Minnesota Republicans are in a showdown with Democrats as the GOP attempts to capitalize on a slim and likely temporary House majority.
The Minnesota Republican Party vowed to pursue constitutional recalls against any Democratic legislator who refuses to show up at the state legislature's first day of session on Monday. Democrats have threatened to boycott the first two weeks of the session in an effort to block Republicans from taking advantage of a narrow and temporary majority in the state legislature.
Republicans will therefore enjoy a majority for at least the two weeks between the start of session on Tuesday and the special election at the end of January. Republicans are also contesting the election of another Democrat, Rep. Brad Tabke, who won re-election by 14 votes after county elections officials lost 20 absentee ballots in one precinct. 'We are committed to holding every lawmaker accountable. If you don't show up for the job, you shouldn't keep it,' Plechash said.
If the state Supreme Court approves that reasoning, the petition would then need to be signed by at least 25% of the number of voters in the district who cast ballots in the November election. If it passes that threshold, the district would then hold a recall vote. 'We've never had a situation like this in the history of the legislature, where 66 members of a caucus are unwilling to show up for work,' Wilson said.
Republican state Rep. Pam Altendorf argued Democrats are only facing a disadvantage 'because of cheating.' She added that the lawmakers are 'acting like sore losers and not coming to work.' The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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