Jason Chaffetz Quotes
I want to see overwhelming force repel anybody who is trying to get into the White House.
Chaffetz, Jason. Hearing on Secret Service Security. C-SPAN, National Cable Satellite Corporation, 2014.
Quote often cited by gun enthusiasts as a Biblical urging to be armed for self-protection and protection of the home. Likewise they argue that gun control is not only bad policy but against the will of God.
She told constituents that she would try and implement some gun control measures. She, later in her career explained to critics of Congressional inaction via gun control--see {640804}.
Arguing for a standing army:
The brilliant inventor of the telegraph had a dark side. He was a virulent Catholic hater and a paranoid opponent of immigration. He was one of the leading political figures expressing these views and the author of several major publications including the one this quotation comes from.
Jason E. Chaffetz is an American retired politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until his retirement in 2017. He chaired the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2015 until 2017.