Stupid DFL Tricks, Part V

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20. SEAT BELTS IN ALL SHOPPING CARTS: Rep. Mike Jaros (D-Duluth) has proposed a requirement that every shopping cart in Minnesota must be equipped with “a strap, device, or piece of equipment designed, using reasonable engineering standards, to prevent a child from falling out of a shipping cart. This meaningful bill does not include penalties for failure to provide helmets and fire-proof suits for riders. (House File 620).

21. WINNER TAKES ALL, UNLESS THE DEMOCRATS ARE UNHAPPY: Rep. Kent Eken (D-Twin Valley) has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to set the process for deciding who is the winner in a race for state-wide offices, judgeships, and the Legislature if the leading candidate gets less than 50% of the vote. (House File 600)

22. A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO HEALTH INSURANCE: Rep. Tom Huntley (D-Duluth) has proposed a constitutional amendment. It would state: “Every Minnesota resident has the right to health care. It is the responsibility of the governor and the legislature to implement all necessary legislation to ensure affordable health care.” Millions of people may move to Minnesota if this bill passes. (House File 683)

23. EXPAND THE LOTTERY TO INCLUDE LOCAL PARKS: Rep. Paul Thissen (D-Minneapolis) would expand the state Lottery system to include gambling games for local parks. (House File 67).

24. RE-ARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: Rep. Paul Thissen (D-Minneapolis) wants to define how “licensed interior designers” apply “design theories of human behavior and aesthetics.” Sadly, the bill defines “human behavior” solely as “the characteristics and behaviors of individuals and groups that relate to the physical environments in which they function, and to the processes of environmental modification and change.” Some Republicans believe that “human behavior” has more to do with interactions with people, not furniture. (House File 991)

25. REPLACE LITTLE LEAGUE WITH LANGUAGE CLASSES: Rep. Loren Solberg (D-Grand Rapids) would require six weeks of summer school for students in grades 1-4 to learn a foreign language. (House File 623).