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the State. I am glad they do. They are under public
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scrutiny, the eye of the public. The public is the
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watchdog. They know what goes on in the public. Years
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ago when you had remoteness, people living in rural areas
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and the fact people had to travel a long way to get to
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Annapolis to see a governor or State official, it was a
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different story, but today in a matter of 45 minutes,
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do you realize that 90 per cent of the people have access
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to Annapolis, 45 minutes, with two Beltways? That is hard
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to believe, isn't it? In 45 minutes people, 90 per cent
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of the people of Maryland can be in the State House in
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Annapolis.
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MR. BROOKS: Mr. Chairman, two questions.
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Mr. Goldstein, it has been contended by a number of per-
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sons appearing before the Commission that the checks and
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balances that should be considered might better be between
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the branches of government than between individual elected
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officials, suggesting that perhaps if there is an indepen-
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dent person who should be a check on the governor, that he
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should be a legislative officer, such as the Treasurer or
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someone and maybe even the Auditor, the post-audit function
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