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because if there is any question legally as to the applica-

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tion of this provision, and it goes into court and the court

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may construe it then, and I think we would be just in the

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same position as without this language or with this language.

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Weidemeyer, the

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suggestion you made was considered by the staff, and Mr.

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Walter Lewis, suggested I think perhaps in desparation

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finally that we revert to the original language of the

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1867 Constitution, which would not be at all the language

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of this section with these words stricken out, but a great

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deal more besides, but then if we did that, we would have

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to add another sentence, which would also perhaps be subject

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to the criticism that it too stated the obvious, but

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nevertheless would be essential.

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The matter has been considered by the various

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people who will have worked on it. I don't suppose they

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will ever have absolute agreement on what is desired.

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Any further discussion?

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Delegate Gallagher, do you have any further

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comment?

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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: No, sir, except that this