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HB 1217: Move to Amend! Mandate Opposition “Counseling” for Sex

Our legislators are receiving praise for passing HB 1216, the "Blender Pump Freedom Act." Thank goodness we've liberated blender pumps. Too bad women don't rate such respect from our legislators. HB 1217 passed Senate Health and Human Services Monday on…

Just a Woman’s Choice? I’m O.K. with That

Father Tyler grumbles on his thirtieth birthday that to NARAL and other defenders of women's personal autonomy, "I was just a choice." Father Tyler seems to think that "choice" isn't a terribly thrilling thing. Permit me to muck about in…

South Dakota Ranks 39th for Tolerance

Loose on Religion, Uptight on Homosexuals ThePostSD.com alerts us to another reason we might have trouble convincing some young people to stick around on the prairie. The Daily Beast spent Martin Luther King Day calculating how tolerant the states of…

Russell Olson Ignores Foreigners’ Rights

State Senate Majority Leader Russell Olson (R-8/Wentworth) demonstrates his weak grasp of the Constitution, not to mention lack of South Dakota hospitality. In response to questions about an ACLU lawsuit challenging South Dakota's discriminatory restriction on non-citizens obtaining concealed weapons…

ACLU Sues South Dakota over Concealed Weapons Discrimination

Holy cow! The American Civil Liberties Union is suing South Dakota over our concealed weapons law. No, the ACLU is not trying to take your guns away. They actually want more people to be able to pack hidden heat... including…

Hungary, Russia Threaten Blog Freedom

There are no signs yet that the 2011 South Dakota Legislature will revisit the ill-conceived Blog Control Acts that died in the 2010 session. I suggest our legislators not touch any other legislation until they have a working budget in…