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we eliminate an elective office.
Reference was made to this on the Floor of the
Convention in its debates this afternoon. The question,
I think, was quite properly posed, if we are here diminish-
ing it, would we augment democracy by adding additional
elective offices? Would it perhaps be wise to have a
director of the Sales Tax Division an elected official,
thus providing an additional elected official, and in
addition providing a check and balance within the
Comptroller's office, so that we would thus accomplish
two things.
It seems to me that the making of the argument
answers itself.
The truth of the matter is, democracy is in
essence the control by the people of their government. Tha:
structure which best permits the people to exercise their
will, is that government which is most effective, most
democratic, and most what the people of Maryland are wait-
ing for.
If we construct a multi-headed executive, a
troika, we will in essence have defeated the purpose for