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amendment enables us to plan for the future with the
militia. We all understand now what the militia does,
and the Governor has called it out, although he wasn't
empowered under the old Constitution to do it, sent them
down to Cambridge, didn't say anything about that in the
old one.
I think this is really detail. Remember that
in writing a constitution we will get a star for brevity
if we enable the Constitution to provide all the
necessities. I believe Delegate Fox has provided for all
the necessities.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate L. Taylor.
DELEGATE LLOYD TAYLOR: I would like to speak
against the amendment by Delegate Fox. I would speak from
practical experience. I feel in time of emergency and
time of danger you can't wait for the General Assembly
to meet and call out the militia.
I remember an experience a few years ago
down in a certain county in Maryland, I won't name the
county, but I was involved in a mob of people, and the
state troopers came in to save us. Of course, I believe |
