[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            THIS ILLEGAL ACT

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this new Congress must be committed to 
listening to the will of the people and following the Constitution. 
Immediately we must right a wrong that has been forcibly placed like 
chains on the American people.
  The unhealthy national health care bill bruises the doctrine of the 
Constitution. The people don't want the government stealing their 
individual liberty to make health decisions. Congress must repeal this 
totalitarian act.
  In a few moments, Congress this day, on this new day, will read the 
Constitution on the House floor, the sacred rule of law for this 
Nation. Nowhere in this document of wisdom does the Federal Government 
have the omnipotent authority to force any American to buy any product 
or face criminal penalties, whether it is a car, health insurance, or a 
box of donuts.
  The nationalized health care bill is an unconstitutional oppression 
of the American citizen. We will repeal this injustice. On this new 
day, we stewards of the Constitution must right this wrong, this 
illegal law that has been coerced upon the people without their 
consent.
  And that's just the way it is.

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