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will say, I am only in here for one term, anyhow, so what
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is the difference.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Would you limit that to heads
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of departments?
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GOVERNOR TAWES: Appointees of the Governor.
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JUDGE ADKINS: In other words, you would prefer
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a provision that they simply serve at the will of the
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Governor?
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GOVERNOR TAWES: That's right, at the pleasure
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of the Governor. Me have some of those departments now.
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The Chairman of the State Roads Commission, the Director
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of Forests and Parks serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
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Now, I think I should emphasize the fact that
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these cases are rare. Most of the department heads that we
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choose, we select, perform a job and do an excellent job,
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and perform well, but in a few cases when that does arise,
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I think the Governor should have the right to admonish the
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department head and tell him what the job is and what he
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has got to do if he is going to stay on the job.
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MR. ENEY: Judge, with your permission, I would
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like to ask if any other members of the Commission who are
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