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citizenship and the transmission from generation to

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generation of what we, I think, would call our democratic

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heritage. I find no mention of this at all in Article

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A3, and I certainly consider this to be as important as,

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shall we say the promotion of manufacturers or agricul-

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ture or something of that sort.

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I would also suggest perhaps that this be

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written in simpler and more precise terms. This is one

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of the reasons why I think of the need for good editing.

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I hold up as an example the preamble to our Federal

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Constitution, we, the people. I think we all know what

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that says. It says it succinctly, it says it clearly

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and it has withstood the test of time.

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The other comments I have really are questions

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I'm a little curious as to why there should be included

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in Article 43 of the Declaration of Rights the sentence

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which has to do with, or the stipulation, really, regard-

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ing the assessment of farmland. I can see where certain

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individuals and certain groups night feel this is an im-

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portant stipulation. I really question, not so much its

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inclusion in the document, but rather its inclusion in