{"id":89031,"date":"2025-01-13T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=89031"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:32:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T18:32:22","slug":"coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=89031","title":{"rendered":"Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WCCO-TV &#8220;political reporter&#8221; Caroline Cummings appears to be setting up to replace Esme Murphy one day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her reporting on the constitutional crisis brewing tomorrow might be a little more curious than your typical Esme Murphy tongue-bath for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>But not by much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/CaroRCummings\/status\/1877837306314256789\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, Steve Simon&#8217;s opinion is about as useful as being able to tie a cherry stem with h is tongue &#8211; Minnesota statute is modestly clear about what the actual quorum is.<\/p>\n<p>When your Democrat friends ask what the GOP thinks their legal leg to stand on is, send them this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/HarryNiska\/status\/1877908729297076364\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, in the words of Minnesota&#8217;s last <em>good <\/em>SOS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/marykiff\/status\/1877902057388101894\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the constitutions of both Minnesota and the United States are pretty clear about the notion of separation of powers.  The executive branch doesn&#8217;t control the legislative branch.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I have a hunch the DFL knows it.<\/p>\n<p>So &#8211; why is the DFL working so hard to trash the separation of powers?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll drop a theory tomorrow morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GOP is showing up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/mnhousegop\/status\/1878512955714617458\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le&#8217;ts see if the DFL can read the room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>:&nbsp; So, I started writing this piece on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the DFL answered my final question:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/bloisolson\/status\/1878582319348645947\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No, they can not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The party that two months ago claimed &#8220;January 6&#8221; &#8211; a riot by a bunch of unelected civilians &#8211; was a threat to democracy.\u00a0 Today, it&#8217;s an actual party, trying to act in its official capacity.<\/p>\n<p>For my money, that&#8217;s a lot worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCCO-TV &#8220;political reporter&#8221; Caroline Cummings appears to be setting up to replace Esme Murphy one day.&nbsp; Her reporting on the constitutional crisis brewing tomorrow might be a little more curious than your typical Esme Murphy tongue-bath for Democrats. 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