Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is poised to sign a pair of bills that recently passed the state Senate which restore the voting rights of convicted felons immediately upon release and grant the ability for illegal immigrants to obtain a driver’s license.
First up is legislation known as the Restore the Vote bill, having passed the Senate last week and the House’s version going through earlier this month.
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Both chambers are controlled by Democrats. CNN reports that Walz is “expected to sign the legislation” as soon as this week.
Minnesota will join 22 other states in restoring the voting rights of convicted felons the moment they leave prison – regardless of what happens during their parole. Three others allow criminals to vote while incarcerated.
CNN informs that Republican senators attempted to introduce amendments “preventing incarcerated people who had been convicted of more violent crimes, including child rape, from having their voting rights restored under the bill.”
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Democratic state Senate President Bobby Joe Champion, according to that report, dismissed concerns of that nature because “anyone who reoffended would ultimately have to go back to prison.”
Voting is the basic core of our democracy. When I sign #RestoretheVoteMN into law, Minnesota will continue to lead in the fight to protect voting rights for all by restoring this inalienable right for thousands of Minnesotans. https://t.co/RZQlMkdcyW
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) February 24, 2023
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Minnesota Governor Set To Sign Bills Restoring Voting Right For Felons, Give Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
Next up for Minnesota’s Democrat Governor Tim Walz – the Driver’s Licenses for All bill that will allow illegal immigrants in the state to apply for driver’s licenses.
The bill calls for the removal of a rule implemented by former Governor Tim Pawlenty that required driver’s license applicants to show proof of legal residency in the United States, such as a social security number.
The text of the legislation states that applicants are “not required to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States.”
Republican Minnesota state Sen. Glenn Gruenhagen had argued that the legislation could lead to bigger problems.
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“What in your bill prevents that terrorist from coming to Minnesota, getting a driver’s license, and getting on an airline and committing a terrorist act?” he asked.
Republicans again tried to amend the bill by including the text “Not for Flying” or “Not for Voting” with their belief that access to a license could lead to more nefarious actions.
Minnesota lawmakers pass bill to grant illegal migrants US driver’s licenses https://t.co/OTmkGTlKLP
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 23, 2023
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It should come as no surprise that Minnesota governor Tim Walz is a friend to felons and illegal immigrants.
This is the same man, after all, who waited on National Guard help from former President Donald Trump when widespread arson fires and looting were advancing in Minneapolis and St. Paul during the George Floyd riots.
He then turned around and requested that the feds declare Minnesota a “major disaster” zone in a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), stating events amounted to the second most destructive incident of civil unrest in American history.
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The Trump administration rejected the request and $16 million federal bailout.
Great news! @realDonaldTrump has DENIED Minnesota’s disaster request to repair half a billion dollars in damage from the riots. Governors and Mayors who ordered police to stand down and watch their cities burn shouldn’t get a penny in taxpayer aid! https://t.co/8WAgm7AFa7
— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) July 11, 2020
Over 1,500 buildings were damaged by rioters in the wake of Floyd’s death, causing well over $500 million in damages, Walz had admitted.
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Yup. The Left continues to put our country into an inverted flat spin.
Minnesota should break up into two parts, the Twin Cities with its leftist politicians and the more moderate to conservative counties. Perhaps the latter could join with the more conservative neighbors. The leftists are out of step with reality.
clearly something is wrong here , are demcocrats deaf dumb and blind, do they think felons are going to vote democrat , like they even care
Is providing drivers licenses and state ID to Illegals aiding and abetting criminals? Someone with money in Minnesota needs to bring charges against the state govt.
While it is not fair to give DL’s to illegals, it actually may not be a bad idea as long as they require proof of insurance in order to get it. In most places they are driving anyway without a license or insurance and if they cause an accident the victim is SOL. And law enforcement rarely does anything to them for it. I have spoken to police in a number of jurisdictions and they have all told me that unless an illegal commits a serious crime like murder, kidnapping, etc., they are told to just let them go. This is because they are required by law to take them to ICE and ICE usually just lets them go anyway. The illegal is usually back in town before the arresting officer is and departments aren’t willing to waste the manpower when they know the Feds won’t do anything.
Felons and illegals are both criminals who have no right to vote or have drivers licaneses
Every vote for a Democrat is a vote for an illegal alien, a criminal, and a socialist.
Minnesota needs to recall their Governor and lawmakers voting for this fiasco!
Hey Minnesotans, want kalifornia? you’ll get it.
There is zero reason not to restore the right to vote, along with all other rights, for someone who has completed their sentence and paid their debt to society. Illegal immigrants, on the other hand have no right to be on our soil, let alone be given a DL.
Even though they probably vote democrat which is why they are doing this not for constitutional reasons .. so ,I agree with this disclaimer: providing they are done with their parole officer because this is still part of their sentence and are not fully done with their time
Providing Drivers License to Illegal Immigrants may be a violation of 8 US Code 1324.Maybe the Governor should be arrested?
Biden is committing the same crime thousands of times a day, but nothing will ever be done to a Democrat who violates that law
If pro-lifers want to end abortion support by Democrats then support lowering the voting age to the day of birth.
Voting was suppose to be an age to make an informed decision which shows you exactly why DEMS want to lower it! As people get older they become more experienced and understand WHY somethings should not be done the way some lefty ideas are wanted but DEMS twist things up to cater to young adults mindsets which is why many teachers are like propagandists its cultish honestly.
Speaking of Abortion William . tell me if WE are racist like is claimed and I will show you clear logic as to why they LIE!
why would we prevent the deaths on a 4 to 1 blacks vs white babies dead? OR 2x 1 spanish dead ? AND now to show that we dont want you all dead like you do us and has been said 100k times easy ..most of them are LEFTY parents children! if you all had listened years ago there would be near 50 million extra voters for YOU heck you could win every election! .. But this goes past politics we care about lives matters not from what side!
WE are in a lose lose position preventing abortion and getting yelled at for rights to reproduction when 99.8 percent of them made a CHOICE and now ooo I take it back ..like seriously thats a BABY in there! but not to the left in power they will beat the conscience away from you its not baby its a lump of cells ..so on so forth .
So we get demonized as we are trying to save lives .. man its almost as if we actually do care about ALL races and their BABIES .. imagine that?You know what play Democrats would have made in our position? They been ruthless would have pushed the shat out of abortions and said heck sure we will pay for it all!!!
The left wont need these dead anyhow is the thought , they have a way to turn some of these unlawful immigrants into voters as needed AND they get to have science fed with dead babies for their stem cell researching and other research areas .AND I am sure no kick backs are given!
So, either you know you are on the wrong side of this and could care less because after all we evolved no God morals don’t matter only what we are told by daddy GOV or cuz EMOTIONS or you are duped in which case simple thinking like above should pretty quickly clear it up!
its like a cult seriously they have think tanks to make it like this and this is dangerous they use silencing techniques, shaming, guilt any desenters is harshly brow beat back into the fold . so if you stated you do not like X ..you will 25 people try to convince you back into believing X .. keep resisting be adamant ..
now comes the shaming the name calling all of it ..sometimes the convincing part is not even there they skip jump right to shaming name calling . you can also see it during voting ALL votes as one left and the right you constantly have groups against this some for against and abstaining .. THIS alone shows you the left acts like to have a free thought is not welcome or is that coincidence?
So continue to defend the side that calls the right racists cuz you HAVE TO WIN its your TEAM no right no wrong win at all costs! As they fight to continue to have babies killed and minority babies by the masses all the while calling US racists. that is NOT gaslighting right?
I disagree with them obtaining a drivers’ license. In our small town I have experienced Hispanic drivers turning the wrong way onto a one way street and another incident when I had a green light and they were driving a truck pulling out in front of me and nearly causing me to hit them broadside. I had to slam on my brakes to keep from hitting them. Yes, they had the right to turn on red if it is safe to do so but it wasn’t.
They’re driving anyway and law enforcement does nothing about it. Years ago I got rear-ended by one and the cops didn’t even give him a ticket, let alone arrest him. Those same cops gave me a ticket for a burned out tag light.
MANY TIMES THEY DON’T HAVE ANY INSURANCE.
Why any sane person remain in this State?
So, when did the principle of having “served one’s debt to society” become inoperative? If someone has served their sentence, thus discharging their debt, are they to be denied one of the most fundamental rights of citizenship for the rest of their life? Mr. Weiss is using the word “felon” to imply that this person is scary and is less of a human than you. WWJS?
A Driver’s License is a driver’s license. What better way could there be of knowing someone’s whereabouts? Further, do you want people driving (which they will anyway) without the protections of license and insurance? Get beyond your prejudice and consider the advantages, not only to those individuals, but to you.
Sounds par for the left to let Illegals AND Criminals to vote. Because since the left are so weak sooooooooooooo of course they would vote for them!
It’s the Only way Demonutz can Win so they have to resort to Garbage !
You folks In Minnesota sure are stupid. Stupid and ignorant. Stay that way, it defines you. Keep your damn felonious citizens up there because we’ll jail them if they try to vote in our elections. If I were one of your citizens I’d stop paying taxes to your dumb azzes! Your problem is democrats are inherently stupid, you’re evidence of that!! Stupid is forever!
??? what is wrong with these people. they should be physically removed from office
more democratic voters, this is what this is all about
This is the reason OBiden let ALL the Illegals in and gave them stuff with our Taxpayer Money. BUY The Vote, that’s the Only way they can win.
OK Minnesota you are becoming the Twin to California ! Enjoy all your rights being taken away if you let this continue.
Stupid is as Stupid does !