Cord Byrd: “Yes. That is just the question. Why subject this country's security to…”

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995

Yes. That is just the question. Why subject this country's security to the necessity of a supermajority vote when the Nation's very life is in danger, the security of the American people are in danger, the security of the troops in the field are in danger, and the security of the planes in the air is in danger? Why subject a decision at that critical moment to a supermajority? The Framers, in their wisdom, did not do it. And we have fought a good many wars.

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Cord Byrd

Florida

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of requiring a supermajority vote for national security decisions.

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Cord Byrd: “Yes. That is just the question. Why subject this country's security to the necessity of a supermajority vote when the…”

Editor's note · Context