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"Until the session is over," he said, "everything is always in play." The only thing that hasn't been in play is a Constitutional Amendment for life that the GOP was elected to pass.

Just what is the purpose of extreme partisan politics? It accomplishes nothing for the citizens of Minnesota or the country for that matter. I am so sick of the non-compromising left wing and right wing unable to do anything useful for the citizens of this state and country. Our legislatures, administration and judicial venues are completely out of control. I wish the independents could become the dominant party. Maybe they will. One can only hope while we watch this country grind to a halt, unable to agree on anything useful.

The GOP - in Minnesota and at large - seems to be all about "play" these days: playing that they're serious leaders while playing with people's lives. Time to let them go play and let others truly work for this state and this country.

I lack the stomach for both parties. I hope those who just want to go home and campaign get voted out.

By doing nothing, Republicans are moving Minnesota backwards in a big hurry. Better they should adjourn, save us the per diems, and let the voters give them a wake up call this fall.

If they can't do the job they were elected to do (many of them have proven they can't or won't), they should be removed from office. We deserve leaders who will work for us, not ALEC.

There will be a hearing on the legislature this November. One can only hope the public wises up when they cast their votes.

xyzzy: To get rid of the extremes we need to see more moderate candidates. I would encourage everyone to look for and get behind those moderates. Right now, perhaps more so for the GOP, but you see it with both parties, the people running seem to be very much to the right or left. I would bet that in this upcoming election moderates from either party would win easily in the general election.

There are so few incumbents who deserve to keep their jobs that this may be the election to simply vote against all incumbents and constitutional amendments.

"you see it with both parties, the people running seem to be very much to the right or left." ----- That's a fallacy. The Republican party has gone to the extreme right and the Democrats have gone to the middle. The Democratic party today is what the moderate Republicans of old were, and the Republicans are hard right. To say that "both parties are extreme" lacks analysis. Democrats, Governor Dayton and President Obama have repeatedly moved toward Republican positions in attempts to compromise, but the Republicans have become hard core, afraid of the Teapublican wing of their party. Example #1: the debate over the debt ceiling.