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broader coverage. Of course, again, there is no way of

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enforcing it except to say, as Mr. Bamberger's research

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revealed, that there is no question that a contingent

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fee contract for lobbying before a legislative body, and

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I believe a Constutitional Convention, is either a void

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or avoidable contract, and to that extent any person

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that entered into such a contract, if he wasn't sure

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the client would pay him, would perhaps think twice

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about it. Then the Morgan amendment is a little broader

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than we had it originally but the Committee unanimously

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agreed to that.

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Now, finally, there is a category of exception

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in which the regulation is not to be construed in

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covering professional services in drafting a proposed

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Constitutional amendment or advising clients or rendering

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opinions as construction in effect of any Constitutional

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amendment which may be considered at the Convention,

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where such professional services are not otherwise

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connected with Constitutional Convention action, et

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cetera.

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Now, this clears up a point that is not clear