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http://lloydletta.blogspot.com/2006/04/new-jersey-gay-marriage-case-craig.html
This comes from Michael Krause's Lavender Column in April 2005:
Four veteran DFLers in fairly safe seats could have shown some leadership,
but did not mostly it seems, out of some sense of representing religious
conservatives in their district, or out of some personal distaste for GLBT
Minnesotans.
***snip***
Two other DFLers stand out for their vote: Gene Pelowski of Winona and Al
Juhnke of Willmar.
Pelowski, a 20-year veteran, won his last race by nearly two-to-one over
his Republican opponent. However, he also has the Winona State campus in
his district, which is not as conservative as other parts of the
state. Perhaps a Green Party candidate or a DFLer in the primary will take
him on, and make him defend his vote.
Now in his fifth term, Juhnke represents half of the Willmar-area district
Johnson represents in the Senate. Juhnke won his last race by fewer than
1,000 votes over an unknown Republican candidate, but DFL Party members in
the district have been heating up the e-list postings over his vote.
Juhnke has responded with sanctimonious calls to come together on issues we
all agree with, and to stop crucifying those who vote in deference to our
own personal worldviews.
Time will tell whether the voters of his district want Juhnke's personal
worldview represented for them in St. Paul.
Certainly, more than 1,000 DFLers disagree with Juhnke's antichoice,
antigay, antienvironment positions.
The House vote shows what might have happened if everyone, not just most
DFLers and a few Republicans, had stood up for principle.
House DFL leader Matt Entenza said that the DFL Caucus had no position on
the antigay constitutional amendment, and that members were free to vote
their conscience.
Why didn't the DFL Caucus take a position on an issue that clearly has been
part of the DFL Party Constitution?
With the help of three House Republicans, a caucus that stood together
would have had the votes to defend GLBT Minnesotans from Sviggum's attacks.
Michael Krause, the Gay Agenda, Lavender, April 2005
Remember, Michael Krause is a partisan DFLer.
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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