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general is a Constitutional office, then I presume that
some amendments must be 'offered to Committee Recommendation
EB-I, to not only put the office in the Constitution, but
to state the duties of that office, and to state whether
the office is an elective or appointive office.
I should like to be assured that when I know what
the attorney general's responsibilities will be, that I
will have an opportunity to vote on the issue of whether
he is elected or appointed, despite this issue.
.But let me address myself to the issue which is
i -
now before us, which is the issue of whether he is elected
or appointed.
The attorney general's principal fucntion is
to be the legal adviser, the legal counsellor, the legal
policy maker for the governor and all of the executive
, department, all of the various branches of the department.
That is his principal function, as proven by the division
of work within the office. The committee reports show that
there are now 60 assistant attorneys general, ten of whom
are engaged in criminal work, appeals of criminal cases
to the Court of Appeals, and habeas corpus and post-