Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and Mr. Roy for bringing this important piece of legislation to us.

Let's be clear. H.R. 23 is very clear: The International Criminal Court, the ICC, don't believe Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorists or those that threaten to destroy Israel's way of life.

The United States and Israel are not members of the ICC for good reason and without accident. Mr. Speaker, it is a dadgum sham court is what it is. These decisions by the ICC are reckless, and they not only put Israel at risk, they put Americans at risk as well.

The United States, with our new Congress and new administration, is not going to put up with these international organizations putting us and our allies in harm's way. Hamas chose war, and dadgummit, Hamas got war.

The ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, has made a parody of justice, and he needs to find his place or we will help him find it. I know when I get back to the office, I am going to get texts or contacts from people saying that my AIPAC handler told me to do this, and I will probably get my AIPAC handler in trouble, but I don't even know who the heck he or she is.

The truth is, this is right. America should be on the side of the right. Anyone standing in the way of this important piece of legislation, I think, owes the American public an explanation and owes especially your Jewish constituency an explanation.

I fully support H.R. 23, and I look forward to passing it here shortly.

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