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these principles that Mr. Gentry enunciated in the

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Constitution. Now, there may be others that will dis-

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agree with my prophecy as to the results, but I know of

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the difficulties that you have had in Annapolis and you

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don't have to go to Annapolis. You can go to a metro-

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politan area like Baltimore City, the difficulties that

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you had in getting legislation through, and 1 can con-.

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ceive of these difficulties being compounded in a case

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of a State Constitution which Would be discussed over

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and over again in all kinds of quarters. I don't think

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it will pass and I think frankly, what I'm trying to say

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in brief is we are engaged in an academic discussion as

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far as the civil rights are concerned.

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THE CHAIRMAN: There may be some hotter issue

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involved in this Constitution than civil rights, the

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subject matter of this Commission, the home rule and a

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lot of other problems.

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MR. SACHS: That's another story.

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THE CHAIRMAN: We, the members of the Com-

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mission, cannot be fearful of dissent or discord because

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in any direction we move there will be strong, invoked



 

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