Barbara Lee's 9/14/01 Speech

Barbara Lee explains her rationale for voting against the Authorization to Use Military Force in Afghanistan, citing the overly broad nature of the bill.

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[writeofway]

Concise, courageous, and correct. In 90 seconds and with one vote this brave member of Congress personifies patriotism at its best.

[mcmiljr]

This is one of the best floor speeches ever.

[renzoomc]

as we act let us not become the evil that we deplore !!!!!!!

[rackers]

Risked political suicide by going against the masses and sticking to her ideals. History has now proven her to be correct. As long as there are courageous people like her running for public office we still have hope.

[kakompo]

Senator Wayne Morse -vietnam and rep barbara lee- iraq. History has proven them right! Well done lady and gentleman.

[ericynot]

@Wedihadr11 -- How much money would be enough to make it right if some foreign military power erroneously bombed your house and killed your family?

[ericynot]

@diemuslimsdie1 -- What produces such an ignorant, immoral, cowardly, racist attitude as yours?

It takes guts to swim against the tide and Congressman Lee has them. You don't.

She's been proven right every day since she made that speech. She couldn't stop the train from wrecking, but she at least had the gumption to try. And she's originally from El Paso, which, as a Texan, makes me proud.

Look at it this way, you're only in your 20's, so you're going to get to pay and pay and pay for Iraq.

[songdiver]

@diemuslimsdie1

Did the government pay you to write this, or are you really that ignorance of the facts which came to light after 9/11? The irony of your statement "sorry ass families who produced you" makes me almost laugh...but I laugh no longer at people like you; I only shudder to know you can produce as well. Do us all a favor a leave before this turns into a third-world shit hole. In terms of intelligence we are already there...you serve as proof.

[jimbills]

May God bless Congresswoman Lee. We need members of Congress with such depth of morality, faith, and courage. To those who pray destruction on others, consider that evil is never justifiable. It was not justifiable on 9/11, it was not justifiable before 9/11, and it is not justifiable after 9/11. Let us not become the evil that we deplore.

[claton95]

obviously one the dumbest congresswomen in existence. how do these people get elected?

[david030491]

This took a hell of a lot of guts. Rep. Lee is the single best member of Congress. 

[calikinley]

Thank God for Americans like Rep. Barbara Lee. My Hero. Truly disappointing that no one else had the guts to stand up and say that on the House Floor.