Comments on: Politicking At The Polling Place: Minnesota at SCOTUS

By: Brijraj

Brijraj — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:05:33 +0000

In our home if no one else wanted the use of our Phillips transistor radio on a Sunday morning, it defaulted to me as the youngest sibling. Thus it was I used to listen to the Rev. Billy Graham’s half-hour radio program “Hour of Decision.” What I still remember about this program is that at the end of each program Evangelist Graham would urge his listeners to “Write to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota. That’s all the address you need.” I always thought it strange that the words Minneapolis, Minnesota were also written on the bag of flour which was in the corner of the kitchen. Graham’s “Hour of Decision” first hit the airwaves in 1950 in Minnesota and in later years was heard around the world in several languages. Other religious programs on the radio around that time were “Morning Devotions”, “Daily Word”, “Hour of Power”, “Bringing Christ to the Nations”, “Christ is the Answer”, and many others I am sure. Not to be disrespectful but some radio preachers used to say extraordinary things. One guy used to say if you wanted to be healed just touch your radio while he prayed. Rishi Singh

By: Tyvor Winn

Tyvor Winn — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:36:25 +0000

Re MikeN: “A T-shirt is going to change people’s minds?”

I sincerely hope not. That would be a sad commentary on Americans wouldn’t it? In fact, I think an overtly partisan message carried by wearing apparel and such would have about the same effect as a bumper sticker: Please those who already agree and piss off those who don’t.

By: MikeN

MikeN — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:32:26 +0000

A little bit outside the polling places, you have people setting up shop handing out sample ballots.
A T-shirt is going to change people’s minds?

By: RickA

RickA — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:27:49 +0000

The Minnesota law is overbroad and should be struck down.

What next – no red shirts, no blue shirts because they are associated with a party.

No donkey graphic, no elephant graphic.

It is just ridiculous.

I hope it does go down.

It is enough to just ban buttons which have a name on them (like Trump or Clinton).

They should have written the law way more tightly and maybe they will on the next go around.