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participate in the discussion. If we could be of further
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service, please do not hesitate to call on us."
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THE CHAIRMAN: I would like to read into the
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record a note from Furman L. Templeton, of the Baltimore
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Urban League. He states:
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"I have before me a copy of the Connecticut
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Constitution as approved October 28, 1965, by its
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Constitutional Convention and submitted to the electorate
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for a December 14, 1965 vote.
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"insofar as civil rights are concerned, the
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Connecticut document would seem to cover the subject in
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Section 1 and Section 20 of Article 1, Declaration of
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Rights.
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"Section 1 reads: 'All men when they for a
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social compact, are equal in rights; and no man or set
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of men are entitled to exclusive public emoluments or
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privileges from the community.'
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"Section 20 reads: 'No person shall be
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denied the equal protection of the law nor be subjected
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to segregation or discrimination in the exercise or
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enjoyment of his civil or political rights because of
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