
AFTER MANY MONTHS OF THINKING PROF
G L PIERIS WAS LEADING THE PRESIDENT DOWN THE GARDEN PATH, I WAS PLEASED RECENTLY TO FIND THAT HE HAD LIVED UP TO HIS INTELLECTUAL REPUTATION AND GIVEN SOME REASONABLY SOUND ADVICE. THIS WAS WITH REGARD TO THE EFFORT TO AMEND THE
13TH AMENDMENT, AS TO WHICH INITIALLY THERE WERE FOUR AREAS OF APPARENT CONCERN.