These things go in cycles and I can clearly imagine the arguments that would ensue - allowing the Governor to appoint more officials makes them (the officials) unaccountable to the public, except by several steps removed and it makes the Gov the owner and distributor of more political patronage which leads to corruption and backroom deals. While the "light" and "fresh air" of public elections makes officials accountable and less susceptible to corruption...and here we are at the start of our discussion again.
This is mainly the reason that the OSBI is governed by a commission. Members of the commission are appointed by various entities like the governor and leaders in the legislature. Those commissioners tend to be attorneys and law enforcement officials with a few others out of those fields. This is what keeps a governor from being able to "tank" an investigation into someone the governor likes.
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