Still I Rise

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Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, Mr. Speaker. I rise today with a heavy heart and tears welling in my eyes.

I rise because how dare the President compare lynching to impeachment? How dare he do this?

Does he not know the history of lynching in this country?

Does he not know that thousands of African Americans were lynched-- mob violence?

Does he not know that this is the equivalent of murder?

How dare the President compare Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution, a lawful constitutional process, to mob violence and lynching?

Mr. President, do you not understand the history that you are encroaching upon?

If you continue to weaponize racism and bigotry, this makes you no better than those who were screaming ``blood and soil'' and ``Jews will not replace us.'' It makes you no better than them. It makes you no better than those who burned crosses. It makes you no better than those who wear hoods and white robes.

Do you not understand what you are doing to this country?

More importantly, do we, the Members of this Congress, not understand how he is denigrating and berating decency in this country?

At some point, we must say that enough is enough. At some point, we must move on to impeach.

Mr. President, I beg that you would reconsider your thoughts; but for fear that you may not, I will say more of this tonight, because I have been promised 30 minutes, and I will use these 30 minutes to talk about what you have done and to also talk about what I may do to continue this impeachment movement.

You are unfit to hold this office.

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