By Holly Robichaud
Did we elect one good apple last November?
I had strongly hoped that Anthony Amore would be our State Auditor so that there would be one Republican keeping tabs on Bacon Hill. However, it appears that his Democrat opponent might actually be a watchdog.
It has been more than 12 years since we were promised an audit of the Massachusetts legislature—the belly of the beast on Bacon Hill. During the 2010 State Auditor’s election, Mary Connaughton, the Republican candidate, made the audit a wedge issue. She pushed it so much that Democrat Suzanne Bump finally had to say, “Me too!” Unfortunately, Bump edged Connaughton and like a true Democrat promptly forgot her promise to do the audit.
Now our newly elected Democrat State Auditor Diana DiZoglio is pushing for the audit. Is this theater or is it reality? Time will tell. If she is serious, then she might need a food taster.
Of course, the Senate President and the House Speaker are adamantly opposed. They don’t want the public to see how our tax dollars are spent, because the legislature is one of the most secret government agencies in the Commonwealth. They are exempt from both the open meeting and the open records laws. Committee votes are kept secret. MORE
“ mThey are exempt from both the open meeting and the open records laws. Committee votes are kept secret.”
There’s the rub ladies and gentlemen. Storm the castle accordingly!
Like, sign the Bill, so we can find out what’s in it
She’s too pretty to be a Democrat.
The Massachusetts legislature uses the same operating system as Socialist and Communist Nations. Taking care of their personal interests in secrecy, while taxing their Massachusetts comrades.