Stephen Baker is most likely in the tradition of far-right Republicans. On February 26, 2004, he testified before the House Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance IN FAVOR of the death penalty. Baker was the only practicing attorney to advocate for the death penalty at the House or Senate Committee hearings. He revealed in his testimony that as a prosecutor in Florida, he handled appeals of death penalty cases on behalf of the state (i.e. trying to ensure that people were executed). Baker's testimony struck me as kind of strange. For example, he argued that the proposed Minnesota death penalty bill was very fair because it had a provision preventing the execution of pregnant women until they gave birth.
Anyone with patience can listen to the testimony at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/audio/archivescomm.asp?comm=18&ls_year=83 It will take at least an hour to get to Baker. Baker has a much more desirable opponent in Susan Burke. A more detailed on this election post to follow sometime before election. Jordan Kushner works downtown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eva Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 9:28 PM Subject: [Mpls] MCCL doing calls for Henn Judge Candidate Stephen Baker > I've heard that Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life > has been calling their members in support of Stephen > Baker for Hennepin County Judge. Did anyone on this > list get this call? > > Do they want Baker because he will routinely deny > young women who want a judicial bypass from the both > parent notification requirement on abortion? > > Now I've heard Baker talked up among Republican Party > activists - but I wanted to find out if he was a judge > candidate in the tradition of Kathleen Blatz or in the > tradition of Greg Wersal. I've still got that > question. > > Here's his list of supporters: > Hennepin County Sheriff Patrick D. McGowan > Hennepin County Commissioner Penny Steele > Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein > Hennepin County Commissioner Linda Koblick > Hennepin County Commissioner Randy Johnson > Former Minneapolis Councilman Walter Dziedzic > Former Dept. of Public Safety Commissioner Charlie > Weaver > State Senator Gen Olson > Lyall Schwartzkopf > State Auditor Patricia Anderson > Brian Sullivan > Thomas Seiben > Tom Kelly > Judith Samson > Brain K. Flakne > Howard Bass > Jeffrey Sheridan > Vance B. Grannis > Loren A. Magsam > Paul Rogosheske > Charles F. Gegen > Mark A. McDonough > Jeffrey D. Cahill > Joy Bartscher > Barry L. Wittenkeller > Tom Bauer > Jason Bauer > Richard M. Erdall > > ************************** > I wonder if all of his supporters know about the MCCL > calls. > > Eva Young > Minneapolis > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > 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
