The piece covers the registry’s background – including some of the fairly inspired quesistoning by Republicans Harry Niska and Walter Hudson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe key moment that caught the most attention? An exchange during a floor debate when Rep. Harry Niska, R-Ramsey, asked House bill sponsor Rep. Samantha Vang, DFL-Brooklyn Center,<\/strong> if publishing an article on the theory that COVID-19 was a bioweapon that had originated in a Chinese laboratory could count as a bias incident under the new legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVang said it would be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith the rhetoric we have seen since the pandemic regarding accusing Asians of bringing in the coronavirus, that is bias-motivated,\u201d the first-term representative said. \u201cSo that can be considered a bias incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Now, the bad news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wags in some conservative circles floated the idea of flooding the agency with reports of progressive hate speech, of the type that run of the mill DFLers are constantly dribbling out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No such luck. The lsw’s DFL sponsors saw the potential for the registry to be buried in “progressive” hate, and tightened it down. (Emphasis added).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIn its final form as a law, language calls for the department to \u201canalyze civil rights trends … including information compiled from community organizations<\/strong> that work directly with historically marginalized communities.”…<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
In other words, they did for it what they did for “Feeding Our Future” money: made sure only the DFL Non-Profit\/Industrial Complex could participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what about safeguards? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why, after spending a decade and a half obliterating all rational grounds for the “high trust society” that democracy needs to survive, we’re supposed to just trust ’em<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWhat officials do know right now is community organizations such as Jewish Community Action, the Coalition of Asian American Leaders, and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, will provide reports of bias incidents to the state…Putz said it would have been more of a problem if the human rights department were to take direct reports of discrimination from individuals. With nonprofits and other groups with a track record of documenting discrimination being the source of information, that won\u2019t be a concern, he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nNothing says “trustworthy” like a (partial) list of non-profits that are also DFL farm clubs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senator Zaynab Mohammed – a “devout Muslim” who voted for chemical neutering and abortion after birth – should put your mind at rest (although hopefully not “at rest” enough to vote DFL) (emphasis added again):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAsked by Forum News Service whether spreading a lab theory on COVID would count as a bias incident, Sen. Mohamed said she trusted the judgment of Human Rights Department officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould that happen? Sure, maybe,\u201d she said, but added: \u201cThey know exactly what they’re doing. They understand the goal of what this legislation is supposed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
That whole idea of breaking CD1, 6, 7 and 8 away into a separate state is sounding better every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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