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State Representative Jeff Irwin on the illegal use of “immediate effect” by Republicans in Lansing

By Mark | April 7, 2012

Last night, I posted something about a procedural trick being employed by Michigan Republicans in Lansing in order to speed their legislation into effect, bypassing traditional waiting periods, in apparent violation of state law. As luck would have it, this morning, Jeff Irwin, one of the Democrats in the Michigan House who is leading the […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics | Also tagged checks and balances, Clinton Canaday, domestic partner benefits, Jeff Irwin, Kate Segal, loopholes, Mark Meadows, Michigan Constitution, Michigan House of Representatives, Rachel Maddow, Richard Hammel, Rick Snyder, Steven Lindberg, Woodrow Stanley | 8 Comments

Could it really be possible that 96% of the legislation passed by Michigan Republicans over the last year was implemented illegally?

By Mark | April 6, 2012

According to Rachel Maddow 544 laws passed by the Republicans under Snyder have likely been rushed into implementation in violation of state law. Someone correct me if I got any of this wrong, but here’s the gist of what I heard… Historically, there’s always been a lag in Michigan between the time when a law […]