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Minneapolis, MN, July 7, 2010 -- Candidate/journalist Bob Carney Jr. today uploaded Tom and me -- episode two to youtube.com. The new episode features video taken by Carney at a public event -- Emmer's recent, Hillary-style "listening tour" visit to the Eagle Street Grill, next to the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. Tom and me -- episode two investigates Emmer's apparent advocacy of Minnesota's secession from the Union, and can be viewed from republicancontract.com -- Carney's news, information, and governance services website.

Carney is challenging both Tom Emmer -- the endorsed Republican candidate in this year's Minnesota Republican primary for Governor -- and the Money Media "beat journalists" attending the campaign.

"These journalists are out there -- I see them from time to time," Carney said. "But I think 'covering' might be a stretch, 'attending' is probably more accurate," Carney said.

"I'm trying to bring forth 'candidate-journalism' as a new and innovative way of improving both politics and journalism. I encourage others -- including both current politicians and current journalists -- to see the merit in what I'm doing, and to start doing it themselves," Carney said.

Carney video-investigates Emmer's Eagle Street Grill "Listening Tour" event

At the Eagle Street Grill, candidate-journalist Carney videotaped Emmer's surprise -- and apparent disappointment -- when he learned The Uptake is still in business and was documenting the event. Carney videotaped what appears to be the intercession of sports style blocking campaign workers, who appeared and interposed when Carney repeatedly attempted to ask Emmer questions about HF 3738. The final "blocker" told Carney: "Let's do it some other time, Bob.  We're on message here."

When Carney began to ask Mr. Emmer a question during the news conference, Emmer turned away and appeared to look for a "bailout" from the Money Media "beat journalists" -- asking: "is there somebody from the press?"

"It sounded like 'will somebody please throw me a softball?'" Carney said.

When Carney said: "I consider myself a journalist also," Mr. Emmer turned away, and this exchange occurred between Carney and "Person X" -- someone standing next to Carney -- who apparently was with the Emmer campaign:

Person X: "It's not your party."

Carney: "It's a public event."

Person X: "No it isn't."

Carney: "His web site says it's a public event."

Carney also recorded this useful advice: "And you young man -- you're a candidate -- never get caught with a drink in your hand."

All these videotaped events are included in Tom and me -- episode two.

"For a so-called 'listening tour', it's pretty striking what an apparently elaborate system Mr. Emmer has -- including football-style blockers -- to block anything 'off message', and to ensure he remains in control of what he will -- and will not -- listen to," Carney said. Carney plans to try to keep wedging himself into the media scrum when he is not holding forth as a candidate. Carney may also continue to attempt to videotape Mr. Emmer's public events. "However, if the Emmer campaign becomes aware of what I'm doing, I anticipate they may try in various ways to further limit or prevent my participation in their campaign events," Carney said.

"At the news conference Mr. Emmer held immediately after filing for office, he said 'You guys have any questions?' One person, apparently a reporter judging from the scrum positions, said: 'We're afraid to ask.' This provoked high hilarity from the Republican endorsed scrum," Carney said. This exchange is also included in Tom and me -- episode two.

Carney continued: "I take the anonymous 'media scrum' comment as a simple statement of fact. What I am doing -- going after answers from candidates like Tom Emmer when others won't -- is journalism. I believe what I'm doing compares favorably with what some on the Money Media "Capitol beat" are doing -- and not doing."

During the recent events that led to the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, much was made of the fact the Rolling Stone reporter was not a "beat journalist" -- meaning that he had nothing to lose by way of future access to various sources needed to attend to an assigned "beat." "I'm challenging and running against the whole Money Media "beat journalism" system of political reporting as much as I'm challenging and running against Tom Emmer, and other candidates. How and why Money Media 'beat journalists' do what they do will be a continuing theme of the Tom and me series," Carney said.

By the way, Mr. Emmer is a Secessionist -- or a panderer and hypocrite

Mr. Emmer is a co-author of HF 3738, a proposed Constitutional amendment that would void all Federal law in Minnesota unless and until each law was individually ratified by a two thirds majority of each house of the state Legislature.

"Tom and me -- episode two examines in detail what the word Republican actually means, and documents my challenge to Mr. Emmer's claim that he is a 'republican' at all. Mr. Emmer's HF 3738 amounts to secession of Minnesota from the Union," Carney said.

The modern Republican Party formed just before the American Civil War, and was dedicated to preserving the Union against secessionist Southern states.

"The phrase '... a republican form of government' holds a central place in both our Federal and Minnesota Constitutions," Carney said. The Federal Constitution's guarantee of "... a republican form of government for all states is the only guarantee in the original, unamended Federal Constitution. Freedom, security, and prosperity are not guaranteed -- the founders were experienced enough in the ways of this world to know they can't be guaranteed," Carney said.

"As I see it, it is literally impossible for anyone to take a position that is more opposite to the meaning of the word 'republican' than Mr. Emmer's position as represented by his proposed secessionist HF 3738 Constitutional amendment," Carney said.

"The entire thrust of my campaign is focused on the importance of upholding, defending, and following the process of '... a republican form of government,'" Carney said, and added: "As the Tom and me series unfolds, I will further demonstrate that Mr. Emmer is not a republican... not by any furthest stretch of the word. We will examine in detail how Mr. Emmer -- following the unallotment lead of Governor Pawenty -- is launching an all-out, across the board assault on the stability of '... a republican form of government' in Minnesota."

Based on an e-mail forwarded to him, and originally written by J.R. Graham, a Republican former Minnesota County Attorney, and a candidate for the Republican endorsement for Attorney General of Minnesota, Carney believes Mr. Emmer's co-auhorship of HF 3738 may have been hypocritical pandering as he sought the Republican endorsement for Governor: The e-mail suggests Mr. Emmer may have been pandering. Mr. Graham wrote:

"The bill was introduced in the last days of the 86th Legislature in order to placate a faction of radical but misinformed constituents."

Carney will not disclose who forwarded Mr. Graham's e-mail to him, but Carney claims he has a very strong basis for concluding the e-mail is authentic. The text of Mr. Graham's e-mail is at the end of this news release, along with the text of HF 3738. A ten minute video of Carney's 7/2/10 news conference on this subject is on-line at youtube.com, and can also be viewed at republicancontract.com.

At his 7/2/10 news conference, Carney called on Mr. Emmer to clarify his position on HF 3738, either confirming he supports it, or admitting that his co-authorship amounts to pandering while he sought the Republican endorsement. "Here's what this amounts to in my view: Minnesota Republican voters should disqualify Mr. Emmer from receiving their vote in either case. Here's a further crucial point: Minnesota Republican primary voters have a right to know about this issue before the primary. The people of Minnesota are sure to hear about it if Mr. Emmer wins the Republican primary and is not subsequently replaced as a candidate before the General Election, as Jon Grunseth was in 1990," Carney said.

"Remember, you heard the evidence of Mr. Emmer's pandering first from me. This is journalism," Carney concluded.

Carney's "Unallotment lawsuit" continues

Carney is the plaintiff in the first "unallotment lawsuit", filed in July of 2009, challenging Governor Pawlenty's illegal unallotment of Minnesota's Political Contribution Refund program. Carney filed his appellate brief June 7, 2010, and is now also challenging the constitutionality of the "omnibus budget bill" passed during the so-called "segue special session" of May 17, 2010. The Pawlenty administration's brief in Carney's appeal is due July 7, 2010 (today).

"This is journalism," Carney repeated.

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Following is the text of HF3738:
 

H.F. No. 3738, as introduced - 86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) Posted on Mar 25, 2010

House Authors Drazkowski ; Anderson, B. ; Emmer

1.1 A bill for an act

1.2 proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; affirming the

1.3 sovereignty of Minnesota citizens.

1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.

1.6 An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the

1.7 amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read:

1.8 Sec. 18. Citizens of Minnesota are sovereign individuals, subject to Minnesota law

1.9 and immune from any federal laws that exceed the federal government's enumerated

1.10 constitutional powers. A federal law does not apply in Minnesota unless that law is

1.11 approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of each house of the legislature and is

1.12 signed by the governor. Before voting to approve a federal law, each legislator must

1.13 individually affirm that the legislator has read the federal law and understands it. Citizens

1.14 of Minnesota enjoy inherent, natural, God-given rights as reflected in the Bill of Rights

1.15 of the United States Constitution and the Minnesota Constitution. Minnesota citizens

1.16 have the right to seek redress for any alleged violation of these rights committed by the

1.17 state of Minnesota exclusively through a jury trial in a Minnesota court and through

1.18 enactment of a change in Minnesota law.
 

1.19 Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.

1.20 The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2010 general

1.21 election. The question submitted must be:

1.22 "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to affirm the sovereignty of

1.23 Minnesota citizens by requiring two-thirds legislative approval before a federal law

2.1 becomes effective in Minnesota, and by ensuring the right of citizens to seek redress for

2.2 any alleged violation of constitutional rights?

2.3

                                                                                                                Yes

                                                                                                                .....

2.4

                                                                                                                No ..... "

Following is the e-mail forward to Bob Carney Jr., originally from Mr. J.R. Graham

E-mail forwarded to Bob Carney Jr.

Originally sent by: J.R. Graham, on 6/22/2010

Subject: 86th Legislature, House File 3738

To {redacted} -- You requested my comment on House File 3738 introduced in the 86th Legislature. I am sorry that Tom Emmer was party to the introduction of this bill, because it will earn him nothing but political trouble. If the bill is not quietly brushed under the rug and forgotten as I think likely, the pundits in the press will run him down as a political crank, and have some basis for doing so. I do not believe that these pundits are wise men, for they usually have no idea what they are talking about, but they do have influence. The bill was introduced in the last days of the 86th Legislature in order to placate a faction of radical but misinformed constituents. It was introduced in the knowledge that it would never be heard in committee, that it would never pass either the House or the Senate, that it would never be proposed for consideration by the people in a general election, that it would never be adopted, and that, even assuming that the Southern States were acting within their rights in 1860-1861, this bill is manifestly unconstitutional on its face. It might come back to haunt Emmer, if as I hope he is elected. I wish he had found a better way to express the sovereignty rights of the State of Minnesota, for this bill distorts those rights, and makes them look ridiculous, whereas, understood in a true light, they are exceedingly important and valuable, even if in the nature of things rarely exercised, and already acknowledged in the first section of the first article of the Minnesota Constitution as revised in 1974 and amended to date.

It so happens that I have published several works on the intended meaning of the United States Constitution, including discussion of the nature of sovereign power, and its proposed or actual exericse by way of interposition, nullification, and secession. You can access and order those works through my publisher at www.pelicanpub.com. Go to titles by author, then to authors by first letter of family name, then to John Remington Graham. Those works are, respectively, entitled A Constitutional History of Secession, Blood Money: the Civil War and the Federal Reserve, and Free, Sovereign, and Independent States: the Intended Meaning of the American Constitution, were respectively published by Pelican Publishing Company in Gretna, Louisiana, right next to New Orleans.

Private citizens are not sovereign, and we are all better off because they are not. One problem with House File 3728 is that is claims that individual citizens are possess sovereign attributes, which is not so, and would be dangerous if it were so. The sovereign power, properly so called, is the ultimate power of society which can create, abolish, and recreate any government, constitution, or union, and is distinguished by certain attributes, namely, preeminence, prefection, perpettuity, and omnipotence. By virtue of these attributes, the sovereign power, when assembled, stands above every other power on earth, yet can act only for the public good, may be summoned at any time in history when needed, and can enact anything in law not naturally impossible. Under Anglo-American legal tradition, the sovereign power consists of an extraordinary convention of delegates elected on extraordinary occasion to exercise of the ultimate legal authority of society, for preventing abuse or governmental power, or of transforming government in some fundamental way. Under the intended meaning of the United States Constitution, as it was understood by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, George Mason, James Madison, and all of our founding fathers, the sovereign power was not vested in the government of the United States, which is only a public corporation very remarkable and formidable as such, but is reserved to the people in each of several States, meeing in a solemn convention and summoned according to the legal conventions of the Glorious Revolution in England and the American Revolution. It is properly said that we Americans have an inspired Constitution, and the distribution of the sovereign power in the United States is one of the reasons that it is inspired. This view of things, notd to mention other features of the original Constitution, was crushed in the American Civil War, which, however, settled only that the North had greater resources than the South, and it can, at any opportune moment, which may be approaching but has not yet arrived, be revived in the future. Right now, for example, there is a suit by fourteen attorneys general to secure a judgment of the United States Supreme Court that Obamacare is unconstitutional. I believe that such suit may well be successful, but if not the States may combat it by way of more ultimate remedies, including interposition, nullification, or even secession. One reason why I am so anxious to see the suit succeed is that, if it accomplishes its objective, the United States will be perpetuated, and there will be no need even to contemplate those more ultimate remedies, which are quasi-revolutionary, albeit that they are meant to be exercised in a lawful, rational, beneficial and orderly manner in times of great crisis.

House File 3738 is also defective in that it says that no act of Congress will become effective unless two-thirds of both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature approve, which is manifestly contrary to the way legislative authority has already been distributed under the United States Constitution. The State of Minnesota cannot amend the United States Constitution, and it would be dangerous if the United States Constitution could be thus amended. Maybe secession from the Union might in the end be necessary and proper, and I believe that the people of Minnesota in convention might exercise such an ominous power at some future day, but as long as we are part of the Union, we must play by the rules which have been agreed upon. This proposed constitutional amendment would be an affront to our our sister States, and might even ignite civil war. In short, I think House File 3738 is irresponsible.

I think that the sentiment that Tom Emmer was trying to express is more reasonably and properly expressed in the pledge given by Chris Barden whom I ardently hope will become out next attorney general. I set forth below a solicitation in Chris' behalf, including in red font his pledge. I hope you will each take time to make a quick contribution of $50.00 to his campaign. I can think of nothing more important in restoring constitutional government in Minnesota than the election of Dr. Barden, I mean it. If you can do anything to help Chris, however extraordinary, do it. -- Jack Graham