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be divided into congressional districts.

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I would point out that the gentleman is really

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giving away ice in the wintertime, because congress,

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already, by amendment H.R. 2275, passed on November 30, has

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provided in the 93rd Congress to more than one representative

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under the act of June 18, 1929, shall be established by

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law a number of districts equal to the number of

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representatives to which each state is entitled, and the

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representatives shall be elected only from districts so

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established.

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No district shall elect more than one

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representative.

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In actuality Delegate Weidemeyer is only

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recognizing where Congress has already acted. It seems

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to me the section would take the guts out of section 3.03b.

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Let me read you what Judge Simon Sobeloff

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had to say in the case of Maryland Citizens Committee

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for Fair Congressional Redistricting for Tawes."

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In the course of the hearing the Attorney

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General of Maryland, after consultation with the Governor

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advised the court that in the light of the unsuccessful