Free Lunch

[Slappy]

Did I hear the commercial supporting this right, that stated, "if this passes your family will also save money because groceries are very expensive"?

The radio commercial is a straight copy of the st judes hospital spots. "Please feed us sir, we're just poor starving kids!"

 

[measure-it]

They claim each kid in the family will save that family over $1000.00 per year while in school.
Both Measures 1 & 2 ads are very misleading & false.=They even claim that M-1 effects gun rights! What a scam!

 

[Colt45]

https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026...hlid=730b2c812132b300b1f7a91a60241f43ef5b9ffe

The "Fairness Project" is not spending money to defeat Measure One for no reason, they want to bring the progressive ideology to ND, which includes abortion, free healthcare, minimum wage, and yes even gun rights. The Fairness Project is not going away, and will continue to chip away at our constitution, especially if their agenda passes.

From the article:
North Dakota Right to Life and figures such as North Dakota’s Catholic bishops are among those urging “yes” votes on Measure 1.
State Sen. Janne Myrdal, an anti-abortion leader in the Legislature, said she expects the Washington, D.C.-based Fairness Project or another out-of-state group will support a ballot initiative to add abortion rights to North Dakota’s constitution in 2028.

“That is their stated intention, and that’s been their intention all along, is from what we’re seeing now,” said Myrdal, R-Edinburg.

The Fairness Project has spent more than $1.6 million to defeat Measure 1, according to online campaign finance filings as of Friday.
Measure 1 supporters have cited statements on the organization’s website, such as:
“We’re running progressive policies in red states — and we’re winning.” Its website lists a Virginia reproductive rights measure among its campaigns.

North Dakota has a near-total ban on abortion.

In the group’s 2023-2024 Impact Report, the Fairness Project describes defeating North Dakota’s Measure 2 in 2024 — a measure Myrdal introduced that would have added several requirements amounting to a higher bar to amend the state constitution, such as a single-subject requirement, more ballot initiative petition signatures and approval in two elections.

The report said: “We won with 57% of the vote, keeping North Dakota on the map for a future abortion ballot measure, minimum wage, paid sick leave, and more.”

The report also describes a constitutional initiative for abortion rights as “an option” for six states in 2026, including North Dakota. Such a measure did not emerge this year.

 

[NG3067]

We have to start somewhere if we want to be like Minnesota.

 

[Wallyworld]

Looks like a lot of Bismarck folks don't want to feed their own kids!

Including Camper!

 

[camper]

Including Camper!

Be very careful! I may contact Vollmer and request a vote on whether you stay or go. Hahaha. Don’t worry, I'm not that big of a pussy.

 

[wslayer]

Including Camper!

SERIOUS . . . give it a fricken rest !

 

[Browneye]

I agree. I would bet any money the same ones that are whining about getting him banned are the same ones always baiting Him into responding to something instead of leaving well enough alone.

 

[eyexer]

I cannot fathom that in the state of affairs we are in that anybody would want to restrict initiated measures of any kind. There’s enough brain power in the majority in this state to weed out the out of state special interest groups initiatives

 

[Colt45]

I cannot fathom that in the state of affairs we are in that anybody would want to restrict initiated measures of any kind. There’s enough brain power in the majority in this state to weed out the out of state special interest groups initiatives

I guess we will find out soon, and it's only to restrict constitutional measures initiated by out of state special progressive groups, IE The Fairness Project.

 

[eyexer]

I guess we will find out soon, and it's only to restrict constitutional measures initiated by out of state special progressive groups, IE The Fairness Project.

So we should give up our rights to prevent out of state interests from attempting ? I trust North Dakotans enough to see through the smoke and mirrors shows when the come.

 

[Colt45]

So we should give up our rights to prevent out of state interests from attempting ? I trust North Dakotans enough to see through the smoke and mirrors shows when the come.

I guess I'm confused, are you arguing yes or no on measure 1?

 

[eyexer]

I guess I'm confused, are you arguing yes or no on measure 1?

Hard no. Given how inept our legislature has been why on earth would we want to make it harder for us to usurp them. That makes no sense.

 

[Sluggo]

Hard no. Given how inept our legislature has been why on earth would we want to make it harder for us to usurp them. That makes no sense.

Wouldn't a good reason be so future Measures to change the state constitution like Measure 2 (free food) cannot pass with 51% approval? Shouldn't a change to the constitution require a larger majority?
I am still waiting for someone to tell me what problem Measure 2 is solving.........

 

[eyexer]

Wouldn't a good reason be so future Measures to change the state constitution like Measure 2 (free food) cannot pass with 51% approval? Shouldn't a change to the constitution require a larger majority?
I am still waiting for someone to tell me what problem Measure 2 is solving.........

I have no problem with 51% passing constitutional measures. I trust the people of ND to be able to decipher special interest attempts to amend the constitution. And I believe the state legislature could remove that with a 2/3 vote.

 

[SupressYourself]

I have no problem with 51% passing constitutional measures. I trust the people of ND to be able to decipher special interest attempts to amend the constitution. And I believe the state legislature could remove that with a 2/3 vote.

You serious Clark?
No matter the state, your average voter is an uninformed moron, incapable of critical thinking, and easily swayed by propaganda, and half the people are even dumber than that.
For example, I'm pretty sure Measure 2 will pass because "muh TV box sez it be fo the chillens".

 

[Colt45]

I have no problem with 51% passing constitutional measures. I trust the people of ND to be able to decipher special interest attempts to amend the constitution. And I believe the state legislature could remove that with a 2/3 vote.

In ND the majority doesnt even vote, historically there is about a 40% turnout in midterm election cycles in ND. So that means 20% plus one vote can change the ND constitution. I dont think that is anywhere near a majority. And you vastly overestimate the ability of the ND people to decipher progressive special interest groups attempts at changing our constitution in my opinion

 

[labhunter66]

I have no problem with 51% passing constitutional measures. I trust the people of ND to be able to decipher special interest attempts to amend the constitution. And I believe the state legislature could remove that with a 2/3 vote.

Try to imagine what this country would look like if the federal constitution was able to be amended with a 50% + 1 vote. You likely wouldn't own a gun right now. Our state constitution has been amended somewhere around 170 times. If the document is so poorly written that it needs that many amendments, maybe it should just be scrapped and we start all over. It should not be changed so easily.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Hard no. Given how inept our legislature has been why on earth would we want to make it harder for us to usurp them. That makes no sense.

You are confused. If the people feel the legislature got something wrong, we can do an initiated measure to correct it. That doesn't change.

This is for a Constitutional Amendment. The Legislature doesn't vote on making changes to the Constitution. To make changes to the Constitution the people have two options. A citizens committee formed to make a ballot measure collecting 31,164 plus signatures or in this case enough people went to their Representatives and asked them to have the Legislators vote to put it on the ballot.

I have been involved collecting signatures for a Constitutional Measure. It takes more than 31,164 because some signatures will be tossed. It's a lot of work as it should be. A grass root effort by North Dakotans only. It takes months and energy expended. Or in this case enough people went to their Representatives and asked them to debate and then vote whether or not to place this on the ballot.

 

[eyexer]

In ND the majority doesnt even vote, historically there is about a 40% turnout in midterm election cycles in ND. So that means 20% plus one vote can change the ND constitution. I dont think that is anywhere near a majority. And you vastly overestimate the ability of the ND people to decipher progressive special interest groups attempts at changing our constitution in my opinion

The thing is the informed people, people that actually care vote. You don’t see many Democrats west the red river valley getting into the legislature. They’re trying to solve a problem that really doesn’t exist. We can “what if’s” all day long. The libtards do that all day long in regards to guns