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is the point that I wish -to make and I wish to have it
on record.
Thank you so much.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Groh.
DELEGATE GROH: Mr. Chairman and fellow
delegates, in the light of Mr. Bonnet's closing state-
ment, I don't see where there is any great need to elabor-
ate on this. I do not feel that he is seriously contend-
ing that we should eliminate the "free exercise clause".
I don't think he intends that at all.
All he says, his whole intention was to elabor-
ate more fully on the views of the committee. I think
Mr. Kiefer has very clearly stated our position, the
feeling that the First Amendment language did the job
in the best possible manner as could he ore nder exist-
ing law, and the committee was satisfied -to rely on the
decisions and the developing law in this area as provided
by the Maryland Court of Appeals and -the Supreme Court;
and I respectfully suggest you defeat this amendment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate REnnett, you probably
were not aware of the fact that in the presentation of