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We are talking, the Chairman has mentioned
the fact that never in the tradition of Maryland has
this formula that we are recommending here today been
applied to the State as far as apportionment is concerned.
I have to say that never in the State of Maryland has it had
to face two Supreme Court decisions and try to resolve
two difficult decisions as they have today in Baker
versus Carr and Reynolds versus Simms decisions.
I say again the testimony of the legislators that came
before our Committee was mixed. It was mixed. The Chair-
man mentioned 12 people who talked and said that we should
set that figure in the Constitution -- 12 members of the
legislature. He says that somewhere we have to draw
the line; The buck stops here.
That seems to me that he is afraid to let the
legislature handle their job. I think Delegate Bamberger
pointed out that this is a difficult job. Nobody has
ever said that the life of the legislator is an easy job.
It never will be if the legislator is doing his job.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gleason, you have
three-quarters of a minute. |
