Every senator needs to stand up and represent their constituents - not big business, not the ACLU, not activist groups, not political interests, but the American interests, the workers' interests.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.
I believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest.
Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.
Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included.
I think I can speak for every Senator, saying that he or she ran for the Senate because we want to help make this a better place; that is, we want to help our States and help America.
Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.
That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on its feet, one individual if necessary, and speak until he falls into the dust.
Pity the poor senator or representative trying to stay alive in the political jungle. At every turn, there's a danger: a constituent who actually wants something done. Or worse, a campaign donor who might be offended by that something.
If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.
Every member of the Senate has a constitutional duty to follow the Constitution and to uphold the Constitution.