Ethan listed the board's composition on the whiteboard:
Chairman: Vice Governor
Member: State Attorney General
Expert Members: Criminologist, Rehabilitation Specialist, Victim's Rights Advocate
"Look at this structure." Ethan tapped the whiteboard with the tip of his pen. "Those three expert members are appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate. If Monroe becomes Governor, those three votes are ours."
"But the first two votes are the key."
Ethan's finger moved to the second line.
"The State Attorney General."
Ethan wrote the year "1980" on the whiteboard.
"Before 1980, Pennsylvania's Attorney General was directly appointed by the Governor. Back then, the Attorney General was basically the Governor's personal lawyer, or even his personal bodyguard."
"If the Governor was corrupt, the Attorney General was responsible for destroying evidence. If the Governor broke the law, the Attorney General was responsible for interpreting the law."
