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entire Commission is about to embrace- the current theory
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in the field of political science of centering more power
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in the office of the governor -- a theory, in my humble
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opinion, which is often accepted in the classroom in the
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absence of very little knowledge of practical politics as
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evidenced in Annapolis, either in the governor's office
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or in the halls of the Legislature.
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If I may digress for a brief moment, one example
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of my dissent deals with the appointment by the governor
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of the Comptroller, one of whose principal duties is the
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collection of State revenue. Blood has been shed since
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the time of the Romans -- and probably before -- over the
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collection of taxes. Therefore, I believe that the State
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official responsible for this task should be kept as close
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as possible to the people on whom the taxes are levied,
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namely that he should be elected by popular vote.
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1 am much more concerned with the current think-
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ing concerning the proposed treatment of public education
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in the revision of the Maryland Constitution. As I have
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already stated, we believe:
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1. That a statewide system of public education
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