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Chabot did raise the point the other evening as did

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Delegate Gleason and I think hopefully that this takes

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care of it.

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THE PRESIDENT: Is there any discussion?

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Delegate Scanlan.

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DELEGATE SCANLAN: Could I ask Delegate Gallagher

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a question about his amendment to the abominable clause?

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Gallagher, do you yield?

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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Yes.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Scanlan.

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DELEGATE SCANLAN: If the State acting under

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this clause does something that offends Article 1, Section

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10, impairment obligation contract clause of the Federal

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Constitution it would be unconstitutional. If it doesn't

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act unconstitutionally, it wouldn't be constitutional. Why

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do we have to put this nonsense in here?

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Gallagher.

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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I appreciate the statement

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of the obvious. It has never been so patently put, I might

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say to the delegate.

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The answer is this, that we are forewarning the