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State Representative Ryan Winkler
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-7026
For more information contact: Matt Swenson 651-297-8406
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THE PAWLENTY PAYOFF
“What we’re looking at here is the Pawlenty Payoff. Pawlenty already tried appointing his political pals to serve on Minnesota’s high court, but after last week’s unallotment decision, he’s going the extra mile to stack the court.
“Promoting Justice Gildea was just a big thank you for the loyal dissent she wrote last week defending Governor Pawlenty’s illegal unallotments. The Governor wants another political ally running the court, rather than an impartial legal mind focused on the facts.
“Pawlenty’s appointment of Mr. Stras is even worse. Mr. Stras is a right-wing ideologue who wrote a radical amicus brief supporting the Governor’s illegal unallotments.
“Unfortunately, Mr. Stras’s brief specifically opposed the position of cities in the unallotment case, even as the firm with which he was associated represented those same cities in public finance matters. Hopefully the Supreme Court’s orientation program includes a lesson in basic ethics.
“We hear a lot from the Governor and Republicans in the legislature complaining about activist judges. The hypocrisy in today’s Supreme Court appointments is nauseating, but fortunately both justices are up for election in 2012, and Minnesotans will have a chance to evaluate their performance."
News Items
- Statement on Budget Forecast - (Posted: 2012-12-05 00:00:00)
- Statement on Final I-35 W Bridge Settlement - (Posted: 2012-11-13 00:00:00)
- Rep. Winkler: Tea Party Activists Can’t Be Trusted to Reform Our Elections - (Posted: 2012-11-01 00:00:00)
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