CSPAN Public Affairs March 13, 2013
Without which every government degenerates into tyranny. It is to be asked what is to restrain the house of representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves in a particular class of society, i answer, the genius of the whole system, the nature of just and constitutional laws and above all the vigilant and manly spirit which actuates the people of america, a spirit which nourishes freedom and in return is nourished by it, end quote. So in the spirit of james madison, i will be filing legislation to make the sequester apply to the pay of members of congress at the first m...