re: #345 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

In defense of Mr. Paul; Senator Byrd compared the United States of America’s fate to the fall of the Roman Empire more than once.

An example…

Robert C. Byrd’s Line-Item Veto Speech XIV (1993)…

I ain’t defending Paul, I’m just saying there is a precedent.

Byrd was on much stronger ground, he was a sitting Senator talking about the danger posed by a specific piece of legislation. Also, he was right, that legislation that was eventually declared unconstitutional (Clinton v. City of New York.)