Yesterday, Joe Doakes’ piece lamented the MNGOP’s perceived indolence on Governor Klink’s one-man power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senator Dave Osmek responded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitch: I must respond to the re-post you made earlier today from Joe.<\/p>
“Acquiescence is approval.” <\/strong>Recently, I have seen idiot lawn signs that say “White Silence equals White Racism”. I guess Joe believes that must be true too. Let’s all get our white hooded robes on! The Senate GOP has voted 6 times to rescind those “emergency” powers of TIm Jung Walz. That’s all we have. I guess if the 34 Senate Republicans (RIP: Jerry Relph) don’t strip naked, paint ourselves purple, and dance on top of the Capitol dome to protest enough, we just are a bunch of Quislings. Right? The Senate GOP has been trying, every month, to move the narrative and gotten zero Media pick-up. If the Media isn’t reporting on every breath of Walz propaganda, willfulling not asking hard questions, and laser-focused on the color of Kim Kardashian’s panties\u2026they aren’t happy and are too busy to do their real jobs.<\/p>
“Let the Democrats try to pass laws without a single Republican vote, until Walz relinquishes power to the Legislature, where it belongs.”<\/strong> Well, I have a little news for Joe: Tim Jong Walz is doing this NOW! Until the “emergency” powers are removed, he can pop out Executive Orders like a Pez dispenser, and he has. And the GOP senate\u2026votes to remove the powers. Over and over again. Walz has written laws, and penalties to go with them. King Timmy can fine you and imprison you, with no actual law passed by the Legislature to back it up. And if we DON’T pass funding to help the victims of Walz (businesses and unemployed), who will get the blame? I guarantee you the Media would leap into gear and make sure EVERY person in Minnesota knows that the GOP Senate Grinches are responsible. Walz is responsible for this mess, but we have to try to help those businesses before they collapse because of Walz’s stupidity.<\/p>
“Otherwise, what do we need Republicans for? Just let Walz run everything forever and save the per diems.”<\/strong> Be careful what you ask for, Joe. Nobody is more frustrated than the 34 Senate GOP Republicans, infinitely more than even Joe is . The Constitution is being used as toilet paper. The Legislative branch has been relegated to the Children’s Table at the Christmas dinner. We continue to try. We tried to change the law at the end of the regular session. If Joe wants a dictatorship, disbanding the Legislative branch, good luck.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Elections have consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota law grants the governor a lot <\/em>of power – predicated on the antique notion that governors would be people of unshakable integrity and commitment to republican government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Events have shown the na\u00efvet\u00e9 of that conceit, and the need to guard against it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2015, a bipartisan majority voted to bar the governor from confiscating firearms, closing gun stores, and other anti-gun measures under color of a “state of emergency”. It was signed into law, amazingly enough, by Gov. Dayton. Its perspicacity should be obvious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And people who care about liberty and checks and balances are going to have to do the same in coming legislatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Probably not this one – the DFL in the House is addicted to their <\/em>governor being able to rule like Francisco Franco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No – in 2022, we need a GOP sweep of the legislature and the governor’s office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seems like a tall order. But if I didn’t believe in miracles, I wouldn’t be a conservative in Saint Paul. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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