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Can you imagine this guy's grades from Civics class?
Gohmert: The Constitution Only Applies To Americans Who 'Cling To God And Guns'
By David May 6, 2014 12:22 pm - 5 Comments
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) recently asserted that the U.S. Constitution only applied to people "who cling to their God and their guns."
Speaking at a rally in Iowa for Republican Senate candidate Sam Clovis on Friday, Gohmert recalled that he had initially been blamed after Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) had shouted "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address in 2009.
"Somebody yells 'You lie!' and the camera goes on me!" he told the crowd, adding that he "knew" the president wasn't telling the truth about an immigration bill.
"And so Joe was right," Gohmert continued. "That's not how a country goes forward effectively, with a leader that will play those kinds of games. You know, truth is too important."
The Texas Republican then pointed to an 1798 John Adams quote: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
"It only is fit for people who cling to their God and their guns, you know?" Gohmert offered as an interpretation to the delight of the crowd. "So, it is deeply troubling if you get in these tough situations and you can't trust your leadership."
http://crooksandliars.com/2014/05/gohmert-constitution-only-applies
randys1
(16,286 posts)one more god damn minute
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)Moraliity at the end of a gun muzzle is only fear and oppression. It isn't freedom, equality, or justice.
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)and I am not exaggerating...
Is anyone else as FURIOUS as I am that someone like him has any power at all anywhere in the world?
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I have great-grandchildren who are smarter than Louie. I DO worry about some of my friends, though.
Louie knows how to stir up the emotions of his constituents...kind of like an evangelist on steroids. Brings in the cash from all those little old ladies and gray hairs standing next to them.