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Zell Miller, United States Senator from Georgia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 12, 2004

Miller Delivers Floor Speech on
‘Deficit of Decency’ in America

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) today delivered the following statement on the floor of the United States Senate addressing several social issues facing the country:

"The Old Testament prophet Amos was a sheep herder who lived back in the Judean hills, away from the larger cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Compared to the intellectual urbanites like Isaiah and Jeremiah, he was just an unsophisticated country hick.

"But Amos had a unique grasp of political and social issues and his poetic literary skill was among the best of all the prophets. That familiar quote of Martin Luther King, Jr. about ‘Justice will rush down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream’ are Amos’s words.

"Amos was the first to propose the concept of a universal God and not just some tribal deity. He also wrote that God demanded moral purity, not rituals and sacrifices. This blunt speaking moral conscience of his time warns in Chapter 8, verse 11 of The Book of Amos, as if he were speaking to us today:

That ‘the days will come, sayeth the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land. Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.

‘And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.’

"‘A famine in the land’. Has anyone more accurately described the situation we face in America today? ‘A famine of hearing the words of the Lord.’

"But some will say, Amos was just an Old Testament prophet – a minor one at that – who lived 700 years before Christ. That is true, so how about one of the most influential historians of modern times?

"Arnold Toynbee who wrote the acclaimed 12 volume A Study of History, once declared, ‘Of the 22 civilizations that have appeared in history, 19 of them collapsed when they reached the moral state America is in today.’

"Toynbee died in 1975, before seeing the worst that was yet to come. Yes, Arnold Toynbee saw the famine. The ‘famine of hearing the words of the Lord.’ Whether it is removing a display of the Ten Commandments from a Courthouse or the Nativity Scene from a city square. Whether it is eliminating prayer in schools or eliminating ‘under God’ in the Pledge of Allegiance. Whether it is making a mockery of the sacred institution of marriage between a man and woman or, yes, telecasting around the world made-in-the-USA filth masquerading as entertainment.

"The Culture of Far Left America was displayed in a startling way during the Super Bowl’s now infamous half-time show. A show brought to us courtesy of Value-Les Moonves and the pagan temple of Viacom-Babylon.

"I asked the question yesterday, how many of you have ever run over a skunk with your car? I have many times and I can tell you, the stink stays around for a long time. You can take the car through a car wash and it’s still there. So the scent of this event will long linger in the nostrils of America.

"I’m not talking just about an exposed mammary gland with a pull-tab attached to it. Really no one should have been too surprised at that. Wouldn’t one expect a bumping, humping, trashy routine entitled ‘I’m going to get you naked’ to end that way.

"Does any responsible adult ever listen to the words of this rap-crap? I’d quote you some of it, but the Sergeant of Arms would throw me out of here, as well he should. And then there was that prancing, dancing, strutting, rutting guy evidently suffering from jock itch because he kept yelling and grabbing his crotch. But then, maybe there’s a crotch grabbing culture I’ve unaware of.

"But as bad as all this was, the thing that yanked my chain the hardest was seeing that ignoramus with his pointed head stuck up through a hole he had cut in the flag of the United States of America, screaming about having ‘a bottle of scotch and watching lots of crotch.’ Think about that.

"This is the same flag that we pledge allegiance to. This is the flag that is draped over coffins of dead young uniformed warriors killed while protecting Kid Crock’s bony butt. He should be tarred and feathered, and ridden out of this country on a rail. Talk about a good reality show, there’s one for you.

"The desire and will of this Congress to meaningfully do anything about any of these so-called social issues is non existent and embarrassingly disgraceful. The American people are waiting and growing impatient with us. They want something done.

"I am pleased to be a co-sponsor of S.J. Res. 26 along with Senator Allard and others, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. And S.1558, the Liberties Restoration Act, which declares religious liberty rights in several ways, including the Pledge of Allegiance and the display of the Ten Commandments. And today I join Senator Shelby and others with the Constitution Restoration Act of 2004 that limits the jurisdiction of federal courts in certain ways.

"In doing so, I stand shoulder to shoulder not only with my Senate co-sponsors and Chief Justice Roy Moore of Alabama but, more importantly, with our Founding Fathers in the conception of religious liberty and the terribly wrong direction our modern judiciary has taken us in.

"Everyone today seems to think that the U.S. Constitution expressly provides for separation of church and state. Ask any ten people if that’s not so. And I’ll bet you most of them will say ‘Well, sure.’ And some will point out, ‘it’s in the First Amendment.’

"Wrong! Read it! It says, ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.’ Where is the word ‘separate’? Where are the words ‘church’ or ‘state.’

"They are not there. Never have been. Never intended to be. Read the Congressional Records during that four-month period in 1789 when the amendment was being framed in Congress. Clearly their intent was to prohibit a single denomination in exclusion of all others, whether it was Anglican or Catholic or some other.

"I highly recommend a great book entitled Original Intent by David Barton. It really gets into how the actual members of Congress, who drafted the First Amendment, expected basic Biblical principles and values to be present throughout public life and society, not separate from it.

"It was Alexander Hamilton who pointed out that ‘judges should be bound down by strict rules and precedents, which serve to define and point out their duty.’ Bound down! That is exactly what is needed to be done. There was not a single precedent cited when school prayer was struck down in 1962.

"These judges who legislate instead of adjudicate, do it without being responsible to one single solitary voter for their actions. Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence was a brilliant young physician from Pennsylvania named Benjamin Rush.

"When Rush was elected to that First Continental Congress, his close friend Benjamin Franklin told him ‘We need you. . . we have a great task before us, assigned to us by Providence.’ Today, 228 years later there is still a great task before us assigned to us by Providence. Our Founding Fathers did not shirk their duty and we can do no less.

"By the way, Benjamin Rush was once asked a question that has long interested this Senator from Georgia in particular. Dr. Rush was asked, are you a democrat or an aristocrat? And the good doctor answered, ‘I am neither’. ‘I am a Christocrat. I believe He, alone, who created and redeemed man is qualified to govern him.’ That reply of Benjamin Rush is just as true today in the year of our Lord 2004 as it was in the year of our Lord 1776.

"So, if I am asked why – with all the pressing problems this nation faces today – why am I pushing these social issues and taking the Senate’s valuable time? I will answer: Because, it is of the highest importance. Yes, there’s a deficit to be concerned about in this country, a deficit of decency.

"So, as the sand empties through my hourglass at warp speed – and with my time running out in this Senate and on this earth, I feel compelled to speak out. For I truly believe that at times like this, silence is not golden. It is yellow.”

http://miller.senate.gov/press/2004/02-12-04decency.html (http://miller.senate.gov/press/2004/02-12-04decency.html)
 

Zell Miller, did a good job, thanks for posting.

 :)

I was surprised I hadn't heard mention of it.... ???

Zell Miller - a democrat of old?  I didn't think there were any left (democrtats, that is) who didn't want to shove smut down the throats of American's in the name of 'tolerance'.

How refreshing.

empty words  he belongs to the baby killing party

Go to his website. He is a pre-hippy era democrat with morals.
More like him will get the Democrats and perhaps some Republicans turned around and it is greatly needed.

http://miller.senate.gov/index.htm

"The Democratic Party stands behind the right of every woman to choose, consistent with Roe v. Wade, and regardless of ability to pay. We believe it is a fundamental constitutional liberty that individual Americans - not government - can best take responsibility for making the most difficult and intensely personal decisions regarding reproduction. This year's Supreme Court rulings show to us all that eliminating a woman's right to choose is only one justice away. That's why the stakes in this election are as high as ever.

Our goal is to make abortion less necessary and more rare, not more difficult and more dangerous. We support contraceptive research, family planning, comprehensive family life education, and policies that support healthy childbearing. The abortion rate is dropping. Now we must continue to support efforts to reduce unintended pregnancies, and we call on all Americans to take personal responsibility to meet this important goal.

The Democratic Party is a party of inclusion. We respect the individual conscience of each American on this difficult issue, and we welcome all our members to participate at every level of our party. This is why we are proud to put into our platform the very words which Republicans refused to let Bob Dole put into their 1996 platform and which they refused to even consider putting in their platform in 2000: "While the party remains steadfast in its commitment to advancing its historic principles and ideals, we also recognize that members of our party have deeply held and sometimes differing views on issues of personal conscience like abortion and capital punishment. We view this diversity of views as a source of strength, not as a sign of weakness, and we welcome into our ranks all Americans who may hold differing positions on these and other issues. Recognizing that tolerance is a virtue, we are committed to resolving our differences in a spirit of civility, hope and mutual respect."
   
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The above is copied from the Democratic National Committee site ANY one who supports a 'right ' to kill the unborn is void of any morals. It is a lie to suggest that the US Constitution holds any  such a supposed right.

Now, now Reba..... You made me curious and I had to go and look..... :P

Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research. (Jul 2001)
Promote and fund sexual abstinence programs. (Jan 1997)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Zell_Miller.htm#Abortion (http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Zell_Miller.htm#Abortion)

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/000596.html (http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/000596.html)

And I still liked the speech!  ;D

Zell Miller is an abherration in the Democratic Party. He is also not running again. I believe he has had a belly full of Washington.

Zell was once pro-abortion, but changed his stance a number of years ago. Apparently, God got a hold of him.

His speech was excellent!

Psalm 119

The speech was great!  

This man supports abortion he belongs to the democrate party. If a person belongs to the democrate party that person supports abortion.


Just so ya know i am not a republician.

Yes, excellent address.  Thank you, sincereheart.

On the floor of the Senate; that means it's in the Congressional Record, then.

What a speech to have fall on the ears of the other Senators--I wonder if they've ever even heard of Amos, Jeremiah, Isaiah.

I do wonder about one statement, though:

 "Amos was the first to propose the concept of a universal God and not just some tribal deity.


I mean, Abraham came some 1000 years, or more, before Amos, and certainly any concept of "a universal God" was at least implied there in the burning bush--"I AM THAT I AM"??

But other than that, excellent message.  And coming from out Senate.

Like Bush earlier answering the gay marriage question by beginning with, "We're all sinners."

How long has it been since the concept of sin was mentioned from our nation's highest office.

Ever?  I wonder if even Abraham Lincoln actually addressed that concept, as President, in any address.  He certainly may have, but I'd venture to say it's at least a rarity, coming from our highest office.

Very good.

February 14, 2004 Miller time on Senate floor
Augusta Chronicle

""Zell Miller has made a name for himself as the most conservative Democrat in the U.S. Senate, perhaps the nation. He has taken his fellow Democrats to task for their less-than-stellar support of the Iraq war, national defense and wasteful spending, and for bashing President George W. Bush, whom he supports for re-election.

It's not just Miller's outspoken conservatism that's stunned Washington, but the colorful rhetoric he uses to do it.""

http://miller.senate.gov/editorials.htm
 

"Amos was the first to propose the concept of a universal God and not just some tribal deity."

I mean, Abraham came some 1000 years, or more, before Amos, and certainly any concept of "a universal God" was at least implied there in the burning bush--"I AM THAT I AM"??


Maybe it's more along the lines of Baal, etc. as the tribal deity and God getting fed up with all that??