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Scott Walker

One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around.

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Scott Walker is saying that the government should be kept small and not grow too powerful. He believes the government’s role is to work for the benefit of the people, rather than controlling or dominating them.

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