[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             AMERICA'S INHERENT FREEDOMS ARE BEING ATTACKED

  (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Speaker, freedom of speech and religion and the 
recognition of the God-given dignity of every human life are core 
principles upon which America was founded, but these inherent freedoms 
are being attacked.
  The Southern Poverty Law Center is one of the worst offenders--
targeting and persecuting Americans who stand up for their moral 
convictions. This group routinely attacks mainstream, pro-family 
organizations, slandering them with false accusations of hatred and 
bigotry. Motivated by their inflammatory rhetoric, a gunman burst into 
the Family Research Council's lobby last year and shot a security 
guard, later admitting that the assault was inspired by the Southern 
Poverty Law Center's hate list.
  We cannot let the beacon of freedom, known as America, become home to 
hate groups and other extremists, including those who slander their 
political opponents.

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