who are crying out for justice not just for Amadou Diallo but 
for justice to roll throughout America like a mighty stream. For as 
long as there is no justice, there can be no peace. The denial of 
justice for one is a threat to justice for all. No justice, no peace.
  This case is troublesome, Mr. Speaker, because it reinforces for many 
people in this country the feeling that there is a dual system of 
justice which further divides the Nation. And we know that a Nation, 
like a house, divided cannot stand.
  So I say let us stand together for justice. No justice, no peace.

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