The 5th Amendment is out of the question. But there is another Amendment that I'd like to...
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Peter Appleton:
The 5th Amendment is out of the question. But there is another Amendment that I'd like to invoke. I wonder if anyone here is familiar with it. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion."
Congressman Doyle:
Mr. Appleton, you're out of order, Sir!
[Congressman Doyle continues to berate Appleton as he continues his speech]
Peter Appleton:
[reading from Adele's book of the Constitution]
"Congress shall make no law... respecting... and establishment of religion... or prohibiting the free exercise thereof... or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press... or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Congressman Doyle:
You will not presume to lecture this Committee, Sir!
Peter Appleton:
That's the First Amendment, Mr. Chairman. It's everything we're about if only we'd live up to it!
Elvin Clyde:
[speaking softly to Congressman Doyle]
Let him, let him talk. He's just hanging himself.
Peter Appleton:
It's the most important part of the contract every citizen has with this country. And even though these contracts - the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! - even though they're just pieces of paper with signatures on them... they're the only contracts we have that are most definitely subject... to renegotiation... not by you, Mr. Chairman...
Congressman Doyle:
Mr. Appleton!
Peter Appleton:
Not by you, Mr. Clyde...
Congressman Doyle:
You will stand down, Sir!
Peter Appleton:
Not by anyone, ever. Too many people have paid for this contract in blood!
Congressman Doyle:
Enough, Sir! You are out of order!
Peter Appleton:
[holds up Luke's Congressional Medal of Honor]
People like Luke Trimble... and all the sons of Lawson, California.
Stan Keller:
[in Mabel's Diner in Lawson, with Mabel, Bob, Mayor Doyle, and Stan listening to the radio]
You're damn right. And they deserve better than this.
[looks at Bob working the grill]
Stan Keller:
All you boys do.
[Mayor Doyle is speechless as a tear rolls down his cheek]
Congressman Doyle:
[banging his gavel]
I will have order or I will clear this chamber!
Peter Appleton:
When you get right down to it, fellas... that's all I have to say to you.
[turns and begins walking out of the courtroom]
Congressman Doyle:
You are not excused, Sir. The witness will resume his seat, you are not excused, Sir!
[the crowd in the courtroom stands and begins to applaud as Appleton nears the exit]
Congressman Doyle:
You will resume your seat! You...
[Congressman Doyle cuts off as he realizes no one is listening]
Transcript
Come to order!
I know his America was big.
Bigger than you can imagine!
With a wide-open heart!
Where every person has a voice!
Even if you don't like what they say...
Enough! You are out of order!
If he were here,
I wonder how you'd respond...
if you could explain to him
what happened to his America.
You are skating on the edge of contempt!
That's the first thing
I've heard today that I agree with!
My client is clearly under
an enormous strain as a result...
of the questioning of Mr. Clyde.
He's not responsible for his comments.
- We wish to invoke the 5th Amendment.
- No, we don't.
- We do.
- No, we don't, so knock it off!
Shut up and let me get through this.
The 5th Amendment is off the table.
But there is another Amendment
I'd like to invoke.
I wonder if anyone here
is familiar with it.
"Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion."
You're out of order!
"Shall make no law...
- ...respecting..."
- My chamber will come to order!
"An establishment of religion...
or prohibiting free exercise thereof...
or abridging freedom of speech,
or of the press...
or of the right to petition
for a redress of grievances."
Do not presume to lecture
this Committee!
The First Amendment. It's what
we're about, if we'd live up to it.
Let him talk. He's hanging himself.
It's the most important part of the
contract every citizen has here.
Even though the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights...
are just pieces of paper
with signatures on them...
they're the only contracts we have
that are definitely not subject...
to renegotiation.
- Not by you, Mr. Chairman.
- Mr. Appleton!
- Not by you, Mr. Clyde.
- Stand down!
Not by anyone, ever.
Too many people have paid in blood.
Enough, sir! You are out of order!
People like Luke Trimble...
and all the sons of Lawson, California.
Damn right.
And they deserve better than this.
All you boys do.
I will have order
or I will clear this chamber!
When you get right down to it, fellas...
that's all I have to say to you.
You are not excused!
The witness will resume his seat!
You are not excused!
You will resume your seat!
You...
Sir?
Clip duration: 281 seconds
Views: 402
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 00s
Uploaded: 13 December, 2020
Genres: drama, romance
Summary: In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
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