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as apparently the trend is today on the Federal level, or
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do we want to retain the local entities?
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MR. ENEY: What do you mean by a strong central
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government on a State level?
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SENATOR CURRAN: You're going to disregard
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county lines, if you're going to retain in Annapolis all
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the power to make decisions for these subdivisions who
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have given up their representation, I think then you are
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placing in the body supreme, be it Washington, or be it
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Annapolis, the power of decision making. ,
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MR. ENEY: I didn't understand Mr. Hardwicke's
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suggestion as saying that. It said —
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SENATOR CURRAN: He is saying --
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DELEGATE HARDWICKE: I would give these dis-
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tricts real power, real home rule.
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MR. ENEY: Instead of having nine counties on
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the Eastern Shore with local power, you would have one
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district of the Eastern Shore, but with one local power?
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DELEGATE HARDWICKE: With real autonomy.
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SENATOR CURRAN: You're going to have the
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Cecil County area with the bulk of the population; and
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