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DELEGATE PULLEN: Mr. Chairman, I rise to
speak in favor of the amendment. I speak not as a lawyer,
but as one who has probably taken more advice from the
attorney general's office than any individual in this room,
and I consider it to be the finest advice in that the '
attorney general's office represents the best in the tradi-
tion of State government.
I grew up in the State where the attorney genera
was called the Commonwealth Attorney. Here he is called
the State's Attorney. He is the attorney who represents
the people, not any one individual.
I read yesterday a statement stating
to the effect that the attorney general and the comptroller
should be the governor's men. The attorney general must
represent all of us. He must represent the department
even at times involving conflict with the government.
I have received opinions which said they were
not -- they were not the ones that I wanted, but I respecte
them. I believe we must have an independent individual in
that office.
One final opinion: Anyone who is appointed by