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separate amendments so that they would not otherwise be

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divisible by this body . They each present you with clear

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and distinct different questions.

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Note that the memorandum stated there will

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be eight amendments. That the memorandum numbers each

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amendment in the revised section and has two number

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eights. The second number eight is now number nine.

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There is one correction I wanted to make on

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amendment D but because I think most of the delegates

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probably don't have that yet, I will mention it when we

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vote on Amendment D. I am going to make a presentation

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now with respect to all of the amendments so that you can

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understand the purpose of all in toto, then speak for only

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a minute or so when we come to each and are about to

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vote on each.

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I am very proud of the job which this

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Convention has done. We worked hard and the product

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clearly reflects our careful deliberations.

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We are writing a Constitution which will

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create a viable and responsive state and local government

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for the 20th and perhaps the 21st Centuries. We all