House Proceeding 11-04-09 on Nov 4th, 2009 :: 1:21:40 to 1:25:00
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1:21:33 to 1:21:54( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: in taking america back. and making sure that we don't destroy their health care insurance and the health care system. and i'd like to -- mr. hoekstra's sitting there just jumping around and wanting to speak. so i'll yield to mr. hoekstra. mr. hoekstra: i thank my colleague and i thank him for sharing his copy of the constitution and we made the

1:21:40 to 1:25:00( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Peter Hoekstra

1:21:55 to 1:22:15( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: nt that the constitution establishing this nation and the amendments to the constitution is 44 pages. this is 1,990 pages. but i ink more powerful is what this document says, is you are protecting freedom it doesn't take a lot of work. when you're limiting government, it doesn't take a lot of work. -- words.

1:22:16 to 1:22:38( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: think about the difference. this document, the pelosi health care document, i think over 3,000 times it says the commissioner shall, the commissioner will, the commissioner may. that's all losing authority. and if you take a look at the constitution and you read what the constitution says, the constitution puts limits on what government will do.

1:22:39 to 1:22:59( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: and protects individual rights. here it says, congress shall make no law, a limitation on us, not on the people. this expands government. shall not be infringed, no soldier shall without the consent. the right of the people to be secure against unreasonable

1:23:00 to 1:23:20( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: searches. no person shall -- nor shall private property be taken. the accused shall enjoy. this document, it protects the american people from invasive and overintrusive government. that's what the founding fathers thought.

1:23:21 to 1:23:43( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: they would be who arified by this bill, to see that, you know, th develop the health care plan that you and i will have the opportunity to choose from. penalties for those people who don't buy insurance, the commissioner shall develop this, the ombudsman shall do this. there's no limitations on gove this is all about expansion of

1:23:44 to 1:24:05( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: government. and our founding fathers were all about limiting government. this is night and day. this is 44 painls guaranteeing our freedoms. this is 1,990 pages taking freedoms away. many have called and said, congressman, is this actually constitutional? m

1:24:06 to 1:24:26( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: says this is constitutional. but in the spirit, the spirit of the founding fathers, they would have been who arified by what thisocument does and how to limits individual american freedoms. you know, we'll have to take a look and see if we can't -- although i think the people that will be at our house call tomorrow, they understand this

1:24:27 to 1:24:51( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: document and they understand the night and day difference between this document and what speaker pelosi is trying to do here. with this document. that this shreds the constitution. it shreds personal freedom and gives power to washington and bureaucracy.

1:24:52 to 1:25:00( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: in one vote 18% of the economy, that amount of freedom, moves from our constituents and it moves to washington, d.c., and