Final Plea to the Senate: Please Show Restraint on Marriage
May 12, 2013 at 5:00 am | Posted in Political | 16 CommentsTags: Equality, free association, gay marriage, HF 1054, law, marriage, Senate, SF 925, Teresa Collett
by Walter Hudson – Fightin Words – May 12, 2013
I address this open letter to all Minnesota state senators in hopes that you will lend it your thoughtful consideration.
Tradition holds that the upper house of a bicameral legislature employs greater restraint than the lower house when considering changes to established law. While the House typically reflects the shifting passions of the people, the Senate was conceived as a more deliberate body. With that in mind, I ask you to soberly anticipate the long-term and wide-ranging effects of passing SF 925, which would expand the state’s definition of marriage to include same-sex unions.
Despite the admirable attempt by my state representative from Albertville, Republican David Fitzsimmons, to strengthen the religious exemption in the house file, the bill as passed and its companion in the Senate do not adequately protect individuals of religious conscience. The religious exemption proves both narrow and fragile, limited to non-profits engaged in undefined religious activity. The exemption explicitly does not cover secular business activity. This likely means that individuals of religious conscience engaged in private business will not fully enjoy their moral right to free association.
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Decision Time for the GOP: Build or Die
May 5, 2013 at 3:03 am | Posted in Political | 2 CommentsA fascinating drama continues to play out in Texas, where local Republicans recently rejected the application of a highly accomplished volunteer for precinct chair on account of his being gay. So report activists close to the situation, including Republican Liberty Caucus national chair Dave Nalle who issued a press release Saturday “expressing concern and dismay.”
At a time when the party nationwide is working to clean a tarnished image and embrace inclusiveness, for the second largest county party in the nation to reject a qualified applicant solely because he is openly gay sends exactly the wrong message to the constituencies the party needs to reach.
Commentator David Jennings details the qualifications of the applicant at the center of the hubbub, Chris Busby. Continue Reading Decision Time for the GOP: Build or Die…
Why “Right Wing Terrorism” Is an Oxymoron
April 19, 2013 at 1:34 am | Posted in Political | 5 CommentsTags: Boston Bombing, Boston Marathon, Conservativism, Dina Temple-Raston, Examiner, NPR, Terrorism
The commonly used political spectrum, unclear and fairly useless.
by Walter Hudson – Fightin Words – April 19, 2013
Adolf Hitler was born in April. NPR counter-terrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston cites that as one reason she believes this month attracts domestic terror from “right-wing individuals.” Joe Newby covers her remarks for Examiner:
“April is a big month for anti-government and right-wing individuals,” she said.
“There’s the Columbine anniversary. There’s Hitler’s birthday. There’s the Oklahoma City bombing. The assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco,” she added.
Why I Will Stand to Nominate Keith Downey for MNGOP Chair
April 5, 2013 at 4:00 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Chair, Keith Downey, liberty, minnesota, mngop, republican, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republicans, State Central Committee
by Walter Hudson – Fightin Words – April 5, 2013
State Central delegates find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to selecting a team to lead the Republican Party of Minnesota. Each candidate for party chair brings worthwhile qualities and ideas to the table. Minneapolis journalist and community activist Don Allen has institutional knowledge from urban constituencies which share Republican values but dependably reject Republican candidates. Long-time party activist Bonn Clayton has offered a notably specific plan for addressing the party’s debt and managing its finances. My friend and accomplished liberty activist Bill Paulsen has demonstrated an even keel and willingness to defy allies on matters of principle. Each man has the potential to stimulate necessary reforms in methodology, messaging, and operation. However, a choice must be made. All things considered, I have come to support former state representative Keith Downey and will stand to nominate him at Saturday’s state central committee meeting.
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Ellison Communication Head Says Voter Fraud Exists
September 26, 2012 at 1:15 pm | Posted in Political | 1 CommentTags: CD5, Congress, Election Integrity, Keith Ellison, Matt Roznowski, Voter Fraud, voter ID
“Yes!” That was the answer given by Matt Roznowski, communications director for the Keith Ellison for U.S. Congress campaign, to a question posed to him on Facebook. The question:
Do you think election fraud occurred?
This according to a source with access to view Roznowski’s Facebook page. A printout of the post in question was provided to Fightin Words.
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How Should the Tea Party Respond to the Obamacare Ruling?
June 29, 2012 at 5:02 am | Posted in Political | 3 CommentsTags: ayn rand, Barack Obama, Fascism, Jason Lewis, ObamaCare, Ruling, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, tea party, Thomas Sowell, Yaron Brook
It is important to recall that the original Tea Party, that historical revolt against what we might today call “crony capitalism,” was an early milestone in the development of the American Revolution. It was not the end. Indeed, the Boston Tea Party triggered increasingly audacious response from the crown. There were the aptly named Coercive and Intolerable Acts which, among other things, attempted to end commerce in Boston to extort compliance with mandates. The goal of liberty was not reached without a broadening of protest and the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
It would be wishful thinking for us to imagine an easier path to liberty today. So we were abruptly reminded by Thursday’s breathtaking Supreme Court ruling upholding Obamacare. The protests of the past three years, including the election of alleged Tea Party conservatives in 2010, has been an early milestone in the development of a new American Revolution. Crowns have been exchanged for robes, but the audacity of the ruling class remains.
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The Case for Endorsing Dan Severson for U.S. Senate
May 18, 2012 at 5:19 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: 999, Amy Klobuchar, Ben Schwanke, Chris Barden, Cuts, dan severson, Dick Morris, Doc, Endorsement, Fair Tax, gop, grassroots, Herman Cain, Immigrants, Integrity, judicial reform, King Banaian, liberty, Minority, mngop, Outreach, Photo ID, Reductions, Republicans, Senate, spending, tea party, U.S. Senate
The following is a compilation of posts made in the days leading up to the Republican Party of Minnesota’s 2012 state convention. Each offers a reason to support Dan Severson as the party’s endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate.
A Grassroots Fixture
Everywhere I went, he was there. That was a big reason why I decided to throw my meager support behind Dan Severson for U.S. Senate.
After years of heckling from the political sidelines, the advent of the Tea Party inspired me to activism in 2009. I fired up a blog and podcast under the name Fightin Words, and began attending every conservative community event I could physically get to. That quickly resulted in a network of new relationships with people of like mind. Whether Tea Partiers, libertarians, or established conservative grassroots activists, all were united in their abhorrence at the “fundamental transformation” imposed by President Obama and radical Democrats like Senator Amy Klobuchar. Continue Reading The Case for Endorsing Dan Severson for U.S. Senate…
Severson for Senate: From Unity to Victory
May 18, 2012 at 12:29 am | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Amy Klobuchar, dan severson, gop, mngop, Republicans, U.S. Senate
An endorsement contest can be a setup for failure. Delegates tend to be activists who are passionate about a well-thought out set of principled positions, looking for a candidate who embodies those as closely as possible. However, when it comes time for the general election, the undecided among the electorate are much more focused on impressions of competence and stature. As a result, it is not unusual for a passionate party delegation to put forth a candidate who passes their ideological test without the fundamentals necessary to win.
However, every once in a while a candidate comes along who threads both needles, with the right stance on the issues and the stature to credibly bear the standard in November. Dan Severson is such a candidate.
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Severson for Senate: Citizen Legislator
May 17, 2012 at 3:43 pm | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Amy Klobuchar, Citizen, dan severson, gop, Legislator, Legislature, mngop, U.S. Senate
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
It has been said that Washington D.C. is a few square miles surround by reality. National policy makers are easily insolated from the effects of their decisions. There has emerged a political class distinct from the people they are meant to serve.
One trait which makes the problem worse is ambition toward a career in public office. With the next election as an evergreen priority, the objective best policy tends to take a back seat to political pressures.
Severson for Senate: The Future of the MNGOP
May 16, 2012 at 2:58 pm | Posted in Political | Leave a commentTags: Amy Klobuchar, Ben Schwanke, dan severson, gop, Immigrants, Minority, mngop, Outreach, Republicans
Each day until the state convention comes to order on May 18, we shall consider a variety of reasons for endorsing Dan Severson to challenge Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Follow the series at Fightin Words and check in on the day of the convention for a compilation including the most compelling reason to support Dan Severson.
One of the advantages of being a relatively new activist is not taking anything for granted. While more seasoned players may fall into routine for routine’s sake, new folks often ask why things are done the way in which they are.
Emerging from the role of armchair quarterback to join the Tea Party in 2009 and enter party politics in 2010, I questioned why the MNGOP was not more directly engaged in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The conventional wisdom is that these areas and their demographics are a lost cause for Republicans. However, accepting that as true means accepting generations of statewide defeat.
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