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THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any fur-
ther questions, Delegate Dukes?
Delegate Weidemeyer?
DELEGATE DUKES: On behalf of our
rogue's gallery, I am curious as to whether
your failure to indicate a large number of
sponsors would indicate that you have been
forsaken in the heat of battle.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I will know
that in just a moment.
THE CHAIRMAN : Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: I imagine
that Delegate Dukes has no objection being
called Delegate Weidemeyer because it is
perfectly obvious to everyone that his food
has done him more good than it has me,
but I did want to ask Delegate Gallagher
this question.
Under the budget system as we have
adopted it, doesn't the governor prepare
his executive budget?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Yes, he does.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: And can
the legislature arbitrarily cut the governor's
executive budget which might provide for
this all or necessary assistance around him
that he needs?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I would not
want to prophesy as to how the legislature
might handle the governor's budget in un-
happy times.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Can you
conceive of an instance where the legislature
would ever cut out the administrative as-
sistants or aides to the governor, all of
whom could be good legal counsel if he so
picked them?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: I simply be-
lieve that the possibility ought to be elimi-
nated by the inclusion of a constitutional
provision to prevent it.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Weidemeyer.
DELEGATE WEIDEMEYER: Is this not
one of those very, very, very rare occasions
that that could ever happen ?
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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Time will
tell.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bard.
DELEGATE BARD: Delegate Gallagher,
would this particular position be similar to
that of the governor's aides in the areas of
education and fiscal matters?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: No, I would
consider this to be a job or position of
higher significance and status.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any other
questions ?
Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Delegate Gallag-
her, is it your intention that the legislature
could, by implementing this, establish a
term for this counsel, or is it your intention
that he serve at the pleasure of the gover-
nor?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: It would be
my intention that the governor's counsel
serve at the pleasure of the governor.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any other
questions ?
Delegate Kosakowski.
DELEGATE KOSAKOWSKI: Delegate
Gallagher, is it not possible that the lieu-
tenant governor could be counsel to the
governor ?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: If the lieu-
tenant governor were a lawyer, he could
certainly render legal advice to the gov-
ernor.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: Delegate Gallag-
her, do you have another amendment to pro-
vide for counsel in the constitution for the
legislature?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Gallagher.
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Not at the
moment.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: If you plan some-
thing like this, let us have your whole
program.
(Laughter.)
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