Cord Byrd: “The minority also states that there is no need for more Federal court supervision and micromanagement of State and local…”

“The minority also states that there is no need for more Federal court supervision and micromanagement of State and local affairs, when every State is already working hard to address the issues in ways that are best suited to its own citizens and its own criminal justice system. There have been some 63 drafts of the proposed amendment, and it remains both excessively detailed and decidedly vague. The level of detail provided in this amendment is inconsistent with the structure and the style of our country's great governing document, and, indeed, the resolution reads like a statute, which suggests that that is, in fact, how the problem of protecting the rights of crime victims should be addressed. The majority report cites examples of overwhelming popular support and demonstrates that change toward better implementation of victims' rights is occurring now, already, in the States.”