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December 5, 2025

Articles by T. Arthur Mason

About T. Arthur Mason
T. Arthur Mason is a native North Dakotan who has spent nearly all of his life in the Peace Garden State. As the third of four children in Western North Dakota, Mason grew to appreciate family and the outdoors. Some of his fondest memories are annual deer hunts with family and friends. In his early teenage years, faith became a central part of T. Arthur Mason's life. He and the majority of his family attend church together on a weekly basis and find this a fulfilling aspect of their lives. Through the influence of his father, T. Arthur Mason became intrigued with politics. As a boy, he attended political events with his father and enjoyed the friendships that resulted as a byproduct of those political associations. As Mason grew older, he became convinced that the quote often attributed to Thomas Jefferson was true, "That government is best which governs least." Today, T. Arthur Mason enjoys time with his wife and children, an occasional hunt, and an increasingly active life on the political scene. This blog is the fulfillment of a dream to design a web site in the realm of politics and to advocate for the principles of Liberty and constitutionally limited government. On behalf of all those that contribute to The Minuteman, we hope you enjoy your time on the site and will share the message with others.
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ND Senate Killed an Effort to Let Us Have a Say in Raising Taxes

April 7, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

The North Dakota Senate wants it to be easy to raise our taxes. They proved as much last week when they defeated House Concurrent Resolution 3040. Had HCR 3040 passed, it would have placed a constitutional amendment on the 2022 [read more…]

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Bill Prohibiting Mask Mandates Up for Vote on Wednesday

April 6, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

The question of whether state and local government should be involved in the business of mandating masks is set to be voted on tomorrow (Wednesday, April 7th) in the North Dakota Senate. As you can see here, leadership must be [read more…]

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Bismarck City Commissioner May Have Been Right on Vitamin D

April 6, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

In the aftermath of a debate over a mask mandate last October, Bismarck City Commissioner Mark Splonskowski became the target of some pretty harsh criticism for comments he made about vitamin D. But does a new study suggest those critics [read more…]

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Here’s Who’s Leading the Charge Against Protecting Girls’ Sports in ND

April 5, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

Nearly two months ago, proponents of protecting girls’ sports in North Dakota achieved victory when House Bill 1298 passed by a wide margin of 65-26. That came after stellar arguments from Rep. Ben Koppelman (R – District 16) — who [read more…]

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ND Senate to Vote on Bill Prohibiting Gov’t Mask Mandates

April 4, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

There’s a movement in North Dakota to prohibit our state and local government from implementing mask mandates. The legislation to make this happen is House Bill 1323 and will likely hit the Senate floor for a vote this week. Despite [read more…]

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Thoughts on ND Senate Defeating Recreational Marijuana

March 25, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

Earlier today, the North Dakota Senate defeated House Bill 1420. This was Rep. Jason Dockter’s (R – District 7) effort to legalize recreational marijuana. Many expected the bill to have a chance, but it wasn’t to be. After some passionate [read more…]

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Gas Tax Increase– Will the Senate Defeat it Again?

March 25, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

During the 2019 Legislative Session, the North Dakota Senate surprised many of us when they killed a bill that proposed raising the Motor Fuel Tax. That proposal is in front of them again this session. Will we see a repeat? [read more…]

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Homeschoolers Can’t Get a Break– ND Senate Defeats Tax Credit

March 24, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

Just over a month ago, I wrote about Rep. Sebastian Ertelt’s (R – District 26) efforts to finally get some relief “for taxpayers whose children receive nonpublic school or home education”. House Bill 1281 passed the House 50-44 last month [read more…]

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ND House Narrowly Defeats Primary Seat Belt Enforcement

March 24, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

Senator Brad Bekkedahl’s (R – District 1) attempt to make North Dakota a primary enforcer of its seat belt law has been thwarted. Yesterday, the House narrowly defeated Senate Bill 2121 on a 45 – 49 vote. Oddly enough, there [read more…]

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ND Senate Fails to Protect Right to Vote in Person

March 23, 2021 T. Arthur Mason

In response to COVID-19 last year, one of Governor Doug Burgum’s many executive orders paved the way for a mail-only Primary Election. While the order “strongly encouraged” the state’s 53 county commissions to do this — rather than him mandating [read more…]

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