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Now, ladies and gentlemen, I think that a Code
of Ethics and a regulation of Conflict of Interest is in
the best interest of the people of Maryland, and I submit
to you that you can put into the Constitution language
which will be effective. I do admit, as a strictly legal
matter, that nobody can mandamus the General Assembly to
pass such legislation, but I submit that no general
assembly is going to sit idly by and pay no attention to
a mandate of the Constitutional Convention, particularly
when we have in this body messengers who will go back to
the General Assembly where they served as senators and
delegatres and tell them what the wishes of this convention
was as indeed I am sure they will. I would urge you there-
fore to oppose this amendment. It seems to me if there
; is anybody in the State of Maryland that can bring about
! some action on the part of the legisture which is meaning-
ful, it is this Constitutional Convention. To say that
you don't like it, to say that there should be a stronger
; method of handling the matter, is not to address yourself
to the problem. Somebody must do it, and we are the best
designed body to accomplish it. I would urge you therefore