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Proceedings and Debates of the 1967 Constitutional Convention
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1930.

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Now, our Constitution does in its preamble

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recognize that all political power originates in the

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people, and that all government is instituted to secure

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their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Now, Delegate Pullen just stole by next sentence,

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There is no freedom without economic freedom, There is no

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liberty without economic freedom, and there is no life,

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real life, without economic security , So having recognised

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in our Constitution that political power originates in

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the people and that all government is instituted to

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secure these rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of

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happiness, I want you also to recognize the same political

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power and the same government; has to work to secure that

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economic freedom that is necessary for any other, before

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any other can be secured, and don't ever forget that

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socialism, that we just don't want to mention, but we

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do have parts of, is for the rich and free enterprise

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as much as it is for the poor.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Anyone wish to speak for the

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amendment?

 

 

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