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kind, and I urge you to vote against this amendment.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Roger.

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DELEGATE KOGER: Mr. President and Mr. Chairman,

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and ladies and gentlemen: Just one word or two.

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First of all, a minority report was made from

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our committee. We gave a full-dress report on this matter.

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At that time we lost by 22 votes.

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Now, any time you lose by only 22 votes against

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something you have had in your Constitution for years

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and years, it is evident that people would like to do

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something about it, and since we have had this hearing,

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we have seen in the Baltimore Sun papers and many of the

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papers, support of the same thing that we are asking you,

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which is merely to leave it out of the Constitution.

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I do sincerely hope that you will find that it

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will be to the great advantage of your State not to include

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this in your Constitution.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Jett.

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DELEGATE JETT: Mr. President and fellow

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delegates:

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I know that this is a matter that is close to