J. Thurmond: “I urge my colleagues to review these important pieces of legislation and support passage.”

I was privileged to serve with the 82nd Airborne Division, one of the first airborne divisions to be organized.

This decision, in my opinion, was irresponsible and constitutes poor public policy.

I am pleased to rise today to submit a Senate resolution which designates August 16, 2000 as 'National Airborne Day.'

There are mainly three reasons why I feel the bill should not be passed. The first is that it is unnecessary. Every state has enacted some legislation making it unlawful to intimidate a voter or to hinder him in the exercise of his voting…