Cord Byrd

His proposal does not correct that fact. Why does the Senator not offer a proposition that will provide cloture only by two-thirds of those present and voting or by three-fifths of those present and voting?

freedom of speech is of ancient origin. The Senators in the Roman Republic exercised freedom of speech. There were no inhibitions on the freedom of speech. The same thing was true with respect to the members of Parliament. Henry IV, who…

the English word ``irony'' comes to us from an Ancient Greek word meaning ``a dissembler in speech.'' The English word ``irony'' is defined as the contrast between something that somebody thinks to be true, as revealed in speech, action…

A majority leader has enormous power when it comes to the schedule of the Senate, the scheduling of bills and resolutions, and the programming of the Senate schedule. The majority leader has first recognition power and that is a big arrow…

I feel very deeply that as long as we have a Senate in which there is unlimited debate, the liberties of the American people will always be protected. I think that we change that rule at our peril, and at the peril of the liberties of the…

my concern is that in an effort to kill this so-called dinosaur we are really taking a sledge hammer to kill a beetle, small beetle. I agree with the Senators that the rule has been abused. Would the Senators agree with me that, in the…

I daresay that half of the Senators do not know what morning business is. They do not know the difference between the morning hour and morning business. I do not mean to cast aspersions on them. But I hear a lot of Senators talking about…

Now, before the Senator leaves the floor, why do we want to use this cloture--why do we want to use this sledgehammer to eliminate the potential filibuster on a motion to proceed? That is where the problem has arisen. Our friends--now in…

Well, Mr. President, I want to protect the right of the minority on a matter of substance in particular. But do the Senators not agree that most of the cloture motions that have been laid down by the majority leader in the past few years…

I have great respect for both Senators. I have great admiration for them. Mr. Harkin serves on my Appropriations Committee. He has his heart in this matter. But as one who has been a leader of the majority and the leader of the party when…

The right of freedom of speech was publicly accorded to both Commons and the House of Lords by Henry V in 1407. He reigned from 1399 to 1413. He publicly declared that the Commons, members of both Houses of Parliament, had the right to…

Would not the Senator agree that filibusters used in such instances as he has just related here are not the filibusters which have caused the Senate the problems of abuse which most Senators and I perceive as being problems? Do the…