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jefferson said i know no safe depository than the people themselves. if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion through education. ofs is the true corrective abuses through constitutional power. these amendments are not solutions. dirt -- true directive is education. the founders did not live in the past. to the future greatness of all mankind. byreatness that comes liberty and virtue, not by bondage and coercion. we too must learn these timeless principles, look to our future, and reach what mankind may become and pursue your american dream. thank you. [applause] >> please welcome president of the center of self-governance, mark kerr. >> we are a people losing our inherited visions of the american dream. no one seems to be able to .ommunicate this dream it seems no one can agree to what the american dream is or how to reach it. communicatery to this dream we are on such different sheets of music that our american harmony is shattered.
jefferson said i know no safe depository than the people themselves. if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion through education. ofs is the true corrective abuses through constitutional power. these amendments are not solutions. dirt -- true directive is education. the founders did not live in the past. to the future greatness of all mankind. byreatness that comes liberty and...
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let me reiterate what jefferson said. "no provision in our constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of civil authority." these are deeply felt and held beliefs based on their faith. the other side of this is we see their deeply held beliefs and how they've rescued universities, have they've come to the aid of food pantries, how they've actually been active in the community in everywhere they're involved, they're out following the same deeply held beliefs of helping the poor, helping the indigent, giving people opportunity through a college education that they never would have had, given people a day of rest. their stores aren't open late. their employees get to go home. they could sell more product if they were open later. they could sell more product if they were open on sunday. they choose not to because they think the principles under which they operate their business, based on their faith, have created an environment which allows everybody to succ
let me reiterate what jefferson said. "no provision in our constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of civil authority." these are deeply felt and held beliefs based on their faith. the other side of this is we see their deeply held beliefs and how they've rescued universities, have they've come to the aid of food pantries, how they've actually been active in the community in everywhere they're involved, they're...
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the senator from missouri mentioned thomas jefferson. here's what he said in 1809 -- no provision in our constitution ought to be due to man than that which protects the right of conscience against the inner prices of civil authority. enterprises of civil authority. listen to that. jefferson, one of the key framers of the very constitution thatve under recognized the most important thing is to protect this conscience of the green family to do what they think according to their faith is the right thing to do. referenced the religious freedom act. why was that necessary? -- that is why it was pastor why it was signed. this is going to be a seminal case. it has nothing to do with the birth control. has to do with the fact -- can we allow the civil government to impede at such a level that the government can tell you what your values are, what you have to think, and how you have to act? on the basis of what they say your values are? as someone who has delivered children as an obstetrician, some because for every competition of pregnancy, as
the senator from missouri mentioned thomas jefferson. here's what he said in 1809 -- no provision in our constitution ought to be due to man than that which protects the right of conscience against the inner prices of civil authority. enterprises of civil authority. listen to that. jefferson, one of the key framers of the very constitution thatve under recognized the most important thing is to protect this conscience of the green family to do what they think according to their faith is the...
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thomas jefferson said when government fears the people, you get liberty. when people for the government, you have tyranny. that is what it means to be an american. it is the object in the republic for the people to censor the government, the government does not censor the people, and as regards who speaks for the american people? it was the intelligence committee who said the american people are too stupid to know what safety measures are required. that is why we cannot tell them what we're doing out there. when edward snowden revealed what was going on from the american people rally behind his concept of what the law means, not the intelligence community and mr. gilmore's. >> you know, john, i have been a trial defense lawyer. i have made motions of the fourth amendment which i have won behalf of clients. i have been an elected prosecutor. i have been the attorney general of virginia. i think i understand better than any body with the fourth amendment is about and how it works. "i lie"? i do not think so. the fact is -- i lead the free congress foundation
thomas jefferson said when government fears the people, you get liberty. when people for the government, you have tyranny. that is what it means to be an american. it is the object in the republic for the people to censor the government, the government does not censor the people, and as regards who speaks for the american people? it was the intelligence committee who said the american people are too stupid to know what safety measures are required. that is why we cannot tell them what we're...
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words spoken by thomas jefferson, who said "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing." our country is in peril. our deficit is at a record amount. our economy, the economic recovery is stagnant. our place in the world is weakened. so i have a simple solution. it is time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas. [cheers and applause] instead of looking to washington to find the front lines of the battle, i ask you to look to the states. where we find the laboratories of innovation. 50 different experiments in democracy are taking place. among the states, we see two visions for america. there is the vision common in blue states where the state plays an increasing role in the lives of citizens. taxes are on the rise, pensions are out of control, and jobs are leaving by the truckloads. then there is the vision common to red america. [cheers and applause] the red state america vision, the freedom of the individual comes first and the reach of government is limited. in these states, taxes are low, spending is under control, jobs are on the rise and opportunity is be
words spoken by thomas jefferson, who said "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing." our country is in peril. our deficit is at a record amount. our economy, the economic recovery is stagnant. our place in the world is weakened. so i have a simple solution. it is time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas. [cheers and applause] instead of looking to washington to find the front lines of the battle, i ask you to look to the states. where we find the laboratories...
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now we have proven president jefferson right as we live under the imperial president whose highness, barack hussein obama -- [applause] to liveus feel blessed in the freest country in history , and even though we are still writing the story of america, it is not a fairy with a guaranteed happy ending. if our political kingdom destined to become some cruel and corrupt house of cards? murdered 55 million babies. we are leaving the next generation $17 trillion in debt with blatant disregard for their future and livelihood. is this the freedom our founding fathers envisioned? the good news is that it is not too late. whether you are aware of it or not, you are here because you are called to the greater purpose. you want your life to count. you have a value far greater than what the culture would have you believe. we still have the freedom with internal significance, freedom to choose what we believe. what you believe determines the direction of your life and ultimately your destiny. every one of us has the power to reject the poisoned apple in this fairytale and denied the fleeting pleas
now we have proven president jefferson right as we live under the imperial president whose highness, barack hussein obama -- [applause] to liveus feel blessed in the freest country in history , and even though we are still writing the story of america, it is not a fairy with a guaranteed happy ending. if our political kingdom destined to become some cruel and corrupt house of cards? murdered 55 million babies. we are leaving the next generation $17 trillion in debt with blatant disregard for...
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greek people, the people whose ancestors inspired our own country's founding, the people whom thomas jefferson called, the light which led ourselves out of gothic darkness, the greek people were denied this right. today greeks celebrate march 25 as the day when the greeks began the long hard battle for independence. recently met with the ambassador, to cyprus, to discuss the latest on our cyprus negotiations. he was hopeful that real progress could be made in unifying the island and stopping the illegal turkish occupation. the u.s. must also continue to work to find a mutually agreeable name for the former yugoslav republic of macedonia. greece an important ally to the united states. i'm proud to stand with american greeks today to celebrate their ndependence and aspirations. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to bring attention t
greek people, the people whose ancestors inspired our own country's founding, the people whom thomas jefferson called, the light which led ourselves out of gothic darkness, the greek people were denied this right. today greeks celebrate march 25 as the day when the greeks began the long hard battle for independence. recently met with the ambassador, to cyprus, to discuss the latest on our cyprus negotiations. he was hopeful that real progress could be made in unifying the island and stopping...
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jefferson said that. i don't want to put myself in that category. i'm hoping ken starr will say that. >> i think you should applaud what he said. that's very important. can tell me what i can and cannot do. i love religion. i love religions i'm not a part of. i read religious books. involved in religion in many ways. if i lived in a country where they told me what religion i had to practice and how, i would be religions worst enemy. i would be fighting tooth and nail and i want to keep it that way. don't ask for the help of the government. don't ask for help of the state. do a better job. religionere and make more relevant to the life of young people. don't create conflict between the rights of women and the rights of religion, the rights of gays and the rights of religion, the rights of other dissenters and the rights of religion. you're going to lose many of those battles unfortunately. you're going to have to figure out a way to make people love what you are doing. we just had a conversation before this began with two wonderful people, evangelica
jefferson said that. i don't want to put myself in that category. i'm hoping ken starr will say that. >> i think you should applaud what he said. that's very important. can tell me what i can and cannot do. i love religion. i love religions i'm not a part of. i read religious books. involved in religion in many ways. if i lived in a country where they told me what religion i had to practice and how, i would be religions worst enemy. i would be fighting tooth and nail and i want to keep it...
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koskinen, as i said the declaration of independence, written largely initially the first draft by thomas jefferson but it was subject to an editorial committee. he didn't like that. he thought his words were pretty good. among those words were, americans were entitled to life, liberty, now hear the editorial committee did not act. he said, and the pursuit of happiness. but it sounds like some people would substitute that, unfettered and unquestioned access to 501(c)3 and 501(c)(4) stacks extell status. do you read that in the declaration of independence? >> i don't read that -- >> no it doesn't read that way. so it's not really an explicit entitlement or right. it's a process you have to qualify for, is that correct? >> correct. >> there are many different ways of trying to figure out how somebody qualifies, and whether they qualify, is that correct? >> yes. >> and by and large, historically, irs has had a standard operating procedure for determining those -- that status. either 501(c)3 or 501(c)(4) or other status. is that correct? >> correct. >> in this particular case, what we're all excited ab
koskinen, as i said the declaration of independence, written largely initially the first draft by thomas jefferson but it was subject to an editorial committee. he didn't like that. he thought his words were pretty good. among those words were, americans were entitled to life, liberty, now hear the editorial committee did not act. he said, and the pursuit of happiness. but it sounds like some people would substitute that, unfettered and unquestioned access to 501(c)3 and 501(c)(4) stacks extell...
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i'm almost sure that thomas jefferson cast an eye across the atlantic when he uttered these words in 1821 when greece declared their independence and i quote, the flames kindled on the fourth of july, 1776 have not spread over much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of dess petism. on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them. it is no coincidence that the feats of the enunesiation, a commemoration of the conception of jesus christ, which chosen to ignite the action for independence. i'm blessed to be of two cultures that have been beacons of liberty for all of civilization. the place of my birth, the land of the free and the home of the brave, the united states of america. and the land of my ancestors, the birthplace of democracy, the hellenic republic. many greeks fought for years, pledging to their heritage, culture and faith. a bishop raised the emblem of freedom for helens. the flag baring a white cross and nine blue and white stripes representing the nine letters in freedom. eight years of bloodshed and attle led to the treaty of and
i'm almost sure that thomas jefferson cast an eye across the atlantic when he uttered these words in 1821 when greece declared their independence and i quote, the flames kindled on the fourth of july, 1776 have not spread over much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of dess petism. on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them. it is no coincidence that the feats of the enunesiation, a commemoration of the conception of jesus christ, which chosen to...
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president bush famously looked eyes and saw something akin to thomas jefferson when he should've seen something terrible. we had the reset with russia which assumed what was in your question that russia wants to live by international norms and wants to abide by international law, that vladimir putin is an aspiring democrat when in fact, he is a very convinced autocrats who thinks the way we try to govern the world, the idea of an international community, is very silly and he will take advantage of that. in 2008, he chopped off a piece of georgia. now they will chop off at least the crimea from ukraine. does this matter to the united states and to the west? should we care about what is happening? >> we better care because putin is deciding what else he will do next. this is not the extent of his ambitions. we don't want to see a crisis next him latvia or lithuania or perhaps in poland or other parts of eastern europe. we better think about whether we will send a strong message of our own or a weak message. he is not the only tyrant in the world looking at this and learning lessons. amo
president bush famously looked eyes and saw something akin to thomas jefferson when he should've seen something terrible. we had the reset with russia which assumed what was in your question that russia wants to live by international norms and wants to abide by international law, that vladimir putin is an aspiring democrat when in fact, he is a very convinced autocrats who thinks the way we try to govern the world, the idea of an international community, is very silly and he will take advantage...
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we do our part and we go through the motions but jefferson's weual is not a part of what are doing here. abraham lincoln's adage can be proved again once more. you can fool some of the people all the time. a strong press paying attention to the government helps us not to do that. thank you very much. >> question. said thatay, you chairman issa disrespected you and now you're calling on him to apologizing and now they're saying it is your conduct and you should be apologizing. >> i said it was not going to get caught up in the issue of much ofct because i see this as a distraction. that's what i said. know, if i apologize, i apologize for the fact that the chairman could have yesterday from theproffer attorney and failed to do so. good have you information. i apologize for the committee not addressing issues that the american people wanted to address, like the target credit card fiasco. mortgage lenders who have admitted that they have failed the american people. hospitals, most of which in the united states have a shortage of life-saving drugs. these are the kinds of issues that we ough
we do our part and we go through the motions but jefferson's weual is not a part of what are doing here. abraham lincoln's adage can be proved again once more. you can fool some of the people all the time. a strong press paying attention to the government helps us not to do that. thank you very much. >> question. said thatay, you chairman issa disrespected you and now you're calling on him to apologizing and now they're saying it is your conduct and you should be apologizing. >> i...
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those words, written by thomas jefferson, the first democrat to be called, mr. president, captured the very essence of today' very bill. it is our duty and even the oath that we take before god to protect the religious freedoms of every american. obamacare does not do that, and today's bipartisan measure is a small but necessary step if congress is to honor the great tradition of religious liberty, enshrined in our founding documents and extended to succeeding generations of americans by law. thank you, mr. speaker, and with that i urge passage of h.r. 1814 and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois yeemeds back the balance of his time -- yields back the balance of his time. all time having expired on h.r. 18 14, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1814. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.
those words, written by thomas jefferson, the first democrat to be called, mr. president, captured the very essence of today' very bill. it is our duty and even the oath that we take before god to protect the religious freedoms of every american. obamacare does not do that, and today's bipartisan measure is a small but necessary step if congress is to honor the great tradition of religious liberty, enshrined in our founding documents and extended to succeeding generations of americans by law....
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thomas jefferson is somebody we remember as a glamorous figure. george washington in some ways, and, of course, in recent history, more recent history, president kennedy is somebody
thomas jefferson is somebody we remember as a glamorous figure. george washington in some ways, and, of course, in recent history, more recent history, president kennedy is somebody
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the late i'm a great jimmy stewart's character, jefferson smith, ed come to washington full of national pride and wonder and yet in a short time, he has been framed and scandalized by the forces of washington corruption. he is about to be banished from the u.s. senate. in a pivotal scene, he stands with his suitcase in hand, statuely sobbing in the -- in the shadow of the statue of abraham lincoln. he is implored to resist the forces of corruption. she says the following -- your friend, mr. lincoln, had his enemies. so did every other man who try to lift his thoughts up off the ground. odds against them did not stop them. they were fools that way. all the good that ever came into the world came from. faith like that. they're not all tailored in washington. that kind just throw big shadows. you do not have faith in any other living man. you had faith in something other than that. you had decent, everyday, common rightness and the country can use that. you said mr. lincoln was sitting up there waiting for someone to come along. you're right. he was waiting for men to see his job and saili
the late i'm a great jimmy stewart's character, jefferson smith, ed come to washington full of national pride and wonder and yet in a short time, he has been framed and scandalized by the forces of washington corruption. he is about to be banished from the u.s. senate. in a pivotal scene, he stands with his suitcase in hand, statuely sobbing in the -- in the shadow of the statue of abraham lincoln. he is implored to resist the forces of corruption. she says the following -- your friend, mr....
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koskinen, as i said the declaration of independence, written largely initially the first draft by thomas jefferson but it was subject to an editorial committee. he didn't like that. he thought his words were pretty good. among those words were, americans were entitled to life, liberty, now hear the editorial committee did not act. he said, and the pursuit of happiness. but it sounds like some people would substitute that, unfettered and unquestioned access to 501(c)3 and 501(c)(4) stacks extell status. do you read that in the declaration of independence? >> i don't read that -- >> no it doesn't read that way. so it's not really an explicit entitlement or right. it's a process you have to qualify for, is that correct? >> correct. >> there are many different ways of trying to figure out how somebody qualifies, and whether they qualify, is that correct? >> yes. >> and by and large, historically, irs has had a standard operating procedure for determining those -- that status. either 501(c)3 or 501(c)(4) or other status. is that correct? >> correct. >> in this particular case, what we're all excited ab
koskinen, as i said the declaration of independence, written largely initially the first draft by thomas jefferson but it was subject to an editorial committee. he didn't like that. he thought his words were pretty good. among those words were, americans were entitled to life, liberty, now hear the editorial committee did not act. he said, and the pursuit of happiness. but it sounds like some people would substitute that, unfettered and unquestioned access to 501(c)3 and 501(c)(4) stacks extell...