On Saturday, March 27, Minnesota Majority launched a second newspaper advertisement campaign in the Rochester Post-Bulletin to educate voters on Rep. Tim Walz's vote in-favor of Obamacare.  The new advertisement employs the same 'blue dog' theme used in Minnesota Majority's first ad that appeared in the Post-Bulletin just prior to the critical vote.  Our last ad was met with many letters to the editor of the Post-Bulletin that were critical of the ad.  But most of the online comments submitted in response to these letters defended our advertisement.

TAKE ACTION:  Write a letter to the editor of the Post Bulletin in support of our ad.  Letters should be 225 words or fewer and include the name, hometown and daytime phone number of the writer. Anonymous letters will not be published. Letters should be submitted to letters@postbulletin.com (no attachments allowed - letter must be in the body of the email).

Minnesota Senator Al Franken demonstrated utter intolerance towards some basic inquiries regarding the health 'reform' bill for which he recently voted.  Franken appears to have little knowledge of what provisions were actually in the 3,000-page bill passed by Congress.  A frustrated Franken tells the interviewer to "shut up and listen."  This is the same arrogant attitude Franken exhibited toward his own constituents, a majority of which objected to the passage of Obamacare.

Rep. Paul Ryan (R, Wisconsin) offers his opening comments in the Reconciliation Markup House Budget Committee on March 15, 2010.  He exposes the mockery that the Democrats are making of our legislative process in order to ram a government takeover of health care through Congress.

TAKE ACTION: A vote on this health care bill is expected to occur on Sunday.  Call your Representative NOW and tell them to vote "NO" on this sham of a bill.

Approximately 4000 people attended the Kill The Bill Rally at the Minnesota State Capitol today, braving temps in the 40s to demonstrate their opposition to ObamaCare.  Check-out Ed Morrisey's post on the rally on Hot Air.  Here is a slide show of photos from the rally.

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped to make the rally a success, includig Derek Brigham who donated the banner art for the event.

Minnesota Majority has launched a newspaper advertisement campaign in the Rochester Post-Bulletin designed to put pressure on Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz on the upcoming vote expected in the House on ObamaCare.  Click on the ad's image to see a larger version of the ad that includes links to supporting details. 

The advertisement has created quite a stir,resulting in dozens of phone calls to Minnesota Majority's offices both for and against the ad. Several callers have reported having difficulty contacting Walz's office because his voice mail is full.  Constituents can also try calling Walz's Rochester district office at (507) 388-2149.

Minnesota Majority is seeking contributions for concerned citizens to run similar ads in other targeted Congressional districts in Minnesota.

TAKE ACTION: Time is short, so make an online donation today.

Everyone should watch this video by Jerry Day before answering census questions this year.

Ronald Reagan defeated President Jimmy Carter in November 1980 to become our nation's 40th President. At the time, America was facing significant economic woes, just as we are today. However, it is important to note the differences between how Reagan saw the problem in comparison to the current Administration. This video contains excerpts from Reagan's first inaugural address on January 20, 1981. His words ring out as true today as they did nearly 30 years ago.

UPDATE: Check-out this recent opinion column entitled "What Would Reagan Do?'" on Fox News.

From the Washington Times

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history.

The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force.

Most of the increases are on the civilian side, which will grow by 153,000 workers, to 1.43 million people, in fiscal 2010.

The expansion could provide more ammunition to those arguing that the government is trying to do too much under President Obama.

"I'm shocked that the 'tea party' hasn't focused on it yet, and the Obama administration only has a thin sliver of time to deal more directly with it, I believe," said Paul C. Light, who studies the federal bureaucracy as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at New York University. "When you talk about big government, you're talking about a big employer."

The new figures are contained in the budget that Mr. Obama sent Monday to Congress.

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Election research being done by Minnesota Majority is receiving national attention.  A story today by Fox News reports that Secretaries of State are being ushered into office by George Soros' Secretary of State Project in an effort to influence the outcomes of elections.  One of the individuals featured in the Fox story is Minnesota's own Mark Ritchie who was elected with the help of Soros' organization and ACORN. 

Fox reports on some of the many irregularities uncovered by Minnesota Majority's elections research, including felon voters and the fact that thousands more ballots were counted and certified by the Canvassing Board than Secretary Ritchie's voter registration system can account for in the 2008 general election.

The story raises the question of whether the outcome of the Coleman/Franken election contest may have had a different outcome if not for Mark Ritchie.  Ritchie's response?  "No comment."

TAKE ACTION

• Read the Fox News story.
• Sign our Election Integrity Petition calling upon the Minnesota State Legislature to pass reforms to improve the integrity of our elections.
• Make a donation to Minnesota Majority to help us continue to fight for election integrity in Minnesota.