Cord Byrd: “by the way, that was the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention completed its work--September 17, 1787. What a…”

“by the way, that was the day in 1787 that the Constitutional Convention completed its work--September 17, 1787. What a day. What a great day for free peoples, for people who have the liberty and freedom to speak. It devised a system of government, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people--a government of separation of powers and checks and balances. I thank those Framers for what they did on July 16, 1787, when they decided under a great compromise which provided for a Senate--a Senate where Members would represent the States with two Senators from each State so that a small State, or a large State, or medium-size State would have an equal voice in this Senate. Let us remember that as we go along. Again, I say that day on September 17, 1787, there were 39 signers who put their names on this Constitution, including John Milton Niles, a Senator from Connecticut. And his relative sits in the chair today, Senator Dayton from Minnesota.”