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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Governor of MN vetoes GOP tort "reform" bills
noting that they were cookie-cutter bills concocted by ALEC.
Dayton said the ideas had been rejected by a task force appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court, and that most of the bills were cookie cutter legislation proposed in several states by a conservative action group.
He also pointed to statistics showing that the number of actual tort cases in Minnesota's civil courts has fallen 40 percent since 1997, and that such lawsuits make up only three percent of the Minnesota court system's case load.
"So exactly who did the Republicans in the legislature listen to?" Dayton asked, as he held up a thick document.
"Three of the four bills come right from this manual. Tort Reform Boot Camp, published by the American Legislative exchange council, or ALEC."
Good for you, Governor Dayton.
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/961396/14/Minn-Gov-Dayton-vetoes-lawsuit-reform-bills
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The Governor of MN vetoes GOP tort "reform" bills (Original Post)
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2012
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SoapBox
(18,791 posts)1. Time for a hearing and investigation into this ALEC bunch...
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)2. I like Dayton a lot.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)3. Another reason to GOTV this fall.
Remove the teaparty from power.
Mister Ed
(5,943 posts)4. As important as the veto is the fact that he's calling out ALEC by name.
That needs to happen over and over again, in states all over the union. The public need to know who's writing their laws for them.
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)5. I love Mark Dayton
he's the only one who stands between us and the barbarians running the state legislature.
glinda
(14,807 posts)6. We knew that he would be. That is why we voted him in.
A good man he is......
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)7. I am really glad I voted for him.
Having Emmer as governor is unthinkable. I can't believe how close it was. This is one election where I felt my vote counted.
a kennedy
(29,707 posts)9. ditto Kalidurga