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of confidence unless the Governor felt he had complete
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freedom in selecting his executive officer.
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We are talking about a person who is going to
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spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and I think
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it would be penny-wise and pound-foolish to skimp on his
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position. I would advocate paying a sizeable salary in
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order to get proper talent. I am thinking in terms of
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thirty or $40,000 a year. I know this horrifies some
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people, but I think our government is big enough today that
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we have to have decent management.
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Now, the legislature, if it is to be adequate
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in this process, has to have freedom. I don't think it
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can be hampered by all these artificial restrictions that
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were attempted to be placed on it. I think it should be
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able to amend the budget in any way it desires. Apropos
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of the discussion this morning, I have no objection to a
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provision requiring that the budget must be considered be-
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fore any other appropriation business. I think this has
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a certain virtue, in requiring the consideration of a
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coordinated fiscal plan before individual pieces are taken
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up, and I think that has merit; but, as far as other
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