From Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life press release

MN Supreme Court’s abortion-on-demand decision costs taxpayers $14 million 

More than 47,000 unborn babies have been killed in Minnesota since the Dec. 15, 1995, Minnesota Supreme Court Doe v. Gomez ruling established the most extreme abortion-on-demand policy in the nation, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MDHS).

“The Doe v. Gomez ruling by a handful of extremist judges has been disastrous for Minnesota women and their babies,” said Scott Fischbach, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL). “On this 14th anniversary of the decision, Minnesotans do not believe it is the mission of the state to abort thousands of innocent unborn children each year, yet that is exactly what is happening under this radical ruling.” 

The Supreme Court’s Doe v. Gomez decision established a new state constitutional “right” to abortion on demand. This right would remain protected by the state Constitution even if Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision legalizing abortion in the United States, were to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Doe v. Gomez allows abortions for reasons such as “stress” or “discomfort.” It forbids the state to “interfere” in any way with a woman’s “decision-making” about abortion.

Doe v. Gomez also obligates the state—and thus, taxpayers—to pay for abortions, something not required by the U.S. Supreme Court. From June 1994 through 2007, state taxpayers paid more than $14 million for 47,115 abortions, according to the MDHS. In 2007 alone (the most recent statistics available), state taxpayers paid $1.58 million for 3,914 abortions (MDHS). The state does not record how many women have died from these abortions.

While the total number of abortions in the state is declining slightly, taxpayer funding of abortions has risen nearly every year since 1995. Minnesota taxpayers now pay for almost 30 percent of all abortions performed in the state.

“This is not the will of the majority of Minnesotans, who oppose abortion on demand, and it is not the function of state government to fund the destruction of its most powerless innocent citizens,” Fischbach said. “The Court took away the people’s right to decide whether they want abortion on demand in the state and whether they should be required to pay for others’ elective abortions. It’s time for change in Minnesota.”

TAKE ACTION: Sign the petition calling on state lawmakers to ban taxpayer funding of abortion.

From MCCL Press Release -- Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota’s 2008 annual report, issued as a poster, shows that Minnesota’s leading abortionist realized record profits and served fewer people last year.

A quick look at the 2008 report versus the 2007 report reveals the following:

• Total revenues rose 10.8% from $24,660,000 in 2007 to $27,328,000 in 2008.
• Total revenues from government funds increased 21% from $4,350,000 to $5,268,000 (the largest annual dollar amount to date).
• Contributions climbed 66.7 % from $5,955,000 to $9,924,000.

While government and individuals’ contributions increased enormously, Planned Parenthood suffered an investment lost on its vast reserves of cash:

• Investment income: - $3,429,000 (loss)

“The money that Planned Parenthood is making is enormous. One can easily see why Planned Parenthood wants abortions covered in all health care reform—it means huge amounts of money for their pockets,” stated Scott Fischbach, executive director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL).

The report also states that there are now 25 Planned Parenthood “health centers” within Minnesota. While all 25 do not actually perform abortions, all 25 refer pregnant women to the Planned Parenthood abortion center in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood. The 2008 report acknowledges that Planned Parenthood performed 4,792 “safe, legal abortion(s)” in 2008, killing 4,792 innocent unborn children.

“While many people and families are suffering in this tough economy, Planned Parenthood is raking in millions of dollars from the government, from donors and from the sale of abortions performed on women in crisis. It is truly tragic,” concluded Fischbach.

From SCHotline

Last Thursday an Islamic supremacist shot 38 soldiers and killed 13. More are hurting and may die. This occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, where my son spent most of his enlistment before he went back to college to become an officer. “It could have been Billy,” I thought in horror. I’m sure tens of thousands of parents had the same sinking thought at this horrific news. My heart breaks for those whose children, husbands, fathers and loved ones are lying dead or wounded today.

The President does not want us to jump to conclusions, but the Obama administration has already jumped to one very dangerous conclusion, that they must prevent Americans from speaking the truth, the obvious, plain, TRUTH, that we have just suffered a second major attack on U.S. soil by Islamic terrorists.

Meanwhile, early reports say the FBI is not discussing any link to terrorism. Why not? The link seems obvious and must be investigated, if the FBI still works for the United States.

While relatives of the Ft. Hood murderer are out talking to the media and calling Nidal Malik Hasan a normal, loyal American, the President is giving them room to make their case by telling us to shut-up about alternative characterizations of the Hasan. The line is: he was disturbed, he was harassed. I guess it’s our fault 13 people died at Fort Hood because America is a terrible, racist country and needs correcting as too many schools teach today.

The shooter is sympathetic to terrorists. So why is he still an officer in the U.S. Army? This mystery and related mysteries can be cleared up if one understands political correctness (PC).

This PC culture is not new and it’s not rational, (unless you hate America and all it stands for). Thanks to the major institutions of society, the press, education, most churches, and the U.S. Army, political correctness is deeply embedded in our society. But it has huge costs, this is just the most expensive to date.

Thursday afternoon, the cost was an attack that left 13 dead and 25 wounded American soldiers. On 9/11, terrorists had to steal an airplane to launch their attacks, this time it was much easier for the enemy, he was already inside the Fort, and enjoyed the full support of his U.S. Army chain of command.

How could this have happened? How could a radical Islamist be allowed to stay in our Army, keep his job as a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Hospital, and even counsel wounded warriors returning to the U.S. for rehabilitation?

Our country is at war with Islamic terrorism, but it’s in denial. After 9/11, there was more concern at many colleges that Islamic members of the student body and faculty not be tainted by the horror that had just taken place at the World Trade Center, than there was for the victims. It was amazing and disgusting, but what would one expect who has followed the progress of this wicked doctrine that prevents people from speaking and in some cases, even thinking the truth?

We wring our hands in dismay that perfectly innocent Japanese and German citizens were suspected of disloyalty during World Wars I and II and suffered discrimination. However, it’s worse to utterly fail to protect ourselves and our children from those who will, if they can, kill us, overtake our government, and enslave us, every man, woman and child of us.

Now we’re hearing that the shooter was afraid of harassment for his religious beliefs. This sounds just like the excuses for 9/11. The PC crowd believes that we are guilty of provoking Islamic terrorists because of the Persian Gulf War. We were to blame because we invaded their country, and defiled it by waging war on their fellow Islamists. So what does the Army do? It deliberately recruits Moslems because we are fighting in Moslem countries. Does it have special screening in place to make sure they are loyal to the United States? Of course not, but if they refuse to go to the Middle East, they are exempt from that assignment. PCism doesn’t have to make sense.

Our country is at war with Islamic terrorism and does not want to admit it, actually cannot admit it and political correctness does not allow it to admit the nature of the enemy. War is ugly; it means knowing your enemy and taking defensive as well as offensive actions; but we cannot defend ourselves against Islamc terrorism because we cannot acknowledge what everyone knows to be true, and that is the connection between a particular creed and those who would destroy us. So we let them destroy us.

In short, political correctness is just a way to undermine the hearts and minds of patriotic Americans and its high cost has brought death to the Army volunteers who were trying to protect us. Would that the Army had tried to protect them as well.

Ordinary Americans have been asked to make changes in the way we live our lives in order to accomodate the need for greater security. These changes include watching and reporting the actions of our fellow citizens. The Army too, must make accomodations. It must be more security conscious because terrorists can get inside the Army and have.

Political correctness is a product of the left. Ours is a center-right country. We must rid ourselves of this harmful and tryrannical dogma. Our own institutions should be pro, not anti-American and we must oppose all forms of New Speak and/or mind control. We must have a winning attitude if we are to win the war on terror and most important, we should make the protection of American lives first and foremost.

With just days before what is expected to be a major vote on the health care 'reform' bill, Minnesota Majority has announced the launch of a new radio ad campaign aimed at the constituents of US Representatives Tim Walz (Minnesota’s 1st Congressional district) and Colin Peterson (Minnesota’s 7th Congressional district). The ad warns of the pitfalls of H.R. 3692, the House version of the bill, and encourages concerned citizens to call their member of Congress.

“This may be one of the most important issues in our lifetime,” said Jeff Davis, president of Minnesota Majority. “Government has no business coming between a patient and their doctor.” Minnesota Majority says the bill with raise the cost of insurance, lower the quality of care, reduce patient choices, create billions of dollars in new government spending and put the government in-charge of deciding what treatments will be available to patients. “This bill amounts to a massive government takeover of our health care system,” said Davis. “Our goal is to educate the public and motivate them to contact their members of Congress.”

A generic version of the radio ad is provided in a YouTube video at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIr3-8Eerog. The actual advertisement being aired includes the congressmen's name and telephone numbers.

A KSTP-TV investigation has revealed that mistakes were made in the counting of absentee ballots in the 2008 election. Numerous ballots were counted that should have been rejected due to missing information on the ballot.  When Secretary of State Mark Ritchie was confronted with the findings of the investigation, he was evasive, refusing to examine sample ballots or respond with direct answers to the reporter's questions.  KSTP's findings support allegations that have been made by Minnesota Majority in the past that there appear to be many irregularities in ballots and voter registration information from the 2008 election.  Minnesota Majority has repeatedly called for a formal investigation by law enforcement officials. However, to date, our requests have been largely ignored.

Minnesota Representatives Erik Paulsen, John Kline and Michele Bachmann have all commented on their recent vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2647). This is the bill that is used each year for appropriating funds for our military. This year, leaders in the House took the unprecedented step of attaching a “hate crimes” provision to the bill. This action resulted in considerable consternation, especially amongst Republicans, as to whether members of Congress should vote in favor of the legislation.

Representative Erik Paulson was the only Republican from the Minnesota delegation to vote in favor of the bill. In a letter addressed to Minnesota Majority, he offered an explanation for his vote.

Representative John Kline voted against the bill. This was the first time that Kline, a former Marine, has ever voted against a defense authorization bill.  In a press release issued last week, he offered this explanation for his vote.

Representative Michele Bachmann also voted against the bill.  Her reasons for doing so can be found here.

There’s no doubt this was a tough vote for many members of Congress. But that’s the job we have elected them to do. Review the explanations offered by these three members of Congress and decide for yourself who made the right decision.

The State Business Tax Climate Index produced each year by the Tax Foundation measures the competitiveness of the 50 states' tax systems and ranks them accordingly based on the taxes that matter most to businesses and business investment: corporate income, individual income, sales, property and unemployment insurance taxes.

This year, Minnesota once again ranks near the bottom at #43.  With South Dakota, our next door neighbor, being ranked as #1, it seems Minnesota's message to business is "Go west young man!" 

On Tuesday, September 29, Minnesota Majority hosted a Tele-Town Hall Meeting for its members on the topic of Health Care Reform.  Representative Michele Bachmann from Minnesota’s 6th District and Representative Michael Burgess, MD of Texas’ 26th District were our guests for the call.

Rep. Bachmann warned that current health care reform legislation amounts to a government takeover of our health care industry.  As a medical doctor, Rep. Burgess expressed his concerns about what this legislation might mean to the doctor-patient relationship.

Both Rep. Bachmann and Burgess urged individuals to get involved in trying to shape the ultimate outcome of this debate.  You can listen to a recording of the 1-hour Tel-Town Hall by clicking on the play button below:

TAKE ACTION: Sign our petition calling for common-sense health care reforms.  Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper to help educate your community on the health care issues.  Learn more about the truth behind ObamaCare by visiting www.HealthReformScam.com.

Republished from OneNewsNow.com

A surprising revelation from a homosexual activist over the purpose of the "hate crimes" bill is drawing kudos from at least one pro-family spokesman.

The activist is Andrew Sullivan, one of the movers and shakers in the international homosexual movement. "The real reason for hate crime laws is not the defense of human beings from crime. There are already laws against that," Sullivan writes on his blog, "and Matthew Shepard's murderers were successfully prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in a state with no hate crimes law at the time."
 
Sullivan continues: "The real reason for the invention of hate crimes was a hard-left critique of conventional liberal justice and the emergence of special interest groups which need boutique legislation to raise funds for their large staffs and luxurious buildings. Just imagine how many direct mail pieces have gone out explaining that without more money for [Human Rights Campaign], more gay human beings will be crucified on fences. It's very, very powerful as a money-making tool -- which may explain why the largely symbolic federal bill still hasn't passed."

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Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel read the blog entry and offers this take on Sullivan's comments on Senate Bill 909.
 
"He is to be commended for his candor," says Barber. "He has admitted publicly now that the hate crimes bill...is, among other things, simply a money-making scheme drummed up by the organized homosexualist lobby."
 
S. 909 is called the Matthew Shepard Act to honor a young homosexual man who was tortured and killed in 1998 not because of his sexual orientation, but during the course of a robbery. As Barber notes, the murder has been used as a money-raiser, too.
 
"Andrew Sullivan points this irony out and points out how ridiculous it is that they are using [Shepard's] name, exploiting this poor young man's horrible death to try to push a money-making scheme...a social ponzi scheme," says Barber.
 
"The cat's out of the bag," he continues. "Sullivan's admission...is both refreshing and stunning at the same time."
 
The hate crimes bill, which has already passed the House, would add sexual orientation to other protected classes.