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Hey, if you’re in the upper Midwest on Friday August 30th, come on out to the “Great Minnesota Get Together” in St. Paul and say ‘hi.’ I’ll be doing my show there starting at 5PM, so it’s a great chance to ask a few ‘on-air’ questions in our town hall format and pick up a copy of my book, “Power Divided is Power Checked.” Heck, I may even let you buy me a beer. See you there!
In two convoluted June rulings on gay rights, five members of the U.S. Supreme Court signaled their intention to rewrite the Constitution. Far from a cause for celebration, the court’s legal incoherence is best described as breathtaking.
In Hollingsworth vs. Perry, the justices deferred to a lower court’s decision imposing gay marriage in California because the challengers did not have “standing” as private petitioners. It is the executive branch that must defend state law (enacted by referendum or statute) and since California Gov. Jerry Brown refused in the case of Prop. 8, there was no “actual controversy” to settle. Continue reading
Minnesota legislators seem poised to follow the lead of 18 other states by legalizing medicinal marijuana in the next legislative session. While the effort is primarily a Democratic one, there is Republican support as well. Nevertheless, lawmakers are up against the same obstacle medical marijuana faced in 2009 — a reluctant governor.
Mark Dayton remains adamant, as was Tim Pawlenty before him, about deferring to a powerful state interest whose support most politicians covet: law enforcement. Indeed, the governor’s spokesperson declared in the waning days of the 2013 session that Dayton won’t support any legislation on the issue so long as groups like the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association oppose it. Continue reading
