Cruz Lectures Frankenstein
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Explosive Exchange at Gun Hearing Between Ted Cruz and Dianne
Feinstein
"I'm not a sixth grader ... it's fine you want to lecture me on the
Constitution. I appreciate it. Just know I've been here for a long time.”
"The question that I would pose to the senior senator from California is,"
said Cruz to Feinstein, "Would she deem it consistent with the Bill of
Rights for Congress to engage in the same endeavor that we are
contemplating doing with the Second Amendment in the context of the
First or Fourth Amendment, namely, would she consider it
constitutional for Congress to specify that the First Amendment shall
apply only to the following books and shall not apply to the books
that Congress has deemed outside the protection of the Bill of Rights?
Likewise, would she think that the Fourth Amendment's protection
against searches and seizures could properly apply only to the
following specified individuals and not to the individuals that
Congress has deemed outside the protection of the Bill of Rights?”
"I'm not a sixth grader," said Feinstein. "Senator, I've been on this
committee for 20 years. I was a mayor for nine years. I walked in, I
saw people shot. I've looked at bodies that have been shot with these weapons.
I've seen the bullets that implode. In Sandy Hook, youngsters were
dismembered. Look, there are other weapons. I've been up -- I'm not a
lawyer, but after 20 years I've been up close and personal to the
Constitution. I have great respect for it. This doesn't mean that
weapons of war and the Heller decision clearly points out three
exceptions, two of which are pertinent here. And so I -- you know,
it's fine you want to lecture me on the Constitution. I appreciate it.
Just know I've been here for a long time. I've passed on a number of
bills. I've studied the Constitution myself. I am reasonably well
educated, and I thank you for the lecture."
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