With all the discussion on Dome and other political blogs (here) today on Bob Orr’s proposal to appoint the Superintendent of Public Instruction, I thought I’d did into the archives of RCC here and point out something I wrote back in June regarding public financing of campaigns. (Remember, Superintendent is one of the races that the General Assembly approved for a pilot program of public funding of political campaigns.)
First, why are we even electing some of these Council of State
positions? Do we really need to elect the Superintendent of Public
Instruction? As Gov. Easily has proven through his appointment of JB Buxton
(who lost to June Atkinson in the 2004 Primary), the position is little
more of a figure head and the real power lies in the State Board of
Education.What about Agriculture or Labor Commissioner? Shouldn’t these
positions just be appointed by the Governor? If anything we should be
electing the Secretary of Transportation, maybe then we can see some
accountability out of that department.
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