Anti-gay resolutions never pass at DFL conventions, Eva. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul --------
> From: Eva Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:49:01 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] Republican District Convention Breaks with Governor Pawlenty > on Colin Powell Youth Center > > Senate District 58 passed the following resolution: > > "We are opposed to State Government funding of the Colin Powell Youth Center." > > During debate, opponents of this resolution made it clear that this was the > only Minneapolis item in the Governor's bonding bill proposal. In my > opinion, the Governor should be supporting the Planetarium. > > While at the convention I met David Strom from the Taxpayer's League. I > asked Strom where the Taxpayer League was with opposing Stadium > Taxes. Strom told me he thought the DFL if they were smart would make the > republicans get the votes to support the stadium and the Northstar corridor > without Democratic help. While I agree with this, it didn't answer my > question about where the Taxpayer League was on this issue. > > There were 3 separate anti-gay resolutions passed during this > convention. My resolution - to oppose both state and federal anti-gay > amendments failed. What was frustrating to me, is I was not allowed to > make my case because of the rule that the convention had to vote to allow > debate on the topic. Before these resolutions were heard, Dan Matthias > giving his stump speech for running for congress against Sabo went into a > long winded diatribe about how gay marriage leads to incest and polygamy. > > Still the Colin Powell Youth Center - being pushed by Urban Ventures is a > boondoggle. I was pleased that the convention supported this > resolution. I hope that Sen. Higgins and Rep. Ellison take note of this > resolution. > > Commissioner Stenglein spoke at the convention - and I asked him about the > possiblity of Hennepin County passing a resolution in opposition to the > constitutional amendment. He told me that Peter McLaughlin had been > interested in doing something like that - but he, Stenglein opposed doing > this. I told Stenglein that the signs at the rally in downtown St Paul > included "Death Penalty for Homosexuals", "No Homos in Leadership" and "No > Sodomite Marriage" - and that the county had an obligation to speak out > against this type of hate mongering. Stenglein was unconvinced. I > encourage others in Stenglein's district to call or email him about this > topic. > > > Eva Young > Near North > Minneapolis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blog is up: > http://lloydletta.blogspot.com > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
