Minnesota Independent

The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey reports that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has thrown her support behind a Nov. 9 fundraiser in St. Paul for the Citizens’ Council on Health Care, which bills itself as “a free-market resource for designing the future of health care.” The fundraiser’s top-billed speaker, Maria Anne ‘Hansi’ Hirschmann, is known for [...]

The Minnesota Independent reports that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has introduced a bill that would allow Election Day registration for federal elections across the country.
The Same Day Registration Act would let people register at the polling place on Election Day rather than requiring registration weeks or months ahead of time, as most states do.

Nice catch by The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey. During an interview with the Sioux City [Iowa] Journal published Tuesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said she was not weighing a run for president — despite recent suggestions that she may hold ambitions for higher office — but she did offer an endorsement of her own: Rep. [...]

Via The Minnesota Independent, shortly after the Web-tracking site Technorati revamped its algorithm for ranking blogs and other Websites, The Washington Independent now ranks as Technorati’s No. 1 U.S. Politics News Site. TWI also ranks No. 4 on the list of U.S. Politics Sites, which combines blogs and news sites.

From The Minnesota Independent:
No Republican contenders in the 2010 gubernatorial contest — except environmental activist Leslie Davis — believe in global warming, according to a report from Minnesota Public Radio. Perhaps most strident is state Sen. Mike Jungbauer (East Bethel), who told attendees at a recent State Fair debate that global warming is “pure, unadulterated [...]

Our Minnesota colleague Chris Steller posts this seed art tribute to President Obama’s certificate of live birth, put together over 10 hours by Mark Dahlager, who’s displaying it at the state fair (after the jump).

If you’ve ever found yourself pondering this question, then you should probably get yourself to the “How to Take Back America Conference” in St. Louis on Sept. 26. The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey reports that once there, you will be able to attend a number of eye-opening workshops, in addition to the “Nazis and Communists” [...]

The Minnesota Independent reports on a health care town hall held yesterday by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who has urged her supporters to fast and pray in order to defeat health care reform. The crowd in Lake Elmo, Minn., was mostly friendly — meaning vigorously opposed to President Obama’s agenda — although dissent came from [...]

At The Minnesota Independent, Andy Birkey flags the always-entertaining Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” last night. During the interview, Bachmann asserted that Congress’ health care reform proposals are unconstitutional. To illustrate why, she broke down the U.S. Constitution for us laypeople:
“[I]t is not within our power as members of Congress, it’s [...]

Three election law experts who have been closely tracking the Norm Coleman-Al Franken contest for Minnesota’s currently unfilled seat in the U.S. Senate weigh in today with written reactions to the final order (pdf) from the three-judge panel that heard Coleman’s complaint. All admired the order for its unanimity and deft handling of Coleman’s equal protection claims.