POLL: What Do You Think of New Republican Efforts at the Legislature?

Minnesota's Republican majority in the House and Senate wasted little time in flexing its muscle on Tuesday's opening of the 2012 legislative session.

As its first order of business, the Senate Rules Committee passed a new budget that targeted layoffs exclusively to DFL staffers. Republican leaders also spoke of pushing through constitutional amendments to require voters to present photo ID at the polls, restrain spending and limit unions' power by making Minnesota a "Right to Work" state.

Patch wants to know what you think. Vote in our poll below and let us know why you support, oppose or have mixed feelings about these efforts.