Seriously, he said that

Rep. Shimkus says climate bill is worse than two wars and terrorist attack 1

Via ThinkProgress, here’s video of Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) claiming at Wednesday’s House hearing that the Waxman-Markey climate bill is “largest assault on democracy and freedom in this country that I’ve ever experienced. I’ve lived through some tough times in Congress—impeachment, two wars, terrorist attacks. I fear this more than all of the above activities that have happened.”

 

Kate Sheppard is Grist’s political reporter.

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  1. sindark's avatar

    sindark Posted 12:38 pm
    23 Apr 2009

    Technically, it was the response to September 11th that was the "assault on democracy and freedom," not the attack itself.

    Terrorists can kill people and blow up buildings, but they cannot change the law to make people less free or less able to control their own government.

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