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Now that the contentious August 9th primary election has come and gone, legislators have voiced their support for a special legislative session to spend the remaining $9.25 Billion surplus.

Both House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Minority Leader Kurt Daudt expressed public support for a special session to doll out taxpayer funds, with Senators Pratt, Nelson, and Bakk also showing interest. This public statement only comes after Daudt and Pratt fended off primary challenges.

The Mankato Free Press reports that the majority of the Republican legislators who favor a special session do so for the sole purpose of passing a large debt bill (more commonly known as bonding bills) and spending money from the Federal government on a plethora of infrastructure projects. 

The DFLers, on the other hand, tell the Free Press that they wish to return the surplus to taxpayers. This likely falls in line with Governor Walz’ proposal, which only returns the surplus in small increments – leaving the rest to be spent on pet projects.

If a special session were to happen, it should be for the sole purpose of returning the surplus to the people! Republicans in the Senate have a lot of leverage at the negotiating table, as they hold the majority. Give Senate Majority Leader a call and demand that he give the taxpayer surplus back to the people.

Jeremy Miller

651-296-5649

[email protected]

Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney lost the Republican Nomination for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat on Tuesday night. She was dethroned by Trump-endorsed candidate Harriet Hageman. This momentous defeat should be a warning sign for Anti-Liberty politicians everywhere.

Cheney is the daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney, who has gained a reputation for being a war hawk. Like her father, Cheney has long advocated for entangling the United States in foreign conflicts during her time in congress. Cheney was put under the public spotlight for her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in 2021.

Her three-term voting record is a monstrosity. She consistently advocated for bigger government and bigger spending, which drew the ire of Liberty-lovers across the nation. Her loss on Tuesday is just a symptom of a shifting political climate.

Here in Minnesota, voters tossed several left-leaning Republicans to the curb in the August 9th primary. Among these notable legislators includes Bob Loonan, who lost his third straight primary against Liberty-Legislator Representative Erik Mortensen. Loonan had gained a reputation of a moderate Republican, one that voters of his district firmly rejected.

State Representative Tony Jurgens also lost his primary on August 9th. He had sought to upgrade to the newly drawn Senate District 41, but was denied by a more conservative outsider candidate.

The message is clear. People do not want politicians who fail to keep their campaign promises -- they want statesmen who fight for the principles of liberty. The existence of career politicians is a shame for liberty-lovers, because chances are they have not accomplished what they were elected to do. 

The 2022 primary season should serve as a warning to those who ignore their constituent's demands. The people want legislators of principle, not fence-sitters. The more people that make their voices heard in elections, the worse it gets for establishment legislators. 

Freshman State Senator Omah Fateh – a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist – easily won the DFL nomination for Senate District 62 last Tuesday. Fateh led his primary challenger by over 21 percentage points. His definitive victory comes after a series of scandals that prompted an investigation from the Minnesota Senate.

Fateh first won his seat in 2020 after defeating incumbent DFLer Jeff Hayden, shifting the ownership of the seat further to the left. Earlier this year, Fateh was accused of failing to disclose a conflict of interest regarding funding he proposed for a group that promoted his 2020 campaign.

Somali TV – a group that promotes Somali culture and politics in the Twin Cities area – ran a campaign ad on behalf of Fateh but failed to include a campaign disclaimer. After being elected, Fateh authored legislation that would have granted the organization $500,000 for its continued production. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that this looks fishy.

Fateh explains that he had paid Somali TV for airing his advertisement, despite his failure to file this expenditure with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. 

His campaign has also been accused of mishandling primary ballots in his 2020 election. Stemming from concerns that his campaign may have attempted to cheat their way to victory.

The Minnesota Senate Ethics Subcommittee dismissed the majority of the complaints against Fateh, with exception of the failure to file his campaign expenditure to Somali TV. Despite the dismissal of these complaints, it should be noted that Fateh had little to no regard for the laws and structures that allowed him to win his election in the first place.

DFL primary voters also dismissed these concerns by overwhelmingly re-nominating Fateh with 60.65% of the vote. These voters would rather keep their far-left representation than nominate someone who obeys the Constitution they swore to. This comes as no surprise, as DFLers also overwhelmingly re-nominated Tim Walz for Governor.

Transparency is critical for a functioning government. Unfortunately, this transparency will not exist if voters do not demand it. Fateh will get away with his shenanigans, as his district is considered a DFL stronghold.

Fateh will face off against Republican Andrew Schmitz in the November election.

On August 9th, a series of Republican primary contests ensued across the state of Minnesota. Among the notable challenges included former State Representative Bob Loonan’s third attempt to beat Erik Mortensen, this time in the newly drawn district 54A. Loonan lost the primary 45% - 55%.

Loonan has become a controversial figure for Republicans, most recently for violating state law and falsely claiming the Republican Endorsement (neither candidate was endorsed). Mortensen has attacked Loonan in the past for his failure to fight to conservative legislation.

It’s no surprise that Loonan challenged Mortensen for a third time. Mortensen has earned a reputation of defying party leadership in favor of keeping campaign promises. Among his most notable achievements includes forcing a vote on Governor Walz’ emergency powers on his first day in office.

Mortensen's bombastic style has earned the praises from grassroots conservatives, and the ire of career politicians. Loonan represents an old Republican Party that works with Democrats to legislate away the rights of the people.

Mortensen’s third victory against Loonan shows that the people are still firmly in support of Mortensen and his efforts to represent the people. 

Representative Erik Mortensen will face off against left-wing DFLer Brad Tabke on November 8th.

Politicians will usually say and do anything to get elected. Before they even make it to the general election, they need to win their party’s nomination to appear on the ballot. For Minnesota’s gubernatorial race, Scott Jensen said a lot of the right things – only to soften his positions after gaining the Republican Party Endorsement.

CBS reports that presumptive Republican Nominee for Governor Scott Jensen has changed his tune on abortion restrictions, now signaling that he is open to a number of exceptions. These exceptions include instances of rape, incest, physical health and mental health of the mother. The mental health exemption is believed by many pro-life advocates to be extremely flexible. 

Before the Republican Party endorsed a candidate for Governor in May, Jensen had adopted a hardline stance on abortion following news that he had interned at a Planned Parenthood in college.

If it’s not clear yet, I will spell it out for you: Politicians will always mislead and even lie to voters in order to gain support.

Don’t worry, there are still ways to push these politicians in the right direction. If you put enough public pressure on them, they will likely be forced to change their messaging. That’s exactly what North Star Liberty Alliance did on the Articles of Impeachment for Tim Walz. That issue went from an idea to real legislation thanks to thousands of Liberty-Minded individuals.

Scott Jensen will continue to water down his platform. If you want to see him back conservative ideas and legislation, call him out on Facebook. 

Former State Representative Jim Newberger is looking for a promotion to the Minnesota Senate in the newly drawn District 10. Many have accused the former representative of carpetbagging, due to his last minute move to Milaca from his prior home in Becker. The pressures of the campaign trail have forced Newberger to change his messaging on issues such as abortion.

When leveled with accusations of voting for publicly funded abortion, legislators like Newberger would completely deny it and decry anyone making the claim as a liar. However, one of the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for SD 10 points to Senate File 2 in 2017, the Health and Human Services Omnibus Bill. Newberger voted for this legislation.

This multi-subject bill includes funding for medicaid, which goes towards funding abortions in Minnesota with taxpayer dollars. When pressed on this issue, many legislators have caved and admitted that they have voted for this legislation.

When confronted, Gazelka states that abortion “...gets funded. I can’t stop it”. This is in reference to a 1995 MN Supreme Court Case Doe v. Gomez, which states that taxpayer-funded abortion is a constitutional right. This case is nothing but judicial activism from left-wing Supreme Court Justices.

The legislature alone has the power to allocate funds, not the Supreme Court. There is absolutely nothing that prevents legislators like Gazelka or Newberger from voting this legislation down.

With many voters confronting Newberger on this matter, it seems as though he has changed his tune. Instead of denying abortion funding, he is campaigning on ending it. Take a look at this advertisement from his campaign posted in the Mille Lacs Messenger:

These legislators are well aware that their affirmative votes for omnibus bills fund abortion. Now, they are being forced to admit it publicly. If legislators are pressured by their constituents on this issue, they will be forced to talk about it publicly and vote against taxpayer-funded abortions. This is a positive trend.

Pictured: Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty (left) and current DFL Governor Tim Walz (right) receiving the covid-19 vaccine. (CBS News)

Employees for the State of Minnesota will no longer be required to receive weekly covid tests in lieu of a vaccine. The mandate came down from Governor Walz’ administration in September of 2021.

Workers who refused the controversial vaccine or endless nose-swabbing were placed under disciplinary action up to and including termination from their job. 

The end of this mandate comes as the country seemingly moves on from the covid-19 pandemic, overshadowed by the loss of jobs, businesses, and years worth of education. DFLers who championed the lockdown and mandate policies of 2020 and 2021 would likely rather memories of these actions fade from the mind of voters. 

The thing is, workers who were subjected to this vax mandate won’t forget – especially the nurses, truck drivers, and troops who were left out to dry by these mandates. Health freedom is still an important issue, and is still on the ballot this November.

Despite winning election for governor by 11 percentage points in 2018, many believe that Tim Walz is vulnerable in his campaign for reelection. Recent polling shows he has only secured 42% of likely voters. Despite his vulnerability, he is campaigning on his extreme actions taken over the course of the covid-19 pandemic. His executive edicts were put front and center in an ad released on Wednesday.

Watch Walz' Ad Here

The ad attempts to showcase Walz’ accomplishments in office. In reality, he puts his tyranny of 2020 and 2021 on full display. Instead of trying to put his tyrannical executive orders behind him, he doubles down on his extreme reaction to the covid-19 pandemic.

He showcases a claim that Minnesota was in the top five states to handle the pandemic. Coming from the left-wing publication Politico, this should speak volumes about how they rate pandemic response. 

These people view lockdowns and mandates as good things! Governor Walz is campaigning on the fact that he shut down schools, churches, and businesses – going as far as throwing heroic business owner Lisa Hanson in jail for defying his one-man rule.

The ad makes a myriad of half-truths, including claims of tax relief for the middle class. Sure, the legislature did cut the income tax, but only by less than one percent. This means nothing when the state has just accumulated the largest budget surplus in its history.

He ends the ad with the promise to deliver more relief for families. This is likely to come in the form of socialist programs like universal healthcare rather than tax cuts and surplus checks. In reality, Governor Walz has no real achievements in office. Minnesotans know his real record, which goes to show why many are hesitant to support his reelection campaign. 

In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson SCOTUS decision, many states have begun initiating laws that protect the lives of the unborn. Minnesota is one of the few states that is taking an opposite approach by expanding abortion access – through judicial review. 

On Monday, Ramsey County Judge Thomas Gilligan ruled that several of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion violate the state constitution. He cites MN Supreme Court decisions such as Doe v. Gomez, which says that Minnesotans have a right to have abortions paid for by taxpayers.

Like Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Gomez has little to poor legal standing and has been decried by legislators and activists alike. These jurists face no accountability for legislating from the bench, because Republicans allowed far-leftists to take over Minnesota Courts.

The laws struck down by Gilligan include:

• The 24 hour waiting period for abortions
• The two parent notification mandate for minors prior to the procedure
• The mandate that abortions after the first trimester be performed in a hospital 
• Penalties for unsafe procedures

Minnesota’s Supreme Court is made up of seven Justices, five of which were appointed by Democrats. Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea was appointed by Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty, but you wouldn’t know it; She tossed out the petition campaign to Recall Governor Walz in 2020.  

It is the responsibility of Minnesota’s Attorney General to defend the state’s laws. However, AG Ellison has announced that he is unsure if he will appeal Gilligan’s ruling. Ellison is not shy about his support for abortion, so his response should not surprise anyone.

Article VIII of the Minnesota Constitution allows for the impeachment of Judges and Justices, and blatant political activism through decision making is a perfectly reasonable charge. Of course, don’t expect any action on this from Republican lawmakers, they couldn’t even get on board with impeaching Governor Walz!

If you want to see action on corrupt politician-judges, then contact your legislators here.

Shakopee’s race for State House has been heating up in recent days. Notable RINO Bob Loonan is again challenging Representative Erik Mortensen after losing back to back GOP Primaries in 2018 and 2020. Now, he faces claims of promoting endorsements that he never actually received.

The Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings ruled on Thursday that Bob Loonan may have illegally promoted an endorsement from the Republican Party of Minnesota, prompting further investigation into the matter. The Scott County GOP posted the picture below, showing that Loonan had been handing out literature improperly displaying the endorsement.

Neither Loonan nor incumbent Erik Mortensen won the Republican Party Endorsement for the 2022 race. The Scott County GOP also took issue with Loonan using the term “re-elect”, which Minnesota Law states is reserved for incumbent legislators – of which Loonan is not. Based on the November 8th election date on the literature piece, this piece is likely from 2016 -- the last time an election was held on November 8th. Despite this, the Loonan campaign appears to be using these pieces for the 2022 primary election.

Erik Mortensen has been a strong legislator in the Minnesota House, authoring legislation like Constitutional Carry, The Never Again Bill, and Articles of Impeachment on Governor Walz. He has earned a huge following on social media for his bold stances and conservative legislation. 

Mortensen is one of many Liberty-minded candidates around the state who are running against RINO Republicans. The August 9th Primary will determine which candidates advance to the general election.