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THE CHAIRMAN: I think, as a courtesy to

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those who are timely, we should begin. This is the

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Committee on the Declaration of Rights, as you know,

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of the Constitutional Convention Commission, and perhaps

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I should introduce Mr. James Gentry and Mrs. Leah

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Freedlander who are members of the Committee and if

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other members of the Committee come in, I will present

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them too.

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As a general introductory statement, I think

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it should be noted that the Committee unanimously feels

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that we should adhere to the Federal Constitution, the

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Bill of Rights and the decisions of the Supreme Court.

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There is no intention on the part of this Coirmittee to

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attempt to change any of the Federal laws.

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There are matters of interest to many people,

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particularly the article on education that is presently

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in the Declaration of Rights and other matters that may

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be of particular interest in the Declaration of Rights;

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but as a general proposition, no one need fear, or at

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least you can understand that basically we will not

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change the general direction in which the Federal