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Railroad, but other corporations in the same category, in

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exactly the same situation as all other corporations to

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the extent that it can constitutionally and the only

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constitutional prohibition is the contract clause.

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Hence, the amdndment takes out the troublesome

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words "now or hereafter". Without some qualification

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that would mean that to a certain extent it would have

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unconstitutional application. To make it clear that we

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intend no unconstitutional application and avoid the risk

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that the Supreme Court would say that because it is uncon-

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stitutional in part the entire section falls, the suggestio;

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was made that the language be added here.

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I think we have debated this section up and down

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and back and forth to the N'th degree, and I don't think

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any further discussion is necessary. I think we should

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act on it.

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Delegate Pullen.

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DELEGATE PULLEN: Mr. Chairman, in order to

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bring a little relaxation and to prolong the session, I

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was going to suggest to the President that being a

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preacher's son I understand the meaning of the Hereafter,