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Maryland is now one of the few states that has such a

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long period of time but I would like to at least return it

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to the twenty-year provision as recommended by the

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Constitutional Convention Commission.

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It may be desirable to impose an outside date

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at which a Constitutional Convention must convene

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if none of the provisions provided for the calling of one

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prior to that are utilized. Such a date would necessarily

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be arbitrary but I submit fifty years is reasonable under

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the circumstances.

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also suggest that it is advisable to convene

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a convention two years after call by whatever means in

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order to give a commission an adequate chance to do its

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work. Our commission did a marvelous job. I don't

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think anybody would disagree with that. But it was

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short on time, having two years in which to do it.

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I will direct more detailed comments to each

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amendment as it is voted on.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any questions of

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the sponsor of the amendments? The Chair hears none.

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If you will return to your chair, we will take up