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  Governor thanks Senators who voted for reform, calls for people to continue making voices heard web posted January 26, 2007 COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Mark Sanford issued the following statement on the Senate's passage of a resolution to give voters the opportunity to decide whether to allow future governors to appoint the Comptroller General, while denying voters the right to vote on continuing that practice with five other offices: "Today's vote was about a very simple concept - do we give power to the people of South Carolina to decide on the structure of their government, and to that end I'd give real credit to each and every Senator who voted today to allow South Carolina voters to have a greater voice on that front," Governor Sanford said. "Unfortunately, as is the case too often in state government, power is hard to give up and there is a minority in the Senate who are working to protect an antiquated, inefficient and unaccountable government structure. The most disappointing thing about today's votes is the lack of faith this minority of Senators has shown in the people of South Carolina to decide these questions for themselves." "Over the past few months traveling across the state during my campaign, I was again reminded that it is the people of this state who have the ultimate power, and not those of us temporarily entrusted to occupy these offices. That's why during the four more years we've been blessed with we're going to take that time and continue making our case directly to the people of South Carolina as to why these and other changes need to happen, and about the unwillingness of many in office to make those changes. As well, we're going to continue working with friends in the House to push for more of these offices to make it before the people in 2008." For
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