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urban, and human nature being what it is, that is where
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you ore going to end up.
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MR. SYKES: Can't you solve the problem by
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putting in a provision in the Constitution, which is as
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far as you can go in the Constitution, to the effect that
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the Legislature shall provide from time to time for a
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system of appellate judicial districts designed to achieve
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aibstantial equality of treatment, fair representation for
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the different geographical parts of the State.
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MR. ENEY: The deliberate purpose of this
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provision right at the moment, I think you ought to
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understand the purpose, is to have the complete flexibility
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of districting by the Legislature, just as you would
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have under the other amendment to which you refer, but in
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addition, to leave it to the Legislature if it so deter-
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mines to provide for statewide election of judges.
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JUDGE CARTER: That is the exact point.
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MR. ENEY: That is exactly what it provides for
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JUDGE CARTER: That is my point. I don't think
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the Constitution ought to leave that thing as wide open
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as that to a Legislature that is predominantly urban and
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