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to change detail was not necessary.

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We felt that a properly apportioned legislature

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could be trusted to reflect the demands of the people.

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We felt that unified control drafting a written

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law should remain in. the legislature. We felt that the

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initiative of legislation was defeated by the convention.

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We lastly felt that the right of the people to

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[ass on the proposed amendments was retained, and therefore

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hat the direct initiative by the people was not necessarily

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n emergency measure.

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For these reasons, for the arguments against the

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Inclusion of initiative, we declined to put it in our GP-7.

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As I say, I have no strong position on it, either

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necessarily for it or opposed to it, but I thought that to

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help enlighten the Committee of the Whole I should bring

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but these eight: reasons why the Committee did consider it and

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lecided not to adopt it.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Does any other Delegate desire

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to speak in favor of the amendment?

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Is there any other Delegate in opposition?

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Delegate Scanlan.