The North Star State
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state on 11 May 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord (French, meaning Star of the North).
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 46° N — Longitude: 94° W
Area: 225,181 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: US-MN
Birthplace of
Terry Gilliam, in Minneapolis, on 22 Nov 1940
Jan Narveson, in Erskine, on 1936
Vince Vaughn, in Minneapolis, on 28 Mar 1970
Home To
Libertarian Party of Minnesota, Golden Valley
Measures of Freedom
Freedom in the 50 States
2023: Overall rank: 41, economic freedom: 40, fiscal policy: 40, regulatory policy: 34, personal freedom: 20
2023: Overall rank: 41, economic freedom: 40, fiscal policy: 40, regulatory policy: 34, personal freedom: 20
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers [PDF], Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 272
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 272
Articles
Honesty among Thieves, by Michael Tennant, 30 Jul 2008Discusses the case of a Minnesota college student prosecuted for offering his vote for sale on eBay (for a $10 minimum), and comparing that to the "gigantic" monetary and benefits promises made by presidential candidates Obama and McCain
The state of Minnesota is prosecuting a ... college student, Max P. Sanders, for ... having offered his vote in this year's presidential election to the highest bidder on eBay. He is being charged with this heinous crime, which could ... cost him as much as $10,000, under an 1893 law that criminalizes the buying and selling of votes. The AP report ... notes that this law is "scarcely used." That explains why most Minnesota voters and practically every politician who sets foot in the Land of 10,000 Lakes are not currently behind bars or in hock to the state to the tune of a buck per lake.
The NFL is Not for Libertarians, by S. M. Oliva, 26 Apr 2012
Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League
Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League
Most [stadiums] are financed primarily through taxes or government-backed bonds ... NFL officials ... openly threatened Minnesota officials of "serious consequences" if they didn't foot the majority of bill for a new Vikings stadium (at an estimated cost of over $1 billion). One state legislator told the press, "It's disappointing to think the NFL or the Vikings are driving policy for Minnesota government," adding, "The Vikings and NFL are in a much better financial position than our state."
The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Minnesota" as of 3 Nov 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.