'The job is literally not to die': Florida Legislature ponders nixing lieutenant governor position amid DOGE debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The proposed constitutional amendment, which would go before voters in the 2026 election, would also create a new Cabinet position called the "Commissioner of Government Efficiency," a title nicked from the ongoing effort in the federal government sparked by Musk.
44% : " Those opposed to the bill also questioned part of the proposal that calls for removing the state auditor general and replacing it with the new "Commissioner of Government Efficiency."
39% : "The commissioner of government efficiency would be the least efficient member of the Cabinet," Caruso said.
34% : "We are here to protect the taxpayers so we don't pass it on them because they are going to pay for all the crap that we do," said Rep. Mike Giallombardo, a Cape Coral Republican who contended that there has been overspending in state agencies, most of which report to the governor.

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