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One-fifth of the people in this nation do

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not have sufficient money for decent food and decent

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clothing. If we were truly representatives of the people

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of the State of Maryland, twenty-eight of us would sit

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here without decent clothing or housing or food. That

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is how severe the problem is.

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I do not believe we do any violence to

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principles of constitutional draftsmanship if in 1967 we

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express our concern about the most severe problem in our

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society.

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I urge you to vote against the amendment.

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DELEGATE JAMES : Does anyone wish to speak

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in favor of the amendment?

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Does Delegate Pullen wish to speak in favor of

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the amendment?

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DELEGATE PULLEN: No, sir.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Does anyone wish to speak in

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favor of the amendment?

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Does anyone wish to speak against the amend-

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ment?

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Delegate Pullen.