All indications we are getting ... are encouraging and positive for a 'Yes' vote for this constitution. This would be really a major achievement, ... So my guess is, yes, it will be passed.

We want a good, solid constitution. We don't want to force a deal on any group that they're uncomfortable with.

Today, a major step was taken toward the revision of the constitution.

No, it's not in the constitution. The constitution says two terms.

That does great violence -great violence - to the provision of the constitution ... which requires that a member sincerely represent the district in which he lives.

The Constitution admittedly has a few defects and blemishes, but it still seems a hell of a lot better than the system we have now.

Outside of a few national security issues like treason that the Constitution lays out, we don't need federal crimes, and we don't need federal prisons. We need state crimes and state prisons.

I'm passionate about the Constitution and the rule of law and the issue of fairness and the issue of acceptance. This is a wonderful community. Why would we want to do something that drives a wedge between us?

I pledged 27 years ago when I first went overseas to defend the Constitution of the United States. I've done so throughout my career.

The situation of the general government, if it can be called a government, is shaken to its foundation, and liable to be overturned by every blast.