Ashwin Madia Volunteer Caught On Film Stealing Paulsen for Congress Lawn Signs

This is a video of a volunteer for Ashwin Madia's campaign stealing a Paulsen for Congress lawn sign. The car the volunteer is driving is owned by a high-level Madia staffer.

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[RedNebulaStudios]

I've been saying for years.

YOU LIBERALS DON'T BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH YOU ONLY BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF YOUR SPEECH! You want to SILENCE those who disagree with you. Hear leftists all the time saying, "We should TAKE DOWN FOX NEWS, TALK RADIO AND CONSERVATIVE WEBSITES!"

Yeah isn't that another word for Fascism?

You liberals use the "F" bomb on conservatives all the time YET HERE YOU ARE TAKING YOUR OPPONENTS SIGNS DOWN!

"I'm a Private Citizen" What happened to World Citizen?

[houseguy]

Public right of way? Call the cops! Real estate agents put open house signs up in the public right of way every weekend, as do garage salers, and she's concerned about the distraction at night? Priceless!

[thedeets]

Hilarious hearing a republican saying that government should deal with something that a volunteer has taken upon themselves to solve.

Here's a hint about whether the signs belonged there or not: If they were in a legal location, Brodkorb would be shouting that from the rooftops.

[seanarther]

(cont)...the law in this area, you wouldn't have made such an ignorant comment about me "overexercising" my rights on this page. The 1st Amendment protects individuals from GOVERNMENT infringement on their free speech rights. Neither you nor I have such rights on a private website like YouTube. And if MN citizens don't care about this, they should. This IS a big deal. If conduct like this is just brushed off as no big deal then all of our rights (Rep and Dem) are cheapened and will ebb away.

[Decapoe]

Nah, I just think that it is a weak controversy because, well its just weak. Its not scandalous or mildly entertaining and won't cost anyone an election. It literally is bland, in other words, weak. But thanks for being an asshole.

[seanarther]

(cont) So, no, I DON'T assume the signs and their placement were absolutely protected by the 1st Amendment. Conversely, this woman had no right to decide that they weren't protected and act accordingly. If everyone acted that way, none of us would have any rights because they would either exist or not based on every other individual's subjective opinion (and enforcement) of the laws. And don't YOU lecture me about Free Speech-it's part of my profession. Plus, if you knew anything about...

[seanarther]

Wrong, vitali002. You missed the point entirely. I don't know if the placement of the signs violated local govt regulations-perhaps they did. But that issue is NOT for a Madia campaign worker to unilaterally decide and enforce because she feels like it. That authority resides with the govt entity that controls the public right of way. Free Speech rights may be limited by local govt provided there is a compelling reason to do so (i.e. public safety, etc.) (cont)

[vitali002]

So according to you, if you are Republican and breaking the law, its free speach, but if you you're a Democrat and break the law, you're guilty as sin. Don't lecture me about free speech...you seem to overexcersize your rights on this comment page. So why is someone from San Diego bothering to tell me what my fellow Minnesotans care about?

[brushyourteethtiger]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks seanarther.

[brushyourteethtiger]

I still want to know why she didn't remove the other signs in the public right-of-way, if they are such a danger.

[Bublican1]

Republicans are the ones who have not operated within the law and have not respected the Free Speech rights of others for the past eight years. Where have you been?

[seanarther]

The only reason you see the controversy as weak is because you don't care about the constitutional rights of the Republican candidate that were violated. Not to mention Paulsen's due process rights to be heard before the appropriate city or state authorities with jurisdiction over the legal placement of the signs. If this is treated as no big deal (and that's exactly how Madia's campaign has treated it) it means Paulsen's constitutional rights are no big deal. Typical attitude from the Left.