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tenet for a balanced budget. People are always saying
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to me, we have a balanced budget in Maryland, it must
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be part of the law.
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MR. BOND: This is not specifically the language.
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MR. DONAHO: That's right. It's been there so
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long, people think it's in there. When I came to the State
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in 1952, I was surprised people never read the Constitution
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The Constitution always says there should be twenty-one
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departments and no more, and a few other things. I found
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out the Attorney General's office hardly ever read the
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Constitution. So, I think it's worthwhile being very
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explicit.
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MR. BOND: Mr. Donaho, just one minute. I'm not
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as dumb as I thought. It does say that the Governor —
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the budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed.
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expenditures and estimated revenues for said fiscal year
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and shall show the estimated surplus or deficit of revenues
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at the end of the preceding fiscal year.
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How would you clarify that line?
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MR. DONAHO: The budget must be balanced as to
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revenues and expenditures.
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