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Dan McGrath

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Posted on 02/20/13 at 09:10 pm in response to Why motorists get so angry at cyclists — a psychologist's theory

The speed difference is the main problem.

Bicycles (unless you're a steroid-infused super-cyclist) are much slower than automobiles. Everyone's in a hurry, so when cars get trapped behind a slow-moving, lane-hogging cyclist, motorists get upset.

It's also pretty annoying to see cyclists completely ignore traffic laws and fail to use bike lanes when provided, just because they're "legally entitled" to use main traffic lanes and slow down all the rushing, harried motorists....

Posted on 08/02/12 at 04:45 pm in response to Wary advocates guess how Minnesota Supreme Court might rule on amendment lawsuits

I do like it when articles link to the bills/laws they are referring to, but the above link is incorrect. That's not what we'll be voting on.

The version of the amendment that actually passed is here: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2738.3.html&session=ls87

Posted on 04/18/12 at 01:08 pm in response to The Minnesota Voter ID Fraud: Is a sucker really born every minute?

Election Day registration will not be eliminated and people who register to vote on Election Day will only have to cast a provisional ballot if they don't have ID. Eligibility will be verified on the spot. I know Secretary Ritchie is running around screaming that Election Day registration is under threat, but he's a staunch opponent of Voter ID who appears to be abusing his office to engage in a misinformation campaign. A dozen attorneys have reviewed the amendment. None have come to Ritchie...

Posted on 04/18/12 at 01:56 pm in response to The Minnesota Voter ID Fraud: Is a sucker really born every minute?

The Constitutional Amendment doesn't say anything about eliminating Election Day registration. If such a course was to be pursued, it would have to be done statutorily by the legislature. Statutory bills passed by the legislature require the governor's signature to become law. In order for this fevered fantasy about eliminating Election Day registration to come true, it would need the support of Governor Dayton. Does he want to eliminate Election Day registration? No, and neither do the...

Posted on 04/18/12 at 04:46 pm in response to The Minnesota Voter ID Fraud: Is a sucker really born every minute?

No eligible voter will be unable to vote under the Voter ID amendment. State and federal courts, have heard the "disenfranchisement" argument all the way to the US Supreme Court. They found no evidence that any eligible voter would be unable to vote with a strict Voter ID law that included free IDs and provisional ballots. Guess what? Minnesota's Voter Id amendment includes free IDs and provisional ballots!

So, since disenfranchisement has been repeatedly disproven in court and voter...