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THE CHAIRMAN; The amendment is submitted by

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Delegate Fornos. Is there a second? Who seconds?

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DELEGATE RUSH: Second.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Rush seconds.

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The Chair recognizes Delegate Fornos.

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DELEGATE FORNOS: Mr. Chairman and Fellow Dele-

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gates, since we have heard repeatedly in the explanation of

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the legislative passage accompanying this Constitution that

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the General Assembly hereafter will have the right to amend

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that package and put whatever figure it wants to, I feel

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that it would be detrimental to the welfare of the entire

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Constitution for us to get involved in a salary dispute,

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especially in view of the fact that on November 8, 1966,

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the people of Maryland by a narrow vote of 20,000 majority

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voted an increase in the salary of the Governor from

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fifteen to twenty-five thousand. I do so because of three

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reasons which I feel are pertinent to the question.

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A, on April 15, the people of this State will be

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confronted with having to go in many cases and borrow large

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sums of money to pay for the recent tax increase confronting

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the State especially in view of the fact that the tax was