Constitution of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, On November 25, 2015, the committee made findings;
and
WHEREAS, The committee found that the Senate is vested with
the constitutional authority under section 7 of Article VI of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania to direct the Governor to
remove an Attorney General for reasonable cause, following due
notice and full hearing, on the address of two-thirds of the
Senate; and
WHEREAS, The committee, while making no specific finding on
direct removal, found a sufficient basis for the Senate to move
forward with due notice to Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane and
a full hearing under section 7 of Article VI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, On December 4, 2015, the committee made a
preliminary report of its findings to the Senate; and
WHEREAS, On December 9, 2015, the Senate unanimously adopted
Senate Resolution No. 256, Printer's No. 1461 (2015), which
adopted rules of procedure governing the due notice and full
hearing to be provided to Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane
under section 7 of Article VI of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, On December 10, 2015, Senate Resolution No. 256,
Printer's No. 1461 (2015), the report of the committee and the
exhibits of the report were served on both the Office of
Attorney General and private counsel for Attorney General
Kathleen G. Kane, fulfilling the notice requirement of section 7
of Article VI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, On January 11, 2016, Attorney General Kathleen G.
Kane sent a letter to the committee in which she declined to
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