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Included within the governor's sphere of jurisdiction is complete authority over the monolithic statewide public education system...
Don't understand this one. If the Governor appointed the superintendent or the Board of Education, then there's a clear chain of command. But in reality the superintendent reports to the Board, which reports to the voters...no clear chain of command here. Though the governor has budget control and thus considerable influence over the DOE, it seems the governor's authority is far from complete. So I excised it for now, pending clarification. -- KeithH 21:19, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Is there really a state where Governor is considered to be a part-time job? Not legislator, not lieutenant govnernor, but the governorship itself? I don't think so! Also, it is incorrect that Hawai'i is the only state where the governorship is the only statewide elected office. This is true of Tennessee as well, and may be true of a few other states. I am going to wait a little while to make edits, but if no one says anything to the contrary these passages will be gone soon.
Rlquall 18:08, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
The only other statewide "elected" officials in Tennessee are the Supreme Court justices, and they aren't elected in the traditional sense, they're just put on the ballot for "Yes-No" confirmation by the voters. This is not because the Tennessee governorship, although quite powerful in some areas, is as much of an "elective monarchy" as the Hawai'i governorship. The Tennessee Secretary of State is elected by the legislature, as are the Treasurer and Secretary of State. The Lieutenant Governor is elected by the State Senate from among its own membership, and the Supreme Court selects the Attorney General. But the only statewide elected postion is governor, and has been ever since the Public Service Commission was replaced by an appointive regulatory body. Perhaps the Star-Bulletin and the Advertiser are just behind the times on this (it happened years ago). I'll leave it for now, but unless I get a good explanation of why it's right, it needs to be changed.
Also, I need you or someone to tell me which states are governed by part-time governors. That doesn't make any sense at all, and I would like it to be justified as well.
Rlquall 12:46, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)
One significant controversy which is not discussed is whether Hawaii should continue to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Obviously, Hawaii isn't next door to Mexico, so limitless amounts of illegal immigrants cannot enter Hawaii as they can Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Nevertheless, it is certainly open to question whether any state should give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants at any time, but more particularly so in an era of terrorism. Driver's licenses are used to vote, to buy firearms, to rent cars, and are almost a de facto indicator of citizenship. Giving licenses to illegals is a big controversy.
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