In his weekly column the

In his weekly column the invaluable D.J. Tice of the St. Paul Pioneer Press discusses the criminalization of politics under Minnesota law: “Criminal charges against candidate show foolishness of state election laws.” Doug disregards the critics who fear that rough-and-tumble democracy may become addictive; he’s in favor of outright decriminalization.

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