Rukavina on unallotment

Craig Stellmacher is asking gubernatorial candidates “what is the greatest threat to Minnesota?” in an excellent series posted to YouTube. Tom Rukavina, in his response, had some excellent comments on unallotment and Tim Pawlenty’s style of governance (or rather, his absenteeism).

MnIndy summarizes:

“It’s usurping the power of the legislature… Right now he’s actually writing laws,” he said. “I don’t know where’s he getting this authority, and nobody’s really taking him on.”

“Right now any governor — whether the governor is Tom Rukavina or Tim Pawlenty — can basically sign every spending bill and then decide to unallot,” he said.

This was my favorite line:

Right now, he’s borrowing against our kids’ future so he can have a political future.

Watch the whole thing (about 3 minutes) below: