Mark Maynard | Proposal 2

Federal court rules that Michigan’s partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional

By Mark | April 30, 2019

This is Michigan’s 12th congressional district, where I live. It didn’t always look like this. There was a time, prior to the Republican redistricting of 2001-2002, when the borders of the 12th district pretty much formed a square. But that changed in the wake of the 2000 census, when the Republican majority in Lansing took […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Denise Hood, Eric Clay, First Amendment, fourteenth amendment, gerrymandering, Gordon Quist, Jim Stamas, Jocelyn Benson, Ken Horn, Lana Theis, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Benson, Michigan's 12th Congressional District, special elections, voter suppression, voting rights | 3 Comments

Coup d’etat in Michigan… following the money, connecting the dots, and assessing Snyder’s role

By Mark | December 12, 2012

This afternoon, as over 10,000 protesters surrounded the Capitol building in Lansing, Governor Snyder singed into law legislation that would make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state. When asked why it was so urgent that this be done now, during the lame duck session, outside of the accepted procedural process, Snyder essentially blamed the unions, who, […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Americans for Prosperity, Cindy Estrada, collective bargaining, corporatocracy, Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation, Dick DeVos, Emergency Manager, Flint Sit-Down Strike, Frank Keating, John Engler, Koch brothers, labor history, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Paul Singer, Proposition 2, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Ron Weiser, tea party, UAW, unions, West Michigan Policy Forum | 39 Comments

Affirmative Action may not be completely dead in Michigan after all

By Mark | July 3, 2011

In a June 23, 2003 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School, allowing the University to continue using race as a “predominant” factor when considering new applicants. Not willing to concede defeat, those who fought to have the policy deemed […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Education | Also tagged 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, affirmative action, Bill Schuette, Clarence Thomas, diversity, Grutter v. Bollinger, irony, MCRI, Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, preferential treatment, race, race inequality, Supreme Court, university admissions, University of Michigan | 44 Comments

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Federal court rules that Michigan’s partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional

Coup d’etat in Michigan… following the money, connecting the dots, and assessing Snyder’s role

Affirmative Action may not be completely dead in Michigan after all

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