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a great deal of what I want to say has already been said
here.
I would just like to emphasize the fact that
while due process and equal protection clauses might
be very explicit and their meaning clear to the legal
profession, they are neither explicit nor understood by
the vast majority of the people whose rights we are con-
sidering here.
It is absolutely inconceivable to me that we
should write a Constitution in 1967 and not give ex-
plicit recognition to one of the major problems facing
Maryland today.
I certainly was one that found that the language
of the 1867 Constitution was archaic, but. it becomes clear
that that document did reflect the major problems of the
day and spoke to them; that we do less than that here today
would be dishonest and completely unresponsive to the
people of this state.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Mitchell.
DELEGATE MITCHELL: Delegate Bard, one minute.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bard.