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efforts in the preceding 1964 session of the General

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Assembly to achieve a constitutional redistricting law,

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there was then no possibility of legislative action.

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So I am suggesting to Delegate Weidemeyer even

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when all the flexibility in the world was available to the

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General Assembly of Maryland, it was of no avail, and

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there were three unsuccessful attempts in a five-year

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period to have the legislature pass a constitutional law,

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none of which ever saw the light of day.

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It seems to me that the least we can do is to give

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them a constitutional set of standards to go by so they

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will know the area in which we think they are expected to

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act to discharge their duties responsibly to the people

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of Maryland.

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I would urge you to defeat this amendment which in

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essence is no different from the one you just defeated.

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THE CHAIRMAN: : Any other discussion? Are you

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ready for the question?

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The Clerk will wring the quorum bell.

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The question arises on the adoption of amendment

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No. 2, a vote Aye is a vote in favor of the amendment. A