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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Frank Robey.

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DELEGATE ROBEY: Mr. President and Ladies and

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Gentlemen, I too must confess that there are several parts

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of this question which I, at the present time, do not

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understand, and I am sure probably that I shall never

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understand.

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One of the things I shall never understand is the

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switch in vote from eighty- three for, to a negative vote,

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to a tie against.

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There are parts of this Constitution of which I

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do not at the present time approve, but I am not sure that

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I shall never approve of them.

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One of the most notable characteristics of our

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way of life in Maryland is a continued exploration to

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apply our principles of freedom to the challenges in the

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new era.

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I think this should be a test of a State Consti-

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tution. Our institutions of freedom have be and are

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preserved through a process of continuing development and

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perfection.

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There has existed throughout this Convention