Liberty & Prosperity Blog

Walter Hudson nailed it in his last legislative update when he said "During the trifecta years, Democrats pushed extreme bills that nobody was asking for and nobody wanted . Then, Republicans broke up their full control of the Capitol and Democrats have morphed into obstructionists by doing all they can to block things that people are asking for and absolutely want." During the Trifecta, the GOP did what they were supposed to do. They started listening again. They asked questions about what the people wanted. Compare that with the DFL telling the activists what the DFL planned on doing. Then Rep. Hudson wrote "Last week, House Democrats spoke against a new stream of education revenue for our children that would come at zero cost to the state." The DFL said no because this new stream of revenue was dedicated to school choice. There isn't a snowball's prayer in H-E-Double-Toothpicks that Education Minnesota would sanction that. Then Rep. Hudson re-inforced the...

While Sen. Schumer's shutdown continues to create pain across America and elsewhere, a true American hero, a man pilloried by the left, has stepped forward . At one point, Elon Musk was a hero of the left. As the manufacturer of Tesla EVs, he was praised by the left. He's stil a hero, just with a different group of fans. Early this morning, Elon Musk made the offer of a lifetime, cementing himself as an American hero. He tweeted "I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country." As a LEGAL IMMIGRANT to the U.S. of A., Musk has a deep appreciation for the Stars and Stripes. Unlike Sen. Schumer, Musk puts the good of the nation ahead of the good of his political party. By putting nation first, he's the benficiary of tons of goodwill. As of noon CT, Musk's tweet has had over 35,500,000 views. Clear-thinking patriotic Americans lov...

Democrats, aka donkeys, aka jackasses , voted again to keep the federal government shut down . The question is simple. What do Democrats think they're gaining by doing this? Do they think that they're winning over voters? It's difficult picturing a political party being that stupid. It's difficult picturing people standing 3-4 hrs. in TSA lines in airports aren't gaining a new appreciation for Sen. Schumer's shock troops. The article reports "The Senate failed to end the partial government shutdown on Friday as Democrats — for the second time in less than a year — continue to withhold their votes to reopen the government over a policy dispute." It's been widely reported that the Democrats' supporters insist that Democrats fight President Trump. Period. To the Democrat resistance, resistance is the only acceptable reaction to President Trump's policies. Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was the lone Democrat to cross the aisle in f...

It's patently obvious that the DFL is soft-on-crime. After reading this article , it's obvious that the DFL is opposed to enforcing laws but is enthusiastic in helping law-breaking agitators disrupt church services. According to the article, "On Jan. 18, anti-ICE agitators stormed into Cities Church and disrupted its Sunday morning worship service. Protesters harassed churchgoers, shouted anti-ICE chants, and created such turmoil in the sanctuary that the worship service had to be abandoned. The agitators allegedly stormed the church because they believed one of the pastors was an ICE official . Since then, dozens of individuals have been charged with federal crimes for their participation in the Cities Church storming." It's irrelevant if one of City Church's pastors is an ICE official. According to the Constitution, the pastor could be an atheist. By letting activists/agitators disrupt a church's worship service the State of Minnesota is violating the E...

It's time to demolish the DFL's trans agenda. In this article , Alpha News reports "Democrats in the Minnesota House of Representatives are pushing legislation that would require foster parents to affirm and support a foster child’s 'sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.'" If this bill becomes law, Minnesota will essentially ban Christians from becoming foster parents. Either that or they'd have to surrender their Christian beliefs. In either case, the DFL would've neutered Christians. The First Amendment's text says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The key to this issue as it pertains to the First Amendment is found in the second clause of the Amendment. That's where it say...

When I worked at Fingerhut, a friend of mine had a bumper sticker that said "The difficult, we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer." That bumper sticker quickly became our company's motto. When I read Mark Penn's tweet , I immmediately thought of my friend's bumper sticker. It opened, saying "After reading so-many analyses that regime change in Iran was impossible, it seems as though the impossible is looking more and more possible." It continued, saying "Some of the coverage is even turning as the WSJ story on the elimination of Ali Larijari documented how the leadership of Iran is being reduced on all fronts and the security apparatus is beginning to wear thin and is systematically being frightened." There's a whole host of reasons why Iran is getting blown to bits day-by-day. First, between Israel's targeting of Iran's 'civilian' leadership and the U.S. targeting of military installations, the IRGC is lik...