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THE PRESIDENT: The question now arises on the

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motion to reconsider the vote by which Section 6.17 failed

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of adoption. Is there any discussion? This motion is de-

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batable.

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Delegate James.

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DELEGATE JAMES: I want to argue on the motion tc

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reconsider.

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THE PRESIDENT: You may proceed.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Mr. President and members of the|

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Convention: You may not consider that this is a particularly

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important vote, but I tell you that it is very conceivable

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that the adoption of the Constitution is at stake, there are

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many people in the State of Maryland who don't want to see

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Maryland plunged into a gambling fiesta or a future in

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which Maryland will become an eastern Las Vegas. This is

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definitely in the offing. In the last session I believe a

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lottery bill passed the House of Delegates. Pressures on

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the General Assembly are enormous. Since I have been in the

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General Assembly each session we have to resist the pressure

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of gambling and gamblers.

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There are many people in this State who will