According to the folks at ThinkProgress, there’s one little problem with our Governor’s plan to appoint emergency financial managers throughout the State and empower them to void collective bargaining agreements… it’s unconstitutional. Here’s a clip: …There’s a pretty serious problem with this power grab, however — invoking it would violate the Constitution. The Constitution forbids […]
As I mentioned yesterday, several hundred people are planning to gather on the Diag tomorrow at 1:00 to voice their disapproval over Governor Rick Snyder being named U-M’s Spring commencement speaker. While it promises to be an exciting event, it now looks as though the real action tomorrow is going to be in Lansing, where […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Politics | Also tagged call to action, commencement, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, Lansing, Michael Moore, protests, Rick Snyder, shared sacrifice, speaking truth to power, tax breaks, tax the rich, union busting, University of Michigan |
I haven’t given much time here on the site to Governor Snyder’s proposed legislation concerning Emergency Financial Managers. I’ve been remiss in that regard, and I’m afraid that now it might be too late. As of this afternoon, the bill has cleared the Michigan House and Senate, and, barring some unforeseen development, it looks as […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, emergency rule, Eric Scorsone, financial emergency, Gretchen Whitmer, Jack Benny, Jase Bolger, Nazi analogies, Nazi occupation, privatization, puppet state, Rick Snyder, To Be or Not to Be, union busting |
Rachel Maddow, and a lot of other folks, were pronouncing last night that the Democrats in Wisconsin, after almost two weeks of protesting, had essentially won. Despite Governor Scott Walker’s insistence that he would not negotiate with Democrats on collective bargaining rights, it looked as though he was showing signs of breaking under the pressure […]
Remember how I mentioned last night that Fox News, during a segment on Bill O’Reilly’s show about the protests in Wisconsin, had aired footage of violent protests shot elsewhere, giving the impression that the scene in Madison had devolved into violent anarchy? Well, today, the good, creative people of Madison – who, I might add, […]
