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Robert C. Byrd: “We must not amend the Constitution in a way that could destroy the checks and balances and separation of powers, which…”

On the recordJune 12, 1992
We must not amend the Constitution in a way that could destroy the checks and balances and separation of powers, which are the very pillars on which this representative democracy rests.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Jun 12, 1992

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Opposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

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