[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14879]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    OUR RIGHTS COME FROM OUR CREATOR

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, 227 years ago, our Founding Fathers signed 
the U.S. Constitution establishing a nation united around the principle 
that our rights as citizens come not from the government but from our 
Creator.
  Today we recommit ourselves by choice to upholding and defending 
these fundamental principles recognized in this document, including 
liberty, freedom, and rule of law of our great Republic. Indeed, our 
first act as newly elected Members of this House is to swear an oath to 
uphold and protect this document.
  These principles have guided our Nation well over the last 227 years, 
both in times of prosperity as well as discord. Now, perhaps more than 
ever, it is our duty and it is the duty of every American to ensure 
these liberties and freedoms can be passed on to our children and our 
grandchildren.
  I am honored to stand here today and commemorate the works of these 
39 brave and wise original signatories to our Constitution.

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