It looks as though we’ve just taken another big step toward addressing gerrymandering in the state of Michigan today, as U.S. District Court Judge Janet T. Neff thew out the case by the Michigan Republican Party to block the nonpartisan redistricting ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly by Michigan voters. 61% of the voters in Michigan voted […]
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Michigan takes another step toward addressing gerrymandering
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged gerrymandering, Michigan Republican Party, voting, voting rights 2 Comments
On a campaign stop in Michigan today, Elizabeth Warren calls for a constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering, get corporate money out of politics, and protect voting rights
We know for a certainty that the tide is turning against the Republican Party demographically speaking. And, as a result, we know that the Republican Party, in an effort to retain power, has been devoting more time, effort and resources to gerrymandering, voter suppression and other activities intended to prevent non-Republicans from voting, like continuing […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, cycle powered cinema, Detroit, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, 2020 census, census, Constitutional amendments, demographics, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Generation Z, gerrymandering, Millennials, racism, Republican Party, shifting national demographics, the collapse of the Republican party, Thomas Hofeller, voter suppression, voting rights, Voting Rights Act, young voters 106 Comments
Snyder signs SB 1171 and SB 1175 into law, fucking Michigan workers, and once again illustrating why we need to vote the anti-democratic Republican Party out of existence
I know I should probably be writing about something a little more in my wheelhouse this evening, like Stephen Miller’s spray-on hair, or the fact that Ivanka Trump could very well end up being indicted for the misallocation of donor funds collected for her father’s inauguration, but I feel obligated to at least note the […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-democratic, approve and remove, Arlan Meekhof, cheap labor, Ivanka Trump, Jim Ananich, lame duck, Michael Dykehouse, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Minimum Wage Increase Initiative, minimum wage, paid sick leave, Rick Snyder, Sam Singh, SB 1171, SB 1175, spray-on hair, Stephen Miller, undo and screw 20 Comments