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other members of the Committee didn't read the rules that
way at all, we all agreed. I think it was unanimous,
possibly one slight dissent, not really a dissent. I
think it was practically unanimous. We all agreed that
the rule should make it perfectly clear that reports of
the substantive committees of this Convention on matters
pertaining to amendment, possible amendment of our Con-
stitution, should be in writing and should be giving
reasons.
Then we proposed an amendment to Rule 28(a).
Rule 28(a), again, is a matter of some substance. It
reads, Except upon the affirmative vote of a majority
of the delegates present and voting, the Committee of the
Whole will receive no final report of a substantive com-
mittee after November 17, 1967.
This rule is a reflection of the fact that we
operate under statutory deadline. It has in precedence,
the most recent precedence we were able to find is the
New York Constitutional Convention which has imposed upon
its delegates a similar deadline. It is slightly dif-
ferent language than the New York proposal as opposed to |
