The Pillow Book of Kurt Daudt

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The Pillow Book

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On November 10, 2012, Minnesota House Republicans selected Kurt Daudt Minority Leader after

suffering the loss of majority control of the lower chamber.

Daudt, who replaced retiring Republican state representative Rob Eastlund in the 2010 mid-term GOPwave election, was called comparatively moderate by Charley Shaw in Politics in Minnesotas wrap-upof the selection of minority leaders in both houses. Shaw reports inGOP legislative minorities pick theirleaders:

The House and Senate have gone in opposite ideological directions with their leadership picks asthey prepare to become the minority in the 2013 legislative session.

The House on Saturday afternoon chose Rep. Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, as minority leader. Headinginto his second term, Daudt, who managed former House Minority Leader Marty Seifertsunsuccessful bid for the 2010 GOP gubernatorial endorsement, is comparatively moderatecompared to the hard right portion of the Caucus.

The Senate GOP Caucus on Friday night picked a leadership team exclusively from the ranks of

its right wing.

After reviewing Daudts record, were wondering whether that reputation for moderation is generated

more by temperament than by ideology, whatever his association with former Minority Leader MartySeifert might have been.

With the exception of the ALEC-inspired Right-to-Work Amendment, Daudts record falls squarely inline with most of his Republican colleagues in the Minnesota House. For those who joined Daudt in theClass of 2010, this isnt a surprise; Daudt served on the state partys recruitment committee.

He also had a track record of party activismand affection for figures such as Sarah Palin. The StarTribune reported inFired-up Palin rocks arena, rips her foes:

Minnesotans in the convention hall gave Palin a strong thumbs up, waving signs and chanting"Sar-ah," some standing on their chairs.

"I think she hit it out of the park. I think Obama probably has sweat on his brow tonight," saiddelegate Kurt Daudt, an Isanti County commissioner. "Her reputation as a pit bull is reallyshowing through."

Charming. No doubt President Obama is still sweating that one. Lets take a lot at the Celebrated Mr.Daudt.
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The Shadow of a Daudt: Some Background

His wikipedia entryis relatively concise:

Kurt L. Daudt (born September 1973) is aMinnesotapolitician and a member of theMinnesotaHouse of Representativesfrom District 17A, which includes portions ofAnoka,ChisagoandIsanticounties in the east central part of the state, just north of theTwin Citiesmetropolitan area.ARepublican, he is also a business manager.[1]

Daudt was first elected to the House in 2010. He serves on the Commerce and RegulatoryReform, the Higher Education Policy and Finance, the Redistricting, and the Rules andLegislative Administration Committees, and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property andLocal Tax Division. He is an assistantmajority leaderand vice chair of the Rules and LegislativeAdministration Committee.[2]

Daudt served as an Isanti County Commissioner from 2005 to 2010. Before that, he was atownship board supervisor forStanford Townshipfrom 1995 to 2005, and a member of the EastCentral Regional Library Board. He was also a founding member of Project 24, a nonprofitorganization that builds orphanages inKenya. To date, the project has raised over $500,000 andbuilt six orphanages.[3][4]

The laudable orphan project grew from Daudts engagement in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod; he

is deeply involved in his home church and national church activities.

The Wikipedia profile omits the details of Daudts private sector work history. In 2010, he told the Isanti

County News inKurt Daudt excited to begin next chapter in political career:

When Daudt was elected county commissioner, he took a $40,000 decrease in salary. He hadbeen in sales at Lexus in Maplewood, but his schedule as county commissioner required him to

find a part-time job.

He now works 21 hours a week as a business manager at Buerkle Acura in Brooklyn Park. Hesaid if its possible, hes planning on still working while serving as state representative.

In short, a car salesman.

His public service began when he was 24, but his political aspirations go back to high school:

While attending Princeton High School, class of 92, he was involved in the student council and

student government. At the age of 24, he was elected to the Stanford Township Board and servedfor six years. In November 2004, he was elected to the Isanti County Board of Commissioners,

and for a while he was the youngest county commissioner in the state of Minnesota. . . .

An appearance in a 2004 Star Tribune candidate profile:

Kurt Daudt, Zimmerman

Background: Age 30. Stanford Township Board, six years; Township Board chairman, twoyears; delegate to National Township Convention, 2004; member, Zion Lutheran Church; church
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president, two years; finance committee chairman, two years; delegate to national synodconvention, 2004.

Endorsements:

None sought.

Essay: As county commissioner, I will bring new ideas and leadership to the important issueof future development, property owners' rights and law enforcement. Our current County Boardhas already begun the process of reviewing our zoning ordinances to allow for moredevelopment. I will work very hard to ensure that any future development is done in a responsiblemanner and does not increase the tax burden on our current residents. I will also work to protectthe rights of property owners and fight against property tax increases. (VOTER'S GUIDE;ISANTI COUNTY COMMISSIONER, September 9, 2004, Star Tribune, Nexis All-News,retrieved 11/11/2012)

Kurt Daudt, party hack

But Daudt wasnt limiting himself to studying permit applications and ditch improvement. He was alsoadvancing himself as a figure in Republican Party of Minnesota internal politics. In addition to the Palinreaction, Daudt turned up in other coverage of the 2008 Republican National Convention, where heserved as a delegate.

In The Main Event, This Is John McCains Convention, the Stribs Patricia Lopez reported:

. . .One of those fractures will be in full evidence across the river at Target Center, where a RonPaul sideshow will attempt to draw off as much attention as it can, using everyone from theformer libertarian GOP presidential candidate to former Gov. Jesse Ventura, who is expected todeliver his best populist jabs to the assembled Paulites on Tuesday afternoon.

"We're not working against the party," insists Marianne Stebbins, a Republican activist who gotsqueezed out of a national delegate spot earlier this year. "We see this as a supplement to theconvention.

And the dissident factor is easy to overstate. Protesters and malcontents aside, this is a chance forlike-minded Republicans to rub elbows with their heroes all day and party all night.

"I've never been to one. I don't really know what to expect, but I'm excited," said Kurt Daudt, 34,an Isanti County commissioner who cracked the delegate list and will have a ringside seat on theXcel floor.

Thumbing through his stack of invitations, Daudt said he'd lost count of the parties to which he'sbeen invited. "I think it's going to be a fantastic time. Just fun. It's an awesome opportunity forMinnesota and the Twin Cities." (August 31, 2008 ,Nexis All News, retrieved 11/11/2012)

A marvelous accidental juxtaposition, given this years ascendance of Stebbins and the PaulitesandDaudts own elevation on Saturday.


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The Republican Partys communication staff must have flagged Daudt as a pretty face for the media,since he turns up in the Pioneer Press as well. In an editorial introduction, , we read:

Pioneer Press writer Debra O'Connor organized a discussion last week of three people who wereto be "insiders" and three who were to be "outsiders." As she reports elsewhere in today's paper,the group joined the issues of the war, tax policy, health care and the role and limits of

government. They did not agree. But they spoke with a degree of respect for each other's ideasand the personal experiences that led to them.

Our three "outsiders" were Jess Sundin of Minneapolis, a leader of the big anti-war marchscheduled for today; Andrew Hine of St. Paul, a neighborhood activist; and Kristin Beckmann ofthe Service Employees International Union, who is helping organize a traditional Labor Day rallyon Harriet Island.

Our three "insiders,'' all delegates to the Republican National Convention, were Phil Krinkie, abusinessman and former state legislator who heads the Minnesota Taxpayers League; state Rep.Laura Brod, a Republican from New Prague; and Kurt Daudt of Stanford Township, who servesas an Isanti County commissioner. (A Hurricane Intervenes, Editorial, August 31, 2008, NexisAll News, retrieved 11/11/2012)

Brod and Krinkie? Heady company.

OConnor writes in Stop shouting, stop ignoring, and listen:

Taxes are another hot-button issue.

. . .Daurt's [sic] views on taxes come from what he sees in Isanti County. The area had beengrowing fast, and then the housing crisis hit, forcing many people into foreclosures. The cost ofservices the county is mandated to provide, plus services citizens expect, is going up at a faster

rate than residents' incomes.

"This isn't a situation where we can tax ourselves back into a good economy," he said. But taxesstill have a role to play: "We do need to invest in economic development kinds of things." . . .

Invest? DFLers get scolded when they talk that way, but Daudt is clearly identified as a Republican:

KURT DAUDT

Age: 34

Hometown: Stanford Township in rural Isanti County

Occupation: Business manager, Buerkle Acura; Isanti County commissioner

Organizations: Republican Party of Minnesota, state vice chair, 8th Congressional District; ZionLutheran Church of Crown, church president; Lutheran Island Camp, board of directors; EastCentral Regional Library Board, trustee, former chair:


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Hero: My grandfather. He instilled in me the set of values that I live by and an attitude of serviceto my community.

Other interesting things about my life: In November 2006, I traveled to Kenya on a mission trip tobuild orphanages for children in Kenya. To date, we have raised over $300,000. I speak to g roupsto help raise money and awareness and hope to return to Kenya to help in construction of one of

the orphanages.

People may not know: My brother and I collect antique tractors.

Daudts involvement with the RPM continued. In 2009, Politics in Minnesota reported inState GOPsets Duluth recruitment meeting:

The Minnesota Republican Party's candidate recruitment committee will hold a meeting Tuesdayin Duluth to scope out potential GOP candidates for office.

The purpose of the meeting is to support the "recruitment structures" of local Republican

organizations and recruit candidates to seek the party's endorsement for the statewideconstitutional offices of governor, attorney general, secretary of state and state auditor.

Committee members will seek input from local GOP leaders about potential candidates who canappeal to voters in northern Minnesota, according to party chairman Tony Sutton.

Members of the candidate recruitment committee are chair Gregg Peppin of Rogers; Fran Bradleyof Rochester; Doc Zupfer of Zumbrota; Brad and Bev Aho of Eden Prairie; Lori Grivna ofShoreview; Bill Opsahl of Minneapolis; Brad Biers of Blaine; Neil Nelson of Lowry; Kurt Daudt

of Zimmerman; and Chris Jacobson of Maplewood.

A news release, Minnesota GOP: Republican Party of Minnesota Announces Rochester Candidate

Recruitment Meeting announced the committees visit to Southern Minnesota in January 2010:

Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton today announced that the Party'sCandidate Recruitment Committee will hold a meeting in Rochester on Wednesday, January 27 inRoyale Room A-B at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center at 6:30 PM.

"Minnesota Republicans have tremendous opportunities in November. As Tim Walz and bigspending Democrats in Minnesota continue to overreach by voting for more taxes and largergovernment bureaucracies, we can beat Walz and win back the legislative seats of Rep. Norton,Rep. Liebling, Rep. Welti and Sen. Lynch. Wednesday's meeting in Rochester of the Party'sCandidate Recruitment Committee is an excellent way for potential candidates to become a partof what promises to be a great year for Minnesota Republicans," said Republican Party of

Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton.

"We welcome anyone to the meeting who wants to know more about how to get involved. This isour year to capture the offices of attorney general, state auditor and secretary of state and takeback legislative seats the Democrats have been renting. Rochester will be a crucial battlegroundin November and our Committee's meeting will give potential candidates and interested activistsan opportunity to ask questions and explore the possibility of running," said Committee ChairGregg Peppin.
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The Republican Party of Minnesota Candidate Recruitment Committee is meeting in Rochester tovisit with local activists and potential candidates for the legislature and constitutional office. TheCommittee encourages any individuals who are interested in running for office to attend.

The members of the RPM Candidate Recruitment Committee are:

Gregg Peppin, Chair - Rogers

Fran Bradley, CD 1 - Rochester

Doc Zupfer, CD 2 - Zumbrota

Brad and Bev Aho, CD 3 - Eden Prairie

Lori Grivna, CD 4 - Shoreview

Bill Opsahl, CD 5 - Minneapolis

Brad Biers, CD 6 - Blaine

Erik Haapala, CD 7 - Dassel

Kurt Daudt, CD 8 - Zimmerman

Chris Jacobson, At-Large - Maplewood

Daudt shows up nex for a gubernatorial campaign.

Service to Seifert

PIMs Sarah Janecek reported in commentary for the The Weekly Report: March 12, 2010:

Seifert lands Senjem and staffs up

Apparently there was quite a brouhaha in the Senate GOP Caucus when members learned thatSenate Minority Leader Dave Senjem (R-Rochester) was to be featured as GOP candidate Rep.Marty Seifert's (R-Marshall) next big endorsement. Some GOP senators tried to talk Senjem outof it, arguing that it was inappropriate for a legislative leader to pick a side in a heatedendorsement battle with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Delano).

In the end, Senjem stuck to his guns and endorsed Seifert. While landing the endorsement of alegislative leader is not to be dismissed, we're not sure what Senjem adds to the Seifert endorsingconventionroster. Seifert already has the "rural" or "greater Minnesota" vote,which is also whatSenjem brings to the table. Emmer's big endorsement this week was from Taxpayers Leaguefounder Mike Wigley. In GOP inside-baseball politics, Wigley could be a significantendorsement, opening money doors for the Emmer campaign that had previously been closed.

Seifert's much bigger news this week is that he is seriously staffing up. Make that "paid"

staffing up. Kurt Daudt, a longtime GOP activist and Isanti County commissioner, is now


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the campaign manager. The move makes Ben Zierke, the first Seifert staffer and veteran ofother campaigns, political director. Andy Eilers, who was Sen. David Hann's (R-Eden Prairie)campaign manager when Hann was a gubernatorial contender, is a new field staffer (a job he heldin the First Congressional District for GOP candidate Brian Davis). Other new field staffers areAbdul Rahman Magba-Kamara, who just completed a two-year term as chair of the MinnesotaCollege Republicans; Andy Post, who worked as field staff for the House Republican Caucus in

the 2008 cycle; and Nick Sherlock, who also worked for the House GOP Caucus campaigns in2008. Brittni Palke will be the scheduler and finance assistant. She worked as the office managerof the John McCain campaign in Minnesota.

Last but definitely not least, veteran political strategist Ben Golnik is now the official generalcampaign consultant and will oversee communications and overall campaign strategy.

That service to Seifert--who endorsed Daudt for the minority leader position--had its own controversy. InFraming himself as a statesman, Emmer lays out his vision, Daudt fired back:

Seifert's campaign countered that Emmer is light on specifics.

"It is nice that Tom Emmer, nearly a year into the campaign, has finally decided to talk about theissues," said Kurt Daudt, Seifert's campaign manager. "With less than two weeks until theendorsing convention, Marty Seifert will continue to talk about his thoughtful, substantive plansto lead Minnesota forward."

The Seifert campaign soon went after another kind of issues. Days later, the Pioneer Press reported inRepublican gubernatorial candidates battle over DWI disclosure:

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer said his chief GOP rival, Rep. Marty Seifert,had "sunk to a new low" Wednesday by attacking the Delano legislator for his two convictionsfor driving while intoxicated 20 and 30 years ago.

Siefert's campaign manager Kurt Daubt [sic] said the campaign was simply distributing a letterfrom a Republican convention delegate at her request. The mailing went out eight days before thestart of the state Republican convention in Minneapolis.

"We're all used to October surprises by the Democrats, but we never thought Marty would sink solow to launch this April surprise against a fellow Republican at the last minute before theconvention," Rep. Mark Buesgens, Emmer's campaign chairman, said in a statement. "The fact isthat Tom has been upfront with delegates about this issue. They were the subject of a newspaperarticle last year, and Tom has been very forthcoming about his actions to anyone who asked."

In response, Daubt [sic] issued the following statement:

"Republican activist and state convention delegate Sandra Berg's family was victimized by adrunk driver. As a result, she was moved to share important information with fellow Republicanstate convention delegates about Tom Emmer's record: two past DWI arrests; his efforts in 2009as a legislator to weaken the state's DWI laws and cover up the fact he broke them; and notsharing this information when asked about a possible October surprise at a recent candidateforum.
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"Sandra's letter provides factual information about a vital issue for the delegates to consider: theelectability and credibility of candidates. At her request, the Seifert campaign distributed herletter." (retrieved via Nexis All News, 11/10/2012)

The old driving offense later formed the basis fora brutally effective anti-Emmer television ad producedand funded by the Alliance for a Better Minnesota.

The Republicans endorsed Emmer anyway.

Mr. Daudt Goes to St. Paul

Daudts next star turn was as a candidate and legislator, announcing his run for the Eastlund seat in earlyMay. He readily won the heavily Republican seat.

Just over two years ago, Minnesota Public Radio first talked to Daudt inNewly elected lawmaker shareshis experiences:

Daudt describes himself as a fiscal conservative who has fought against property tax increaseswhile he served as a commissioner for Isanti County. He opposes the new federal health care law,which he calls "Obamacare," and has said that he believes the 10th Amendment to theConstitution grants states the right to opt out of the legislation.

Daudt's campaign website outlines other key issues for the freshman lawmaker -- gun rights,"traditional marriage," property rights, and his opposition to legalized abortion.

His website also says, "Daudt will support the end of sanctuary cities in Minnesota, because heunderstands that illegal immigration problems can spill over into our district as well."

Daudt served as the campaign manager for Republican Marty Seifert, who ran unsuccessfully this

year for the party's nomination for governor.

Daudt repeated the sameRepublican laundry list on this years website, although attacks on immigrants

failed to show up in legislation proposed in 2011-2012, from Daudt or anyone. Word from Bluestems

friends who work in immigration issues connect this silence with pressure from the Minnesota Chamber

of Commerceas well as human rights advocates.

Bills Daudt liked that got public attention

Legislating by constitutional amendment (but not Right to Work)

Daudt was a co-author of both of the constitutional amendments that Minnesota voters shot down along

with his partys majority status on November 6, 2012. We probably wont see much of this mischief in

the coming session, but you should know.

As becoming a long-time party activist, Daudts support of both isnt surprising, and hes also deeply

involved in leadership in the socially conservative Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church, so his support

of the marriage amendment is likely informed by his faith.
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But Daudts love of legislating by constitutional amendment didnt stop with the two unpopular

amendments. He signed on to more bills to change the state constitution, none of which made it to, well,

anywhere. GOP-leaning MinnPost analyst Cyndy Brucato called it amendment fatigue.

Steve Drazkowskis HF1598 would have amended the constitution so that three-fifths vote required to

enact a law imposing or increasing certain taxes. It was one of the first pieces of theMNGOP Reform 2.0

agenda--that mostly went nowhere.

Former Rep. Keith DowneysHF1612which would have budgeted spending limited to the amount

collected in prior biennium.

The League of Women Voters came out against both measures:

HF1598, authored byRep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa), proposes an amendment to the

Constitution to require a 3/5 majority vote of the legislature to pass a law increasing state income

tax, state sales or property tax, or imposing a new state tax. This would give a minority a strangle-

hold on state finances. TheTaxes Committeescheduled a hearing for May 2.

HF1612, authored byRep. Keith Downey(R-Edina) proposes a constitutional amendment

limiting budget spending in a biennium to the revenue collected in the prior biennium. In order to

spend any more, there would need to be a declared national security or peacetime emergency.

Regarding HF1612, an April 29 article byMinnesota Budget Bites(4) points out that: (a) a

similar amendment was passed in Colorado and later suspended because of the damage that the

resulting cuts did to education and public health; and (b) Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer

just vetoed a similar proposal, citing Colorados negative experience.

Republicans propose to spend $34.3 to $34.5 billion for 2012-13. If the amendment called for byHF1612 were added to the Constitution, general fund spending for FY2012-13 would be capped

at $30.7 billion, the amount collected in FY2010-11. To live within the terms of their own

amendment, Republicans would need to cut their budget $3.6 - $3.8 billion more, and find $1.2

billion in additional cuts to replace their unproven numbers, discussed above.

Daudt didnt sign on to Drazs Right-to-Work amendment and reportedly was among those Republicans

who kept it from coming to a vote on the floor of either chamber. He wasendorsed by the 49ers local.

Let them Daudt-le forever without getting their work done bill

With the shutdown looming and the legislature dicking around with constitutional amendments and other

such malarkey, Daudt introduced a bill that would have funded state government at 70 percent while thebickering and tweeting carried on, nor could the court determine essential services in a shutdown.

ItsHF1753. MPRs Tom Scheck reported inGOP lawmakers start preparing for a government

shutdown:
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Lawmakers have also introduced a so-called "lights on" bill that would fund state agencies at 70percent of current funding levels. Public safety would be funded at 100 percent of current fundinglevels.

Rep. Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, says abillhe introduced would also forbid the courts fromdetermining what should be considered an essential state government service. In 2005 during a

partial government shutdown, the state courts were forced to step in to determine essentialservices. Daudt says his bill keeps the courts out of the budget battle between the Legislature andthe governor.

"We feel that kind of usurps the ability of the governor and the Legislature to make thosedecisions," Daudt said of the courts getting involved. "That decision really needs to come out ofthe Legislature and be signed by the governor."

Democrats argue that Republicans are putting forward "lights on" bills because they can't reach abudget deal with Gov. Dayton. Lawmakers have until midnight Monday to reach a budget dealwith the governor. A special session will have to be called if a budget deal is not reached. Stategovernment would shut down if a budget is in place by July 1 when the new fiscal year starts.

Without an incentive to get it done, who knows how long the partisan games would go on and to what

new levels theyd escalate.

Dont let the shrinks ask about the gun

Bluestem supports the Second Amendment, including carry laws and such. We do also think that medical

providers need to be able to do their jobs, and sometimes that means asking a person who is going

through a period of mental illness whether or not he or she has a gun lying around.

Like the fairly radical Gun Owners of America, Daudt (and some DFLers too, sad to say) doesnt share

this concern, and inHF1717, there would have been this restriction:

Health care providers must not inquire or authorize any designee to inquire of a patient or resident

regarding the person's use, possession, or access to firearms or firearms ammunition.

This defies common sense. While in ordinarily the answer to these questions is nobodys business when

a suicidial child or troubled co-worker is talking about hurting themselves or others, maybe we want to

ask those questions. It seems like an intrusion into the doctorpatient relationship.

No Obamacare for you, Minnesota

As a co-author of HF1351, Daudt joined up with the Tenth movement to block the implementation of

the Affordable Care Act, generallyknow as Obamacare. The Minnesota Independent reported inRepublican tenther bill would ban Obamacare in Minnesota:

Republicans in the Minnesota House are pushing legislation that would ban the Affordable CareAct from being implemented in the state under the grounds that it violates the Tenth Amendmentto the U.S. Constitution. The bill calls the law unconstitutional, declares it void in Minnesota

and directs all state agencies to halt implementation of any aspect of health care reform.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), enacted by the federal government, isinconsistent with the powers reserved under the ninth and tenth amendments, is an encroachmentupon those reserved powers, and is an exercise of authority not delegated to Congress,HF1351states.

. . . The legislation was introduced by Reps. Chris Swedzinski of Ghent, Kurt Daudt of Crown,

Steve Gottwalt of St. Cloud, Doug Wardlow of Eagan, King Banaian of St. Cloud, DavidHancock of Bemidji, Bruce Vogel of Willmar, Paul Torkelson of Nelson Township, and GlennGruenhagen of Glencoe.

The bill went nowhere, and those sponsors serving in swing districts (Wardlow, Banaian, Hancock andVogel)were tossed from office in the November . Still, its the thought that counts.

Daudting womens control of their lady parts

Daudt is no slacker when it comes to asserting governments control over womens bodies, or at leasttheir reproductive choices. The Minnesota Independent reported inMinnesota GOP introduces three more

bills to ban state funding for abortion:

Two weeks ago,Republican leadership in the Minnesota Senate introduced a billto ban statefunding for abortion, and on Monday, two more bills with identical language were introduced inthe Senate and another in the Minnesota House.

The text of all three bills reads, Funding for state-sponsored health programs shall not be usedfor funding abortions, except to the extent necessary for continued participation in a federalprogram.

The bill also includes language that anticipate a court challenge. A ban on state funding forabortion has already been ruled unconstitutional in Minnesota in the case of Doe v. Gomez in

1995.

When the issue originally came up in late-January, reproductive rights advocates said the bill wasa distraction.

Minnesotans know that we have different views on issues like abortion, and even though we

may not agree on all points, our state Constitution has made sure all women have had the right tochoose for more than 15 years, said Linnea House, executive director of NARAL Pro-ChoiceMinnesota. The anti-choice lawmakers want to focus on this issue at the expense of our statesother priorities. They are overstepping in trying to force an anti-choice agenda that weakens ourstates Constitution. The budget crisis is critical, which makes it even more unbelievable that

some lawmakers are attacking choice.

She added, Making the option of abortion accessible to all women did not create a budget crisis.

In fact, this is a distraction from the states priorities. . . .

HF391was introduced by Republican Reps. Peggy Scott of Andover, Ron Shimanski of SilverLake, Bob Dettmer of Forest Lake, Greg Davids of Preston, Mike LeMieur of Little Falls, RogerCrawford of Mora, Kathy Lohmer of Lake Elmo, Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa, Mike Benson ofRochester, Bruce Anderson of Buffalo Township, Doug Wardlow of Eagan, King Banaian of St
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Cloud, Tony Cornish of Good Thunder, Joyce Peppin of Rogers, Mary Franson of Alexandria,Paul Anderson of Starbuck, Joe McDonald of Delano, David Hancock of Bemidji, Tim Sandersof Blaine, Kurt Daudt of Crown, Debra Kiel of Crookston, Rich Murray of Albert Lea, PaulTorkelson of Nelson Township, Rod Hamilton of Mountain Lake, Gene Pelowski of Winona andMary Liz Holberg of Lakeville.

Daudt also signed on to two bills offered by chief sponsor Kathy Lohmer. HF1682would limit the useof family planning grants to providers that dont even think about abortion, even indirectly, whileHF2674would have imposed burdensome licensing requirements and surprise inspections on facilities thatperform ten or more abortions (including nonsurgical ones) a month.

Ladies, about that equal pay for equal work

Daudt was also a co-author to HF7, Drazkowskis contentious bill that included the repeal of the 1984Local Government Pay Equity Act (LGPEA). InRepublicans propose repeal of fair pay laws for women,the Minnesota Independent reported:

Minnesota Republicans have introduced legislation that would repeal the 1984 Local GovernmentPay Equity Act (LGPEA), which directs local governments to ensure that women are paid thesame as men. While local governments say reporting requirements are costly, equal rights groupssay the law needs to stay intact in order to ensure fair pay, especially for women of color.

HF7/SF159would repeal a laundry list of mandates on local governmentsincludingregulations on part-time police officers, agricultural programs for low-income farmers and grantsfor librariesbut buried in the bill is a full repeal of the LGPEA.

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is pushing the repeal. In a December report on publicemployee compensation, the group wrote, State pay equity/comparable worth law should be

repealed. Its purpose is outdated, and requiring governments to correct perceived errors in labormarkets based on bureaucratic and subjective assessments of the relative value of governmentjobs is an unnecessary and costly mandate.

Shannon Drury, president of the Minnesota chapter of the National Organization for Women, saidthe group strongly opposes a repeal of the law.

Why the legislature would repeal this measure in such a difficult economic climate is beyondme, said Drury. Women are now the majority of the American workforce, due in part to the

recessions disproportionate toll on men.

She added, In simpler terms, womens paychecks are crucial to families survival. This bill

would remove protections that ensure womens full compensation under the law.

Several recent studies have pointed to continued discrepancies in pay for women in Minnesota.

The original author of the senate version withdrew his name from the bill and apologized to the women inhis district. Senator Mike Parry carried the legislation once John Carlson dropped it. Parry retired for anunsuccessful bid for Republican endorsement for the First District congressional seat.Carlson wasdefeatedin the November 2012 elections.
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The one about the welfare reform bills

PIMs Charley Shaw reported inDaudt resurrects Seifert welfare reform bill:

Rep. Kurt Daudt is continuing in the path of his political mentor, Marty Seifert, with a newpiece of legislation (HF 171) introduced Thursday.

Daudts bill, which has 21 GOP co-sponsors, would prohibit electronic benefits transfer (EBT)card purchases of things like liquor, cigarettes and lottery tickets. The bill also doesnt allow EBTpurchases out of state and requires a photo ID for purchases.

An additional provision in the bill caught national attention. Wonkette wrote inMinnesota RepublicansTo Outlaw Poor People Having Money:

Minnesotas Republican lawmakers are, as expected, very angry about poor people. Why give

those poor people money when we know theyll just spend it on the hip -hop and fancy sneakersand for cracksmokin. So, the Republicans had an idea: Until any kind of welfare or assistance to

the needy is completely outlawed, which will be soon enough, Minnesota should make it illegalfor people getting emergency cash assistance to have any of the cash assistance in cash.

So, the poorest families and the poorest disabled adultswould be unable to take any of this moneyas cash,even though poor people by design are kept from having bank accounts or a checkbook,which is why they usually pay bills and rent in cash:

St. Paul, MNMinnesota Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a crimefor people on public assistance to have more $20 in cash in their pockets any givenmonth. This represents a change from their initial proposal, which banned them fromhaving any money at all.

On March 15, Angel Buechner of the Welfare Rights Committee testified in front of theHouse Health and Human Services Reform Committee on House File 171. Buechner toldcommittee members, We would like to address the provision that makes it illegal for

MFIP [one of Minnesotas welfare programs] families to withdraw cash from the cash

portion of the MFIP grantand in fact, appears to make it illegal for MFIP families tohave any type of money at all in their pockets. How do you expect people to take care ofbusiness like paying bills such as lights, gas, water, trash and phone?

That part doesnt seem to have made it into lawbut Daudt wasnt about to stop fighting the WarAgainst Poor People. This year, the Isanti County lawmakers proposal for kicking people off public

assistance was lost in the frenzy over fellow freshman representative Mary Fransons use of a tasteless

internet joke as a way to introduce discussion ofDaudts HF2080.

AsBluestem wrote at the time, the bill includes such provisions as:

The first step is the previously mentioned change in the total length of time that an individual canever be eligible for benefits under the Minnesota Family Investment Program or MFIP. Threeyears.
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Federal law limits an individual to five years; Daudt would cut off two yearswithout adding provisionsfor training or education.

There was more:

The second is to restrict withdrawal of money via EBT cards to cash machines and vendorsoutside of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The food portion can bespent anywhere. This change reflects an earlier Republican witch-hunt that pointed to thespending of a few shekels in Hawaii and elsewhere, though an investigation by MPR failed toturn up any wrongdoing.

The third change is to eliminate the terms under which a person convicted of a drug offense mightreceive MFIP:

Subdivision 1. Person convicted of drug offenses. (a) Applicants or participantsAn individual who have has been convicted of a drug offense committed after July 1, 1997, may,if otherwise eligible, receive MFIP benefits subject to the following conditions: during theprevious ten years from the date of application or recertification is disqualified from receivingMFIP.(1) Benefits for the entire assistance unit must be paid in vendor form for shelter andutilities during any time the applicant is part of the assistance unit.

The new language strikes out all of the conditions delineated in current law under which a personconvicted of a drug offense might receive public assistance. And if a drug offender lives in a"assistance unit," rent and utilities money will go directly to the landlord and the utilitiescompany.

There are also quicker "last chances" in the bill.

Two thoughts. First, while "MFIP ineligibility, sanctions, time limit, and exit level [are]modified; and electronic benefit transfer card [is] regulated," the legislation does not addeducation, job training, coaching, nutrition or child care instruction or any other sort of programthat might help the "poorest of the poor" become financially stable, simply separated from MFIPbenefits.

Yeah, that's a plan.

The second is less obvious. WhileSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP, the aidformerly known as food stamps) is part of the benefits that families receive while eligible forMFIP, their eligibility for SNAP doesn't end at 60 months. (Non-working able-bodied adultswithout dependents are another story, as they are restricted to three months of benefits every

36 months).

So while Fransons remarks and the stink over them centered feeding poor people, Daudt was up to

something elseand that was largely ignored in favor of Daudts framing of welfare recipients asfraudsters and cheats. When pushed inPlan to curb welfare seen as reform - or cruelty, he admitted to theStar Tribunes Jennifer Brooks that maybe there wasnt so much.but:

GOP leaders advocating the changes say that some Minnesotans have become too dependent onthe cash payments and that this may be their best chance, while holding legislative power at the
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Capitol, to rein in such spending. The drive reflects similar efforts over the past year in stateCapitols across the country by GOP majorities to impose new rules and limits on welfare benefits.. . .

"My intent isn't to harm people or services," said first-term state Rep. Kurt Daudt, a Republicanfrom Crown who is spearheading welfare overhaul proposals in the House. . .

. . .Daudt acknowledges that he does not believe welfare fraud is common but said he continueshearing from people who said they had seen incidents of suspected fraud and waste.

"I think the percentage of misuse and abuse is low," he said. "I think you have to have to makesure there's absolutely as little misuse and abuse as possible."

In an average month, 42,500 Minnesota families rely on state benefits and food assistance,according to the state Department of Human Services. Traditional welfare benefits account for asmall fraction of the state's multibillion-dollar human services budget, about $101 million a year,plus $240 million in federal support.

A family of three -- two adults and one child with no other income -- receives $532 in cashassistance and $473 in food support, amounts that have not changed since 1986. Most recipientscollect benefits less than two years.

Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson warned legislators that restricting benefits nowcould tip even more families into dire poverty at a time when the number of impoverishedchildren has grown by 62 percent between 2000 to 2010.

"The majority of people [in the Minnesota Family Investment Program] do not fit a pattern offraud, abuse and misuse," Jesson wrote recently. "They are working, but at very low-income jobs.They have serious health problems which limit their ability to hold a full-time job. They are new

mothers. Or they are recently unemployed as a result of our challenging economic times." . . .

Okay then.

A kinder, gentler tip credit

Daudt was a co-author of two bills introduced by suburban Republican Jennifer Loon, whose husband

works for the US Chamber of Congress.

KSTP 5 reported onHF2859inMN Restaurant Association Proposes 'Main Street Restaurant Wage

Legislation' :

The Minnesota Restaurant Association is proposing what's called the Main Street RestaurantWage Legislation.

The measure would raise a server's hourly pay to future minimum wage increases if he or sheearns less than $12 an hour after tips. Those servers who earn more than $12 an hour withminimum wage and tips would have their minimum wage frozen at the current level, which is$7.25 an hour.
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The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Loon (R-Eden Prairie) and Sen. Benjamin Kruse(R-Brooklyn Park).

As readers may remember, Tom Emmers suggestion that wait staff didnt need to receive the minimum

wage created a firestorm. This measure seems to haggle over the price, not the concept.

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Bills Daudt liked: An exhaustive list

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House HF3042 1 04/30/2012 Text Summary Description Daudt Meteringrequired formotor vehiclefuel deliveredto undergroundstorage tanks.

House HF2859 1 03/14/2012 Text Summary Description Loon Minimumwagecalculationapplication ofgratuitiesprovided.

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Loon Sales taxexemptionexpanded forcomplimentaryand employeemeals anddrinks, and forqualifiedrestaurantequipmentpurchases.

House HF2752 3 03/15/2012 Text Summary Description Daudt Department ofRevenue's role

eliminated insettingpropertyvaluations forgreen acres andrural preserves.

House HF2704 4 03/20/2012 Text Summary Description Daudt State primarydate changedfrom August to
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June, andprimaryelectionsconducted by apoliticalsubdivision

date changed insomecircumstances.

House HF2703 1 03/07/2012 Text Summary Description Daudt Civillycommitted sexoffender namechangesregulated.

House HF2674 2 03/07/2012 Text Summary Description Lohmer Abortion;licensurerequired forcertain

facilities.House HF2671 1 03/05/2012 Text Summary Description Davids Motor fuel

excise tax ratereduced duringperiods of highprices.

House HF2656 1 03/05/2012 Text Summary Description Howes Building andconstructioncontractsregulated, andcertainagreements toinsureprohibited.

House HF2647 15 04/30/2012 280 Text Summary Description Myhra Public datadefinitionrelating toagreementsinvolvingpayment ofpublic moneyclarified.

House HF2639 1 03/05/2012 Text Summary Description Kiffmeyer Voters requiredto presentphotographic

identification,photographicidentificationprovided tovoters at nocharge, equalverificationstandardsrequired for all
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