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Ed Felien

Minneapolis, MN
Commenter for
5 years 24 weeks

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Posted on 03/14/13 at 12:42 pm in response to 10 years after Iraq War: What do we have to show for it?

After the war
BY ED FELIEN

Americans feel pretty good about the ending of the Afghan war. Obama says he will withdraw 34,000 troops (more than half the total U.S. troops in Afghanistan) by the end of 2013 and turn all responsibility for military operations over to the Afghan government. In his State of the Union Address, he said, “[W]e can say with confidence that America will complete its mission in Afghanistan, and achieve our objective of defeating the core of al Qaeda.”...

Posted on 02/19/13 at 12:36 pm in response to Did GOP gerrymander its way to controlling U.S. House?

The huge DFL majorities in the 4th and 5th Districts don't represent "packing?" Doesn't that make it easier for Paulsen, Bachmann and Kline?

Posted on 01/21/13 at 12:45 pm in response to Obama's best argument for getting around debt ceiling? Lex posterior derogat priori

Why doesn't Obama just take reducing spending seriously and start closing military bases in red states?

Posted on 01/08/13 at 01:40 pm in response to It is time to repeal the Second Amendment





from Southside Pride:
The supreme legal authority that guides the passing and enforcement of laws at all levels is the U.S. Constitution, and the guiding principles that inform all legislation and administration is the Bill of Rights. That is the basis for our understanding of our political system. You cannot operate without it, and you cannot talk about guns and the right to bear arms without talking about the Second Amendment: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security...

Posted on 01/07/13 at 12:32 pm in response to Ranked choice voting is achievable and effective

It's an incumbent protection program. It has been shown to be cumbersome and much more expensive than an open primary and general election. It makes voting more complicated, and it forecloses public debate between challengers.

Posted on 11/21/12 at 01:42 pm in response to Big test of the filibuster rule may be coming in January

My understanding is that the rules of the Senate are established on the first day of business by majority vote (not 67). Here is what I wrote in the November editions of Southside Pride: Congratulations! Now what?
Forward over the financial cliff?

BY ED FELIEN

Obama’s victory is a victory for women’s rights, for the rights of immigrants to dignity and a path to citizenship, a victory for African-Americans in their continuing struggle against racism and a...

Posted on 01/10/12 at 01:06 pm in response to Climate B.S. of the Year Awards: And the winners are...

Last month we published my Open Letter to Attorney General Lori Swanson:
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An open letter to MN Attorney General Lori Swanson
BY ED FELIEN

Dear Attorney General Lori Swanson, If it was possible for the State of Minnesota to sue the tobacco industry for the damage they knowingly perpetrated on Minnesota citizens and recover monies to compensate for those damages, then why is it not possible to sue the five major oil companies and Koch Brothers Refinery for the...

Posted on 09/01/11 at 12:00 pm in response to Americans for Prosperity, funded by the Koch brothers, opens Minnesota chapter

Mr. Cooney is lying and he knows it. Dayton wanted to tax the rich, the top 1 to 2%, not "to increase taxes among all income levels."

Posted on 07/29/11 at 11:08 am in response to What Anders Breivik has in common with war criminals

Here's a link to an article we're publishing this month in Southside Pride and was just published in The Rag Blog out of Austin:
http://theragblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/ed-felien-breiviks-norwegian-puts...

Posted on 05/24/11 at 11:13 am in response to What do Pawlenty's executive orders tell us about his executive tendencies?

What about Pawlenty's appointment of his dairy farmer Lt. Gov as head of the Dept of Transportation. What a great way to give her a raise and save money at the same time! After all, what could go wrong? a bridge fall down?

That was the most criminally irresponsible act of any Governor in recent memory.