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Arito Moerair

Twin Cities
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4 years 7 weeks

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Posted on 04/13/12 at 12:59 pm in response to Did the Constitution's framers favor a health care mandate?

You're probably right. I don't like what it says.

It got some things correct (first amendment), but other things either overly ambiguous or dead wrong (second amendment).

Posted on 04/10/12 at 10:46 am in response to If election held today, poll finds, Obama would win 51-44

The irony, of course, is that you call the WashPost poll bogus, then tell us what Rasmussen belched. Rule of thumb for Rasmussen polls is subtract 5 from the R and add 5 to the D. So there you go.

Also, my wife and I hold jobs and "head" a family, and we DO think in terms that the economy favors the wealthy. Frankly I'm surprised that only 52% agree.

Posted on 04/09/12 at 04:13 pm in response to Twin Cities’ exurban housing boom stalls — perhaps for good

If all this is true, and boomers will experience an exodus to the core cities, why are the populations of Minneapolis and Saint Paul stagnant? Neither of them grew at all from 2000 to 2010. Saint Paul and Ramsey County both lost population, a fact not included in this article. (As a resident of Ramsey County, I take that as a very bad sign.)

Now, I would like to see a breakdown of the population trends year-by-year, because obviously a lot of weird things happened in the last few...

Posted on 04/06/12 at 01:34 pm in response to The purpose behind those long, ‘pointless’ legislative debates

"The majority wins."

Except for when the majority are Democrats. Then they lose.

Posted on 04/04/12 at 04:21 pm in response to Groups battling over Voter ID, marriage amendments worry about vote-splitters

"They both target politically weak minorities who will have to rely on the goodwill of the rest of us to protect their interests."

Which is exactly why these two neanderthal ideas have absolutely zero place in the constitution. That document serves to protect the rights of the minority from the tyranny of the majority.

You know what I'd like to see? An amendment that puts the following requirements on ALL future amendments:

- 75% approval in house AND senate
-...

Posted on 04/03/12 at 04:18 pm in response to Why the quality of Minnesota’s Legislature has declined

@craig furguson

Because it's a stepping stone -- to the US House, Senate, Presidency, maybe to a highly-paid lobbyist position. I would bet that few people stay long in the state legislature who aren't already wealthy.

Posted on 04/02/12 at 01:03 pm in response to BPA will stay in food packaging and cans for now, says FDA

Gosh darn that hippie-commie Obama administration. Oh, wait.

Posted on 04/02/12 at 01:06 pm in response to Deep Throat and Gillette razor blades: Another mystery solved

Well, that settles it. I'm definitely tossing my blades after five weeks. The manufacturer told me so.

Posted on 03/29/12 at 11:28 am in response to A mega-deal for Minnesota firm Pentair

Well, as long as it's worked great for Dennis Tester, I'm convinced. No pay for these greedy people!

Posted on 03/26/12 at 02:13 pm in response to Santorum wins Louisiana, sinks to new low with 'Obamaville'

I particularly like the bit about the freedom of religion being under attack. Even my 1-year-old, when she wakes in the morning, doesn't stretch that much.

Did anyone tell Santorum that the economy is improving right now? Or has he willfully chosen to ignore that fact? He wouldn't be the first Republican to do so. I mean, if our country after Bush's recession didn't turn into what appears in this clip to be post-Chernobyl Ukraine, I doubt it'll ever happen.

And as far as...