action of the state in these cases had not endorsed
discrimination.
I would like to quote at this point from an
article in the Cornell Law Quarterly with respect to
these two last cases that I have been talking about.
"Drews and Watkins emphasize private property
interests and the right to enforce these interests."
"Cases such as Drews and Watkins are reasonable
decisions and in the sphere of judicial enforcement, private
property rights and private decisions will be meaningless
unless they are enforceable."
Unless we have access to the courts and to
the executive, and to the police authority, our private
property rights in some areas may be meaningless to
us.
At this paint, I would like to quote briefly
from the Sixth Committee Report of the Constitutional
Convention Commission. It states here "The committee
seriously considered expanding the equal protection
clause to include a statement such as that found in
Section 20 of the new Connecticut Constitution of 1965.