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Now, getting to this Majority Report, Mr. Kirk-

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land made the statement that the burden of proof is on

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those who do not urge change.

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Well, he is not urging change when he states in

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the first sentence on page 2, composed of members repre-

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senting geographic areas.

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In the Personal Rights section of this Consti-

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tution we just erased, not recognizing the needs of all

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people of our State and yet we are going to come back in

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General Provisions 6 and limit recognition for educational

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need to people in geographic areas .

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I say to you that the diversity in Maryland is f,ir

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beyond Appalachia and the Shore, but it goes to economic

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differences, racial differences, occupational and profes-

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sional differences. There are many things that a governor

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who wants to have a good school board must consider that

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far more outweigh geography and land area. We are talking

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about people. We are talking about that educational system

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that my five children, ages one to eight, are dependent on,

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and I don't want any unflexible system to educate them.

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Thank you. (Applause.)