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to discrimination by the state because of race, color,
religion, or national origin."
I submit not even the proponents know the
meaning of these words, and yet you and I are asked to
submit them into our Constitution.
In fact, what does due process mean? The
Courts for years have been trying to determine this. In
Baltimore City we had a ruling by the Liquor Board, not
even a judge, that would allow Negroes to enter taverns.
This is not even a judge, and yet this was his
interpretation. The minority suggests that this is a
mandate to the courts. We had a court decision today by
the Supreme Court that said. Communists could now work in
defense industry, which just proves that nine old men
are still running our country.
If we adopted the minority's wording we could
get a very narrow determination by a conservative
judge, and a more liberal understanding from a liberal
judge.
May I caution you by saying that no positive
determination on our part will have a more wider