Mr. Housefather's submissions spoke to the admissibility of the amendment. There's nothing precluding us from amending the law. There's nothing precluding us from amending the bill. That is the entire reason we are here.
I'll start very briefly with the fact that the subamendment cannot be ruled out of order if it basically seeks to delete a portion of the proposed amendment. This is precisely what a subamendment is meant to do.
I think Mr. Housefather's concern is more of over substance and policy. I don't agree with Mr. Housefather that the deletion of the last line and a half would not be in line with the intent of the bill, or the criminal law as it is now or will become, should this bill pass.
That is a substantive argument that my friend is making, and as such I kindly ask that you allow the subamendment to be in order.