Byron Dorgan: “I was talking about the Constitution of the United States. I pointed out that there is a process in the Constitution of…”

“I was talking about the Constitution of the United States. I pointed out that there is a process in the Constitution of the United States that describes how we can change the Constitution. And we have, in fact, changed it from time to time. I was not around, but I recall that we changed it and put something called the 18th amendment in the Constitution. That had to do with outlawing drinking; it was called prohibition. And then if you go to the 21st amendment to the Constitution, it says the 18th amendment to the Constitution is hereby repealed. That is a short, little amendment. That is the 21st amendment to the Constitution. I guess because at that point the American people felt we made a mistake on the 18th amendment, so the Framers of the Constitution not only provided a method by which we could change the Constitution but also described how we might correct a mistake. It is far better, however, not to make a mistake when you are changing the Constitution of the United States.”