And of number 6, in 1746, a retired French Army Officer, Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues,  wrote; "Hope deceives more men than cunning does"

"The veteran U.S. diplomat who was a key witness in impeachment hearings is departing his post in Ukraine, according to two State Department sources. " Ukraine is becoming a hazardous duty post. This is the second ambassador that has been recalled from there in the last year.

The data show no suppression.

One of the things you will hear around election time is to vote your conscience. Well, the DFL does not do that, they want you to do that because it keeps the DFL in power. So, a low turnout mid-term election is easy pickings for them.

If you were to look at the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board website, you would find that there was less than $1000 given to the Legal Marijuana Now Party in 2018. And we found there were no contributions to Noah M. Johnson for 2018.  Of the Legal Marijuana Now Party, there were only 3 donors and two of those also gave to the DFL.  Do you see how this works?  For almost no money you can set up a straw man party and defeat the Republicans. So the Legal Marijuana Now Party is just a sham and they have no ability to get you legal marijuana.

Thanks to Maggie Alexander for her write-up.

"America started the 2020 election early — like in 2017 — so let’s make up for it and start our look at the 2020 Minnesota Year in State Politics late, as in February, because: 

February 11 is when the Minnesota Legislature reconvenes for a less-than-four-month session. According to the state constitution, they can’t meet later than May 18 (“the first Monday following the third Saturday in May”) and the House and Senate will certainly hang around for most of the allotted time because, well, they can."

"The family leave topic is a serious policy proposal that crosses into the larger America First economic need for a vibrant U.S. workforce. Additionally, the topic of balance between family and work is critically important for middle-class and main street workers. There are currently seven million jobs available and policies that help working families with children have long-term benefits beyond economics."