KitchenKitten99
10-31-2013, 01:20 PM
I wish I had the time and means to do this type of thing. Thank God this guy is doing what many of us cannot here in MN. Maybe it might be contagious to others in other states dealing with this crap or even nationally?
http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/230055341.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
A former state representative filed suit on Thursday to ban Minnesota senators from getting their new home.The suit requests that the courts stop the state from designing the building or spending any money on it because of the way the Legislature approved of it.
"This building was authorized in the omnibus tax bill, which is about taxes, not building new buildings," former state Rep. Jim Knoblach said. Generally, authorization for state buildings appears in bonding bills, not tax bills.
That, his legal filing claims, is in violation of the state constitution's 'single subject rule.' Over the years opponents of various laws have cited the rule, which outlines that "no law shall embrace more than one subject," to challenge legislation. Those challenges have succeeded in striking down some laws -- including the controversial 'conceal-carry' law, which was later passed again -- and failed at ousting others. ...
http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/230055341.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
A former state representative filed suit on Thursday to ban Minnesota senators from getting their new home.The suit requests that the courts stop the state from designing the building or spending any money on it because of the way the Legislature approved of it.
"This building was authorized in the omnibus tax bill, which is about taxes, not building new buildings," former state Rep. Jim Knoblach said. Generally, authorization for state buildings appears in bonding bills, not tax bills.
That, his legal filing claims, is in violation of the state constitution's 'single subject rule.' Over the years opponents of various laws have cited the rule, which outlines that "no law shall embrace more than one subject," to challenge legislation. Those challenges have succeeded in striking down some laws -- including the controversial 'conceal-carry' law, which was later passed again -- and failed at ousting others. ...