[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15785-15786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WE STAND UNITED FOR FREEDOM

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                         HON. CANDICE S. MILLER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 2009

  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I come to the floor today to 
show support for those in Iran who are standing up for their rights and 
for those who seek freedom across the globe.
  Tyrants who use violence and fear to suppress the voices of their 
citizens who seek freedom lose their legitimacy to govern.
  Those who seek freedom and liberty across this globe must know that 
the American people stand with you.
  We stand with you because we have a supreme desire to live up to the 
belief espoused in the founding document of our nation--
  We hold these truths to be self evident--that all men are created 
equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable 
rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of 
happiness.
  And to secure these rights governments are instituted among men, 
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

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  That is why we stand consistently with nations who conduct free, 
fair, and open elections.
  That is why we stand with citizens of nations who are brave enough to 
stand up and demand their freedom.
  America does not seek to impose any individual on the Iranian 
government or the Iranian people.
  But America will always stand with those who peacefully demand their 
voices are heard.

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