Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka held a press conference today offering a different tone on the legislature's priority of ending Walz' Emergency Powers. Gazelka was joined on stage by Senator Jeff Howe and Rep Barb Haley, who co-authored a bill that would end Walz' current Emergency Powers. According to SF2559, Governor Walz would lose an emergency that "apply to the COVID-19 infectious disease outbreak" beginning on July 1st or when 70% of Minnesotans are vaccinated, whichever comes first.

The bill allows the Minnesota Dept of Health to continue working with the federal government on the state's vaccination program. It allows Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm to "declare a public health disaster if the commissioner determines that the state must take action to protect the public health." 

Howe's bill also falls short of reforming Chapter 12 Emergency Powers, which is what State Rep Erik Mortensen's Never Again Bill does. "This bill does not do anything to Chapter 12...if another event happens, another pandemic, tornado or flood, [the Governor] could declare another emergency" stated Sen Howe.

Action 4 Liberty has called on the legislature to refuse to pass a budget that would fund Walz' Emergency Powers unless the Never Again Bill is passed and signed into law. This is the only way to truly end Walz' current Emergency Powers and make sure it never happens again.

According to the press conference, Republicans are starting to sound tougher about not agreeing to a budget deal unless Walz' Emergency is removed.

Watch the press conference here:

Governor Walz held a press conference this afternoon announcing his Vaccine Inducement Program aimed at getting your teenager to get the COVID vaccine. Facing a growing number of young Minnesotans who are not interested in getting the experimental vaccine, Walz and his Health Department decided to use taxpayer money to provide free gifts to those who get the jab.

The program allows a newly vaccinated individual to choose from a list of free items. Surprisingly, a statewide fishing license is included on the list. Walz has unilaterally decided to cut into the funding of wildlife management and fisheries, which is the purpose of fishing licenses. How the governor is able to create this program goes back to his unilateral declaration of Emergency Powers, which he has held onto now for 440 days

Here's the list of free items:

• Great Lakes Aquarium Pass — Eligible for one entrance to the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth. Valid until July 1, 2023. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to the Aquarium which will mail tickets to Minnesotans who select this option.
• Mall of America Nickelodeon Universe Pass — Eligible for a 30-point ride pass at Nickelodeon Universe that can be redeemed through September 1, 2021. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to Mall of America who will send information to redeem the pass.
• Minnesota Fishing License — Eligible for one individual Minnesota resident annual fishing license effective through February 2022. Must be redeemed by July 30, 2021. Recipient must be eligible to hold a Minnesota fishing license. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to the Department of Natural Resources which will reach out to Minnesotans to complete their fishing license application.
• Minnesota State Parks Pass — Eligible for one Minnesota State Parks annual pass. Minnesotans will receive the pass in the mail from the Department of Natural Resources. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to the Department of Natural Resources which will mail the State Parks pass.
• Minnesota Zoo Admission — Eligible for one adult admission at the Minnesota Zoo through September 8. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to the Minnesota Zoo which will email information in order for Minnesotans to redeem their admission.
• Northwoods Baseball League Tickets — Eligible for one reserved ticket to attend a Northwoods League baseball game during the 2021 season. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to the Northwoods League and Minnesotans will call the ticket office of the team they select and provide their full name and address for verification to reserve their ticket. Tickets are based on availability at the time of calling. Participating teams include the Rochester Honkers, Willmar Stingers, Mankato MoonDogs, St. Cloud Rox and the Duluth Huskies.
• State Fair Tickets — Eligible for two admission tickets to the 2021 Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide recipients' contact information to the State Fair which will email tickets no later than July 16, 2021.
• Valleyfair Single-Day Admission — Valid for one Valleyfair admission ticket and the chance to purchase additional tickets for the same date at a discounted rate during the 2021 season. The Minnesota Department of Health will provide a unique code via email in order for Minnesotans to redeem this offer.
• $25 Visa Card — Eligible for a $25 Visa Card to be used anywhere Visa is accepted. Minnesotans will receive the cards by mail or email from the Minnesota Department of Health or a State of Minnesota Vendor.

It's time for Governor Walz' Emergency Powers to end. Sign our petition!

Governor Walz is considering an incentive program to increase the vaccination rate in Minnesota using taxpayer dollars. After the initial wave of vaccinations among the elderly and frontline workers, there has been a widely reported decline in the amount of Minnesotans who are seeking vaccinations. This problem isn't native to our state either. Recently, Ohio Governor Mike Dewine announced a million dollar lottery program for people who get the vaccine.

Long term effects of the COVID vaccine are not known and a decision to inject a foreign object in one's body should be left to an individual with their health care provider. But that isn't stopping science-ignorant politicians like Tim Walz from telling everyone to get the vaccine. 

According to KARE11, Walz, speaking at an event at the Mall of America, suggested giving away "gift cards" so that young people can immediately go shopping. "It would be easier to bring your teen down here if they could go right into the mall and do something" stated Walz. The Mall of America is a vaccination site and Walz' remarks were targeted towards young teenagers.

The publicity stunt was a whole new low for politics in Minnesota. Walz' Administration officials used their children as political props to encourage the larger public's youth to get vaccinated. In the video below, the State Education Commissioner, Assistant Labor Commissioner and Assistant Corrections Commissioner's children all were shoved in front of the camera to receive their vaccination. Walz is shown embracing them with handshakes after getting the jab.

Outraged by Walz' actions? Make sure to sign the petition to End Walz' Emergency Powers!

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Rep Erik Mortensen (Mort) ran on a platform of going to the Capitol to do some "swamp crushing". And by all accounts, he's kept his campaign promise by authoring countless pieces of legislation that shrinks government and by regularly calling out legislators who promote the broken system in St Paul. Mort is the chief author of the Never Again Bill, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, and the Governor Walz Articles of Impeachment. He stands out in St Paul as the most pro-liberty legislator at the Capitol.

But Mort doesn't only author great pieces of legislation, he also exposes the corruption. Recently, Mort posted a video showing how Republican and Democrat legislators refused to give a roll call vote on Action 4 Liberty's signature piece of legislation, the Never Again Bill - calling Republicans who sat on the House floor and refused to give the 15 needed hands for a record vote, "traitors".

Here's the video:

In the accompanying post, Mort listed the Republicans who refused to give the Never Again Bill a recoded vote which included Kurt Daudt, Anne Neu, Spencer Igo, Duane Quam, Patricia Mueller, Barb Haley, Jim Nash, Bjorn Olson, Glenn Gruenhagen, Jon Koznick, and Josh Heintzeman. 

It's that action that led New House Republican Caucus Manager, Rep Steve Drazkowski, to turn on Mort and kick him out of their small caucus. We spoke to Drazkowski about the decision and he was concerned about the deteriorating relationships with the members of what they often refer to as the "Swampy Caucus" due to Mort. A handful of legislators from the other caucus met with the New House Caucus members over a week ago, without Mort being allowed to speak on his own behalf.

The New House Republican Caucus broke off from Daudt's caucus, the "Swampy Caucus", two years ago. Four legislators (Reps Drazkowski, Munson, Bahr & Miller) officially left, citing Daudt's toxic leadership as the reason. Despite recruitment efforts to get legislators like Eric Lucero and Shane Mekeland to join them, they were unable to grow their caucus until Erik Mortensen got elected in 2020. Draz appears to be taking lessons from Kurt Daudt on how to lose members. The New House Republican Caucus just shrunk by 20% today. 

Interestingly, news of Mort's departure was known in the Republican establishment and Democrat ranks well before it officially happened. Drazkowski's move gave Mort's Democrat opponent fuel for an attack last night on Twitter, well before he officially kicked him out of the caucus. It appears Drazkowski and team care more about relationships with the political class than they do in standing behind the best member of their caucus. 

Here's Drazkowski's letter to the Speaker of the House, which was sent May 18th in the early afternoon:

The New House Republican Caucus has shown their true colors today and will remain irrelevant in the grand political movement to restore liberty. Mort is the future and the champion that grassroots conservatives in Minnesota want leading the fight in St Paul. We stand with Mort. 

Voice your disapproval of kicking Mortensen out of the caucus by contacting the New House Republican Caucus members:

Rep Steve Drazkowski

651-296-2273

[email protected]

Rep Jeremy Munson

651-296-4240

[email protected]

Rep Cal Bahr

651-296-2439

[email protected]

Rep Tim Miller

651-296-4228

[email protected]

Governor Walz and Senate "Republican" Majority Leader Paul Gazelka held a joint press conference earlier today announcing they came to an agreement on the amount of your tax money to spend for the next two years. Missing in the details was the status of Walz' Unilateral Emergency Powers, which only can be removed by passage of the Never Again Bill. 

Not surprisingly, the deal grows government by BILLIONS. And it funds Walz' government agencies to attack our businesses.

In one massive sellout, Gazelka stopped short of announcing that Walz' Emergency Powers would be terminated and the Never Again bill will be passed into law.

It's because of these weak, feckless Republicans like Gazelka and Republican Senators that we continue to choke on a massive growth in government without passing the Never Again Bill.

Clearly Gazelka is not actually serious about fighting for freedom and conservatives.

However, the budget bills have not been inked yet.

And that's because of YOU!

Your phone calls, emails and donations have made a significant impact. If you did nothing, Gazelka would've cowered to Walz months ago. But now he is treading lightly and we can't let up!

They adjourned Sine Die (meaning, the session is over). Anything further is done in a Special Session. Well over a month ago, we set the goal to Stop the Budget until the Never Again Bill is passed. With the help of our large network of supporters, we were successful on the first half of our goal. We Stopped the Budget...for now.

Next step is to get them to pass the Never Again Bill and end Walz' emergency powers.

The good thing with Stopping the Budget now is that we still have even more time to pressure senators to get the Never Again Bill passed. Our insiders at the Capitol tell us that they'll be back on June 14th for the final showdown. So we don't have a lot of time. We MUST stop the Gazelka Sellout from happening!

Action 4 Liberty is happy to report that we'll be hiring nine young liberty professionals this summer to double down on our efforts. And we're putting the finishing touches on our brand new headquarters, which greatly enhances our ability to take the fight to the corrupt politicians. Please help us continue this amazing growth!

Walz' plan is to keep his Emergency Powers as long as he can, which opens the door to vaccine passports. He's already talking about forcing masks on people who aren't vaccinated. How would he know who isn't vaccinated without an identification system?

So if Walz isn't stopped now by Gazelka and the Republicans, we are in for a bumpy ride.

That's why it's more critical than ever that you get into this battle in every way possible. 

• Call & email your senator and tell them NO BUDGET until the Never Again Bill is law. Even if you've already done it. Do it again.
• Tell everyone you know to sign the End Emergency Powers petition HERE to get more people in this fight.
• Donate to the effort so we can hire more liberty fighters on the ground everywhere in Minnesota. 

Of course Walz' push is all anti-science, anti-data. Florida and Texas haven't been mandating masks for months and they are doing great! Shouldn't we see the bodies of the unvaccinated Floridians and Texans lying on the streets?!

This COVID Con by Walz has gone on long enough. And I'm afraid that Unilateral Emergency Powers won't only be used for this current pandemic. If Gazelka sells out and doesn't pass the Never Again Bill, Walz can abuse emergency powers again for gasoline shortages, flu breakouts and the inevitable future civil unrest in the metro.

We at Action 4 Liberty are making long term investments RIGHT NOW to protect liberty for our next generations. Our team continues to see Unilateral Emergency Powers as the biggest threat to liberty. So we are doubling down.

Hiring young, liberty professionals to work the phones, get out and door knock and run our operations means we bring a bigger fight to the table. 

A New York Times survey published on May 4th appears to explain the psychology behind the vaccine manipulation rolled out by far left Governors like Tim Walz and Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine. In the case of DeWine, the Ohio Dept of Health created a vaccine lottery program that pays five Ohioans a prize of one million dollars after they receive a vaccination. The NYT survey found that people are 34% more likely to get vaccinated if there is a $100 financial incentive attached to it.

In states like Minnesota, where Governor Tim Walz has continued a mask mandate and seems unwilling to relinquish his Emergency Powers, his major obstacle is how to incentivize Republicans. The survey suggests that an ultimatum is the best approach to getting Republicans to get stabbed in the arm. There's an 18 percent change in "eagerness" by Republicans to get vaccinated if it leads to them no longer having to wear a mask.

Walz' approach mimics the same strategy employed by Biden. Here's the President's tweet following yesterday's CDC guidance.

It's clear that these Power Hungry Executives are going to do everything in their power to manipulate us into getting the vaccine. This inevitably means that a vaccine passport program will be established in order to determine who is in compliance. Whether through financial incentives (in the case of DeWine) or a mask ultimatum (Walz), the government is going to do everything in its power to know if you are getting stabbed in the arm.

That's why it's critically important that Republican Senators refuse to cut a deal with Walz and pass his budget without passing the Never Again Bill. It's the only way to completely strip Walz of his power and ensure a vaccine passport program is not implemented in Minnesota.

Contact your state senator and tell him or her to not pass a budget until the Never Again Bill is signed into law!

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Joe Biden just tweeted what appears to be the birth of a vaccine passport program. The CDC revealed that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask. So Biden went on Twitter stating an ultimatum: get vaccinated or continue wearing masks. But how will this be enforced?

If there's any muscle behind the no-mask policy, it would require validation of our vaccinations. States like Minnesota still have a mask mandate in place via Governor Walz' unilateral executive order. And since the Minnesota legislature is on the cusp of adjourning, there's little standing in the way of Governor Walz implementing a vaccine passport program to comply with Biden's suggestion. 

That's why it's critically important that Republican Senators refuse to cut a deal with Walz and pass his budget without passing the Never Again Bill. It's the only way to completely strip Walz of his power and ensure a vaccine passport program is not implemented in Minnesota.

Contact your state senator and tell him or her to not pass a budget until the Never Again Bill is signed into law!

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Woke, Republican Governor of Ohio, Mike Dewine, took to Twitter today to announce a new taxpayer funded program that gives one million prizes to five Ohioans who get the vaccine. Teenagers also can enter the program labeled a "lottery" with the chance of winning a four year tuition scholarship to a state university including room and board. DeWine will use funding from the Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to pay for the expensive program. 

Power hungry governors like DeWine and Walz are likely to start resorting to gimmicks like a lottery or a vaccine passport program to force more citizens into getting the Covid vaccine. After high risk and the elderly received their doses, several states have witnessed a drop in people willing to get the vaccine. It's unclear why it's necessary for young, healthy individuals to get the vaccine for public safety reasons. And the credibility of these governors has dwindled in the 14 unprecedented months of unchecked Emergency Powers. 

In Minnesota, Action 4 Liberty is leading the fight to End Governor Walz' Emergency Powers and make sure it Never Happens Again. There are only 5 days left of the legislative session. If Republicans in the Senate cut a deal with Walz and pass his budget without passing the Never Again Bill, there's no guarantee that vaccine passports or a lottery program doesn't come to Minnesota via executive order.

Contact your state senator and tell him or her to not pass a budget until the Never Again Bill is signed into law!

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Senate Republicans are poised to remove a mask wearing policy in the Senate chambers in defiance of Governor Walz' universal mask mandate. KTOE quotes Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, “We are gonna allow everybody to be back on the Senate floor in your normal seat, if you want to.  So we’re not gonna require it, but if you want to you may, and masks will be optional.”

Walz announced last week that he is extending his Emergency Powers for the summer, and may eventually remove the mask mandate in July, despite COVID cases dropping significantly and 60% of Minnesotans being vaccinated. It's crystal clear that the Governor is inappropriately using his Emergency Powers to garner a better budget deal with Republicans.

The Senate's defiance of the Governor's order is excellent. If politicians at the Capitol are not following the orders, businesses in Minnesota should also be relieved of enforcement actions by Walz' Dept of Health.

Unfortunately, Senate Republicans aren't going hard enough in the paint. Gazelka is meeting behind closed doors with Tim Walz right now, on the cusp of passing a $54 Billion budget which would fund Walz' government agencies. Several businesses in Minnesota are currently under attack by the Attorney General and the Dept of Health for alleged violations of Walz' unilateral orders. That's why its critically important that Gazelka and Senate Republicans REFUSE to pass a budget until the Never Again Bill is passed. It's the only way to ensure that Walz' Emergency Powers come to an end and the people of Minnesota are spared from further assaults on their liberties.

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A new candidate entered the race for Governor to oust Tim Walz today. His name is Mike Marti. He's a business owner, husband, father and comes from Greater Minnesota (Rocks and Cows territory according to Walz). Most importantly, Mike just signed the Never Again Pledge today pledging to the people of Minnesota to make passing the Never Again Bill his top priority and calling upon the Legislature to not pass a budget until it is passed into law!

Thank you Mike Marti for pledging to stop the tyranny and ensure it Never Happens Again. He joins Mayor Mike Murphy who also signed the same pledge. Scott Jensen still refuses to sign the Never Again Pledge.