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Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
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January 31, 2012
Join Us: Say NO to Use of Legacy for Stadium at Your Precinct Caucus on Feb. 7
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 PM, Minnesota’s arts people and conservationists have a chance to make our voices heard against Legacy being used for the Vikings stadium. Each party holds their own precinct caucus meetings, and just for showing up, you have the right to introduce a resolution on any topic you want. Legislators will respond to the issues that citizens bring to caucuses.
You can find out where your caucus will be here: http://caucusfinder.sos.state.mn.us/.

Print this out and take it with you to introduce at your caucus!
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BACKGROUND:
Minnesotans passed the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in 2008 by a huge margin to protect Minnesota’s land, water, parks and arts. Now legislators are talking about diverting arts Legacy funds to pay for a Vikings stadium.
PRECINCT CAUCUS RESOLUTION:
· Whereas thousands of Minnesotans worked together on the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment campaign to provide dedicated funds for the outdoors and the arts, diverting these funds to pay for a Vikings stadium is not only illegal, but a bait and switch to the 1.6 million taxpayers who voted for the amendment,
· Whereas, using legacy funds to support a single for-profit business instead of conservation and arts initiatives in hundreds of cities and towns will deprive communities across Minnesota of needed resources and jobs,
· Whereas, ignoring the constitution is a slippery slope, and allowing diversion of the arts fund against the will of voters will make legislators feel empowered to divert the outdoor, parks and clean water funds as well,
· Whereas, there is no mention of funding for stadiums anywhere in the constitution, and not once, in all of the legislative debate, nor during the campaign to pass the amendment, was there any mention of using the funds for a stadium,

BE IT RESOLVED that the ________________ Party opposes even a single penny of Legacy Amendment funding being diverted for a Vikings Stadium.
More background on the Legacy/stadium issue can be found here: http://www.mncitizensforthearts.org/news/no-legacy-for-stadium/