This weekend, the state convention will decide if State Senator Julianne Ortman will climb the next step up the ladder to the August 14 primary.  She hopes to become the Republican U.S. Senate nominee to ultimately defeat toxic flaming-liberal Democrat Al Franken in the general.

Ortman released her Twelve-Point Turnaround Plan for Minnesota and America.  The contrast between Ortman's plan and Franken's failures from 2009 to 2014 was striking.  I thought, “Oh, my gosh.  Franken equals big government-controlled slavery.  Ortman equals liberty and freedom!”

The battle between Franken and Ortman really comes down to slavery versus freedom.

Here are a few examples.  As a loyal enforcer for our supreme imperial dictator Barack Obama, Al Franken cast the deciding vote for ObamaCare, which is a huge iron-fisted confiscation of our liberty and freedom.  Ortman will fight to repeal ObamaCare and rely on a state model like MNCare.

Franken supports King Obama's lawless executive orders, his refusal to enforce immigration laws, and his desire to implement amnesty.  Ortman says we must secure our borders and enforce existing immigration laws.

These are just a few of the issues Ortman deals with in her Turnaround Plan.  When you compare Ortman's agenda with Franken's, it is quite obvious that Franken is one of King Obama's many overlords, along with the IRS, DOJ, NSA, and other governmental agencies, all working in concert to keep We the People slaves in check.

Let us not forget that Franken demanded that the IRS harass conservative and Tea Party groups, lest we patriots escape from Obama's unprecedented, intrusive, all-powerful, and all-controlling big-government plantation. 

In terms of their war chests, we are talking David versus Goliath.  As of March 31, Ortman has a little over $600,000 compared to Franken's $6 million.

I am chairman of CCC (Conservative Campaign Committee).  Our seemingly impossible mission, which we have passionately chosen to accept, is to travel the country, launching independent expenditure campaigns to help conservatives get elected in key House and Senate races.  On several occasions, we have faced the challenge of first defeating the GOP's anti-Tea Party establishment candidate before taking on the Democrat.  Ortman for U.S. Senate is one such race.

Here is our TV ad supporting Julianne Ortman for U.S. Senate, Minnesota.

Ortman is a bold, brilliant, and capable fighter for conservative principles – a student of Minnesota for 14 years.  She has built and earned confidence and public trust, proclaiming that she has taken 14 years of public votes.

Ortman says, “It has become all too clear that Washington is broken and that it no longer serves anyone but itself and monied special interests."  She adds that "[w]e need more Minnesota in Washington and less Washington in Minnesota.”

I had the pleasure of hearing Sen. Mike Lee speak in an intimate setting.  Sen. Lee explained how vitally important it is to send conservatives to Washington.  He explained that the impact of every additional conservative extends much farther and is far greater than just one more vote.  It encourages, strengthens, and empowers the ranks.

Ortman will be a tremendous asset to our “good guys” fighting Obama-ism in Washington.  So folks, whatever you can do to help push Ortman across the finish line is a victory for freedom over slavery.

The choice is clear. Freedom and liberty through Ortman versus ever-increasing slavery through Franken.