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insight into the background of the fundamental lav; of
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this State, namely its Constitution. I really wonder if
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there is much point in my being here this morning other
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than for my own education, but at the risk of speaking
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as one who has relatively little experience with this
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Constitution, I am daring to suggest a couple of things
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as they appear from, let's say the one-time outsider's
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point of view.
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I was very much impressed by what Dr. Pullen
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has said, particularly from the point of view of the
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whole business of representative government and its
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place in our society. If I understood you correctly,
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Dr. Pullen, you were saying too that this Constitution
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goes back to 1867, end I gather this is probably the
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first major revision of this document in 100 years. Is
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this correct?
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DR. BARD: That is correct.
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DR. PAQUIH: And I think this is particularly
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significant because I've been brought up on the principle
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and I think it's one which I feel is very critical in
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this whole concept of democracy that we cherish in this
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