The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was at the center of a massive multistate manhunt on Sunday, a day after authorities say he impersonated a police officer and gunned down former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home outside Minneapolis. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz described the shooting as “a politically motivated assassination.”
Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were shot earlier by the same gunman at their home nearby but survived.
Friends and former colleagues interviewed by The Associated Press described Boelter as a devout Christian who attended an evangelical church and went to campaign rallies for Donald Trump. Records show Boelter registered to vote as a Republican while living in Oklahoma in 2004 before moving to Minnesota where voters don’t list party affiliation.
TIL about Robert’s Rules
Point of order: why do you think other people know about Robert’s Rules? I would guess most do not.
Yeah, most people are just going to block them and be done with it…
The chair acknowledges Alexander the dead
It’s a commonly used standardized way to hold parliamentary / meeting/ round table discussions where the goal is to move the group agenda forward and not descend into chaos.
It’s been around almost 200 years, forgive my assumption that it was widely known here.
I yield my remaining time.