Cord Byrd: “Well, that goes back a long way, I say to the Senator. I believe he said that, ``If this amendment is adopted, then I…”

“Well, that goes back a long way, I say to the Senator. I believe he said that, ``If this amendment is adopted, then I would be willing to sacrifice so that my children and grandchildren can have a better future.'' Is he also saying that if this amendment is not adopted, he is unwilling to sacrifice for his children and grandchildren? I say, Mr. President, we need to sacrifice for our children and grandchildren, whether or not this amendment is adopted. And we do not need an additional bit of print in the Constitution to fortify us with the courage and the discipline and the will to take a strong stand now in order to sacrifice for our country or our children or our grandchildren. Mr. President, if I do not have the courage now to take a strong stand, if I am unwilling now to take a strong stand on behalf of my children and grandchildren and their children, there is no amount of ink that can put into that Constitution that will give me any more backbone, any more spine, any more courage, any more strength of will than I already have.”