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Minnesota legislature fails to reach deal on police reforms, adjourns special session
Fox News ^ | June 20 2020 | Peter Aitken

Posted on 06/20/2020 10:23:30 AM PDT by knighthawk

Minnesota’s state legislature failed to agree on an acceptable compromise for police reform before ending a special session, state leaders announced.

As the only state with each chamber of its legislature controlled by a different party, any kind of agreement seemed a tall order. In the early hours on Saturday morning, both chambers voted to adjourn, leaving the matter unresolved.

The week-long special session was, at times, tense, with some lawmakers criticizing their counterparts for taking half-measures or asking for too much. The Republican Senate leader and Democrat House leader both blamed the other party for creating the impasse.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: minnesota; policereforms

1 posted on 06/20/2020 10:23:30 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Well they better damn well RE-journ or else.


2 posted on 06/20/2020 10:25:41 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: knighthawk
...with some lawmakers criticizing their counterparts for taking half-measures or asking for too much. The Republican Senate leader and Democrat House leader both blamed the other party for creating the impasse.

The exact same scenario that will be played out in the U.S. Congress over the next few weeks.

3 posted on 06/20/2020 10:30:55 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: knighthawk

Oh dear. Trouble in left-wing paradise. Their agenda was supposed to be passed by acclamation.


4 posted on 06/20/2020 10:40:43 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: knighthawk

Imagine being back in grade school and the kids are given the task of handling adult issues.


5 posted on 06/20/2020 1:13:09 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: knighthawk

Hey, that’s the signal to go burn or steal more stuff! There’s still more shopping to do.


6 posted on 06/20/2020 3:21:26 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX ("Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy." - Franz Kafka)
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