Manly Men Kill Horses. They Lie, Too.

"I'm gonna have to paraphrase this, who has that part of a man's anatomy that determines manliness that will stand and take issue with me. I raised my hand, I assured him I had that manliness."
- Jim Sacia(R)

Illinois House Assembly, 05-28-2004
Regarding HB 649
Jim Sacia(R) said:

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, two weeks ago a very distinguished Legislator in this Body came to me and personally asked me to go to the pressroom and watch a video that was being shown by a Mr. Steve Hinde. I went to the pressroom. I watched the video that dealt with the slaughter of horses. When the video was over, Mr. Hinde said that there isn't one Representative or Senator and I'm gonna have to paraphrase this, who has that part of a man's anatomy that determines manliness that will stand and take issue with me. I raised my hand, I assured him I had that manliness and I would take issue with him. For the next 15 minutes, Ladies and Gentlemen, we debated whether or not we agreed with the humane disposition of horses. Ironically, we agreed that a horse can be humanely disposed of."

"Two weeks ago in this Body, Dr. David Miller, Representative Dr. Miller, asked for support for this district on a Bill and I think I quote the distinguished Representative from Vermilion who said the Bill stunk..."

"...This Amendment is a slap to Illinois agriculture. Ladies and Gentlemen, two weeks ago Representative Mike Bost stood in this Body and he spoke on behalf of a deceased Senator and he talked about moral courage. Stand up for what's right... It took moral courage to do that. I call upon you, Ladies and Gentlemen, to dig deep for that moral courage."

"...I want you to attend the county fair and you walk up to a 10-year-old young lady, a 14-year-old young man leading their steer or their lamb that they literally love and you tell them that that isn't a companion animal 'cause to them it is a companion animal. But to each and every animal in the agriculture industry sooner or later it must go to the big Cavel plant in the sky. It has to happen, be it a lamb, be it a hog, be it a steer, be it a horse..."

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