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to look out for their interests through the constitution,
then I would say forget it. You are only building a consti-
tution that will fall into the hands of legal mumbo-jumbo
and have no meaning to the average person. I say let's
put a little heart in this constitution. Let's write it
for a brief period but let's write it so it will have
some effect on the people who live in this state.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any other delegate desire to
speak in opposition?
Delegate Winslow?
DELEGATE WINSLOW: Mr. Chairman, fellow dele-
gates, I, too, am a consumer. I suspect that as of today
I have been a consumer longer than anyone else in this
room. Moreover, I have had some interest in the protectior
of the unprotected consumer from unfair business practices,
or unfair other kinds of practices, but I should like to
say two things with respect to this measure: One, in
answer to the gentleman's question a few moments ago, how
do you determine what things are of a constitutional nature,
I suggest this is rather simple. Tie nurnose of a
constitution is to allocate power, not to exercise it, and



 
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