“An active State Auditor is what I will be”

“The State Auditor is a constitutional officer independent of the Legislature and the Governor, irrespective of who controls those branches of government. The State Auditor cannot veto bills, but she can sponsor legislation, and she can use her office as a bully pulpit to influence public opinion. A well-respected State Auditor is looked to for opinions on legislation that affects local units of government.  Everything from local government aid formulas, county and school district mandates, even the effectiveness of JOBZ and TIF districts, but the State Auditor doesn’t have to wait to be asked her opinion. … An active State Auditor who zealously guards her independence will be out in front of the curve, collecting and analyzing data and framing the issues in terms of what’s best for Minnesota; she is the Taxpayer’s Watchdog, and she allows neither the Legislature nor the Governor to play politics with Minnesotans’ money or their futures.” – Remarks to the Press, St. Paul, January 12, 2010

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“The Devil Hides in Plain Sight”

“Our enemy is an attitude – the un-American and blatantly false notion that there is and ought to be a government response to every problem of society. There is an attitude among our leaders that smarter-than-thou people in Washington and St. Paul have the knowledge and the constitutional authority to manage our lives better than we can.” — A speech to the Northern Liberty Alliance Tea Party Rally, August 24, 2009

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