Political Quotes

“So here we have the supermajority, another supermajority written into the Constitution. There are only 5 of those, only 5 supermajority votes written into the Constitution: One, the supermajority that is required to override Presidential veto; two, the supermajority that is required in article V to amend the Constitution, two-thirds of each House. And one, the supermajority required to approve the ratification of a treaty. One, the supermajority required to convict a President or other officer of the United States who has been impeached. And the other is the supermajority that is required in either body to expel a Member. Now, those are the 5 supermajorities. Those are the 5 supermajorities. This amendment would add another, a requirement for a supermajority and, thus, it invades the basic principle of a democracy, majority rule. Well, I will simply say in passing here that this section seriously impinges upon the powers of the President.”