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it is, to seek the advisory opinion of the Court of Appeals
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Do you think the Governor of Maryland should have that
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right, that there should be a provision to allow him to
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seek an advisory opinion from the Court of Appeals?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: I think a lawyer could answer
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that, I mean a practicing lawyer, pardon me, a practicing
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lawyer, a great lawyer such as you have here as Chairman
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of this Commission can answer that much better than I
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could. I don't know, I don't know.
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Of course, he has excellent talent available
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to him. There isn't a lawyer in this State, or there isn't
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a law firm in this State who wouldn't gladly, without
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charge, give him an opinion on that subject, and I should
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think that the Court of Appeals would be reluctant about
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doing that, be reluctant about having that in the Consti-
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tution.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Mrs. Bothe.
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MRS. BOTHE: Mr. Mayor, do you feel that the
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Adjutant General need be a constitutional office as it now
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is?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: Yes, I think so. I think it
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