**John Burkel**

State Representative, Minnesota House District 1A

[Tom Dippel @TomDippel]

🧵(1/7) The people of Hastings deserve the truth regarding a recent post made by Senator Seeberger, which contains some inaccuracies.

#mnleg

[Rep. Harry Niska @HarryNiska]

Speaker Lisa Demuth!

[Walter Hudson @WalterHudson]

Then what?

That's a great question that I wish Action 4 Liberty would take more seriously.

For instance, as one of 134 members of the House of Representatives operating in the minority where 68 votes are required to pass legislation, you make the decision to form a breakaway caucus from the *minority* to be somehow "more conservative."

Then what?

Well, we know. It's history. Nothing happens. Three of your five members end up gone, and the other two head off to the Senate where they take lessons learned to be part of the actual process.

You're Erik Mortensen, you get elected, you join this breakoff caucus. You continually posture as better than everyone else, including the members in that breakoff caucus.

Then what?

You get kicked out of it and end up a man alone. Nobody signs on to your bills. You get no hearings. You scream into the wind, and lose to... Brad Tabke.

Then what?

You monetize your failure. You take the ineffective schtick into the non-profit sector and snake oil sale your way to a six-figure salary.

Then what?

You undermine elected Republicans and the Republican Party itself every chance you get, using lies, unsubstantiated rumors, and a dependance upon the civic illiteracy of your donors.

Then what?

You don't lift a finger to effect a House Republican majority, most notably in the district which Mortensen lost to Tabke. You foster a diminishing cult of toxic supporters who give 25 write-in votes to Mortensen in a race decided by 14 in favor of Tabke.

You blame House Republicans for the consequences of your actions, continue to deploy Marxist political tactics to fill your personal coffers, and sell people on the lie that impossible things are possible if Republicans just shout louder.

But, hey, let's answer the question directly. What happens if the Supreme Court sides with Steve Simon? Same thing that's happening now. Democrats keep not showing up for work.

Then what?

Where's the effort from Action 4 Liberty to turn out the vote in 40B? Where's the effort from Action 4 Liberty to punish Democrats for cheating in an election?

It doesn't exist.

Why? Because they don't care about winning, at all. They care about weaponizing frustration to pad their pockets at the expense of defeating Democrats.

Imagine thinking that it's "ridiculous" to fight Steve Simon in court as opposed to performatively posturing on the House floor to no effect.

The core lie that Action 4 Liberty and similar groups sell is that moral authority has anything to do with institutional reality. Any conservative knows that much of the legislation passed under the Democrat trifecta was immoral and fundamentally unconstitutional. Yet, it's still in effect. Weird that. It's almost as if real power isn't determined by "being right."

Human institutions are immune to moral authority. They yield only to enforceable authority. That is why, after the Founding Fathers declared their independence, they had to fight a *war* to enforce it. Turns out the British weren't convinced by American colonists "being right."

The same applies today. If you think we should stage an armed revolt in St. Paul, have the balls to admit as much. Otherwise, recognize that House Republicans are fighting with the tools at our disposal.

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

The VITs are settling in at their luxurious suite at the @WillardHotel! 🦃 After a long journey, it's time for some beauty rest.

Want to know what these two lucky birds are named? Tune in live at 2 p.m. ET tomorrow to find out! 🕐

🔗 WATCH: https://t.co/i9NVH5fLRo

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

Lights, camera, action! ⭐ After traveling all the way from MN, the #PresidentialTurkeys have arrived & are strutting their stuff ahead of the 77th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation with President Joe Biden at the @WhiteHouse. 🦃

[Rep. Jim Nash @JimNashMN]

Here is what you get when you click on the link for the tax bill brought by ⁦@HouseDemocrats⁩ ⁦@melissahortman⁩

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

The final day of #NTF24 has been nothing short of exciting! A big gobbling thank you to our guest speakers for today: @MajorCBS, @jesspryles and Justin Kershaw of @4cornerscyber.

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

Today, NTF President Joel Brandenberger was presented with the 2024 NTF #LifetimeAchievement Award at the NTF Annual Convention in Austin, Texas. #Congratulations, Joel! 👏

[**John Burkel** @John_Burkel]

@Pervaizistan Ten years ago already @Pervaizistan! Can you believe it? Love to see this post...hope all is well with you!

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

Today, members of the NTF #HPAI Task Force met with @USDA officials to discuss Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and its impact on the #turkey industry. Key topics included improving the response to the outbreak and identifying options to reduce the impact of the disease.

[Minnesota Turkey @MinnesotaTurkey]

MTGA is well represented within the leadership ranks of the National Turkey Federation.

Today, Steve Lykken was elected as NTF Chairman, John Zimmerman was elected as NTF Vice-chairman, and Michelle Kromm was elected to the NTF Executive Committee.

Congratulations to all!

[Ashley Kohls @Kohlsbeef]

Kicking off Poultry Day at the Capitol with @mndnr Commissioner Sarah Strommen and team discussing HPAI wild Bird surveillance in MN.

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

Congratulations, @ThommyPetersen! Thanks for all you do to support America's largest turkey-producing state. 👏

[Tyler Landman @Tyler_Landman]

Roseau High School students spoiled today with Senate minority leader @Senmarkjohnson and @RepJohnBurkel visiting with us today!

[National Turkey Federation @natlturkeyfed]

Can’t wait to welcome two future members of the @NCState Wolfpack to D.C. for the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation! They’ll have a great home back at @NCStateCALS. 🎉

[Leadership Fund PAC @MCC_ChamberPAC]

House District 01A: Be sure to vote for Leadership Fund PAC-endorsed @John_Burkel on or before November 8! #mnleg

[**John Burkel** @John_Burkel]

@oliver_ter Appreciate both of you and all the work you do!

[Isaac Orr @TheFrackingGuy]

Our energy policy should be more like Borlaug’s, where environmental improvement is achieved by making our electricity system more efficient, and less like Lysenko’s, where inefficient and unreliable energy sources exist due to government fiat.

https://t.co/SzYan8yBtq

[MN House Republicans @mnhousegop]

We applaud the quick action to provide funding to @MNagriculture to assist with the fight against avian flu.

Statement from Reps. @DaveBakerMN @John_Burkel & GOP Ag Lead Paul Anderson. ⬇️

#mnleg

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Peter Thiel speaking at Bitcoin 2022:

Today all the gold in the world is worth $12 trillion, while global equities are worth $115 trillion. In 1980, the ratio was one-to-one, with all the gold in the world and global equities having the same value of $2.5 trillion.