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Robert C. Byrd: “Did our forefathers pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to throw off the tyrannical hand of…”

On the recordJune 10, 1992
Did our forefathers pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to throw off the tyrannical hand of George III, only to be ruled by the heavy hand of a judicial oligarchy?
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jun 10, 1992

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Opposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

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