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With only days left to the election, both sides of the marriage amendment fight continue to draw millions of dollars in contributions, surpassing $13 million overall.
The case against the Marriage and the Elections amendments can be made on many grounds. But one argument often overlooked is that their proposal and perhaps adoption by the people represents what America’s constitutional framers feared most–the tyranny of the majority. Continue Reading
Part of the trouble with releasing an album on Election Day is that a lot of my energy and ink is put toward promoting that, rather than the obviously-more-important election. But before we get to a deluge of music videos and promos and reviews and all that, here are my thoughts on 2012: Continue Reading
The job of editing a newspaper entails certain compromises and the occasional pangs of conscience.
As I visit with Minnesotans across the state, many are surprised to learn that they never get to see the actual language of the two proposed changes to our state’s Constitution on their ballot. This seems odd to many voters given the importance of the Constitution as our state’s highest law but that is our current procedure. Continue Reading
It’s down to it. The fight over the two anti-rights amendments to the Minnesota constitution will be discussed for years to come – and not just in the state. Continue Reading
Dan McGrath, the executive director of Minnesota Majority, is the key advocate of Minnesota’s proposed constitutional amendment regarding voting. Dan worked tirelessly in 2011 to shepherd the so-called “21st Century Voting Act” through the legislature, only to have it stopped by Gov. Dayton’s veto pen. Continue Reading
“It’s common sense,” declare billboards encouraging Minnesotans to support voter ID in the upcoming election. Presumably supporters of the marriage amendment also regard it as “common sense” to define marriage as being “solely between one man and one woman.”From a political standpoint, I can understand why supporters of voter ID are using the “common sense” line. It resonates with many Minnesotans’ impression of themselves as being responsible, down-to-earth citizens. With its explicit appeal to the common denominator, though, the “common sense” logic is alarmingly similar to the kind of logic that might have been employed to defend previous American injustices.”Of course women aren’t suitable for voting or holding public office. Their realm is the home! Continue Reading
Youth in the community are more engaged in politics than people may realize.
Students and administrators at Macalester College, and other private schools in Minnesota, worry that the Voter Restriction Constitutional Amendment on this November’s ballot could deny students the right to vote with their Student ID cards since they aren’t officially issued by the state. Meanwhile, U-Cards from the University of Minnesota, which is a public university, could continue to be accepted at on-campus voting booths, thus creating an unequal system of voting rights among college students.