Bachmann said she would defeat socialism, called the leading Republicans for the White House “frugal socialists,” and accused President Obama of working to “usurp” the U.S. Constitution.
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) says if elected president he will work to limit abortion and birth-control, ban stem-cell research and same-sex marriage, and abolish some areas of the judiciary.
The letter was signed by 86 members of the U.S. House and condemned the Department of Defense’s decision to allow same-sex couples to use federal facilities for marriage or commitment ceremonies.
It’s unclear whether the program runs afoul of Minnesota campaign finance laws, which prohibit the purchase of votes in elections.
Episcopal Church of Minnesota Bishop Brian Prior said his church “has always stood with the marginalized.” The stance is in sharp contrast with Minnesota’s Catholic Church, which has been a main proponent of a constitutional same-sex marriage ban.
Mitchell is a rising star in conservative circles, having supported a slew of tea party candidates, pushed for photo ID laws and helped take down low-income advocacy group ACORN.
As the battle around the 2012 vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage heats up, the board declined to open more disclosure loopholes.
“[W]henever natural causes disturb otherwise typical biological development, leading to the personally unchosen beginnings of same-sex attraction, the ultimate responsibility, on a theological level, is and should be imputed to the evil one, not God.”
Relaxing disclosure rules would benefit groups like Minnesota for Marriage, which has vowed not to comply with some campaign finance guidelines as they advocate for a constitutional gay marriage ban,
The Minnesota Independent covered issues ranging from American Crystal Sugar’s negotiations with a locked out union to an anti-abortion activist planning to use campaign laws in a run against Rep. Keith Ellison to force Twin Cities media to run graphic anti-abortion ads.
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