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to sustain the increase. It is fiscally and politically

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responsible.

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THE PRESIDENT: Chairman Sherbow.

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DELEGATE SHERBOW: I am happy to say I can agree

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with Delegate Hanson, and that is probably this is one of

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the most important matters that will come before this

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Constitutional Convention. After that I disagree completely,

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Let me tell you what I consider this amendment as;

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doing. It absolutely flies in the teeth of everything that

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has meant fiscal responsibility for the State of Maryland.

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Now, let me call the roll of all those who urge

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you to vote against this amendment. First, I hold in my

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hand a letter from Governor Agnew in which he says "I

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disagree with their proposal to give the legislature

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authority to increase appropriations and shift amounts

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between programs which the executive is charged with

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formulating, and executing. This can only lead to increased

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pressures on the legislature from department heads who have

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not been granted funds in the full amount requested, and to

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log-rolling at its worst among individual legislators."

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Governor Agnew goes on: I can't take the time