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of the advantages of having the Police Commissioner ap-
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pointed by the Governor, he doesn't have to have him con-
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firmed.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Would you do away with the so-
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called Green Bag appointments now and have them and also
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the local officials appointed without confirmation?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: Yes, yes.
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Should the heads of all administrative depart-
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ments serve at the will of the Governor?
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I have already said that, yes.
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Then, should the Board of Public Works be re-
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organized?
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Sometimes I think it should be abolished. A
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board is simply a buffer, as you know, a hobbling impedi-
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ment sometimes, but I don't guess it is possible to do it.
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I think it can hinder the administration of the State's
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business.
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For example, I am a Republican, as you know,
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and I was elected and we have a Democratic Legislature,
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they elect, naturally, a Democratic Treasurer and, of
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course, the Comptroller is naturally a Democrat. We don't
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