Mark Maynard | buying elections

Republicans bend truth in petition drive to repeal Michigan’s popular prevailing wage law

By Mark | August 25, 2015

Linette, upon arriving home after a trip to Heritage Fest with the kids this past weekend, mentioned to me that a man had approached her, asking her to sign a petition. The petition, he told her, would put legislation on the ballot that would somehow help rebuild Michigan’s roads. As she didn’t have time to […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amway, Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, bait and switch, Dick DeVos, elections, electoral-industrial complex, ethics, Heritage Fest, ilver Bullet LLC, Michigan Freedom Fund, petitions, prevailing wage, Protecting Michigan Taxpayers, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, threats to the middle class, unions, veto | 8 Comments

A super PAC to end all super PACs… Contribute to Mayday PAC today, and help get people into Congress who pledge to keep the money out

By Mark | May 3, 2014

Having spent much of his life

Posted in Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corruption, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Lawrence Lessig, Mayday PAC, money as free speech, money in politics, oligarchy, PAC, political action committee, Rootstrikers, Super PAC, threats to Democracy, Wolf PAC | 8 Comments

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

By Mark | July 14, 2012

As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, Carl Levin, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Hardball, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, Super PAC, too big to fail, transparency, Wall Street | 10 Comments

Koch brothers, with Citizens United behind them, announce their intention to buy election

By Mark | June 1, 2012

According to a new report in Politico, the Koch brothers, through their various front organizations, are set to funnel $400 million of their personal wealth into this year’s presidential campaign. It’s an absolutely staggering amount. To put it in context, these two men will be investing more than John McCain raised during the course of […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Free Speech, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2008, Ben Cohen, Bernie Sanders, Brawny paper towels, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporate takeover of politics, corporations are not people, corporatocracy, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, John McCain, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Quilted Northern, RootStrike, Saving American Democracy Amendment, Supreme Court, toilet paper | 22 Comments

The Koch brothers, their plans for the public utilities of Wisconsin, and whether Michigan might be next

By Mark | February 24, 2011

By now you’ve probably heard that Wisconsin’s union-busing governor, Scott Walker, got fooled into taking a call with a degenerate blogger posing as conservative billionaire activist David Koch. The call, which can be heard in its entirety on the Buffalo Beast website, is interesting for a few reasons. First, Walker confesses to having thought about […]

Posted in Michigan, Other, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged Brian Sadoval, Budget Repair Bill, Buffalo Beast, campaign finance reform, campaign funding, collective bargaining, crony capitalism, David Koch, Florida, get the money out of Washington, John Kasich, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Nevada, Ohio, prank calls, privatization, public employee unions, public utilities, Republican Governors Association, Rick Scott, Rick Snyder, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, union busting, Wisconsin | 20 Comments

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Republicans bend truth in petition drive to repeal Michigan’s popular prevailing wage law

A super PAC to end all super PACs… Contribute to Mayday PAC today, and help get people into Congress who pledge to keep the money out

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

Koch brothers, with Citizens United behind them, announce their intention to buy election

The Koch brothers, their plans for the public utilities of Wisconsin, and whether Michigan might be next

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