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financing programs.

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Right to know goes beyond this. It goes

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to all aspects of government. I think it is important

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that we add it to the Constitution.

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(At this point the Honorable H. Vernon Eney,

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Chairman of the Committtee of the Whole, resumed the chair).

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Kiefer.

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DELEGATE KIEFER: I yield 3 minutes to Delegate

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Winslow.

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DELEGATE WINSLOW: Mr. Chairman, I rise in

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opposition to this amendment as a part of the Constitition.

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I am extremely reluctant to oppose the idqa that we should

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have admission to our public proceedings and our public

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records.

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However, I suggest that the amendment as drawn

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is an extremely uncertain thing which has become very

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clear in the question and answer period.

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The amendment as drawn suggests that all

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governmental proceedings, meetings and records shall be open

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except as otherwise prescribed by public general law. This
exception gives me a great deal of trouble for at least 57