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of Maryland are going to turn down this Constitution on the

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$40,000 salary of the Governor, why then I don't think that

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the people have very much confidence in the electorate of

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Maryland. I am all in favor of the $40,000 figure and I

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hope this amendment is defeated.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Any other delegate desire to

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speak in favor of the amendment?

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Delegate Mitchell.

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DELEGATE MITCHELL: Mr. President and Fellow

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Delegates, I think it would be shameful to set up a new

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structure for a strong Executive Branch of Government and

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improved Judicial Branch and a strong Legislative Branch

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and not face the hard question that in Maryland we have

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paid our public servants such ridiculously low salaries

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that we have opened wide the doors to corruption and it is

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as simple as that and we must give leadership to the

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people of the State if we want clean government as well as

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efficient government, we have got to pay our public

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servants according to the jobs which we expect them to

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perform.

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Further, as far as the salary to the Chief