Ranum and Reenactment of Concealed Carry Law

SD63's beloved Senator Jane Ranum did her best to delay or derail the reenactment of the Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act of 2003. This may seem like old news, but I simply point it out so this can be remembered in Nov. '08. All the details on the bill (SF2259) can be found here, but here are a few excerpts:

Amendment offered by Sen. Jane B. Ranum on May 13, 2005, to increase the fee for permit renewal to $100 and designate $25 of that to the general fund. The amendment failed in the Senate (22 to 42) on May 13, 2005.

Amendment offered by Sen. Jane B. Ranum on May 13, 2005, to make it a misdemeanor, rather than a petty misdemeanor for failing to leave a posted establishment when requested to. The amendment failed in the Senate (22 to 40) on May 13, 2005.

Senator Ranum was also joined in the amendment flurry by Marty (SD54-Roseville) and Skoglund (SD62-Minneapolis). Of course, most or all of these amendments failed and the bill passed. A final note on the bill though, why did Michel (SD41-Edina) and McGinn (SD38-Eagan) vote against the bill? I know this topic does not necessarily fall down party lines thanks to the outstate DFL legislators smart enough to know their constituents, but why does a Republican in Edina and Eagan not support it? In the House, both Rep. Thissen (63A) and Larson (63B) voted against the passing of HF2424, the companion to SF2259. Did I even need to mention this? No, you should have known their votes.