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This autobiography follows West Virginia senator Robert C. Byrd's
experiences from his boyhood in the early 1920s to his election in
2000, which won him an unprecedented eighth term in the Senate.
Within these pages, Senator Byrd offers commentary on national and
international events that occurred throughout his long life in
public service. His journey from the hardscrabble coalfields to the
marbled halls of Congress has inspired generations of people in
West Virginia and throughout the nation. From reading the stories
of the Founding Fathers as a young boy by the light of a kerosene
lamp to the swearing of an oath for more than a half-century to
guard the US Constitution, Senator Byrd's life is legendary. Until
his death on June 28, 2010, Byrd stood by his principles, earning
the affection of the people of his home state and the respect of
Americans from all walks of life. With his beloved Erma ever by his
side, Robert C. Byrd never forgot his roots, harkening back to
those early lessons that he learned as a child of the Appalachian
coalfields.
In the months and years following September 11, Senator Robert C.
Byrd has viewed with alarm what he considers to be a "slow
unraveling of the people's liberties," when all dissenting voices
were stilled and awesome power swung suddenly to the president to
fight a "war on terror." This path violates historic American
principles it shows no regard for the balance of powers or the role
of the Congress; it invades our privacy; and it eliminates public
participation in and understanding of government. Swept along, we
have entered a war without proper consideration and rushed
dangerous legislation through Congress. Now is the time to regain
the Constitution, to return to the values and processes that made
America great. Byrd does not shrink from speaking the truth to an
ever more aggressive and imperial White House. Byrd has written a
new postscript for the paperback edition."
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