Robert Byrd: “The Senate is more important than any or all of us, more important than I am, more important than the majority and…”

Senator Robert Byrd, the expert extraordinary on the Senate, spent weeks on end trying to figure out a way that you could assure the passage of bills that pertained to the budget and not destroy the filibuster rule.

I have said that, as long as the Senate retains the power to amend and the power of unlimited debate, the liberties of the people will remain secure.

If Congress cannot pass a budget, then we should not be paid.

I respectfully exercise my Fifth Amendment right and decline to answer.