Political Quotes

“I regret the Senator from New Hampshire does not want to address that question. Let me just point out to the Senate that when you really get down to some of these hard questions, the proponents of this amendment just slide off them and they say, ``Oh, well, we would get a waiver.'' The waiver that is required here is declared by joint resolution adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House and, as the very able Senator from West Virginia has pointed out, this is contrary to what the Constitution now requires. What this waiver means is that you would have to have 51 votes in the Senate and 218 votes in the House. I have heard the proponents stand on the floor and say, ``Don't worry, no problem. If a situation arises, clearly the Members will vote for the waiver and we will be able to address it, we will get these votes, there is no problem.'' I just want to recount one story, because this is very serious business, I suggest to the Members. On August 12, 1941, the House of Representatives was confronted with the issue of extending the time of service of those members of the armed services who had been drafted the year before.”