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super markets, bingo, Tigerama, in terms of gasoline
stations -- six States, if you have ever watched T.V.,
have statements which say they cannot permit this sort of
thing, and if we in Maryland could move in this area, pri-
ces would be lowered instead of the gimmicks which are held
before us.
Now, finally this matter of voluntary action:
The Better Business Bureau in Baltimore handles 75,000
cases, and they handle them in the main very well. But
they can only deal with those ethical businesses that are
part of the Better Business Bureau. They cannot say to
those unscrupulous business groups that are not members,
you must follow the law.
Cav Darrell, a wonderful person, said
this week that a year ago he would have voted against
consumer protection, but now he realizes that the best
thing to have for the ethical merchandiser is to have laws
which protect them against the unscrupulous. And the
better businessmen -- we know 95 percent of the merchants
are in the area of the ethical, but they need along with
it this Constitutional provision which would say once and