[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CENSORSHIP IN THIS HOUSE

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, during the American Revolution, often 
Voltaire was quoted for saying, I disagree with what you say, but I 
will defend to the death your right to say it. Man, the revolution has 
been turned on its head.
  Now we're told that you cannot use government resources to use the 
term ``government-run health care'' because that offends the majority, 
so they are censoring the mail, censoring the resources here. But now 
we are, until they turn off the mikes and the lights again this year, 
we're able to hold posters here on the floor. Here's another thing 
that's been censored.
  Mr. Speaker, this is outrageous. Just because anybody disagrees with 
what we say, it's no reason to shut down our right to say it. This 
country can't proceed with this kind of censorship.

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