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To: SpringheelJack
That's what I was curious about. What specifically has he said that's blown you away, and made you think that this guy really is something special when it comes to the constitution? I've never seen it.

Sorry I didn't understand your question.

When on the Senate Floor during debates a Senator will say something and Byrd will respond quite loudly, "THAT IS NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION" or " THAT IS NOT WHAT THE CONSITUTION SAYS."
Then he will proceed to pull out the well worn copy of the Constitution he keeps in his vest pocket, turn right to the exact page and paragraph in question. Everytime I have been watching he was always correct in his assertion

27 posted on 09/22/2005 11:34:08 PM PDT by msnimje (Cogito Ergo Sum Republican)
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To: msnimje

Well, all right, though I don't think any of that qualifies a guy as a "constitutional historian", which to me implies a guy much more solid on background, how constitutional principles were developed, where they came from, etc. Maybe if he had said, "That's NOT what George Mason said during his losing argument about slavery at the Constitutional Convention!" I'd be more impressed.


29 posted on 09/23/2005 8:20:39 AM PDT by SpringheelJack
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