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unsavory method of proceeding.

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Secondly, I would point out that we have built

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in a system in this Constitution, a judicial system where

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there is very little review by the people and if you add

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to that, if you take away the right of the people as it

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exists in impeachment by leaving it in the General Assembly,

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then you are again removing one more control by the people

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and putting it into this locked judiciary; I urge you not

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to do this, to leave the impeachment procedure as it has

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been in the history of Maryland where it has done no harm

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and where it has proceeded very well.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marvin Smith.

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DELEGATE M. SMITH: May I suggest to Delegate

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Miller, I don't know what judges in her part of the State

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do, but in my part of the State when a judge has once

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heard a case, he doesn't sit on that case again.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Any other discussion?

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Delegate Bamberger.

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DELEGATE BAMBERGER: I think the discussion has

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pointed up a number of problems and in response to Dele-

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gate Smith, I think one of the points that is made by