by jpitney | Sep 21, 2022 | Democracy, Insurrection, Reagan
Rep. Liz Cheney: I’ve had three people in my life tell me that it was the words of Ronald Reagan and the model of America that led them to seek freedom here. One was an immigrant who grew up in Castro’s totalitarian regime. Another was a young man who grew up behind...
by jpitney | Jul 10, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Congress
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on his friendship with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY): “I told Liz I can’t wait to going back to disagreeing with her about everything. But right now, we are in a constitutional emergency, and we are all constitutional first responders.”...
by jpitney | Jul 4, 2022 | Declaration of Independence
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” #July4th 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8qE3ib9KJF — Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) July 4,...
by jpitney | Jul 1, 2022 | Congress, Constitution, Dreier
Supporting NAFTA in 1993, Rep. David Dreier cited Burke’s speech to the electors of Bristol: Last night, Liz Cheney articulated the same idea: Here’s Liz Cheney’s closing statement in last night’s debate among the Republican candidates for representative from...
by jpitney | Jun 30, 2022 | Civility, Congress, Deliberation, Democracy, House of Representatives
From the text: One of my Democratic colleagues said to me recently that he looked forward to the day when he and I could disagree again. And believe me, I share that sentiment. Because when we can disagree again about substance and policy, that will mean that our...
