Diane Reidy

Diane Reidy is an official stenographer for the U.S. House of Representatives. On the evening of October 16, 2013 Reidy was forcibly removed from the house when she interrupted the proceedings by speaking into a microphone to all those assembled. The late night session of the house of representatives was in the process of counting votes for legislation to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, averting a possible unprecedented default on the U.S. debt. Reidy's outburst occurred at the culmination of a major fiscal and governmental crisis, coinciding with historically low public approval of congress.
The media reaction to Reidy's statement described it as a "rant", a "meltdown" and "crazy".
Transcript of Reidy's statement
This is a transcript of what Diane Reidy said on October 16, 2013, based on the C-Span recording.
He will not be mocked
He will not be mocked
The greatest deception here is this is not one nation under God
It never was
Had it been, it would not have been
No, it would not have been
The constitution would not have been written by freemasons
They go against God
You cannot serve two masters
You cannot serve two masters
Praise be to God, lord Jesus Christ
... (no longer audible)
This transcript is from her rant by the elevator not from the podium. The rant from the podium is unknown

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