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of government so that they will be co-equal branches, but
with all of the testimony about the fragmentation of the
governor's power, it still remains as a fact that the
governor of this State is the single most powerful
elected official, and it is true of all other States.
Now, one delegate said that the existence of
'< these three elective offices as a check on the executive
power was a fact, an indication of the distrust of the
people for the chief executive. I would say that it is
a healthy restraint on the chief executive, because in a
democracy we need that restraint on this concentration of
power.
THE CHAIRMAN: You have a little less than
\ one minute. Delegate Mitchell.
DELEGATE MITCHELL: I think our founding
fathers in this State and in other States purposely pro-
['
vided that there would be a fragmentation of the executive
i, power or, if you will,a. diffusion of the executive power,
because they were so close to the tyranny that comes from
the abuses of too much concentration of executive power.
I have not voted to retain the treasurer because I believe