Cord Byrd: “He can stay with me until the cows come home, and I will always lead…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2002

He can stay with me until the cows come home, and I will always lead him right back to this foundation, my rock on which I stand. And it says: Congress shall have the power to declare war. The administration can say all it wants. It can bring all of its Cabinet heads up and have them on television on Sunday. It can bring Dr. Rice, it can bring Secretary Powell, it can bring the secretary of war, it can bring the Vice President of the United States, the President of this body, and they can say whatever they want until they are completely out of breath. And I guarantee you they will not once mention the Constitution of the United States. They haven't thus far. But they are going to be brought right back every time to face this Constitution which I hold in my hand, which says Congress shall have the power to declare war.

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Cord Byrd

Florida

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Discussing the constitutional authority of Congress to declare war.

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Cord Byrd: “He can stay with me until the cows come home, and I will always lead him right back to this foundation, my rock on which…”

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