re: John Bel Edwards is suing to use unclaimed funds

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The Treasurer is rarely more than a highly paid figurehead. Professionals run the office, make all the decisions, and tell the Treasurer what to rubber stamp.

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This isn't a bad thing imho.

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The only real work the last few Treasurers have done is using the position to propel themselves into higher office. The elected position ought to be abolished.

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Well every elected official is trying to do that. I actually think the treasurer is the ONLY statewide elected official we need (besides the governor, of course). The Lt. Gov, Insurance Comm, agricultural Commissh for pete's sake! I am ambivelent on Att General. But someone needs to serve as a check on the governor and the treasurer can do that. In accounting lingo, it's a separation of duties thing.

And yes, 80% of what Kennedy used to bang on about was nonsense. But 20% was correct. And it is good to have someone that will alert the public and the media even if some of it is a false alarm.

And even here, as I have said, Schroeder is legally wrong...but he is raising a larger point. One that needs to be made. So to me, this is working as it should.