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corruptly, the legislature has the right of impeachment.
We must have confidence in our courts, and the only way to
dispense justice to the people of Maryland is to allow
the court to run its own business for that purpose.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recognizes Delegate
Bard to speak in favor of the amendment.
DELEGATE BARD: Mr. Chairman, I would like
to speak in favor of the amendment.
I have long felt that a prescription of rule
fundamentally involves the procedural step. Thus as I
see it, this particular step is a substantive matter.
The nature of panels is substantive, as I would see it,
and is inherently tied in with the whole nature of what
is discussed here.
I don't think we ought to set each last --
my second point -- I don't believe we ought to set each
last step in this debate in terms of what is happening
to the courts. I for one believe that the steps that we
are taking are highly important, but this particular
item, as I see it, is one where we ought to have concur-
rent powers; and because it is substantive, I believe