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This is not a mandate. The Chairman of the
Committee himself says that whether there is need for
protection is a matter of legislative discretion. If they
decide there is no need for discretion he concedes that
there will be no need for action.
Consequently, by the admission of the Chairman
himself, this provision does absolutely nothing.
I suggest that we want a Constitution that
we will be proud of, that will live through the ages. This
is the kind of provision that should be omitted.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sickles.
DELEGATE SICKLES: Mr. Chairman, I rise in
support of this provision.
I share the doubts with him here as to the
inherent validity, the inherent power of this provision,
but I think it would be an overstatement to say that it
will have no impact and no effect whatsoever. I think firs
I it would focus attention of the entire State of Maryland,
not only as a result of this colloquy today, but in the
course of the actual consideration of the document as we go
to the people for its ratification, and also it would focus