Emergency Chief in Benton Harbor

Michigan GOV takes over city

Benton Harbor is around 83 percent black with an average annual income just over $10K

Jean Klock Park was left to the city as long as it remained a "Park." It's along the lake. (You can see the developers licking their chops, now can't you?)

Some Whirlpool land was swapped with the city, and then the city was left to clean up the contaminated land....

A Developer, who is also a State Senate staffer, tried to get the land to build a PRIVATE golf Course. He couldn't get voter's approval.

The GOV declares the city in an Emergency Financial situation and throws out ALL elected officials. Who does he appoint as the "Financial Manager"? None other than the developer who tried to get the land for his GOLF COURSE.

Legalized MARSHALL LAW

Maddow on Benton Harbor EFM takeover | Michigan Messenger

Ayn Rand Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1

This video comes in three or four parts, but it helps to understand what it is that the "New Conservatism Republicans" are aiming for. They believe in "freemarket" as long as they can manipulate the market in their direction.

A must see video:

Michigan towns Taken Over by Corporations

Michigan Gov passed this law.... Now he can declare an emergency and put in a Corporation's Manager -- who is paid more than the Gov with tax $$$$
He throws out the people who were voted in....
The Taxpayers have to pay that "New" manager... I thought the town was in trouble because they didn't have Money???

Using New Emergency Financial Manager Law, They Start Dissolving Governments in Michigan | Emptywheel

This is why we need to watch was is going on

The election officials said only "156,804 ballots had been cast" but this former employee of the Republican candidate said she found another 14,000 votes.... Well guess what? the total ballots the candidate's friend submitted to the capital "174,074" ballots tallied... Even if there isn't anything crooked... this woman should be fired.


Wisconsin Dems Demand Further Investigation Into 2006 Waukesha County Election | Crooks and Liars

Trying to understand our Republican Candidate

OK Beth Gaines, wife of the former Assembly member Ted Gaines, is running for his old seat.

So who is she and what does she have to say about that position?

After researching for a whole day, going thought all the newspapers, I found out she hasn't said anything.

The Mt. Democrat's Editorial Board did an interview and Jim wrote a nice piece on March 3, 2011 -- just before the election...long after I sent my Mail-in-Ballot.

Another thing that I find very difficult to understand;  Why doesn't Beth Gaines have to talk to the voters?  She did not show up for the forum in El Dorado Hills in February.  When the newspapers wrote about her, they didn't have a single quote from her--all through her spokeperson.

Wis. GOP have taken away the State Senator's right to vote??

Do these Wisconsin Republicans ever think? To say that ALL members of the opposing party can't vote on anything other than a floor vote is "Punch-Drunk" with power.

Is this the kind of Democracy we want? Where one party can run over another party just because they have the majority?

The forefathers didn't think so. They gave EQUAL leverage to each and every state, no matter how big or how small, by giving two (2) Senators for each state. That way the state with a small population say Wyoming has the same voice as the state with larger populations such as New York or California.

It's giving a voice to the minority. NOT all our way or else! Remember U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and his 179 filibusters??

Wis. GOPer Scott Fitzgerald: Dems In Contempt, Not Allowed To Vote In Committees | TPMDC