Tag Archives: Constitutional amendments

Michigan’s 6 ballot proposals and how I intend to vote

By Mark | November 5, 2012

Other than trying my best to convince folks to vote for Syed Taj and Barack Obama, and against the likes of “mentally unbalanced” Tea Party-favorite Kerry Bentivolio, the race-baiting Pete Hoekstra, and the climate change denying serial liar Mitt Romney, I haven’t really said much about the upcoming election. To be honest, I didn’t think [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alternative Energy, alternative fuels, ballot initiatives, Benton Harbor, Bill Clinton, charter schools, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, collective bargaining, corporatocracy, disenfranchisement, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Emergency Manager, fear mongering, fracking, Headlee Amendment, home health care workers, House Judiciary Committee, Kerry Bentivolio, Koch brothers, League of Women Voters, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Matty Moroun, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Muskegon Heights, Pete Hoekstra, Proposal A, Public Act 4, racism, renewable energy, Republican lies, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, SEIU, Syed Taj, threats to Democracy, union busting | 48 Comments

Hoekstra advocates for the repeal of the 17th Amendment, suggesting that Washington insiders and special interests could do a better job of picking our senators

By Mark | August 20, 2012

Our favorite race-baiting candidate for Senate, Pete Hoekstra, is in the national spotlight again. This time it’s for comments he made concerning the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, which, as you may remember from sixth-grade history class, passed in 1913, allowing American citizens the opportunity to directly elect their Senators by popular vote. (Prior to [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Clarkcast, election, election reform, legitimate rape, Pete Hoekstra, Senate, Seventeenth Amendment, states rights, Stephen Colbert, Todd Akin | 5 Comments

Bernie Sanders introduces the Saving American Democracy Amendment, needs our support

By Mark | December 11, 2011

Late last week, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed a constitutional amendment to correct the judicial travesty known as Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. Following is a clip from the Senator’s press release. Warning that “American democracy in endangered,” Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that [...]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Other, Politics | Also tagged Bernie Sanders, call to action, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporate personhood, money as free speech, Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy, Saving American Democracy Amendment, Supreme Court, Ted Deutch, threats to Democracy | 31 Comments

State Senator Rebekah Warren to propose constitutional ban on for-profit schools in Michigan

By Mark | November 28, 2011

Occasionally, I scoop AnnArbor.com, like yesterday, with my story about the break-in at Beezy’s. But, more often than not, they scoop me. This, I suppose, is to be expected, as, from what I’m told, they employ several people who work all day, and not just at night, after they’ve put their daughters to bed. At [...]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Education, Michigan | Also tagged charter schools, corruption, eucation reform, for profit jails, for profit schools, kids for cash, Mark Ciavarella, Rebekah Warren | 26 Comments

Move to Amend chapter to open in Ypsi/Arbor, challenge concept of corporate personhood

By Mark | August 3, 2011

Some local folks are starting an Ypsi/Arbor chapter of a national organization dedicated to the elimination of so-called “corporate personhood.” Their names are Reagan M. Sova and Joel Skene, and I thought that I’d take the opportunity to ask them some questions. Following is our brief, but dense conversation. MARK: So, I hear that you’re [...]