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Words fail me...

Pelosi: More Gun Control Needed Because ‘We Took an Oath to Protect and Defend’

Nancy Pelosi held a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing on "Gun Violence Prevention: A Call to Action,” where she endorsed the gun control proposals President Barack Obama unveiled today.

“Earlier this month, shortly after Newtown, all members of Congress took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and the American people,” Pelosi said.  “To protect and defend.  That is our first responsibility.”

Two problems with that statement:

One, nowhere in the oath taken by members of congress does the phrase "protect and defend" appear.

Two, nowhere in the oath taken by members of congress does the phrase "the American people" appear. In fact, there is no reference to people at all - just the Constitution.

Here's the actual oath the congresscritters take (and routinely ignore).

“I, (name of Member), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

Just another example of how pelosi and her ilk fail to comprehend their most basic responsibilities...