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structuring a government and delineating its powers and
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limitations.
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Its provisions have a tremendous psychological
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impact upon the citizenry generally, and in a democratic
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society the pervasiveness of their influence is such that
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they set the tone of public morality and even individual
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conduct.
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We can conceive of no valid reason for not
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incorporating, the provisions. On the contrary, we feel
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the public good will be served by their inclusion.
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THE CHAIRMAN: Mr. Sykes, may I ask a questionl
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How far could a declaration of rights go, in your opinion
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or in the opinion of your Council, the Council that you
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represent, in the areas of intergroup relations?
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MR. SYKES: We have said that one of the
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clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment which we would like
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to see taken over verbatim is the equal protection clause
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THE CHAIRMAN: Oh, yes, but this is a restrain
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on state action. Do you feel that it should go further
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than restraining state action, in an attempt to somehow
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regulate or control intergroup relations or relations
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