Jim Gifford
03-Jul-93 10:17am
Rep. Henry Gonzalez

Here's another one:

In 1988, Bush challenged Dukakis for vetoing a bill that would have
made the Pledge of Allegiance mandatory in Massachusetts. The House
of Representatives responded in knee-jerk fashion, adding the Pledge
to the beginning of their work days.

On June 14, Flag Day, Representative Henry Gonzalez, D-Texas, vented
his spleen at the practice.

        "Nothing is sadder," he said in a speech on the floor
         of the House, "than to see the herd instinct in taking
         the Pledge of Allegiance here in the House of Representatives.
         What is that pledge? That pledge was not around until just
         three to four decades ago. We have taken an oath, and
         that oath is to the Constitution, not to the flag.

        "So here we are, like a good little herd, reminiscent of the
         Hitlerian period: 'Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!'"

House Minority Leader Bob Michel (R-Ill.) and House Whip Newt Gingrich
are asking House Speaker Tom Foley to punish Gonzalez for comments that
"reflect poorly on the honor and dignity of the House and violate clear
precedents and House rules." [Yet another fascist neo-Nazi action.]

Gonzalez for President, eh?