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| Posted by: Dan McGrath |
10/6/2009 |
2009 Minnesota Majority Legislative Scorecard
Minnesota Majority tracked 17 House votes and 13 Senate votes in the 2009 legislative session, spanning a wide range of issues including taxes, government spending, election integrity, property rights, health care, education and energy policy. In many ways, these votes represent the front-line in the battle to defend traditional values in Minnesota’s public policy.
We have scored each state legislator on how well they supported the “traditional values” position on the issues. 24 House members and 3 senators earned a perfect 100% score and were our top “Heroes.” An additional 9 House members and 4 senators supported “traditional values” positions 90% of the time or better in 2009.
Unfortunately our heroes were outnumbered by the “Zeros” – legislators who more often than not voted against the interests of everyday Minnesotans. Instead, these legislators supported policies that would raise your taxes, expand government and reduce your freedoms. A total of 29 House members and 22 senators were perfect “Zeros”. An additional 29 representatives and 8 senators scored 10% or less.
Career Heroes and Zeros
5 representatives have a lifetime score of 100%. That means that for as long as Minnesota Majority has been keeping track, these legislators have unfailingly supported Minnesota Majority’s traditional values positions. They are Bruce Anderson (19A), Mark Buesgens (35B), Steve Drazkowski (28B), Tom Emmer (19B), and Kurt Zellers (32B)
Sadly, 4 representatives in the house have made a career of consistently working against Minnesota’s traditional values. They each have lifetime scores of 0%: Margaret Kelliher, Alice Hausman, Frank Hornstein and Sheldon Johnson.
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Rick on
10/20/2009 |
Question for Minnesota Majority,
How are you defining majority?
You are obviously not, so why are you claiming to be?
Why are you portraying yourselves as heroes, when you are fighting the majority?
Oh, right, you're the only people in America with values.
Right,
Sincerely,
Rick |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By dan.mcgrath on
10/20/2009 |
| The name Minnesota Majority defines our process. We regularly poll the state's registered voters on current issues and advocate legislative action based upon the majority opinion in Minnesota. |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Barb on
10/20/2009 |
I wondered the same thing, once! I believe the title "Minnesota majority" is a metaphor to encourage people to come to the truth. When the state is run honestly, and the majority is confident of what is happening beyond our control, Minnesota is a stronger state.
This state isn't run with honesty and it takes HEROES to find and inform the truth. Thank you, Minnesota Majority and the few members of congress...
You're right. The American values and principles is not the majority in this state as the actions of government hands out appeasements to those government sees as inferior. But knows the inferior they cite are just as capable as everyone else became on their own. And to mention majority spent is frivolous, destroying freedom and a person's right to exist as an individual, as they continue their social engineering at all unnecessary, massive costs to the taxpayers.
Honesty is a great principle. It would be nice if the majority was. And if government had more faith in the people to do for themselves!
Everyone who lives by honesty is a HERO IN MY EYES.
Minnesota Majority doesn't suggest personal values but promotes AMERICAN VALUES. So, hopefully you are not right into thinking Minnesota Majority ORG (minority) are the only people of strength and honesty, who respect American values.
You have the mind to figure this out for yourself, Rick. Something tells me, you're one of the indoctrinated. Don't let anyone, especially government, think for you. Your brain is more powerful then government's combined!
Right,
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Hmmm.... Right, you're wrong on
10/21/2009 |
Pretentious comes to mind, and that so many on your side claim my side is arrogant, yet the label seems to meld very closely to all forms on your side.
"destroying" freedom is one of the most arrogant misrepresentation yet. Ludicrous, absolutely without basis in fact, and I declare it is your side that is making a case to become deciders of your perceived detracters fate. Your kind goes on and on about being the "American people", yet you are not all the American people. That is arrogance to the extreme. |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Rick on
10/22/2009 |
Barb,
Apparently you suppose I don't know the value of honesty.
You have the gall to state I'm "indoctrinated".
Are you among the mmm, mmm, mmm Glenn Beck crowd, I think you are.
Rick |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Rick on
10/27/2009 |
You crazy kids--
You are selling t-shirts that proclaim "WE are the MAJORITY"!
That proves you are selling this as propaganda and not as you claim. Why lie to me about it being a metaphor?
You actually think people are stupid. You're people, but that's also to my point.
You use such obvious and ludicrous tactics. What I find astonishing is that they work. That can he shown to reflect stupidity or ignorance. I think is a huge combination of both. The ignorance seems to be so widely accepted and encouraged that stupidity must play a role. |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By dan.mcgrath on
10/27/2009 |
Rick,
It may pain you to know that Minnesota is mostly comprised of common-sense conservatives. The polls demonstrate this. Our shirts say "We are the majority (let's start acting like it)," because we are. The ideas of the radical left don't play in Minnesota.
Even in uber-liberal Margaret Anderson Kelliher's district, on the issues, her voters are actually against her in 8 of 10 that we polled on. Sadly, they don't know what kind of radical they've elected. That's a district where most people just blindly vote for whoever has DFL next to their name on the ballot.
Minnesota Majority's mission is to inform voters on how their elected officials are performing - something no one else is doing effectively, which is why we are so reviled by the extreme left. They know their ideas are unpopular and we expose them. |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Barb on
10/28/2009 |
| Rick, I believe you know the value of honesty. I just don't think you know when you're being lied to. Maybe you've trusted government so long, you don't believe they'd use their position to use their human ability to lie, cheat, steal, scam, fear the public with scare tactics. So you protect those who deceive you, while you attack those wanting you to know the truth. May there be peace and honesty everywhere you go, Rick. |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Barb on
10/28/2009 |
The "metaphor" was my word. I am a citizen in the state of Minnesota and a supporter of truth and honesty..
When government didn't make sense, I looked for the truth. I found it here and I am proud to know Minnesota Majority who has always been truthful and has the dignity to explained any inconsistencies on their part, which I really know of none. Unlike the government who just assume you go away. Minnesota Majority is looking out for us, Rick. And if Glen Beck is an honest guy, then he's a hero and I love him, too.
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By Rick on
10/28/2009 |
Barb, you're a sincere person with these posts. That is something I respect greatly.
You seem to perceive my sincerity.
I read a great deal to build upon what I have found to be truthful. I have full integrity upon the base of honesty to utilize this information in good faith. I am an honest person, Period!
That said, I do get tired of explaining how I reconcile information, research the facts and go forward to show the position I am applying the facts to. This is a statement to allow me the use of cynicism and retort within the context of my arguments. The cynicism is to relate how absurd opposition shows itself to be, once actual facts are shown. That the facts are rejected does not change the fact. It's does show the premise I propose about ignorance and stupidity may have merit, but it doesn't prove it. It's a jab, I admit that, but how to avoid such jabs in the climate of current discourse is beyond my maturity level. I am what I am.
The best to you. |
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Re: More Zeros than Heroes in 2009 Legislature |
By dan.mcgrath on
10/28/2009 |
| Our scorecard is nothing but facts. All votes listed have cited House and Senate journal pages. There is no escaping the voting records of our legislators. It is what it is. You may disagree on whether a vote is good or bad, but the votes are the votes are the votes are the votes. What's the other side of that story? |
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