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That might have been her argument, but by that time, Madigan was no longer really making it in court. Each of the eight Democrats and two Republicans running for attorney general have been asked about these issues. He said he didn't have an issue with Madigan sitting out the impasse for nearly a year-and-a-half: "I believe if you're working, you're entitled to be paid." "I think it's important that the legislature work that out, and that the attorney general not be involved in ways that would be political," Harold said. "I think the timing of it was political," Harold said. But she also said Madigan waited too long to renew her attempt to enforce the appropriations clause of the Illinois Constitution: "I think you need to be immediate with questions related to the viability of people who are doing the public's work." • Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti also said it was a mistake for Madigan to wait 18 months to take another run at stopping employee pay as a way to end the impasse. He then said "ideally" state employees wouldn't be paid without a legal appropriation, but also said "they should not be used as pawns." Asked if Madigan waited too long to intervene in the state court matter, he said there were "conflicting issues." As of this week, the Illinois attorney general oversees a staff of 388 lawyers plus another 343 non-lawyers.