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Dale Bumpers: thems the facts,'' and that is what brings us here today: using a constitutional amendment as a figleaf, a political…

On the recordJune 5, 1996
thems the facts,'' and that is what brings us here today: using a constitutional amendment as a figleaf, a political ploy to keep from making the hard decisions just as they did in 1993, just as they will in 1996. Finally, I am not voting to tinker with what James Madison did 207 years ago that has made us the strongest, longest living democracy in the world. I am not voting for something that nobody in this body can explain how it will work. It is nothing but utter chaos. I plead with my colleagues, don't snap on this one. I yield the floor.
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Dale Bumpers
Arkansas

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Opposing a constitutional amendment during Senate floor debate.

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