[Milton Miteybad]

That’s a very odd system. But I live in the oldest commonwealth in the country.

It was different before Reconstruction. Some jokers from up north thought it would be a good idea if the Texas governorship was a relatively weak office. In short, we didn't come up with that idea.

[cotton1706]

They were listening to the wrong jokers from up north then. The constitution of MA was written by John Adams himself, and he always recommended a strong executive, checked by the other powers of course.