As has become all too typical this legislative session, the DFL majority is launching a barrage of radical bills with very little notice given. The latest of these assaults was announced late on Tuesday, informing the public that three major and controversial bills will all be brought to a floor vote on one day, tomorrow FRIDAY, APRIL 21.
Read MoreIn a culture as politically and philosophically polarized as ours, one of the things to be most highly sought after and most highly prized is reliable sources of information. When I say reliable, I simply mean sources that strive to be truthful and complete in their rendering of the facts AND which are honest regarding the philosophy or ideology through which those facts are filtered, as they inevitably will be.
Read MoreIn June of 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its Dobbs ruling. In it, the Court reversed its Roe v. Wade decision, declaring there is no right to abortion contained within the U. S. Constitution. Thus, it returned the abortion debate to the individual States. The whole Pro-Life Movement rightly celebrated!
But here in Minnesota, even as we celebrated, we knew that Dobbs really changed the practice of abortion in our state very little. Why?
Read MoreHere it comes: the cascade of analysis in the wake of the passage of the misnamed “Respect for Marriage Act” (RMA). And that analysis does not disappoint! It is clear and forceful.
The purpose of this edition of “One Voice” is simply to provide you with easy access to a sampling of the commentary that is now flooding in, offering both a description of the bill itself and the likely long-term harms that will be caused by it.
Read MoreWith the recent election now largely complete, the House and Senate have returned to work in what is often referred to as a "lame duck" session. Among other things, these sessions have historically been used by the party who is about to lose power in one of the bodies to try and pass legislation that would not otherwise be viable.
Read MoreIn all your busyness during this season, allow me just a few brief words of encouragement.
We are, of course, closing in on a significant election on Tuesday of next week. Regarding the specific issues in this election, I’ve written you more than once. So, rather than reiterate those issues, I simply want to urge you to urge your people to fulfill their baptismal calling of caring for their neighbor…
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