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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, Constitutional amendments, election reform, legitimate rape, Pete Hoekstra, Senate, Seventeenth Amendment, states rights, Stephen Colbert, Todd Akin | 5 Comments

Ann Arbor – Detroit passenger rail… Can Dingell deliver?

By Mark | October 24, 2010

According to an article just published in Crain’s, it looks as though we should find out in a few days whether or not the Federal Rail Administration will be coming forward to invest $200 million in the Ann Arbor – Detroit commuter line that we’re all so anxious to see happen. Here’s a clip: …The […]