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Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, July 27, 1973 The Senate has passed by a unanimous vote the Federal Constitutional Convention Procedures bill (S. 1272), a measure '^hich I introduced and have fought for con- tinuousiy since 1967. A similar journment of Congress. I believe this bill ranks in importance with any other piece of legislation that will come before this Congress. It is surprising to me that we have not tong ago closed the dangerous gap that has existed in our laws that would permit a constitutional ccmvention to be called by two-thirds of the States with absolutely no rules to serve as guidelines for the procedures of such a con vention. The bill is designed to im plement Article V of the Con stitution, which provides, among other things, that Congress shaii “on application of the iegislatures of two-thirds of the severai states call a convention for proposing amendments.” Prom the foimdation of the Republic to the present time, the States have submitted several hun dred applications for a con stitutional convention, but no precedent exists to serve as a guide to the States and the Congress in carrying out this method of amending the Con stitution. What the proposed Act, which has again been passed by the Senate, does is t^. It requires (1) that the State use the same procedire for adopting con vention applications as they use fbr the passage of statutes, but without the necessity of ap proval by the Governor; (2) that an application by a State for the call of a convention be an nounced in the Congress and in other State legislatures; (3) that such abdications remain in effect for seven years, subject to rescission by the State L^islature unless two-thirds of the State legislatures have already submitted ab>lications on the same subject or subjects, wdien such applications shall then remain in effect; (4) that when the requisite number of applicatimis are filed with the Congress that Ckmgress shall then pass a concurrent resolution calling for a con vention. PIANOS & ORGANS SAVE BIO WITH BALDWIN DIBBCT FACTORY FBIANCBIQ. JONES-Pons 'MUSIC COMPANY 7i7 Middle St. The Act would require that the Convention be convened within one year after adopting by Congress of the concurrent resolution for its call, and provides that each congressional district have one delegate, and that two ad ditional delegates shall be chosen at large from each state. Bach delegate would have one vote at the convention, and a vote of two4hirds of the delegates would be needed to submit an amendment to the I hope that this time, the bill will receive speedy and favorable action in the House, and that it will be enacted into law before a constitutional crisis confronts the nation. It Pays to Adrertise Saunas In Finland, saunas are often built as separate cabins made of wood, sometimes roofed with sod, and preferably next to one of the nation’s 70,000 lakes. In southern California they may be built in colonial Spanish style complete with curved roof tiles and plaster outside walls. Dodge Mart "k Hwy. 70 East at Dodge . Airport Road Home of Dependable Used Cars 1 Auto Radiators Cleaned, Redded and Repaired We remove and replace B & R Radiator Shop BRIDGETON ME 7-4504 VITA-VAR PAINTS at MITCHELLS HARDWARE 320 Craven Street ME 7-3100 CAROLINA OIL & DISTRIBUTING CO. union PRODUCTS FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK, HOME & FARM New Bern Bargain Days JULY 27 & 28 OUR ENTRE SUMMER STOCK NOW REOUCED TO V2 PRICE Coats Dresses Swimwear Sun Wear p R I c E Shoes Bags Accessories Sportswear GROUP OF I GROUP OF FOLDING SUPPERS I CANVAS FOOTWEAR V2 PRICE 1 H PRICE REGISTER FOR DRAWING FOR *25“ GIFT CERTIFICATE Drawings Held Downtown New Bern Corner Middle & Pollock Streets. Shop & Save The Fashion Center Your Center For Finer Feminine Fashions 219 MIDDLE ST. DOWNTOWN NEW BERN
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