Log Cabin Republicans of Minnesota

February 1, 2010 (Washington, DC) – In advance of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing tomorrow on the legislative efforts to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy with expected testimony from U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Log Cabin Republicans issued the following statement: “As [...]

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February 1, 2010 “In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama claimed that he was going to be an agent of fiscal restraint and would reduce this nation’s debt. But his latest budget does exactly the opposite: it will increase the national debt by at least $5 trillion over the next five years,” stated Log [...]

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January 20, 2010 (Washington, D.C.) Log Cabin Republicans issued the following statement after yesterday’s historic election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown to the United States Senate: “The voters of Massachusetts have sent a clear message to the Democrats in Washington that has been echoed across the country. Americans want bipartisan consensus and commonsense approaches to the critical issues facing [...]

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASSERTS THAT RECENT STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENT IN SUPPORT OF REPEALING ‘DADT’ POLICY HAS HAD ZERO IMPACT ON ACTUAL POSITION OF U.S. GOVERNMENT (Los Angeles, CA) – In a ruling delivered on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. Federal Court Judge Virginia Phillips handed Log Cabin Republicans a major legal victory by denying [...]

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A proposed resolution applying a ‘litmus test’ sends the wrong message to Americans looking for an alternative to tax-and-spend Democrats. (Washington, DC) – Log Cabin Republicans Board Chairman Terry W. Hamilton issued the following statement after the revelation of proposed language of the “Bopp Resolution,” ‘litmus test’ circulating for the RNC Winter Meeting. “The GOP [...]

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Tuesday 27 October 5:30pm-7:30pm Join us at Tickles (ticklesbar.com), 1032 3rd Ave NE, Minneapolis, for drinks and conversation with your fellow Log Cabin Republicans and like-minded conservatives and moderates. Learn about our recent meeting with Governor Pawlenty at the governor’s residence, upcoming LCR events in Fargo and at St John’s University, and the upcoming elections. [...]

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UNUSUAL MOVE GOES BEYOND GOVERNMENT’S “DUTY TO DEFEND” October 23, 2009 (Los Angeles, CA) – In a move consistent with other contradictory behavior on LGBT issues, the Obama administration has directed its Justice Department to file an extraordinary motion to get Log Cabin Republicans’ lawsuit against the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law thrown out of [...]

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October 10, 2009 OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON PROMISES MADE TO LGBT COMMUNITY AND INSTRUCTED JUSTICE DEPT TO BLOCK EFFORTS TO OVERTURN ‘DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL’ POLICY (Washington, DC) – Log Cabin Republicans issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign’s gala: “President Obama [...]

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Doug Grow wrote about Log Cabin Republicans of Minnesota and chapter chair Mark Knief as we represented at the GOP state convention in St. Paul on Saturday.  Here’s a snippet: …the Log Cabin Republicans — an organization for gay and lesbian Republicans — seem to believe that the younger generation in the party doesn’t want [...]

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Thanks to all who joined the LCR Happy Hour at Tickles on Sept 2. Now its time to get down to a bit of business. Our September meeting will be held On Thursday, September 17th at the Wilde Roast Cafe (518 Hennepin Ave E, Mpls) starting promptly at 6:30pm. We are pleased that the Republican-endorsed [...]

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