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DELEGATE BEATRICE MILLER: Mr, Chairman, I

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will be very brief. Ever since Mr. Scanlan gave us the

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reason for his proposal in which he said that this is not

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a state problem, this is a federal problem, I have been

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very distrubed. If we adopt that philosophy of Delegate

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Scanlan, then I think we might as well pack up and go

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home right now because that is what this Convention is

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all about.

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This Convention is about building a state

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constitution for a state that will accept its role and

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its share of the responsibilities. Whatever the outcome

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of the vote on this amendment, I would hope that no one

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votes on it because he considers this only a federal

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problem and not a problem of the state.

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Furthermore, I would point out that what the

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original proposal of the Committee as amended says is

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a very limited suggestion. It talks about opportunity

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for employment and it says the General Assembly shall

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continue to .implement this policy.

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I think that, as a guide to the General

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Assembly of what the thinking of this Convention was and