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DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I yield that time to Senator
James.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate James.
DELEGATE JAMES: Mr. Chairman, fellow delegates,
in analyzing this proposal, it seems to me that all of
the objections that have been hitherto made to the large
house appertaining here, lack of visibility, inability
to pay compensation, inefficient organization, staffing
facilities, all is compatible with this proposal, but
moreover, here you could have a complete deadlock. The
House and Senate might fail to agree on what this ratio
would be and then I do not know whether you would have
a general assembly or not.
In all probability they would agree to the
maximum and that anything thereafter would have to be,
any adjustment thereafter would have to be in favor of
the Senate at the expense of the House.
Certainly no agreement could be reached on that
basis. It seems to me this avoids a basic constitutional
decision, the adoption of this would be a shirking of our
constitutional duty to provide firm constitutional rulings. |
