And this would be an appointment that your office would make. I know much of this would be worked out legislatively. Well, the details of it would be that This state prosecutor would be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, but would operate independent of the governor's office. I just want to ask you one other question, candidly. How Is this good for democracy? You know, people, communities elect their local district attorneys within those jurisdictions, they entrust them to do the job. (05:16–05:25)
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Asserts that the state prosecutor is appointed by the governor, confirmed by the Senate, and operates independently.
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