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up with a sort of a French system where you have an untold
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number?
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MR. KENTNER: Well, my reply would be that I
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think there are cliques in untold numbers of parties in
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other legislatures.
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MR. ENEY: Yes, except that they tend to act
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with some degree of unanimity on major policy matters, at
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least, the major matters that become policy matters for
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the party.
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MR. KENTNER: I would think that it would be
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safe to say that there are sub-groups within the legisla-
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ture which form out of interest on the part of the legis-
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lators out of similar districts; so that the formation of
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blocks, although they are not labeled as such, do exist.
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MR. ENEY: But you do not end up with so many
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diverse groups with different ideas on major legislation,
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that you have nothing accomplished?
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MR. KENTNER: Well, I would say no.
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THE CHAIRMAN: There is one point, though, at
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least, this was hammered at me on numerous occasions, and
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that is that there is a cohesiveness that takes place and
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