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shall represent the collective wisdom of the people of the
State of Maryland, and that the ingredients of this
Constitution shall reflect that collective wisdom.
I too share the very sad feelings that some of
us are evidencing here tonight, by the necessity of this
compromise, but compromise is the ingredient of life, and
I think that when the people of this State, out of some
700 candidates selected these 142 men and women they Shewed
their collective wisdom in selecting you as the best
qualified, and now you have the burden of letting the
collective wisdom of this Convention prevail and hopefully
turn out a document which will endure, a document which I
think we can be proud of because of our labors, not because
of the kowtowing that we may be doing on one or two issues
because not all of us are going to be one hundred percent
pleased with the document, but we will be with the overall
product, and I certainly hope that you will vote in favor
of this compromise.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any other delegate desire to
speak in opposition? Delegate Mentzer.
DELEGATE MENTZER: I am opposed to this amendment