[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           SUPPORT OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY

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                        HON. KERRY L. BENTIVOLIO

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2013

  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Oakland 
County Campaign for Liberty of the Great State of Michigan who like so 
many grassroots organizations throughout our country have diligently 
educated our citizens on various public issues facing us today. 
Exercising their Constitutional right to peacefully assemble and in 
many cases petition their government for a redress of grievances in 
support of the restoration of liberty, not in restricting it; shrinking 
our bloated government, not expanding it; who want to reduce taxes, not 
raise them; abolish costly government programs, not create them; expose 
the abuses and oppressions of tyrannical dictates; Oakland County's 
Campaign for Liberty promote the freedom and independence of our 
citizens, not the interference of government in their lives; and 
observe the limited, enumerated powers of our Constitution, not ignore 
them.
  Mr. Speaker, these truly American patriots of every cultural, 
religious and ethnic background have found a common cause in fighting 
back today's proliferating big government rules and regulations imposed 
by costly bloated government bureaucracies who are accountable to no 
one at the expense of individual rights.
  They are God-fearing, freedom-loving Americans who desire nothing 
more than to rein in big government's tendency toward excessive 
coercion and the insidious spread of government overreach. They 
question when the validity of laws and morality contradict each other. 
They desire nothing more than the extension of individual freedom in a 
Constitutional Republic that attaches all possible value to citizens 
rather than making each citizen a mere agent, a mere number of the 
state; a Constitutional Republic that seeks equality in Liberty rather 
than in restraint and servitude.
  Mr. Speaker, there is a great political awakening taking place in our 
country today. The roots of which are solid stock and American made, 
they are a visionary group of individuals who understand the moral 
foundations of a Constitutional Republic, the benefits of free markets, 
and the Blessings of individual liberty. May they continue to strive 
valiantly and dare greatly.
  Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a few short minutes to give 
this testimony in support of a truly American grassroots organization.

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