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look upon a constituent assembly chosen for the specific

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purpose of making a Constitution as an expression of basic-

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sovereignty.

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The making of a modern Constitution is a

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difficult process, the more so when we seek agreement upon

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the complex issues of modern society in a popularly

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elected assembly such as yours.

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The course of your work will undoubtedly be

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trying. It will test your capacity for statesmanship,

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It is part of our tradition, however, and a valuable

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tradition it is, that when we revert to fundamentals in

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government, we look to the highest form of representative

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democracy as well as the ultimate consent of the governed,

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expressed through the process of free elections.

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I am sure that your fellow citizens expect a

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great work from you, While your state has lived under

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its present Constitution, I am told, for a considera

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period of time, I know from my own experience they are

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looking for something better, not changed for the purpose

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of change alone, but changed for the purpose of bringing

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your fundamental doctrine in line with modern society