Bad idea

This is an example of how you can make faulty government even more faulty.

Blue Jersey, a liberal Democrat site, explains why (though it incorrectly attributes the oversight of elections to the Department of State, when it actually resides in the AG’s office):

Sarlo seems to think that the person who is ultimately responsible for overseeing New Jersey’s elections — the Secretary of State — should be an at will employee who the Governor can fire. So, if the SoS doesn’t want to do things that are unethical — as opposed to, say, Kathryn Harris of Florida in 2000? — she can simply be removed by the de facto head of one of the parties running in the election.

Sarlo also wants the person who is responsible for investigating official misconduct in the Governor’s administration — the Attorney General — should be an at will employee who the Governor can fire. So if there is a major scandal and the AG refuses to back off, the Governor can just remove the offending “top cop” and be done with it.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet