Shelley Madore

On April 3rd, 2008, while discussing HF 1812, Rep. Holberg offered an amendment which would have prevented taxpayer funds from being used to fund an abortion if that abortion was based solely upon the babies sex. Madore voted AGAINST it.

Many people, including some of Madore’s constituents, find abortion repulsive enough, without the fact that Madore apparently thinks it’s okay to abort a baby just because you wanted a boy rather than a girl (or vice-versa)….and she wants YOUR money to pay for it.

If Shelley believes this is something worth spending your money on, what is NOT worthy of your money?? While it is easy to disagree with Madore on many issues, allowing state funding for an abortion based only on the sex of the child is not only repulsive but downright wrong. The act itself is wrong, much less making the taxpayers foot the bill.

Shelley Madore You’re Letting Us Down….And Creeping Us Out!

Shelley Madore thinks so!

While considering S. F. No. 184, Rep. Brod offered an amendment stating that if the patient is under the age of 18, a registered nurse must NOTIFY the parents first.  Remember, not get parental approval, they just have to notify the parents.

Madore voted no.

Your child can’t yet vote, can’t legally drink alcohol, can barely drive, but apparently are willing to make decisions on birth control without even you being aware of it.

Ok….maybe she thinks 17 year old are very mature.

So Rep. Peppin offered an amendment stating that if the child is under 16, the parents have to be notified.

Madore voted no!

Remember, the age of consent in Minnesota is 16.  So legally that child can’t even make the decision to have sex, but Madore thinks they are capable of making the decision of being on birth control.  Not only without parental approval, but even without parental notification.

Well surely there is a limit to this???

Rep Brod then introduced an amendment stating that if the child was under the age of 12, the nurse had to at least notify the parents their child was being dispensed oral contraceptives.

Madore voted NO!!!

We’re no longer talking a fairly self-sufficient youngster of of 16 or 17, this is a child.  Which apparently Madore knows more about parenting that you do, because she’s taken away your right to even be notified that your child is being dispensed oral contraceptives.

Perhaps someone should ask just who the legal guardian of this child is??? The parent? Or the state?

Shelley Madore….You’re Letting Us Down, And Endangering Our Children!! 

Recently Shelley Madore sent a letter to her supporters bragging

Last week the Minnesota House met in a marathon stretch of floor sessions to pass all of the major finance bills. After 53 hours of floor debate, just short of a House record - we’re a full two to three weeks ahead of schedule compared with previous legislative sessions.

Apparently she’s proud that she can raise your taxes faster than previous legislators can.

She then went on to highlight some of the bills she is most proud of. However, she left out some of her more “infamous” activities. And because I’m such a nice guy I thought I’d list some of the most interesting ones here.

Here are some things Shelley Madore has done in her short time in the legislature

• Voted Against Income Tax Cuts For All Working Minnesotans. Voted to suppress an amendment by Rep. Brod to lower the income tax rate on the first $20,000 earned by any worker.
• Voted Against Tax Breaks For Small Businesses And Family Farms. Voted against an amendment by Rep Zellers to extend the same tax breaks to family farms and small businesses that were not on reservation lands as were being offered those that were located on tribal land.
• Voted Against Encouraging Job Creation. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to extend depreciation credits for businesses that modernize their operations and create jobs.
• Voted Against Extending Tax Relief For Working Families And Employers. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Erik Paulsen to extend the bill’s one year of tax relief for working families and employers for a second year.
• Voted Against Education Tax Credits For Families. Voted to suppress an amendment by Rep. Buesgens to increase the education tax credit for families by allowing the credit to rise by the rate of inflation each year.
• Voted To Allow Foreign Taxes To Apply To Minnesotans. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Seifert to bar the Council on the Great Lakes Compact from imposing a tax on Minnesota.
• Voted Against Requiring Voter ID. Voted to suppress an amendment by Rep. Hoppe to require voters to show photo ID at the polls. Even though other DFL bills would require one to show ID to deliver cans to a recycling center or use credit cards.
• Voted To Keep Wind Mills Even If Utility Costs Jump More Than 10%. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to allow the Public Utilities Commission to delay requirements that utilities meet “renewable energy” requirements if the addition of such sources would raise electricity bills by at least 10 percent.
• Voted To Punish Consumers If Lawsuits Delay Utilities Innovations. Voted against an amendment to waive fines on utilities (which are passed onto consumers) if the completion of renewable energy projects are delayed by nuisance lawsuits.
• Voted Against Allowing Minnesota To Even Consider Nuclear Power. Voted against an amendment to allow the Public Utilities Commission to at least consider adding a nuclear power plant at some point in the future. Minnesota is the only state with such a moratorium.
• Voted Against Requiring A 60% Majority To Pass Tax Increases. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Berns to require a sixty-percent majority to approve any increase in taxes.
• Voted Against Giving Legislators Time To Read Bills Before A Vote. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Olson to give Representatives at least 48 hours to read bills and 24 hours notice before taking up legislation on the Floor.
• Voted Against Giving Legislators Time To Read Bills Before A Vote Again. This this she voted against an amendment by Rep. Olson to give Representatives at least 24 hours to read bills before taking up legislation on the Floor.
• Voted Against Posting Per Diem Information On The Internet. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to provide on-line information oh how many dollars in “per diem payments” are claimed by each Representative.
• Voted To Kill The Minority Report On HF 946. Voted to kill the Republican version of the Transportation Finance Bill, which did not include the DFL’s gas tax, tab fees, wheelage taxes, local taxes, and other taxes and fees.
• Voted For The Majority Report On HF 946. Voted for the DFL version of the Transportation Finance Bill, which included gas taxes, tab fees, wheelage taxes, local taxes and other taxes and fees.
• Voted Against Eliminating New Sales And Use Taxes. Voted against an amendment by Rep. DeLaForest to remove HF 946s new sales and use taxes.
• Voted Against Success Criteria For New Taxes. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Kohls to end new metro-area taxes if commuting time is not decreased by three minutes in five years.
• Voted Against Allowing Voters To Vote On A Tax Increase. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Berns to allow metro voters to have a referendum on new metro-area taxes.
• Voted Against Eliminating The Increase In The Gas Tax. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Demmer to eliminate the proposed increase in the gasoline tax.
• Voted To Allow The DOT To Research New Ways To Tax Voters. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Emmer that would disallow the DOT from using trunk highway funds to research new methods of taxing Minnesotans on the basis of the miles they drive.
• Voted To Raise Fees For Deer Hunters. Voted against an amendment by Rep McNamara that would have deleted the proposed fee increase on deer hunters.
• Voted To Raise Fishing Fees on Tourists. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Zellers that would have deleted increases in fishing fees on tourists which could hurt Minnesota’s tourism industry.
• Voted To Eliminate 4×4 Trails. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Hackbarth that would have deleted a plan to eliminate most 4×4 trails.
• Voted To Increase Fees For Fishing Contests. Voted against an amendment by Rep. DeLaForest to delete a proposed fee increase on fishing contest permits.
• Voted To Maintain Moratorium On Nuclear Power. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Peppin that would have deleted Minnesota’s moratorium on even considering adding more nuclear power. Minnesota is the only state with such a moratorium.
• Voted To Allow Political Use Of School Equipment Or Resources. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Holberg to bar political use of school equipment or resources.
• Voted To Allow School Employees To Campaign At School Functions. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Dean to bar school employees from campaigning on school grounds or at school functions while acting in an official role.
• Voted To Allow Intrusive Surveys By Schools Without Parental Permission. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Holberg to require school districts to have parents “opt in” for intrusive surveys and similar inquiries into the private lives of students or families.
• Voted Against Tuition Freeze. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Ruth that would have frozen tuition increases for two years for MnSCU and University students.
• Voted For In-State Tuition For Illegal Aliens. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Severson that would have deleted the Democrats’ proposal to allow in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
• Voted For State Funding Of Abortions. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Otremba that would have prevented state funds from being used to pay for abortions.
• Voted To Allow Abortions Based On The Gender Of The Child. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Erickson that would have make abortions unlawful when made on the basis of gender selection for the unborn child.
• Voted Against Drug Testing For Welfare Applicants. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Emmer that would have required drug testing to apply for or renew applications for welfare benefits.
• Voted To Allow Oral Contraceptives For Minors Without Parental Consent. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Erickson that would have required parents to be notified before oral contraceptives are prescribed for their minor children.
• Voted Against Requiring Hospital To Notify Parents If Their Child Is Treated For Sexual Assault. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Dettmer that would require hospitals treating a minor child for sexual assault to notify the parents.
• Voted Against Notifying Patients About Mercury In Their Vaccines. Voted against an amendment by Rep. Brod that would require health care providers to notify their patients if the vaccine they are administering contains more than a trace amount of mercury.

Yes I’d say Shelley Madore has alot to be proud of…she is definitely a very efficient legislator. Unfortunately, she is efficient at raising our taxes and voting against the interests of her constituents.

Shelley Madore, You’re Letting Us Down…..Faster Than Ever, Over And Over And Over Again

[All information publicly available in the MN House Journal]

Wow…this is honestly amazing, I wouldn’t have believed it.

Today, an amendment was offered to require hospitals to notify parents if their child had been sexually assaulted and was seeking medical treatment.  Shelley Madore voted NO.

In other words, Madore believes that if your CHILD is sexually assaulted, you don’t need to know. Unless you happen to find out by other means, such as your child telling you.

Remember these are children, not adults.

Given that Shelley Madore is a parent herself (and I’m sure she is a good and caring one), how can she vote like this?? If your child was sexually assaulted and in the hospital, wouldn’t you want to know as soon as possible???

Shelley Madore You’re Letting Us Down….And Endangering Our Kids! 

Abortion is a sensitive issue for everyone and there are deep feelings on the issue for all involved. Yet despite that, thanks in part to Shelley Madore, even if you are passionately opposed to abortion, your taxes will be helping to pay for them.

On Friday, April 20th, while considering SF 2171, twenty-three reprensentatives proposed an amendment that would have prevented state funds from being used to provide abortions. As usual, Madore voted with the inner-city liberals, and voted against the amendment.

As a result, regardless of how you feel on the issue, your tax dollars can be used to fund abortions.

Shelley Madore….You’re Letting Us Down!