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e 0 D, silh- l. Attorney General o the United States is one o them. But that does not Justify him in confusing the status quo with the independence of the Judiciary. Well, so much for the report of the Attorney General. I wanted to mention it, because I think that when the Attorney General of the United States expresses an opinion upon proposed legislation, it should be important. In this case, I think he has been badly advised. In closing, I want to repeat in new words what I have said many times before, and at least once here: I introduced this bill not out or any spirit of retaliation, but out of a deep concern for the preservation of the Constitution of the United States as it was meant to be, and our American way of life as we used to know it. I have introduced this bill in an effort to secure action by the Congress which would help to restore the balance between the respective branches of the Federal Government, and to restore to the States a measure of their rights, guaranteed under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, but which have been stripped from them, notwithstanding that guarantee, by Judicial legislation. I am not wedded to any line or word of this bill. There have been sme suggestions during these hearings respecting possible amendments to the bill, and I am willing to sit down with the committee and consider any of those suggestions. If the Cannittee can agree upon different language, even representing in part or in whole a different approach to this problem, but which will be effective in achieving the objective I have sought, the Connittee will find me ready to go along. I will support this bill or any other bill which I think will help to limit the Supreme Court to its proper sphere of action, to restore to the Congress autonmy over the con duct of 92 .Hh- "W I '* .. __.,_,_,,.,_,_______