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The Constitution which we are writing here
in Annapolis will not last unless it has flexibility,
but at the same time it will not pass unless it offers
representation.
A very few years before Maryland wrote its
first Constitution a ship called the PEGGY STEWART
was burned in the Harbor of Annapolis on the question of
taxation without representation. I do not suggest that we
should go back to the harbor and burn the MARYLAND LADY
on the question of small county representation.
I am not ashamed of compromise. Edmund Burke,
in his speech on the conciliation of America, said, "All
governments, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment,
every virtue and every prudent act, is founded upon
compromise."
This minority report and amendment offers flexi-
bility. The ratio between the number of members in the
House and that in the Senate can be changed. Alternatives
in districting, and the hope of representation for diverse
areas and communities of interest are offered.
It offers a size which permits more latitude |
