First District Republicans » news http://www.mncd1gop.org The Republican Party of Minnesota's First Congressional District Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:30:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Democrats to propose end of judicial elections? http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/05/democrats-to-propose-end-of-judicial-elections/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/05/democrats-to-propose-end-of-judicial-elections/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 23:30:07 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=384

Democrats in St. Paul appear to be preparing to try to amend the state Constitution such that judges will be appointed rather than elected. If you do not think that is a good idea, contact your state representative and senator and give them a piece of your mind. For those interested in more details, read on.

Bills HF.224 and SF.0070 were introduced in 2009. Democrats appear to be preparing to bring them to a vote in their respective chambers in this session. In summary, by my understanding of the house version:

A judge’s initial term of office will be 3-5 years. lines 1.6-18

A commission will evaluate and publish judge performance. lines 1.21-23

The commission will rate judges as well qualified, qualified, or unqualified for office. lines 7.13-14

The commission’s rating will be “available to the public” prior to the election (but no details are given as to what is considered to be “available”). lines 8.8-9

Judges will be presented on general election ballots at the end of each of their terms but only to indicate, yes or no, whether voters believe a judge’s term should be renewed. (This may be used to claim that judges are still elected but keep reading.) lines 2.8-12

Judges that fail their retention vote are removed from office but they can only fail if a majority of those voting on the question vote No. lines 4.17-18

Retained judges’ terms are 8 years. lines 1.18-19

Rejected judges are replaced by appointment. lines 4.18-19

Presto. Judges are not elected.

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/05/democrats-to-propose-end-of-judicial-elections/feed/ 0 Demmer for Congress http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/04/demmer-for-congress/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/04/demmer-for-congress/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:31:06 +0000 Site Administrator http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=329 Randy Demmer is the endorsed Republican candidate for the First Congressional District.

The endorsement came after 8 ballots at its 2010 annual convention, held Saturday, April 17 in the Mankato State University’s Centenniel Student union.

Jim Engstrand, Jim Hagedorn, and Allen Quist all pledged to honor the endorsement.

Demmer is a life long resident of Hayfield, former farmer and business owner, and currently represents Dodge and Olmsted county residents of Minnesota state house district 29A.

Learn more about Randy and his campaign at his web site.

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Sorry, online registration is closed. See you Saturday for that.

See our draft:

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/04/district-convention/feed/ 0 Dean Barkley encourages tea partiers to take over the Independence Party « Republican Party of Olmsted County, Minnesota http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/02/dean-barkley-encourages-tea-partiers-to-take-over-the-independence-party-%c2%ab-republican-party-of-olmsted-county-minnesota/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/02/dean-barkley-encourages-tea-partiers-to-take-over-the-independence-party-%c2%ab-republican-party-of-olmsted-county-minnesota/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:47:35 +0000 Editor http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=262 Olmsted county Co-Chair Bruce Kaskubar weighs in on Dean Barkley’s invitation to the Tea Party.

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/02/dean-barkley-encourages-tea-partiers-to-take-over-the-independence-party-%c2%ab-republican-party-of-olmsted-county-minnesota/feed/ 0 FDIC loves Dems hates taxpayers http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/02/fdic-loves-dems-hates-taxpayers/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/02/fdic-loves-dems-hates-taxpayers/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:47:20 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=260 As reported by the Wall Street Journal and presented by the guys at Think Big Work Small, loss-share agreements are being used to enrich friends of Barack. (The video takes a little while to get ready to go.)

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2010/02/fdic-loves-dems-hates-taxpayers/feed/ 0 Walz reiterates support of federal health care reform http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/12/walz-reiterates-support-of-federal-health-care-reform/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/12/walz-reiterates-support-of-federal-health-care-reform/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:22:10 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=240 The Olmsted county GOP considers a Post-Bulletin article about a meeting held by Tim Walz in Mankato.

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/12/walz-reiterates-support-of-federal-health-care-reform/feed/ 0 2009 U.S. budget deficit http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/12/2009-u-s-budget-deficit/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/12/2009-u-s-budget-deficit/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:34:06 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=238 The Olmsted County GOP looked at our federal government’s latest fiscal year’s budget deficit.

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/12/2009-u-s-budget-deficit/feed/ 0 House Votes 220-215 for health reform http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/house-votes-220-215-for-health-reform/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/house-votes-220-215-for-health-reform/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:20:01 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=219 http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/house-votes-220-215-for-health-reform/feed/ 0 Walz announces support for health care bill http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/walz-announces-support-for-health-care-bill/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/walz-announces-support-for-health-care-bill/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:34:15 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=217 Postbulletin.com

]]> http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/walz-announces-support-for-health-care-bill/feed/ 0 Bachmann Calls on the American People to Bring the Town Hall to Washington http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/bachmann-calls-on-the-american-people-to-bring-the-town-hall-to-washington/ http://www.mncd1gop.org/2009/11/bachmann-calls-on-the-american-people-to-bring-the-town-hall-to-washington/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:57:11 +0000 Bruce Kaskubar http://www.mncd1gop.org/?p=207 Minnesota 6th District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann wants Americans to meet on the nation’s Capitol steps at noon on Thursday, November 5 to voice their disapproval of nationalized health care.

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