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are suspended.

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The resolution has been printed and distributed.

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Are there any questions of the sponsor, Delegate Scanlan?

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Are you ready for the question?

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The question arises on the adoption of Resolu-

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tion No. 55. All in favor signify by saying Aye; contrary,

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No.

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The Ayes have it and it is so ordered.

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This is an historic moment for Marylanders for

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today we adopt a new Constitution — the first in one

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hundred years. It is fitting that we pause for a moment to

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reflect on what we have accomplished. Four months ago when

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we began our task, we undertook to provide for the citizens

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of Maryland a form of government that would have the

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capacity to solve the problems forced upon us with increas-

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ing intensity by the rapidly accelerating increase in our

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population, an increase which threatens to engulf us with

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its unprecedented demands for governmental services.

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Have we achieved our goal? Have we reached our objective?

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I think we have.

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We have not attempted to legislate. We have not