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Constitutional Convention Commission (Committee Hearings, Testimony)
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this doesn't necessarily mean that because a leader of

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a certain denomination is opposed to it or says that

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the church is opposed to it, I am sure he knows whereof

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he speaks when he says the church is opposed to it, but

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this does not mean all members of the denomination or

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even the great majority of them are in sympathy with

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this feeling.

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In other words, I am not saying that the

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sheep shall lead the shepherd. I think it is proper that

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the shepherd shall lead the sheep. I merely wanted to

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point out from my observations and my polls that I feel

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convinced that the great majority of the people are

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opposed to the prohibition of a lottery. They are in

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favor of a state-operated lottery to help alleviate the

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tax situation and that the insertion of such a provision

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in the Constitution would only jeopardize the Constitution

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as a whole.

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I also would like to contest the observation

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made by Bishop Doll in regard to purse-snatching and

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robbery. I just can't see how the purse-snatching and

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robbery can be compared to a lottery. No one forces



 

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