Cord Byrd: “the distinguished Senator is indubitably correct. There can be no more solemn, no more serious, no more far-reaching a…”

“the distinguished Senator is indubitably correct. There can be no more solemn, no more serious, no more far-reaching a decision than the one which the Senate is approaching. All of the talk about how many hours or how many days we spent on some previous resolution or subject is entirely aside the point; entirely aside the point. What I am saying here--and every Senator here knows it--is tomorrow morning at 10:15, we will follow the rules of the Senate. We are going to vote on cloture on the Lieberman resolution, as modified. It has been modified. I don't know how many Senators know that. This resolution has been modified. I only learned about it today. It has been modified in such a way that there is no longer a preamble, or what is considered a preamble. The words ``whereas''--I would like to discuss each of these whereas clauses. The whereas clauses have all been changed to ``since,'' which means the preamble is now a part and parcel of the resolution. There is no separate preamble here. So the wheels have been greased. The wheels of legislative action of debate have been greased. So here we are now faced with a vote tomorrow morning at 10:15.”