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that the year interval of twenty-five years for calling

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the new constitution would be adequate, would give better

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representation to the people, we felt it was for these

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reasons we should go along with the twenty-five year

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interval. I urge rejection of this amendment.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Any further discussion?

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Delegate Winslow.

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DELEGATE WINSLOW: Mr. Chairman, it seems

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to me that the remarks of Delegate Boyer we have just

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heard are absolutely inconsistent with the recommendations

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of his committee. For the recommendation of the

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committee is that the General Assembly may call the

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convention at any time.

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Therefore, they wouldn't need to wait, if you

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please, until things settled down after this convention

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has closed up and the new convention has been called.

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Thomas Jefferson has often been quoted on

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this convention floor, so I take the liberty to cite him

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once more. It was the opinion of that great American

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Statesman that the people should have a chance once every

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generation to vote on their fundamental law. I have tried