Democrats outraged as Republicans seek to take advantage of temporary majority before special house election

Summary

Minnesota House Democrats boycotted the legislative session, denying Republicans the quorum needed to act on their temporary 67-66 majority after a Democrat was disqualified.

The boycott, triggered by GOP plans to ignore a court ruling and refuse to seat a Democrat, aims to prevent what Democrats call “unprecedented abuse of power.”

Republicans proceeded with their agenda, disputing the quorum requirement.

The standoff, potentially leading to lawsuits, mirrors similar partisan walkouts in other states.

A special election in two weeks may restore the chamber’s tie.

  • usernamesAreTricky
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    15 hours ago

    What are Dems supposed to do here exactly that they’re not already doing. Please elaborate with specifics because I am very very tired of comments like this without any specific critiques. The title isn’t reflecting what they are doing. They aren’t boycotting, they are specifically trying to block republicans from doing anything until the special election where the chamber will become tied

    They are already getting in the mud a bit here by trying to stop the session until the special election. They have made a lot of moves here to block Republicans. They swore in dems early so that they could block quorum and they did so in secret to catch Republicans off gaurd, Gov Tim Walz called the special election as soon as possible despite republicans trying to push the date further out, they had the Democratic secretary of state declare no quorum was met so that they have great merit for legal challenges if republicans try and ignore the law, etc.

    Edit: also the Minnesota Secretary of State just came out and said they intend to file suit to challange Republicans ignoring his declaration of no quorum and adjournment

    https://www.sos.state.mn.us/about-the-office/news-room/secretary-simon-statement-on-opening-session-of-the-minnesota-house-of-representatives/

    • meco03211@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 hours ago

      What do they need to file suit for? The session was adjourned. No business could happen. It holds as much sway as if I waltzed into the chambers and held a vote declaring myself speaker. They should ignore it until a proper vote can happen.