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THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any ques-
tions of the delegate sponsoring the amend-
ment? Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Mr. Chairman,
of course the reason for putting a two-
term limitation on the governor was the
fear that if you did not the governor is in
a position where he can really build up
quite a political empire and just perpetu-
ate himself in office.
I do not think the same reason applies
to an attorney general, and if you get a
very good man who is attorney general for
the State, I do not know why the people
cannot keep an attorney general indefi-
nitely, if they want him to be attorney
general, and I do not think he has any-
where near the opportunity of building up
political empires like a governor has. For
that reason, I ask that the amendment be
defeated.
THE CHAIRMAN : Is there any further
discussion? Delegate Key.
DELEGATE KEY: I would like to ask
Delegate Morgan a question.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan, do
you yield for a question?
DELEGATE MORGAN: I yield.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Key.
DELEGATE KEY: Is it not possible, if
an attorney general should stay in for four
or five terms, that his power in the State,
having run consecutively and won for five
terms, could overpower the executive au-
thority of the governor because he is better
known and better respected than the gov-
ernor newly elected?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan.
DELEGATE MORGAN: Well, I think if
he were better known and better respected
than the governor, he would run for
governor.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Key.
DELEGATE KEY: I am just reminded
of those countries in Europe where the
commissioner of police seems to have more
power than the mayor.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are you ready for
the question?
(Call for the question.)
The Clerk will ring the quorum bell.
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 5 to Committee Recom-
mendation EB-2.
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A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 5. A vote No is a vote against.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any
delegate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
There being 21 votes in the affirmative,
91 in the negative, the motion is lost. The
amendment is rejected.
Delegate Marion, do you desire to offer
your amendment I?
DELEGATE MARION: Yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Pages will
please distribute amendment I. This will
be Amendment No. 6. The Clerk will read
the amendment.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 6
to Committee Recommendation EB-2, by
Delegates Marion, Carson, Case, Gleason,
Grant and Johnson : On page 1 Section ,
Attorney General, in line 10 strike out the
words "election as" and insert in lieu there-
of the words: "the office of"; and in line
13 after the word "election" insert the
words "or appointment."
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Morgan, in
view of your previous statement, would you
comment as to whether you would accept
this amendment?
DELEGATE MORGAN: I will accept
the amendment, Mr. Chairman.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion,
will you and your sponsors submit the
amendment on that statement, or do you
desire to speak to it?
DELEGATE MARION: We would be
happy to submit on that.
THE CHAIRMAN: The amendment has
been submitted by Delegate Marion, sec-
onded by Delegates Carson, Case, Gleason,
Grant and Johnson. Are you ready for the
question?
(Call for the question.)
The question arises on the adoption of
Amendment No. 6 to Committee Recom-
mendation EB-2.
A vote Aye is a vote in favor of Amend-
ment No. 6. A vote No is a vote against.
The Clerk will ring the quorum bell.
Cast your votes.
Has every delegate voted? Does any
delegate desire to change his vote?
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