[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REPEAL OBAMACARE IN ITS ENTIRETY

  (Mr. GARRETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, soon we will know if the Supreme Court will 
defend the Constitution and strike down ObamaCare, or let it stand.
  The Founders worried about the growth of government and the yielding 
of liberty. Ben Franklin warned us about the fragility of limited 
government when he proclaimed that the Constitutional Convention had 
produced ``a Republic, if you can keep it.''
  Now it is 225 years later and a moment of truth. We will soon know if 
our Republic will reaffirm its commitment to the Constitution or 
succumb to the consolidation of unchecked power and the erosion of our 
cherished liberties.
  Although I hope that ObamaCare will be struck down, the Founders 
ultimately left the defense of the Constitution to the people. And I 
know that if the Supreme Court will not rise to the defense of the 
Constitution, the people will.
  To all the patriots throughout the country who have dedicated 
themselves to the repeal of this law, let me remind you of the words of 
Thomas Jefferson, who once said:
  The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.
  So I pledge to stand alongside all of you in that fight, inch by 
inch, to defend the Constitution, and repeal the ObamaCare law in its 
entirety.

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