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country, namely the people get the kind of government

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they deserve. I think it is very encouraging that we

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have a group now really taking a good hard look at the

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basic or the fundamental law of this State to see what

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can be done, and I agree with you, Dr. Pullen, that

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certainly the look that should be taken is the con-

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structive point of view.

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1 was sent two sections of the Constitution,

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Article A3 of the Declaration of Rights and Article 8 of

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the Constitution, and I looked those over rather care-

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fully and I throw these suggestions out for your con-

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sideration.

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The suggestion has been made that this Com-

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mittee has already been propositioned on the idea of

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having a terse, brief document. This is one with which

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I would concur. I think it is very interesting that the

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Federal Constitution is a much briefer and a much shorter

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document than most state constitutions. State consti-

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tutions usually run to almost interminable lengths and

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they seem to be predicated on an idea that everybody is

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not to be trusted or one has to spell out some of the