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| Zellers' Soviet Politburo approach to maintaining official Minnesota legislative records |
Friday's Minnesota House invocation by GOP-invited homophobic Minnesota pastor Bradlee Dean has been struck from the body's official record by GOP Speaker Kurt Zellers, who said, "It was my decision, and I stand by my decision," according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Dean's invocation precipitated such a hue and cry among members of both parties that the GOP had to restart the session with a do-over by Rev. Grady St. Dennis, the House chaplain. The official House journal now lists only St. Dennis as offering the Friday prayer.
The following day, the Minnesota House GOP voted to put a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage to Minnesota's voters.
The Minnesota Star-Tribune reported:
...On Sunday, Democrats entered a "protest and dissent" in that same Journal "over the actions that occurred on Friday," said Rep. Michael Paymar, DFL-St. Paul.
"There are no do-overs," Paymar said. "Mr. Dean brought dishonor to the Minnesota House of Representatives."
Zellers' decision to expunge mention of Dean from the record of the House meant, "there is no history of the shame that that man caused to this body."
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