BOARD01858

• Board Meeting Date: 1/12/1967
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. MOSES:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. I<ROEGER:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. GOODWIN:

MR. STAPLETON:

MR. GOODWIN:

MR. SPARKS:

MR. GOODWIN:

MR. SPARKS:

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"It means 'nullify', 'invalidate'."

"Sounds like a Philadelphia lawyer."

"I asked Judge Eakes what that meant and
he said that means to 'violate', just like
it says there ~ "

"All right, is there any further dis-
cussion on the'motion?"

"Mr. Chairman."

"Mr. Goodwin."

"I'm wondering, in view of what Larry
said about this not being binding unless the
two states ratified it, down in the last para-
graph, Article II(C), right at the last line,
it says 'shall become binding and obligatory
upon the States of Colorado and New Mexico
when said states have ratified the Compact'.
Wouldn't it have been appropriate to say
'only' when said states have ratified the
compact?"

"This is the only way it can be ratified,
Craig. "

"Yes, but wouldn't you like to have it
the other way or would yOU?"

"I don't think it is really necessary be-
cause there is no way that it can become bind-
ing. It must be ratified by the legislatures
of the states. Otherwise there is no compact.
Congress is only giving its consent and Con-
gress cannot unilaterally create an interstate
compact. Congress can't create one by itself,
it can only give its consent. In this case
the final action would be required by the
states.

There are two ways this can be done.
The legislatures of the states could enter
into a compact, ratify a compact, and then