Editing Robert Byrd (section)

====Parliamentary expertise====
Byrd was also known for using his knowledge of [[parliamentary procedure]]. Byrd frustrated Republicans with his encyclopedic knowledge of the inner workings of the Senate, particularly prior to the [[Reagan Era]]. From 1977 to 1979 he was described as "performing a procedural tap dance around the minority, outmaneuvering Republicans with his mastery of the [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate|Senate's arcane rules]]".<ref>{{cite news | author=Sheryl Gay Stolberg | title=Dispute in the Senate: the Players; Behind the Scenes, an Army of Senate Aides Takes On the Filibuster Fight | date=May 20, 2005 | work=The New York Times | url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C13FD3F5D0C738EDDAC0894DD404482 | access-date=February 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520192426/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C13FD3F5D0C738EDDAC0894DD404482 | archive-date=May 20, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 1988, majority leader Byrd [[Motion (parliamentary procedure)|moved]] a [[Call of the house|call of the Senate]], which was adopted by the majority present, in order to have the [[Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate|Sergeant-at-Arms]] arrest members not in attendance. One member ([[Robert Packwood]], R-[[Oregon]]) was carried feet-first back to the chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arms in order to obtain a [[quorum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Feet_First.htm|title=U.S. Senate: Feet First}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-24-mn-11822-story.html | title=Guards Seize Senator, Haul Him into Debate Feet First : Packwood's OK but GOP is Outraged | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=February 24, 1988 }}</ref>