Tag Archives: disenfranchisement

Will Michigan Republicans make a move to rig the 2016 election by changing the way our electoral votes are cast?

By Mark | January 31, 2013

According to Michigan Radio, state Republicans, despite the serious push-back they’ve been getting from voters, and the fact that a similar measure has apparently fizzled in Virginia, have every intention of moving forward with plans to radically change the way our electoral votes are cast for President in hopes of making it more likely for [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics | Also tagged election reform, Elections Canada, electoral college, gerrymandering, Jase Bolger, Michigan House of Representatives, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Peter Lund, Presidential politics, Randy Richardville, Rick Snyder, SB723, Virginia, voting | 14 Comments

The stealing of the next Presidential election, and Michigan’s evolving role

By Mark | January 24, 2013

A week or so ago, in a post about partisan redistricting, I noted that rumors were beginning to circulate concerning a Republican push to change the way Michigan’s electoral college votes are cast in presidential elections. Presently, as I suspect you know, Michigan has 16 electoral votes, and all of them go to the candidate [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged election reform, Elections Canada, electoral college, gerrymandering, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Presidential politics, Rick Snyder, SB723, Virginia, voting | 23 Comments

How gerrymandering is killing American Democracy, and why we need to fight for transparent, non-partisan redistricting in Michigan

By Mark | January 3, 2013

Every ten years, the Michigan legislature has an opportunity, after assessing the results of the federal census, to redraw congressional districts to reflect shifts in population. The most recent redrawing of lines took place in 2011, and was approved by the Department of Justice in January, 2012, despite concerns that redrawn districts violated the Voting [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2010 census, census, Citizens Redistricting Commission, David Wasserman, Department of Justice, electoral college, Eric Holder, Gary Peters, gerrymandering, Hansen Clarke, Michigan's 14th Congressional District, Princeton, Proposition 11, Proposition 20, redistricting, right-to-work, Sam Wang, Southwest Detroit, Supreme Court, Voters FIRST Act, Voting Rights Act | 17 Comments

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, Constitutional amendments, corporatocracy, 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

Today’s Martin Luther King Day march to Rick Snyder’s home

By Mark | January 16, 2012

I wasn’t able to attend today’s MLK Day march to Governor Snyder’s house, but, fortunately, I was able to draft a few correspondents. Our first report comes courtesy of EMU professor Abby Coykendall. As you can see from the pictures, the crowd was far more diverse than at other events, including the protests in Lansing [...]