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- Title:
- Speech on Reapportionment Prior to 1956
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- Speeches, 1942-1970. Speeches -- 1948-59. (Farris Bryant Papers)
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- Bryant, Farris, 1914-2002
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- English
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Politics and government -- 1951- -- Florida ( LCSH )
Bryant, Farris, 1914- -- Correspondence ( LCSH )
United States. Congress. Senate -- Elections, 1970 ( LCSH )
Segregation -- Florida -- St. Augustine ( LCSH )
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SPEECH on REAPPoiaTIo
PRIOR TO 1956 2
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But like mam right
_ And em. state responsibility
(l. not. 0:36.11 resent. their government
up may of law, not, men
_ It 18 American to abide by the {miles -4Robez"t's Rules or Order
- I Precedentsof Congress
mt into Courts to would grant the rules to be observed
We reent the Ruse reli'usal'gteside bylthe rules
we" resented the atteqt to stack the Supreme Cdurt
ye tic-ens te 'integpretetien N11313:. mndpnt
pesple of norms zies'ent rem taabige by the rules
ienis not new, proposals radical
agpxo get hisme Mpecuve .3
1868:. 1 Rep. eaopggo, fem 1000 voters segue 1/1; to 1/2
1885': sex 68' 32 seem. '. ,-
1924: Present provision 0: Constitution n
1925 creatsd'gplr, Gilchrist, mdian River a: Martin Counties
1935: No Benet mapportionment 2: .
19W}: Brouard got Senator St. cie, Martin a: Indian River got Sen
changed more 1925-55 than in preceding 40 years
Denied people Const. Rev. -- under the rules
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. "We cannot deny them Justice
This plan not perfect
Ingenious minds can improve 0
Most important question: are Just and fair processes 01 const.
Democracy honorecv and preserved
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_ casts-£6868: not leas'than. 1/1: nor more than 1/2 members or House
No max. on I Rep for each county, 1 additional for each
i 1000 meters, m. of 4 per county
1885: ux" 32' skaters, max 68 House numbers, wig. 1 per county,
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M P'reaent provi'hiona i. q.
11371 created Gilchrist; put 32nd
10132 :- cmcoa our, put in 251;!)- conaxorm activist
101w minted Indian in: -- @m'aiguatcmai mama.
1918.0 created county Wtoria} district
I. 'uzaxor3
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in 102142 appcgcaoned, but omitted Gulf, Indian Rivex aqd Kartin
. x 5 .
1935: 19:81 3 I .99 . .
I n v I ~. .P n
2 W 801'. 2 .. d / .
, -' 9 -\
w Bay 301: 2 I
'3 Columbialoat 1 l.
' Santa Rosa lost $
1915: 23613 Sunset; 301: 2 .
, Ward got: 2
Lee got 2 House o House 8111 7-3
nadia'on lost 1 4
Putnam lost 1 ,
Suwanee lost 1)
Senate: 3 Senate 22-): .
10th Madison gained Taylor V
Q1261: 3t. Incie. Indian River a: Martin (new district)
17th Suwannee gained Hamilton a: Lafayette.
2131; Levy gained Dixie 8c Gilchrist
30th Bronrd from Hamilton (new district)
32ml Alaoma lost Gilchrist
I 33rd Okeechobee a: Osceola lost new 12th district
. 3513!: Palm Beach 1081: Broward
. *Fm Tulor, Lafayette, am; Dixie -
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