Seven Statements by Seven Republicans
These seven Repbulicans made these statements while on the House Judicary Committee when they during the attempt to impeach President Clinton.
These seven Republicans still serve on the Judicary Committee today.
Send a message asking them to uphold their expressed values and commitement to the Constitution of the United States.
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CHRIS CANNON (R-UT)
"Our allegiance does not lie with any one president, but with our country. When oaths cease to be sacred, our dearest and most valuable rights become insecure."
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LAMAR SMITH (R-TX)
"When someone is elected president, they receive the greatest gift possible from the American people, their trust. To violate that trust is to raise questions about fitness for office."
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JAMES SENSENBRENNER (R-WI
)"Impeachment is one of the checks the framers gave Congress to prevent the executive or judicial branches from becoming corrupt or tyrannical."
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HOWARD COBLE (R-NC)
"...I take umbrage to charges that some are out to get the president....I can't see that this is going to shut down the government or tie it up ..."
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ELTON GALLEGLY (R-CA)
"...everyone that knows me knows I believe in the rule of law ... A society without laws is anarchy."
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BOB GOODLATTE (R-VA) "
...we must ask ourselves what failure to uphold the rule of law will say to the nation, and most especially to our children, who must trust us to leave them a civilized nation where justice is respected."
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STEVE CHABOT (R-OH) "The historic record, the law, and the Constitution tell us that the charges against the president do indeed rise to the level of impeachable offenses. They constitute serious violations of criminal law and fall squarely within ... 'high crimes and misdemeanors.'"
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