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amendment would permit this proliferation of courts,
which is the very thing we are trying to get away from.
We have heard a lot about the New York Consti- ''
tution, and the fact that one of the reasons that it
failed was that it did not provide the reforms that the
people wanted in the State of New York.
If you look at this judicial article, you can
see one of the reasons that no reforms were offered.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Smith, you have a little
less than half a minute.
DELEGATE H. SMITH: Their court system up there
has about 14 different levels, including, if you will,
a Peacemakers Court and an Indian Court, so they provide
something for everybody, -nd I submit to this Convention
that the whole purpose of this section is to avoid the
proliferation of courts. Please do not adopt this
amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Johnson.
DELEGATE JOHNSON: Mr.Chairman, I wonder if I
could reserve a few minutes to close, with the understand-
ing that the majority chairman would have a like opportuni'