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nothing in Section 4 that represents change in the slight-

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est. This is statutory language. At the risk of being

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redundant it has been in the statutes for decades, and in

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some instances almost essential. There is no reason to

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think that this language is ever going to be changed by

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the General Assembly, but in the event that the General

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Assembly should wish to change it, this change, exactly

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what Delegate Kirkland is talking about, should be fully

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considered by the General Assembly, which meets every year,

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rather than by a constitutional convention, which may meet

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only every one hundred years .

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In closing, this amendment does not affect in

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any way Sections 2, 3 or 5 of the Majority Report; amend-

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ments to delete these sections will be offered later on.

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At this time we urge the adoption of the Minority Amend-

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ment 1 .

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Wheatley, you have one

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minute .

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DELEGATE WHEATLEY: Mr. Chairman, ladies and

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gentlemen of the Convention, I find myself in a rather

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awkward position in that the Minority having incorporated