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Show Re-apportionment And What It Means To You (('onlliiiieil from lust week) The following roniMirloii'i d.nw the relative opi'intlon of (lie OmuivsH tinder the I'edcr. al I 'oust It it) Ion nml the I'IhIi l.4'Klliitiir nutter the ioMiei niiieiiiliiient i r.MtKii thi: ri:in:iti, rox. STITITIOXi fr; of the populnllon of tho I S represented hy Senators flotn n of the 4s states could prevent the passage of a constitutional amendment. lXr, of the imputation of the I S repiesenled hy senators trom 25 of the 4K s'ates. could prevent the enact inent of a law. i ni:ii thi: I'ltoi'osi:!) .i. i:iii:t to tiii: vr.wi rnwriTI'Tlox: r'a of the population of l"lah. represented hy senator from 10 of the 29 counties, could prevent the adoption of the constitutional amendment. S& of the population of I'tah. represented by senators I nun 1G of the 29 counties, could preent the passage of a law. Hearing In mind that affirmative legislation can never be enacted by representatives of u minority of the people under the proposed amendment, what dan w Is there In permitting a condition such as outlined above Such a condition certainly has not operated to the ilterlnient id the people of the United Stales with respect lo the Fed-ual Constitution. As an example what would be the fate of the Colorado Hler Project before the Congress of the United States If, Instead of two senators from each state, the states were represented In thesenatc solely on a iHipulatlon basis? On a population basis It would require Hie senators from 10 Western states, exclusive of California, to iqual tlm number of senators I torn the state of Catlfomln. Where could we look for the de-elopment of the vast natural let-ources of the Western states If the states werenot adequately represented In the senate? Where can we look for adequate lepresentatlon of the rapidly developing natural resources of the state of I'tah. In the Iso lated areai of this state, unless such areas ale adequately lepre-unted In the tntn legislature? Without the danger of affirmative control by a mloorlty, under the proosed amendment, what do the opponents or the measure fear" Would they pro-1-ose that the state senators be apportioned purely on a population basis, as tho house of representative? If that Is th-deslre.why have two houses of the legislature? If both house of the legislature were to be ap-poitloned purely on a population basis it Is apparent that 3 counties, namely. Salt Lake. Weber and t'tah Counties could affirmatively control all legislation, and Salt Lake County aono coud tffectlvely block the passago of any constitutional amendment, (to hi ronrludcil) |