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House votes 398-1 to strike word 'lunatic' from federal law

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    Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert on why he voted against it

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And I guess it all gets better and better on basic cable talk about loony -- the house just voting to strike the word lunatic.

From federal law the vote.

398.

To one -- -- -- alone -- state who who didn't vote.

He's here.

We able to lunatics.

Texas Republican congressman -- go murder.

I -- democratic congress in -- saw this for what it was what that -- they tried to do here.

Well why would we need to even do this -- They show well we change the word retarded boy yeah I know some people found that offensive but lunatic it's a good word.

And my my -- communications email me right after the vote said I -- all these others who want known as statement why did you.

Cast the only no vote against this and so I topped up a statement real quick and said.

Look not only should we not eliminate the word limited -- when the nation's on the brink of bankruptcy.

We ought to use the word go apply to anybody wants keep doing business -- usual in Washington it is lunacy.

What we were doing like you were talking about what we shouldn't be taken a break and -- love your flat tax -- -- fair tax flat tax.

But there are some basic principles and -- love the points you laid out -- -- of the things we.

Well -- -- I know when I can't but you know congress and I'm not there to see devour like you I'm just a prompter reader your.

Average well I become soup and when I put that customer -- can we show that.

-- -- I'm gonna put on but I find.

Enough about me back -- what you're gonna do to help me in advance this cause of settling and at this bridging this gap because.

I don't know what it is that you guys but you just can't do -- what's the problem.

Well it shouldn't be well every job we have leverage in the house we give it away and you're right the important issue here.

He is still spending we've got the debt ceiling without even -- it been Republican leaders -- but we ought to give.

Our leverage our -- constitutional.

Controller spending.

To this president.

Because confidentially that say you know we take a beating every time we raise the debt ceiling -- we -- quit voting and just let the president do are you crazy.

Just because it's a tough vote that -- you give away your let.

They have no problem Newman's Own sons I'm glad that we could use the word lunatic or whether we can have all the value -- -- LYL Lincoln will be.

So obvious way that you can make very.

Tough decisions would regarding those -- In the village of -- but but these are basic principles you talk about and let me tell you what I really grew to love you Neil and -- -- -- was back during TARP.

All those around us -- you were losing their heads saying you gotta give the directors editors Sharon ray -- it's all over and some publishing you -- particularly Asia but that's you know that's kind of a socialist they held that federal government buying private assets and I was so depressed enough lauded I was so emotional you don't give my credit question did you that was under president -- expression I had.

Saturday morning you had this socialist candidate for president on your show.

And as I sat -- depressed he said well you said you guys were against TARP and they show what we realize after a pass.

This is the greatest -- socialism and American history and and you -- did that you brought back some encouragement somebody.

Particularly you were getting it and spreading bottom line is now apparently honest tonight when modest by nature that's -- -- and my god it's that's for yeah.

Very yeah.

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