The Senate would have fulfilled its duty under the Constitution. To me that is important. I have spent 41 years of my 82 years right here in this Senate, and I have respected its rulings, its precedents, its rules, its history, and its customs. And I have to say to Senators that I often bow my head in sorrow at the way this Senate has changed since I came here. They would have been restless.
All Senators are busy.
It is all right with an ordinary bill, an ordinary matter, that comes before the Senate. But when it comes to a major treaty, everybody recognizes a major treaty. But this is a major treaty, a far-reaching treaty. It involves the security interests of our country. It involves our children, and our grandchildren.