Breakthrough Answer to Prayer — ERA Blocked in the Senate!
While the ERA did pass in the MN House on Saturday, it failed to pass in the MN Senate on Sunday. This is because Senate Republicans worked hard to delay and block it from coming to the floor — and because the final legislative hour in both the Senate and the House erupted into total chaos. More on that below.
To understand more of the details, read this excellent article from Alpha News. It elaborates on the critical DIFFERENCE between the ERA language that would be presented to the voters on the ballot versus the ERA language that would be added into the Minnesota Constitution if it passed.
This is a great breakthrough and cause for rejoicing! — BUT — Democrats are already saying that they will continue their efforts with the ERA next legislative session — after the November House Elections.
This means that ALL of you who are opposed to the ERA, who do NOT want:
Enshrined Abortion Rights
Enshrined Gender Identity rights forcing all Minnesotans to affirm a LIE & empowering biological males with the RIGHT to be in private female spaces.
Zero Protection for Religious Rights or Freedom of Conscience.
MUST VOTE & MUST ACTIVELY ENGAGE to support Conservative Republican House Candidates in the November 5, 2024 election! In order to regain the House Majority, Republican candidates must GAIN four seats and lose none! See more about how you can get involved to help make this happen in the conclusion of this article.
Legislative Session Ends in Tyrannical Chaos!
One other reason the ERA did not come up on the Senate floor for a vote is because of the total tyrannical chaos that broke out on both the Senate and House Floors in the last hour of the legislative session, between 11 p.m. and 12 midnight on Sunday.
Essentially Senate President Bobby Champion and Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman came to a point where they completely stopped acknowledging their Republican colleagues. Instead, amidst the cacophony of Republican appeals for the rule of law and order, the Democrats continued voting and passing bills — including an unprecedented 2,800-page MEGA Omnibus bill (HF 5247) which was a compilation of two single issue bills and seven other omnibus bills!
They rammed through this monstrosity of a bill without giving their Republican colleagues access to the bill - either in print, or in digital form!
To watch a brief video compilation of the chaos in the House & Senate, click HERE. (Video created by friend and MCCL Volunteer Caryn Addante).
Call Governor Walz now and request he VETO this unconstitutional MEGA omnibus bill, HF 5247! 651-201-3400. 0
Late Sunday night, I was watching the Senate live feed from home. I had drifted off to sleep but was brutally woken to the eruption of the cacophony of protest as Senate President Bobby Champion shifted from following the proper protocol to completely ignoring all his Republican colleagues.
As I watched this total breakdown — this complete Democrat disrespect for their Republican colleagues, this complete Democrat disregard for their own rules, this complete Democrat silencing of the representative voice of nearly half of Minnesotans — I realized that I was watching the death of civil democracy in our State.
Republican Senator Eric Lucero summed it up well: “Democrat Majority Kills Democracy.”
The reality is that Democrats have seized control of both legislative houses and the Governor’s seat. Democrats are abusing their majority power to break all the rules and completely shut out their Republican colleagues — and with them silencing the voice of all the Minnesotans they represent.
They didn’t just silence their Republican colleagues. They silenced you and I.
As House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth so profoundly pointed out:
“There are no equal rights under a Democratic Trifecta.”
This is a realization that EVERY voter in Minnesota must awaken to!
Democrats are doing this seemingly without conscience, without remorse, with grins and giggles and delight that “they did what they had to do to pass their agenda” (Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy in their press conference.)
What happened in the House and Senate in Minnesota was akin to a legislative coup. To gain further understanding into what happened, watch this press release given by House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth and Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson. Please take a moment to email them and other Republican members of the House and Seante who fought so hard this session. (rep.lisa.demuth@house.mn.gov & sen.mark.johnson@senate.mn).
My mind is stunned, and my heart is grieved…
Like me, you may be wondering — Where do we go from here?!…
First, we turn to faith in God!
God IS in control even when evil people seem to prevail!
This past Sunday at Grace Church, Pastor Troy Dobbs preached an extremely relevant sermon out of Revelations 16. In verse 12, an angel sent by God dries up the Euphrates River “to prepare the way for the kings of the east.” By doing this, God literally made a way for his enemies to unite and gather against him! The result was that his enemies played directly into his hand.
In Minnesota, we do not know why God is allowing this destructive Democratic trifecta to prevail, but the reality is that he has a plan and a purpose in it.
God WILL Prevail!
“Even when it looks like God is losing, he is winning!…When evil appears to have the upper hand, God is doing something!” — Pastor Troy Dobbs. To listen to the full sermon, click HERE. If you don’t yet have a personal faith in God, please consider my post, “An Invitation into Faith” HERE.
Second — we turn Our FAITH into ACTION!
If we want to see the trajectory of our State turn back from the brink of chaos and see balance restored to our State Government, we MUST get involved supporting conservative candidates who best reflect our values.
We must ALL GO Beyond the VOTE!
Conservative turnout in 2022 was low, around 30%. Elections have consequences. Our state will not be saved unless we ALL show up at the polls on November 5th! To learn more about registering to vote, where to vote on election day, and other early voting options, click HERE.
If we want to permanently BLOCK the ERA, plus RESTORE party BALANCE and true representative government in our State, we must all go beyond the vote to TAKE ACTION to support our local Republican House candidates. Go to an event and meet them. Donate, door knock, walk in a parade. Spread the word to your neighbors and friends.
So lift up your eyes to God in faith. He is our peace in the midst of the storm. Commit yourself to voting and taking action to support conservative candidates.
Above all else — PRAY! Pray for our legislators — both the ones who fought so hard for what is good and right and true — and pray for the ones who are so deceived that they are literally advocating for evil against God.
Pray faithfully for Minnesota and commit every day to putting those prayers into action! Afterall, perhaps God will answer them and help save our state through YOU!!
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” Psalms 121