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RepublicanContract.com calls on
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to either not attempt to unallot
Minnesota's Political Contribution Refund to taxpayers, or face this
consequence: a class action lawsuit
Minneapolis, MN, June 25, 2009
-- Bob Carney Jr., editor, publisher and owner of RepublicanContract.com,
and Minnesota Republican activist, called on Minnesota Governor Tim
Pawlenty yesterday, to ask him to reverse his announced decision to
unallot the Minnesota Political Contribution Refund.
The Minnesota Political Contribution Refund program provides individual
Minnesota taxpayers annual refunds of up to a $50 per person ($100 per
couple) for contributions to eligible state political campaigns and
political organizations. According to a June 23rd Star Tribune article:
"It is the only such dollar-for-dollar refund program in the country."
Full 6/25/09 news release
Text of 6/24/09 open letter to Governor
Pawlenty, with enclosures
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Recent Book (November '08) October Surmise: Might our Constitution bar Bar?
-- by Robert S. Carney Jr., is available on Amazon.com, and at
www.bobcarneyjournal.com
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A new political documentary was previewed
on a 9/2 Minneapolis bus tour
The tour bus in front of the Crown Plaza
A new Minnesota Political Documentary, Escape From
History -- The Minnesota Legislature, was previewed
September 2, 2008, the second day of the Republican
National Convention. It is the first in a series titled "Escape
From History." This documentary focuses on the Minnesota
Legislature, and on A Minnesota Republican State Legislator's Contract
with Voters. The documentary also begins a study of the history of
the Minneapolis park system, viewing it as infrastructure, and examines
two examples of "post 9/11 architecture" in and near the historic
Minneapolis Milling district, the new Guthrie, and the new Minneapolis
Central Library.
As part of this documentary here's a
summary of a videotaped interview with Minnesota House Speaker Steve
Sviggum
Former MN House
Speaker Steve Sviggum
Click here for the
Park Segment Transcript.
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An Alternative Amendment?
It's obvious there's strong disagreement over the current proposed
"marriage amendment." Here's the nub of another
amendment option (go to an article
for details) that might be acceptable to both sides:
1) Automatically stay
(delay), for one Legislative session and one general election, disputed state court
orders that holds a Minnesota non-criminal law violates the State
Constitution.
2) Let the Legislature, or
voters by petition, propose a clarifying amendment.
3) If it is approved, rehear the case based on the new amendment.
Go to A "Stop, Look, Listen" Amendment for Minnesota's Constitution
for both a proposed text and more information.
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think would be a good Republican Legislator?
about
Federal races?