Democrat Senator Breaks Down, Admits to Pay-to-Play Scheme
Yesterday in the Senate Capital Investment Committee meeting, Committee Chair Sandra Pappas (Dem-SD65) seriously seemed to lack emotional stability. Pappas became unglued on GOP members for refusing to get behind her big government bonding bill HF669 on the Senate Floor!
The tone and attitude of Pappas paints the picture for itself but the content of her words are just as damning.
An hour and a half before the Committee meeting started, Pappas pulled an under-handed tactic as Chair to remove all Republican authored bills from the committee agenda. This was a major issue for GOP Senators and members of the public who drove across the state to testify on those bills. This is unprecedented corruption and shows the vindictive ways of Pappas and the Democrats.
Senators Housley (SD33), Jasinski (SD19), Pratt (SD54), and Rasmusson (SD9) (despite these four typically voting like RINOs) were dead-on in their critique of the procedural and legislative issues with Pappas and the bonding bill. They pointed out the “pay to play” scheme Pappas is employing as retribution for the votes against the bonding bill in the Senate. Housley also pointed out the ethics violations of this move and Jasinski notes that individuals must pay $10,000 in order to have any say on the marijuana legalization bill.
Pappas argued that “Is that the only way you understand, is if we play hardball? If you want a project in the bonding bill, the reality is… you have to vote for the bonding bill” despite the fact that Pappas also voted against the bill! By her logic, that means she should have no funding for her district! This hypocrisy is a bit more nuanced because after opposing her own bill on the Senate floor, Pappas immediately moved to reconsider the bill (which can only be offered by someone on the prevailing side of the vote). This is another example of the dirty tricks Democrats are playing in the Legislature. Her actions are the very definition of “pay to play”.
Eventually, Pappas began hanging projects over GOP Senators heads, suggesting that Legislators are obligated to vote for bad bills just because it funds something in their district. When confronted with GOP demands for tax cuts, she said “I don’t care about what you’re saying about taxes, that doesn’t concern me.”
To top off Pappas’ mental breakdown, she begins crying and threatening “consequences” for opposing the bill. This meltdown showed the nasty, power-hungry side of politics. Corrupt behavior like this cannot be tolerated and the GOP would be insane to try to work a deal with her. Don’t negotiate with terrorists!
The reason the bonding bill is such a big deal is that it requires 3/5ths of the Legislature’s support in order to pass. This means that it is one of the only leverage points Republicans have since our entire state is run by radical left Democrats. The Senate GOP’s push to add tax cuts to the bill is a good start, but much more needs to be done.
Action 4 Liberty proposes that GOP Senators refuse to support this bill unless three conditions are met:
- Return of entire Surplus to taxpayers
- Tax cuts and removal of Social Security Tax
- No gun control passed this session
If Republicans do not fight, they will lose the one chance they have to deliver conservative policies. Contact your Senator and make sure they will stand strong and oppose the bonding bill unless those three conditions are met! We must have the entire Surplus refunded, massive tax cuts, and no gun control! If the Democrats will not accept those terms then there should be no bonding bill! Pressure your Legislators today, this could be our last shot!
While Minnesota Parades 6 year old Transgenders, Red States Ban Child Genital Mutilation Surgery
Tim Walz, Peggy Flanagan, and the radical leftist Legislators paraded a 6 year old boy whose parents are forcing to transition into a girl. The Grooming Demoncrats have made it their mission to destroy children’s lives and glorify the mental illness called gender dysphoria.
This is very evil to push onto children because of the physical, mental, and psychological suffering these kids will have to endure. It is destructive as a society to convince young children to mutilate their genitals, dress up as the other gender, and live in a fantasy land that denies reality.
Adults are free to use their own money and do whatever they like with their own body. Nobody is saying it should be illegal to be a transgender, everyone’s concern is about children and protecting the most vulnerable among us. We cannot allow this leftist deception to creep into the minds of children, we must protect kids from groomers.
Meanwhile red states like Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama have banned the practice of transgender surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone injections on minors. Alabama’s bill banned this for anyone under the age of 19 and will even pursue criminal charges against doctors who do them with up to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
While Minnesota Democrats made their priorities clear with their first bill being the Abortions in All Cases Bill, Tennessee’s first bill and #1 priority was protecting children from transgender child abuse! Tennessee’s bill, SF1, prohibits all forms of medically changing a kid’s gender.
Already banned in Florida, new legislation is very similar to other red states and pushes back against this woke ideology. However, the Florida bill does not go as far as others because it “grandfathers” in the kids that are currently doing the transition.
Tim Walz and the other clowns pushing this child abuse will be on the wrong side of history! We should be following the lead of the states pushing common sense legislation that would end this evil practice. Children are impressionable and follow the lead of those around them, if we do not stop the groomers, transgender agenda, and LGBTQIA+ indoctrination, our society is doomed. We are calling on Patriots like you to protect our kids and fight the Democrats pushing this!
“Free” Lunch for All Students Passes Legislature with Help from Some Republicans
There is no such thing as a free lunch… Apparently Minnesota Democrats and RINOs don’t know that!
Today, the MN Senate took up HF5 which gives “free” breakfast and lunch to all students in public schools regardless of if you can afford it or not! If this proposal was designed to expand the free lunch programs, it wouldn’t be nearly as bad as this legislation! Taxpayer funded lunches means that they are not “free”, they are paid for with our stolen Surplus!
This is the type of “feel good” spending bill that bankrupts our state and robs us of our overtaxed Surplus dollars. It is not the responsibility of taxpayers to pay for breakfast and lunch of any student that is not their own, especially when their parents can afford it.
The fiscal note for this bill shows over $800 Million will be spent over the next four years! This is wasteful spending that causes a major dent in our Surplus! See the fiscal note below:
This bill first passed the House on party lines. The vote was 70-58 with six absent GOP Representatives; That includes Patti Anderson (HD33A), Matt Bliss (HD2B), Kurt Daudt (HD27B), Dawn Gillman (HD17A), Dean Urdahl (HD16A), and Nolan West (HD32A). See vote below:
After receiving ZERO Republican support on the House Floor, it was not a wise choice for GOP Senators to support this waste of money. However, four RINOs supported this bill today in the Senate. Senators Jim Abeler (SD35), Julia Coleman (SD48), Zach Duckworth (SD57), and Karin Housley (SD33) all supported this socialist bill. Additionally, Senators Jeff Howe (SD13), Nathan Wesenberg (SD10), and Torrey Westrom (SD12) were absent. See floor vote below:
Not a single cent of the Surplus should be spent! Republicans in the Senate need to grow a spine otherwise we will never see our tax dollars returned! Socialism in all forms must be confronted and defeated, we cannot tolerate fake conservatives throwing away our money!
Contact your Senator and pressure them to oppose any future spending or bonding bill until:
- The Surplus is fully returned to taxpayers
- Social Security Tax is eliminated
- No gun control legislation for this session
It is up to Patriots like you to pressure our politicians because if we do not fight, Minnesota will be past the point of no return!
GOP & Dem Chairs Team Up to Squash Competition of 3rd Parties in MN
"It’s a big club…and you ain’t in it" boasted George Carlin in his infamous bit.
Many people know that both the MNGOP and DFL are corrupt parties who cater to their bosses: Special Interests and wealthy donors. Across our country, we see that the battle every election season gives us less choices while the Uniparty consolidates more control. The parties don't want the grassroots having a say.
Now in Minnesota, Senator Jim Carlson (DFL - Eagan), along with seven House Democrats, are carrying a bill that would squash third parties in Minnesota and minimize the competition come election time. And they have some allies outside the Capitol Halls.
Failed MNGOP Chair David Hann and dishonest DFL Chair Ken Martin are teaming up to pass SF1827. This bill increases the requirement to be a “major party” in Minnesota from 5% in the last general election to 10%. This will most notably affect the two pot parties in Minnesota, The Legal Marijuana Now (LMN) Party and The Grassroots Legalize Cannabis (GLC) Party, as well as the Libertarians, Greens, and others.
This may sound small but this legislation would double the percentage of votes to have ballot access for two years! Stringent ballot access laws are a classic way that the duopoly stifles out third parties, leaving hurdles like requirements for petitions, scrupulous analysis of signatures, and short timelines to get the signatures.
David Hann seems to have the wrong read entirely on this situation, both strategically and principally. The LMN and GLC parties are much more likely to take votes from Democrats than Republicans and upon review of recent election results, this was the case. Principally, the GOP should be in favor of free speech/free association because in the free marketplace of ideas, the best solution will come on top.
The party of election integrity should be preventing the government from tilting the scales for one or more political parties, not the opposite! Hann’s pompous statement to the Senate Elections Committee suggests that having third parties on the ballot “confuses voters”. See his crony statement below:
Ken Martin also uses a lot of the same talking points as Hann in his statement. He suggests that too many candidates makes ballots unmanageable and that it doesn’t help Democracy. Isn’t the ability to vote for whichever candidate you want without any control or manipulation the very definition of Democracy? Martin is not supporting this bill to help Democracy, he is doing it to help the Democrats. See his explanation below:
Most voters love to see lots of options on the ballot. To people like David Hann and Ken Martin, it is a threat to their power. Hann and Martin being on the same page is equivalent to Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi making a deal - it benefits them and it screws over everyone else. David Hann is particularly empty-skulled for getting behind this bill, it will undoubtedly hurt the GOP in future elections if passed. The two party system is increasingly unpopular in our country because of corruption like this.
Contact your Legislators and tell them to oppose SF1827!
Socialist Dems Push Cash Stipends for Homeless with Your Surplus Money
The DFL and their socialist Legislators have been Hell-bent on destroying our state since the first day of the Legislative Session. They support abortions in all cases, transgender surgery for children, eliminating carbon by 2040, hurting businesses, changing definitions for the social justice warriors, and spending all of our overtaxed Surplus money.
In this case, the radical Democrats are pushing HF2008/SF1903 which appropriates $12 million of our Surplus dollars over the next four years for socialist stipends for homeless “youth”. This is a Communist pilot plan that gives away our money instead of getting these people jobs. Under their definitions, any homeless individual between the ages of 18 and 24 is considered to be a “youth”.
This bill is authored by the “first 2 Spirit, non-binary” Legislator, Alicia Kozlowski (Dem-HD8B) and that should tell you everything you need to know about her right there! The usual suspects of leftist Representatives are also on the bill and it is moving in the House. Additionally, the Senate version of this bill has swing district, Iron Range Senator Grant Hauschild (Dem-SD3) as an author which definitely will not sit well with his district! See the authors below:
This bill would give monthly and one time stipends to homeless individuals in Hennepin and St. Louis through the 501(c)(3) organization Youthprise. Youthprise is an intermediary that is run by the McKnight Foundation which grants money towards woke causes around climate change, black economic power, and equity.
Both Youthprise and the McKnight Foundation also have plenty of grants that are seemingly for good causes, one of which being helping the homeless. And while there is certainly no issue with how they choose to spend their privately acquired money, taxpayer money should not be used. However, their liberal bias is evident in their “New Generation of Equity” Policy Agenda.
According to testimony in the House Human Services committee, this bill would give $1000 monthly and $4000 one time stipends. Also, this bill has zero language on how this money will be dispersed, no reporting or proof on how the funds are used, and allows for many loopholes for free-loaders to take advantage of this program.
Based upon the definition for “nighttime residences” provided in the bill, there is plenty of wiggle-room and areas for fraud to occur. Minnesota is no stranger to nonprofits ripping off taxpayers with fake grants (see the Feeding Our Future scam) so we have to be cautious on all fronts.
Other than hoping that Youthprise does not screw us over, there is nothing that can be done to track the money once it is appropriated to them! Rep. Kozlowski indicates that they will prioritize and favor grants for black/LGBT homeless youth over others! See below:
After a deep review of the bill, there is no language to suggest that they would discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation because that would be illegal for the state to do! Instead, Rep. Kozlowski must be under the impression that Youthprise (likely the individuals leading this project, Kristy Snyder and Quincy Powe) will be picking and choosing homeless people who fit their diversity criteria! This is the kind of woke discrimination that must be stopped!
No Surplus tax dollars should be spent and it should be totally refunded to the taxpayers. It is our overtaxed money that radical Democrats are wasting everyday. Contact your Legislators and tell them to oppose this bill! The radical left will dictate everything unless ‘We The People’ stand up and fight!
YouTube Banned Our Channel AGAIN, This Time for Video About Trump
YouTube banned another video of ours and gave us a third two-week suspension for a video that highlighted Trump's recent performance at CPAC. The video was Episode 4 of our newest show called "Political Junkies" that features MAGA Jesse and Mr. Straight-laced William. YouTube threatens to delete our channel if we receive a third strike in the next month.
For those who haven't seen the behind-the-scenes look at a YouTube suspension, here's what happens.
An email is sent to the publisher that a video has gone against YouTube's "community standards."
YouTube gives you the "chance" to appeal their decision (not really) and then write an 800 word comment to sway their decision (not really).
After submitting the fake appeal, YouTube reminds the truth tellers that they are in a rare class of publishers who get two strikes (we've been here three times now) and hyperlinks to their webpage of allowable speech.
Here's a list of things not allowed to be discussed, even as opinion, on their platform. This is outrageous!
YouTube's attack on our content has destroyed the potential growth of our channel and costs us a lot of potential new followers. Luckily, we started moving our material over to the pro-free speech Rumble and continue growing there. If we didn't have this option, YouTube would be highly effective at altering political speech in America.
Here's the video that was banned on YouTube:
Minnesota Wild Faces Backlash From Left For Not Being Woke Enough
Leftist ideology has thoroughly penetrated every aspect of American life – even our sports teams. The Minnesota Wild was set to celebrate LGBT pride on Tuesday night by wearing gay-themed hockey jerseys during warmups. When they scrapped the idea at the last minute, the left went nuts.
According to the team, it was a last-minute “organizational decision.” According to Twin Cities Pride leader, Andi Otto, this was done because some team members refused to wear the jerseys during warm-ups. Good for them!
Despite this, the team still used pride-themed sticks and pucks. So they still ended up promoting the LGBT community. Unsurprisingly, This was not enough to please the ravenous left wing, who took their outrage to social media. Take a look at just a few examples below.
Again, keep in mind that the team still used rainbow-themed sticks and pucks. It's not enough that the Wild offered their verbal support, they need to fully embrace and promote the LGBT agenda. It's not about choice for these people; it's about compliance.
With this pressure from the keyboard warriors, do not be surprised if the team wears the jerseys in future games to make up for offending the woke left.
GOP Senator Removes her Name from Woke Bill after A4L Pressure
Action 4 Liberty reported yesterday that SF1018 was a woke bill that struck the word “breast” from “breast milk”, added the term “lactating individuals” since “nursing mothers” wasn’t inclusive enough, created unfair business regulations, and added woke language that will fill up courts with nonsense “discrimination” cases.
Many of the issues with this bill were on full display during last night’s floor session in the House as they debated the House version of this bill, HF1104. Amendments were offered by the GOP Legislators to remove the social justice warrior language and adjust/remove the regulatory burden on businesses created with this bill.
All Amendments were stifled by the Democratic control with exception to one Amendment that changed the date the bill goes into effect. Aside from that single Amendment, the Democrats voted in lockstep to prevent any conservative influence. This bill then passed on party lines by a vote of 70-58 (6 Republicans were absent).
We reported that Senator Julia Coleman was the only GOP author on this woke, liberal bill and last night’s floor session showed that there was ZERO Republican support for this legislation. Thanks to the pressure of our organization and supporters like yourself, we are happy to announce that Sen. Coleman will remove her name as an author for the bill!
We were able to contact Julia Coleman and she immediately notified us that she saw red flags with this bill and will withdraw her support! This is proof that pressure works and Action 4 Liberty is very effective! See email evidence below:
On Monday 3/13/23, Senator Coleman's name was officially struck as an author for the bill. The highlighted line shows this and is listed as the most recent action taken on the bill. See below:
It is the responsibility of Patriots to keep tabs on the Legislature and hold politicians accountable when they sign onto bad bills. Use this as a reminder that grassroots conservatives can be effective and make a serious impact! We are on the radar of politicians in our state because we represent tens of thousands of conservative Minnesotans! Thank you to all who reached out to Senator Coleman and let her know that conservatives do not support woke, gender-neutral, and radical left bills!
EDIT: This article was edited on 3/13/23 to provide proof that Senator Julia Coleman removed her name from the bill.
Woke Gender Neutral Regulations Authored by Radical Leftists & a Republican
A new bill in the Legislature removes the word "breast" from "breast milk", calls women "lactating employees", and targets business owners with crazy regulations. GOP Senator Julia Coleman (SD48) is an author for SF1018 and is the only Republican on the bill in both the House and Senate! This bill adds unfair regulations for employers, increases the size and scope of government, and adds woke, social justice warrior gender language to our laws.
This bill piles regulatory burdens onto business owners as if there aren’t enough hurdles in our state. It begins with broad and vague ways that limits employers and forces them to walk on eggshells. If employers say anything that employees can find the tiniest issue with, the employee can take them to civil court and a liberal judge will award them with the owner’s money. See below:
This overarching language is used throughout the bill and will undoubtedly hurt business owners. They later target business owners again by removing regulations that require an employee work for an employer for 12 months preceding paid parental leave (paid by employer). What is to prevent someone from getting a job then immediately going on maternity or paternity leave on the employer’s dime? Absolutely nothing. See text below:
This bill goes on to inject woke terms like “lactating employees” because “nursing mothers” isn’t inclusive enough! Additionally, this bill eliminates the word “breast” from the phrase “breast milk”. Apparently, Julia Coleman and her Democratic friends think there’s other places milk comes from! The goal posts are always moving further and further left towards insanity. See the crazy wording for yourself below:
It is typical to see this nonsense from the radical left Democrats but it is a shock to see a Republican not just as a supporter of the bill, but as an author! Contact Senator Julia Coleman and tell her to oppose this bill and remove her name as an author! RINO behavior cannot be tolerated from our Legislators. We must fight the woke ideology on all fronts, make sure Senator Coleman gets the message!
UPDATE (March 10th, 2023): Sen Julia Coleman emailed our organization and informed us she removed her name from the bill.
Establishment, Big Govt. MPPOA backs Liberal Gun Control
The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) and Executive Director Brian Peters has consistently supported and endorsed RINOs, radical Democrats, establishment talking points, and legislation that takes away our freedom. Now they are pushing for radical leftist gun control.
It is a shame that the largest representation for the hardworking police officers of our state is the crony, establishment leadership of the MPPOA. The MPPOA has worked hard to silence grassroots opposition to the swamp by pouring money into candidates and policies that attack the Constitution.
The MPPOA has released a statement that states their support for radical leftist Rep. Dave Pinto’s (Dem-64B) bill HF14 that additionally has the other gun-grabbing Representatives as authors. This bill would restrict gun rights by requiring background checks into all private transfers of pistols and semi-automatic rifles. This includes sales or gifts between family members, friends, and everything else imaginable.
In the MPPOA’s statement, they even used liberal talking points like calling semi-automatic rifles “weapons of war” and "keeping our residents and law enforcement officers safe from the threat of gun violence" despite this bill targeting law-abiding patriots instead of criminals. See below:
Law enforcement officers in our state deserve better representation. The MPPOA should be focused on crime and criminals instead of law abiding citizens. Gun laws never restrict criminals because they will break the law regardless. Penalizing gun owners and involving the government in private transactions is the type of Orwellian tyranny we need to fight.
Meanwhile Roseau, Wadena, Clearwater, and Marshall Counties have all become 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Counties! Most recently, Itasca County Commissioners voted unanimously to do the same with support of their Sheriff Joe Dasovich. This sanctuary status allows the County Sheriff’s Department to refuse to enforce unconstitutional gun laws passed by our tyrannical Legislature and Governor.
The MPPOA's gun control support comes on the heels of them also supporting drivers licenses for illegals! Minnesotans vehemently opposed allowing illegals to have licenses that don't even identify their lack of citizenship! See their support for the green hair radical leftist Aisha Gomez' (Dem-62B) bill HF4 below:
Many may remember the MPPOA’s endorsement of RINO Paul Gazelka for his humiliating Governor campaign. After Gazelka got crushed at the State Convention with last place, the MPPOA endorsed radical leftist Angie Craig for Minnesota's 2nd US Congressional District over conservative Tyler Kistner! You can see the full endorsement list of 2022 here and the Angie Craig endorsement below:
Contact your Legislator and tell them to oppose any and all gun control. Once gun rights are lost, they are lost forever! We cannot allow vulnerable Democrats or RINOs take our gun rights! Pressure your County Commissioners to pass a Resolution deeming your county a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary, it may be our last line of defense!