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a lot of people, and they feel very seriously about it, but

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I say to you that it has been put before this Convention

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in the wrong guise. This is not a fiscal matter, it is

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not a moral matter. You are not going to eliminate gambling

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in Maryland. We are going to have gambling in Maryland

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and people want gambling in Maryland. I say to you that

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this is something that doesn't belong in the Constitution,

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and we all know that it is something that should be left

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to the legislature.

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I believe that it is time that we quit talking

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with our tongues in our cheeks, and say leave to the

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legislature such tremendous fiscal questions as we have, and

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leave that to the wisdom of the legislature, when what

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we are really saying is leave it to the stupidity of the

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legislature.

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What we need is a competent, able legislature

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to deal with this thing. This is a legislative problem.

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It should not be put in the Constitution under any guise.

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It is not something that is proper for the Constitution.

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It is something that the legislature should grapple with

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and should handle, and should have to meet the responsibility