Today I received an email from Lon Johnson, the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. In it, he shared the following fact. “Every single Michigan Republican member of Congress,” he said, “voted in favor of the government shutdown.” I suppose I knew that, but, as I tend to hold those members of Congress who identify […]
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It’s time to let the nine Michigan Republicans in Congress know that we hold them personally responsible for the shutdown
Posted in Michigan, Special Projects, Uncategorized Also tagged Affordable Care Act, Bill Huizenga, call to action, Candice Miller, Congress, Dave Camp, gay marriage, government shutdown, Grand Rapids, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Justin Amash, Kerry Bentivolio, Koch brothers, Libertarianism, Michele Bachmann, Mike Rogers, Obamacare, portents of endtimes, rapture, shutdown, tea party, Ted Cruz, threats to Democracy, Tim Walberg 35 Comments
Voting out the Michigan politicians who helped scrap the Bill of Rights
A Reddit user who goes by the name of DrowningSink has compiled a list of potentially vulnerable politicians up for reelection in 2012, along with their voting records on controversial legislation, such as the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act, which, as we’ve discussed here repeatedly, gives the government the right to imprison American citizens […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2012, Bill of Rights, common ground, Cook Partisan Voting Index, corporatocracy, Dave Camp, DrowningSink, due process, Gary Peters, Mike Rogers, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, NDAA, Obama, Patriot Act, PROTECT IP Act, PVI, reelection, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Thaddeus McCotter, Tim Walberg 25 Comments