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Tag Archives: amendments
Will Representative Banaian Rhetoric Match His Voting Record?
Representative King Banaian (R), in a radio interview with AM1240, sounds unwilling to govern by constitutional amendment: The Republican controlled House and Senate are considering putting a number of constitutional amendment questions on the November ballot. However, Republican Representative King Banaian of St. Cloud is not so sure that’s a good idea. [emphasis mine] That sounds good but Banaian has already voted to govern by constitutional amendment once through the marriage discrimination amendment. We will have to wait and see if he really believes his own rhetoric or if he says one thing at home for his constituents and then votes another way at the Capitol. Unfortunately, in my experience with King, he talks a good game about helping his constituents but when action is … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2012, Issues, Minnesota Constitution, Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota Politics, MN House District 15B, Politics
Tagged 2012 legislative session, amendments, conservative, Constitution Amendment, Constitutional Amendment, discrimination, elections, king banaian, marriage amendment, marriage equality, minnesota, mnhouse, mnleg, politics, Rep. King Banaian, republican, republican party, tea party
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St. Cloud Times: “Amending Isn’t Governing”
Republicans are consistently reminding us that this country is a Republic and NOT a Democracy. They are right, of course, but the problem is they seem to not have any understanding of what it means to BE a Republic. In a Republic, we the people elect other citizens to represent us and make decisions on our behalf. Minnesota Republicans have chosen to abdicate that power and turn the state into a direct democracy. They have done so because governing in a Republic is hard and requires compromise while governing in a democracy is easy as you can simply pass all the difficult and complex issues of the day onto the people and claim no responsibility in their passage. It was for “the people” after all… … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2012, Issues, Legislation, Minnesota Constitution, Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota Politics, Minnesota Senate, Politics, Thing I Read Today..., Voting & Elections
Tagged 2012 legislative session, amendments, conservative, Constitutional Amendment, elections, marriage amendment, minnesota, mnhouse, mnleg, mnsenate, politics, republican, republican party, st cloud times, tea party
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How Many Gays Must God Create Before We Accept That He Wants Them Around?
Posted in Civil Rights, Minnesota Constitution, Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota Politics, Youtube Video
Tagged 2011 legislative session, amendments, anti-gay, civil rights, civil unions, conservative, Constitution Amendment, Constitutional Amendment, discrimination, gay, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, glbt, Hopkins, minnesota, mnhouse, mnleg, Outfront Minnesota, patch, politics, Rep. Steve Simon, republican, republican party, st. louis park, Steve Simon, tea party, video
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Gay Marriage Issue Is Attack On A Minority
Posted in Civil Rights, Minnesota Constitution, Minnesota Politics, Minnesota Senate, Youtube Video
Tagged 2011 legislative session, amendments, anti-gay, civil rights, civil unions, conservative, Constitution Amendment, Constitutional Amendment, discrimination, gay, gay marriage, gay rights, gays, golden valley, minnesota, mnleg, mnsenate, patch, politics, republican, republican party, ron latz, st. louis park, tea party, the uptake, Uptake, video
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