Saturday, April 30, 2011
Save Benton Harbor
Save Benton Harbor
Tom Ross
I wrote this letter for people send to their Reps and Senators about the Constitutionality of EFM's
Letter to Congress
(date) (Inside Address) Dear Congressman/Senator name: Benton Harbor Michigan is made up of 92% African-Americans and is the first city in Michigan that our new Governor Rick Snyder has targeted for takeover by an “Emergency Financial Manager”. Ben...ton Harbor is predominantly African American, as is the City of Detroit. In fact, as I look at the communities Snyder has targeted, there is an alarming number of communities with large African-American populations. Joseph L. Harris, EFM for Benton Harbor, Michigan issued “an order prohibiting all action by all city boards, commissions, authorities and other entities, except as authorized by the emergency manager.”(Not in my America!) What is our state becoming when un-elected business people can seize control of an entire city? I am concerned about the constitutionality of this EFM who is a de facto dictator and has, in effect, nullified the votes of Michigan citizens and shoved aside duly elected city officials. This kind of thing should not be allowed to happen in the United States, it's a step backwards from democracy and a move towards a form of government ruled by appointed dictators (EFM) who answer to an emperor (governor)! I believe this type of law is in clear violation of several Michigan and U.S. constitutional articles and amendments, and is totally un-American. For example: “Article IV-The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.” “Amendment-XV-The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” (Doesn't the EFM nullify peoples’votes?) And, especially citizens of the U.S. first and foremost: “XIV Amendment-Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” There are many other articles and amendments that can be used to argue the unconstitutionality of the EFM Law in Michigan. I do not have the legal expertise to argue all of them, but I firmly believe that if the U.S. Congress with it's oversight authority has the right to subpoena State Legislators and the Governor of Michigan and hold them accountable to the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Property has been seized in Benton Harbor and will be disposed of at the whim of the new EFM and Governor Snyder without the consent of the voters! This situation must be corrected. Thank you. Sincerely, #avg_ls_inline_popup{position: absolute;z-index: 9999;padding: 0px 0px;margin-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;overflow: hidden;word-wrap: break-word;color: black;font-size: 10px;text-align: left;line-height: 130%;}#avg_ls_inline_popup{position: absolute;z-index: 9999;padding: 0px 0px;margin-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;overflow: hidden;word-wrap: break-word;color: black;font-size: 10px;text-align: left;line-height: 130%;}See More
By: Tom Ross
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Tom Ross To find your Congressmen use this link and copy and paste the letter into email their name and your signature:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Tom Ross
I wrote this letter for people send to their Reps and Senators about the Constitutionality of EFM's
Letter to Congress
(date) (Inside Address) Dear Congressman/Senator name: Benton Harbor Michigan is made up of 92% African-Americans and is the first city in Michigan that our new Governor Rick Snyder has targeted for takeover by an “Emergency Financial Manager”. Ben...ton Harbor is predominantly African American, as is the City of Detroit. In fact, as I look at the communities Snyder has targeted, there is an alarming number of communities with large African-American populations. Joseph L. Harris, EFM for Benton Harbor, Michigan issued “an order prohibiting all action by all city boards, commissions, authorities and other entities, except as authorized by the emergency manager.”(Not in my America!) What is our state becoming when un-elected business people can seize control of an entire city? I am concerned about the constitutionality of this EFM who is a de facto dictator and has, in effect, nullified the votes of Michigan citizens and shoved aside duly elected city officials. This kind of thing should not be allowed to happen in the United States, it's a step backwards from democracy and a move towards a form of government ruled by appointed dictators (EFM) who answer to an emperor (governor)! I believe this type of law is in clear violation of several Michigan and U.S. constitutional articles and amendments, and is totally un-American. For example: “Article IV-The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.” “Amendment-XV-The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” (Doesn't the EFM nullify peoples’votes?) And, especially citizens of the U.S. first and foremost: “XIV Amendment-Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” There are many other articles and amendments that can be used to argue the unconstitutionality of the EFM Law in Michigan. I do not have the legal expertise to argue all of them, but I firmly believe that if the U.S. Congress with it's oversight authority has the right to subpoena State Legislators and the Governor of Michigan and hold them accountable to the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Property has been seized in Benton Harbor and will be disposed of at the whim of the new EFM and Governor Snyder without the consent of the voters! This situation must be corrected. Thank you. Sincerely, #avg_ls_inline_popup{position: absolute;z-index: 9999;padding: 0px 0px;margin-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;overflow: hidden;word-wrap: break-word;color: black;font-size: 10px;text-align: left;line-height: 130%;}#avg_ls_inline_popup{position: absolute;z-index: 9999;padding: 0px 0px;margin-left: 0px;margin-top: 0px;overflow: hidden;word-wrap: break-word;color: black;font-size: 10px;text-align: left;line-height: 130%;}See More
By: Tom Ross
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Tom Ross To find your Congressmen use this link and copy and paste the letter into email their name and your signature:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Daily Kos: Breaking!! First ever demonstration against an ALEC event in Cincinnati
Daily Kos: Breaking!! First ever demonstration against an ALEC event in Cincinnati
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Cincinnati • First Ever Demonstation Against An ALEC Event
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We Kossacks should give a very hearty Well Done! to the organizing group Seeyouincincinnati, who only one month ago today had absolutely nothing, and in only one month, organized, got demonstration permits, located housing, and in general, organized a terriffic rally to begin the long process of ...
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Cincinnati • First Ever Demonstation Against An ALEC Event
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We Kossacks should give a very hearty Well Done! to the organizing group Seeyouincincinnati, who only one month ago today had absolutely nothing, and in only one month, organized, got demonstration permits, located housing, and in general, organized a terriffic rally to begin the long process of ...
Firefighters Union President Shaitberger Cuts Off Federal Political Contributions Until Congressional Reps FIght Back For Workers
Union President Shaitberger | Rachel Maddow Show | Video Here
Firefighters Union President Shaitberger Cuts Off Federal Political Contributions Until Congressional Reps Fight Back For Workers- 04/28/11 Source | Workers Independent News
Additonal Info Link | Boston May Day Rally
B A N C O
B A N C O
Monday, May 02, 2011
"Michigan’s Republicans are creating a legal model for American fascism for the benefit of Wall Street. The state’s new emergency financial management legislation “is the prototype for a host of laws designed to make government – the state – a compliant tool for a dictatorship of the most predatory sections of the ruling class.” Naturally – this being the United States – the first localities targeted for de-democratization are Black." see more | bhbanco.blogspot.com
Boston May Day Coalition
Boston May Day Coalition
B O S T O N
RALLY | TOMORROW
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After the rally we will take the T to East Boston to join in the East Boston March to the May 1 rally in Chelsea.
We demand:Boston May Day Coalition
Sponsored by the Boston May Day Committee (Mass. Global Action, ANSWER Coalition, Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Alternative, Socialist Party, July 26 Coalition, Tecschange, Latinos for Social Change) Full Post
B O S T O N
RALLY | TOMORROW
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After the rally we will take the T to East Boston to join in the East Boston March to the May 1 rally in Chelsea.
We demand:Boston May Day Coalition
- 1.Stop attacks on workers!
- 2. Stop the detention and deportation of migrant workers and their families!
- 3. Immediate permanent residency for all undocumented migrant workers!
- 4. No racist profiling Secure Communities programs!
- 5. Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!
- 6. Unity of all workers to defend our rights!
- 7. International unity for immigrant rights.
Boston May Day 2011 Event on Facebook
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Sponsored by the Boston May Day Committee (Mass. Global Action, ANSWER Coalition, Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Alternative, Socialist Party, July 26 Coalition, Tecschange, Latinos for Social Change) Full Post
Video | and News source International Association of Firefighters President Harold Shaitberger says the union is turning off the spigot of millions of dollars to federal candidates and federal political parties because politicians aren’t doing enough to stand up for labor in the face of intense attacks. Link to Maddow Video | and news source
Kloppenburg Recall Campaign Calls in Attorney to Monitor Recount | Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News
Kloppenburg Recall Campaign Calls in Attorney to Monitor Recount | Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News
Posted by | Heidi Maria Brown
WAUKESHA--On Friday, day three of the statewide recount of the Supreme Court race, the Kloppenburg recall effort called in their attorney, Michael Maistelman, to monitor the recount in Waukesha County.
Earlier Friday a clerk discovered that one of the bags full of ballots from the Town of Delafield was not properly sealed. The Kloppenburg campaign said that means there was the possibility that people could have had access to the bag of ballots. On Thursday, a different bag containing hundreds of ballots wasn't recorded on the poll inspector's log. That bag was also from the Town of Delafield.
Despite that, poll officials promise the numbers all added up to those obtained on election night. Still, the Kloppenburg campaign sent Maistelman to oversee the recount."Full Article | WTMJ | Local News
Posted by | Heidi Maria Brown
WAUKESHA--On Friday, day three of the statewide recount of the Supreme Court race, the Kloppenburg recall effort called in their attorney, Michael Maistelman, to monitor the recount in Waukesha County.
Earlier Friday a clerk discovered that one of the bags full of ballots from the Town of Delafield was not properly sealed. The Kloppenburg campaign said that means there was the possibility that people could have had access to the bag of ballots. On Thursday, a different bag containing hundreds of ballots wasn't recorded on the poll inspector's log. That bag was also from the Town of Delafield.
Despite that, poll officials promise the numbers all added up to those obtained on election night. Still, the Kloppenburg campaign sent Maistelman to oversee the recount."Full Article | WTMJ | Local News
Daily Kos: UPDATED: Anonymous Hits Chamber!
Daily Kos: UPDATED: Anonymous Hits Chamber!
Post on Facebook by | Joe Braun
JUST IN!!! Looks like a large download. It contains documents from...the Michigan based Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Daily Kos: BREAKING: Anonymous Hits Chamber!
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As we speak I'm sitting on a mile high pile of, I guess, unauthorized data released about the US Chamber of Commerce. Thousands and thousands of docs released a few hours ago. Wanna help read through the docs and see what horrific secret things the Chamber is up to? There's thousands of these docs.
Benton Harbor is the new Selma | San Francisco Bay View
Benton Harbor is the new Selma | San Francisco Bay View
“In addition to the repudiation of democracy, everyone should know that the key to Whirlpool getting control of Benton Harbor was first getting this beautiful half-mile of Lake Michigan lakefront in Jean Klock Park for their golf course,” said LuAnne Kozma, of the Park Advocate Alliance. Full Article | San Francisco Bay View
Take me to another WPIN blog page | Truthout Article
Leave the blog now and go directly to the | Truthout Article
More about Benton Harbor and Jean Klock Park available in this archive.
Leave the blog now and go directly to the | Truthout Article
More about Benton Harbor and Jean Klock Park available in this archive.
NOW | Eclectablog | Liveblogging the Recall Rick rally in Ann Arbor
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Benton Harbor coverage by Michigan Public Radio
Benton Harbor coverage by Michigan Public Radio
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Benton Harbor coverage by Michigan Public Radio
I've been happy to see hear coverage of the takeover of Benton Harbor on Michigan Public Radio over the past three days. They've done a three-part...
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Benton Harbor coverage by Michigan Public Radio
I've been happy to see hear coverage of the takeover of Benton Harbor on Michigan Public Radio over the past three days. They've done a three-part...
source: Eclectablog
link: Full Article...
ActBlue — Recall Al Pscholka
The first step of many is to recall Al Pscholka from Michigan's 79th House District for the following reasons:
For sponsoring and supporting Public Act 4 that has robbed the citizens in District 79, namely the city of Benton Harbor, of their democratic rights.
(1) Empowering a non-elected emergency financial manager.
(2) Striking local municipal government representation for, of and by the people.
Join the fight today by chipping in to make this recall happen!
Help Stop the loss of Democratic Rights in the United States of America.
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MICHIGAN PROTEST RALLY: U of M + Rick Snyder + Commencement = HOWDAREYOU?!
MICHIGAN PROTEST RALLY: U of M + Rick Snyder + Commencement = HOWDAREYOU?!
University Of Michigan Commencement Rally Protest
If you can't attend this rally, please consider leaving a message of support (here) for these spirited organizers and their important protest event . Every rally everywhere helps all of us.
Reminder Message - See you in a couple hours!
Rally Info | Flyer download site
Event Created by | Ashlee Lori Will, Jessica Longton, Darren Longton, AVoice OfReason
Next Saturday May 7th | Please Plan to Join The Counterprotest In Benton Harbor,Michigan | Click Here for Details | Counterprotest
Eclectblog | Past and Present Local Coverage of Benton Harbor
On the Ground Coverage
"To view my coverage of the takeover of Benton Harbor by the State of Michigan and Emergency Financial Manager Joseph L. Harris, clickHere New content is at the top, oldest content at the bottom. If you'd like to listen to the exclusive audio piece where Joe Harris talks negatively about city officials and union firefighters in Benton Harbor (as heard on The Rachel Maddow Show), click HERE."
ECLECTABLOG | For the Most Up to Date and Background information | CLICK HERE
"To view my coverage of the takeover of Benton Harbor by the State of Michigan and Emergency Financial Manager Joseph L. Harris, clickHere New content is at the top, oldest content at the bottom. If you'd like to listen to the exclusive audio piece where Joe Harris talks negatively about city officials and union firefighters in Benton Harbor (as heard on The Rachel Maddow Show), click HERE."
ECLECTABLOG | For the Most Up to Date and Background information | CLICK HERE
Friday, April 29, 2011
ActBlue — Recall Al Pscholka
ActBlue — Recall Al Pscholka
Posted by Heartland Revolution | Save Benton Harbor
It is time to send a message to Rick Snyder's minions that we are not going to roll over and play dead while they rob our democracy. The first step of many is to recall Al Pscholka from Michigan's 79th House District for the following reasons:
For sponsoring and supporting Public Act 4 that has robbed the citizens in District 79, namely the city of Benton Harbor, of their democratic rights. (1) Empowering a non-elected emergency financial manager. (2) Striking local municipal government representation for, of and by the people.
Join the fight today by chipping in to make this recall happen!
Posted by Heartland Revolution | Save Benton Harbor
It is time to send a message to Rick Snyder's minions that we are not going to roll over and play dead while they rob our democracy. The first step of many is to recall Al Pscholka from Michigan's 79th House District for the following reasons:
For sponsoring and supporting Public Act 4 that has robbed the citizens in District 79, namely the city of Benton Harbor, of their democratic rights. (1) Empowering a non-elected emergency financial manager. (2) Striking local municipal government representation for, of and by the people.
Join the fight today by chipping in to make this recall happen!
At the Capitol: A few bills worth watching | Lansing Online News
At the Capitol: A few bills worth watching | Lansing Online News
Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy | Bonnie Bucqueroux
Keeping an eye on them.
At the Capitol: A few bills worth watching
lansingonlinenews.com
From a birther bill to the cottage food law - lots of bills for you to learn about.
Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy | Bonnie Bucqueroux
Keeping an eye on them.
At the Capitol: A few bills worth watching
lansingonlinenews.com
From a birther bill to the cottage food law - lots of bills for you to learn about.
Anti-Walker sticker campaign?
Anti-Walker sticker campaign?
Grocers group warns members of product defacement
Updated: Friday, 29 Apr 2011, 9:17 AM CDT
Published : Thursday, 28 Apr 2011, 9:24 PM CDT
Reporter: Lindsay Veremis
WISCONSIN - A Wisconsin grocers group says political anger could be hitting local shelves.
The Wisconsin Grocers Association told its members, opponents of Governor Scott Walker are planning to deface store products on Sunday.
It says they may be slapping stickers on specific grocery items. The group believes it's an expansion of an ongoing push for consumers to boycott companies that have donated to the governor's campaign.
"If somebody goes in and defaces property, putting a sticker on it, graffiti, whatever it is, they're breaking the law," Association President Brandon Scholz said. "We wanted our members to be aware of it, in case something happened in their store."
He says AngelSoft toilet paper, Sargento Cheese, Johnsonville brats and Coors beer are among the targeted products. See Full Article Here
Additonal Posts | Wisconsin Witch Hunt Goes National
Paul Ryan's budget isn't class warfare, it's class genocide
http://www.americablog.com/2011/04/draft-paul-ryans-budget-isnt-class.html
The thirty year long subterranean class warfare of the rich and super-rich against the middle class is entering its final phase – Class Genocide.
by Tom Wellington on 4/29/2011 10:28:00 AM
The thirty year long subterranean class warfare of the rich and super-rich against the middle class is entering its final phase – Class Genocide.
by Tom Wellington on 4/29/2011 10:28:00 AM
2011.04.21 Benton Harbor protest against Emergency Manager takeover - a set on Flickr
2011.04.21 Benton Harbor protest against Emergency Manager takeover - a set on Flickr
Posted on Heartland Revolution by |Brett Jelinek
My photos from this Wednesday's protest in Benton Harbor. Feel free to share and use as you see fit, but please give credit.
2011.04.21 Benton Harbor protest against Emergency Manager take over - a set on Flickr
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Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. View Photos | Flicker
Feel free to share and use as you see fit, but please give credit. | Brett Jelinek
The Wisconsin Witch Hunt Goes National
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43220
by Michelle Malkin
04/29/2011
"On May 1, left-wing vigilantes will target companies across the country that have committed a mortal sin: sending donations to GOP Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin. Rest assured, such intolerable acts of political free speech will not go unpunished by tolerant Big Labor activists. They're calling for both a national boycott of Walker's corporate donors and a coordinated sticker vandalism campaign on GOP-tainted products.
The Wisconsin Grocers Association is bracing for the anti-Walker witch hunt. Anonymous operatives have circulated sabotage stickers on the Internet and around Wisconsin that single out Angel Soft tissue paper ("Wiping your (expletive) on Wisconsin workers"), Johnsonville Sausage ("These Brats Bust Unions") and Coors ("Labor Rights Flow Away Like A Mountain Stream"). Earlier this week, a "Stick It To Walker" website boasted photos of vandalized Angel Soft tissue packages at a Super Foodtown grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y.
This destruction of private property is illegal. Not that it matters to anti-Walker protest mobsters, who trampled Wisconsin's Capitol at an estimated $5 million in security, repair and cleaning costs to taxpayers. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The identity of the backers of the sticker effort is unknown, although many assume it is being orchestrated by public employee unions. This latest effort follows boycotts organized by members of the Wisconsin State Employees Union AFSCME 24."Full Article Here
google search | anti walker sticker project
May Day rallies in Milwaukee and Madison | Defend Wisconsin
May Day rallies in Milwaukee and Madison | Defend Wisconsin
Posted on Defend Wisconsin by | Defend Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s May Day march will be focused on union busting, but also keeping in-state tuition for immigrant students, opposing Arizona-type legislation that targets immigrants, and preventing budget cuts.
Join the May Day rallies in Milwaukee and Madison http://www.defendwisconsin.org/2011/04/26/may-day-rallies-in-milwaukee-and-madison/
Massive May Day Protests Planned To Campaign For Workers’ Rights | Defend Wisconsin
www.defendwisconsin.org
In light of efforts to strip public employees of collective bargaining in Wisconsin and the anti-union bills introduced in at least twelve states, planned May
Posted on Defend Wisconsin by | Defend Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s May Day march will be focused on union busting, but also keeping in-state tuition for immigrant students, opposing Arizona-type legislation that targets immigrants, and preventing budget cuts.
Join the May Day rallies in Milwaukee and Madison http://www.defendwisconsin.org/2011/04/26/may-day-rallies-in-milwaukee-and-madison/
Massive May Day Protests Planned To Campaign For Workers’ Rights | Defend Wisconsin
www.defendwisconsin.org
In light of efforts to strip public employees of collective bargaining in Wisconsin and the anti-union bills introduced in at least twelve states, planned May
Letters: Walker no friend of Wisconsin's middle class
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20110428/SHE0601/104280322/Letters-Walker-no-friend-Wisconsin-s-middle-class
Have you noticed that our governor is much more interested in redistributing Wisconsin's wealth than in saving it?
While testifying recently before Congress, Gov. Walker finally admitted that destroying unions hadn't saved Wisconsin any money. And giving $117 million in tax breaks to large corporations certainly doesn't save any money. The Bush administration tax cuts that gave billions to the rich are still in effect. This takes money away from the middle class, which needs it to save their homes and support families.
Have you noticed that our governor is much more interested in redistributing Wisconsin's wealth than in saving it?
While testifying recently before Congress, Gov. Walker finally admitted that destroying unions hadn't saved Wisconsin any money. And giving $117 million in tax breaks to large corporations certainly doesn't save any money. The Bush administration tax cuts that gave billions to the rich are still in effect. This takes money away from the middle class, which needs it to save their homes and support families.
Counterprotest at the Blossom Time Parade
This Saturday,
May 7th, 2011
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Counterprotest at the Blossom Time Parade
SEE ARTICLES ABOUT BENTON HARBOR AND JEAN KLOCK PARK
BENTON HARBOR
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/05/democracy-on-hold-in-benton-harbor.html
JEAN KLOCK PARK
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/04/jean-klock-park-benton-harbor-harbor.html
BENTON HARBOR
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/05/democracy-on-hold-in-benton-harbor.html
JEAN KLOCK PARK
http://blogablebev.blogspot.com/2011/04/jean-klock-park-benton-harbor-harbor.html
Learn More about Benton Harbor from local source Eclectable blog (recently featured on Rachel Maddow)
Please Donate Now.Small Amounts Greatly Appreciated. Your contribution will help make it possible for the people of Benton Harbor to Recall Al Pscholka.
Financial Martial Law in Michigan - BusinessWeek
Financial Martial Law in Michigan - BusinessWeek
Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy by | Diane Hebert
EFM,Our Loss= A business Opportunity for Investors,unless we can stop it.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_19/b4227004622477_page_2.htm
A new law speeds the takeover of financially ailing towns and cities by state-appointed emergency managers. Full Article | BusinessWeek
Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy by | Diane Hebert
EFM,Our Loss= A business Opportunity for Investors,unless we can stop it.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_19/b4227004622477_page_2.htm
A new law speeds the takeover of financially ailing towns and cities by state-appointed emergency managers. Full Article | BusinessWeek
Bing to call for emergency manager for Detroit? | Michigan Messenger
Bing to call for emergency manager for Detroit? | Michigan Messenger"Most Michigan city officials dread almost nothing more than the appointment of an emergency manager to oversee their affairs, especially now that those overseers have virtually limitless authority. But Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is threatening to request one if unions don’t accept his demands.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday that he’ll request a state-appointed emergency financial manager if the city’s 48 employee unions don’t make health care concessions, or if the state does not agree to extend the city’s special allowance for income and utility taxes." Read Full Article| Michigan Messenger
Benton Harbor is Flashpoint For Battle Between State and Local control « Michigan Now
Benton Harbor is Flashpoint For Battle Between State and Local control « Michigan Now
Posted on Heartland Revolution Facebook Page | Heartland Revolution
Benton Harbor is Flashpoint For Battle Between State and Local control « Michigan Now
www.michigannow.org
Benton Harbor is becoming the battleground for Michigan’s new emergency financial manager laws. Yesterday, about 200 protesters vowed to repeal the laws and recall the legislator who wrote them.
Posted on Heartland Revolution Facebook Page | Heartland Revolution
Benton Harbor is Flashpoint For Battle Between State and Local control « Michigan Now
www.michigannow.org
Benton Harbor is becoming the battleground for Michigan’s new emergency financial manager laws. Yesterday, about 200 protesters vowed to repeal the laws and recall the legislator who wrote them.
House Roll Call 88 - Michigan Votes
House Roll Call 88 - Michigan Votes
2011 House Bill 4361 (Replace MBT, raise income tax, trim credits ) (House Roll Call 88)
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Passed 56 to 53 in the House on April 28, 2011, to replace the Michigan Business Tax with a 6 percent corporate income tax; eliminate several corporate tax breaks and subsidies; repeal a gradual cut in the personal income rate from 4.25 percent to 3.95 percent; scale-back the current income tax exemption for pension income;
2011 House Bill 4361 (Replace MBT, raise income tax, trim credits ) (House Roll Call 88)
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Passed 56 to 53 in the House on April 28, 2011, to replace the Michigan Business Tax with a 6 percent corporate income tax; eliminate several corporate tax breaks and subsidies; repeal a gradual cut in the personal income rate from 4.25 percent to 3.95 percent; scale-back the current income tax exemption for pension income;
Bay City teachers union leader: The funding crisis is 'manufactured' | MLive.com
Bay City teachers union leader: The funding crisis is 'manufactured' | MLive.com
Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy by | Diane Hebert
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2011/04/bay_city_teacher_union_leader.html#cmpid=v2mode_be_smoref_face
Bay City teachers union leader: The funding crisis is 'manufactured'
www.mlive.com
As proposed state budget cuts loom over public education in Michigan, some teachers unions are preparing for a fight.
“You’re on the record vehemently opposing Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget, which calls for significant cuts to public education funding. If you were governor, what would you have budgeted for education?
A: I wonder if the people who voted Snyder in would say they voted him in to manufacture this (funding) crisis. If I were governor, I wouldn’t have taken $900 million from the School Aid Fund and transferred it to higher education. I wouldn’t have manufactured this funding crisis.
But I guess you can’t attack the unions in the way that they are unless there’s a funding crisis, and they found a way to manufacture one.” | Full Article Here| MLive.com
Hold M&I Accountable - Move Your Money!!
This Saturday
April 30 · 10:00am - 11:00am
Your Invitation is Here | Hold M&I Accountable - Move Your Money!!
Do you want to hold Scott Walker and Alberta Darling accountable for their attack on teachers, students, and Wisconsin's working families?
Then hold M&I Bank accountable!
Saturday, April 30 · 10:00am - 11:00am
"M&I executives donated over $260,000 to Governor Scott Walker and his republican allies, the elected officials responsible for the recent attacks on Wisconsin workers. State Senator Alberta Darling alone has received $17,000 in contributions from the bank. Darl...ing is one of the leading lawmakers in the efforts to remove workers' rights in our state, gut our schools, and kick tens of thousands off healthcare.
But that's not all. M&I Bank was the largest recipient of taxpayer bailout money in Wisconsin -- receiving over $1.7 billion. They have not paid back any of this taxpayer money, forcing a deal to sell out to a Canadien bank. When that deal closes in July, the bank will move its headquarters out of Milwaukee to Chicago, potentially costing our city hundreds of jobs.
And despite leading the bank into financial collapse, M&I executives will receive $71 million in golden parachutes when the bank is sold. Even worse, CEO Mark Furlong will receive $24 million in severence pay and keep a management position at the bank! "See Invite Here
Saturday, April 30 · 10:00am - 11:00am | Please let others know.
FYI | Wisconsin Facebook Page | 540,000 To See Scott Walker out of WI, January 2012
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After Much Deception and disappointment from the Wisconsin 2012 Elections, Scott Walker Won His Seat as Governor of Wisconsin in 2010, with his term Starting on January 1st,2011.
Already, Many people are saying that the is the most controversial Governor in Wisconsin History, and has Claimed the title as the Worst, all before Being Sworn in.
After Lying about reallocating the $810 million dollars we lost for the train, Potential "threats" of gouging state workers for a ton of money to make up for the deficient and overall Stupidity of his actions, people are already ready to call it quits on this guy.
Unfortunately, Law won't allow us to give this guy the boot instantly. We have to wait for at least one year into his term before anything can be done. Once January 1st, 2012 hits, People are eligible to file a recall petition with the state, and then have 60 days to obtain enough signatures to begin the re-election. Only then will we have a chance to get rid of the abomination that is Scott Walker
The democratic vote received 1,005,159 for Tom Barrett and lost. Can We get at least 53.7% of you to sign this come January 1st,2012? That seems Highly Attainable, Right?
The Following link is the pamphlet produced by the state of Wisconsin Regarding Recall of Local Officials. Take a look!
http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=14632
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After Much Deception and disappointment from the Wisconsin 2012 Elections, Scott Walker Won His Seat as Governor of Wisconsin in 2010, with his term Starting on January 1st,2011.
Already, Many people are saying that the is the most controversial Governor in Wisconsin History, and has Claimed the title as the Worst, all before Being Sworn in.
After Lying about reallocating the $810 million dollars we lost for the train, Potential "threats" of gouging state workers for a ton of money to make... (read more)
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This group is to discuss, obtain information, spread information, and converse with fellow Wisconsinites/American's about the injustices that Governor Walker and his administration continue to produce.
We ENCOURAGE opposing views to come to our page and discuss with us on such subjects. We ENCOURAGE such debates
We do NOT and WILL NOT tolerate any sort of personal attacks, false information, trolling, belligerence, or anything that isn't calm or rational. Please do not come here if you Plan to do anything of the sort. You will be banned and reported to facebook if any such abuse takes place.
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This group is to discuss, obtain information, spread information, and converse with fellow Wisconsinites/American's about the injustices that Governor Walker and his administration continue to produce.
We ENCOURAGE opposing views to come to our page and discuss with us on such subjects. We ENCOURAGE such debates
We do NOT and WILL NOT tolerate any sort of personal attacks, false information, trolling, belligerence, or anything that isn't calm or rational. Please do not come here if you Plan... (read more)
Mission
To see Scott Walker out of Office as soon as possible!
To keep the public informed on Scott Walker's Horrid misdoings and how he is DESTROYING Wisconsin.
To Save Wisconsin From 4 years of horrible "dictatorship" that is Scott Walker
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
RECOUNT ALERT! SERIOUS BREAK IN CHAIN OF CUSTODY IN WAUKESHA COUNTY! | PolitiScoop
RECOUNT ALERT! SERIOUS BREAK IN CHAIN OF CUSTODY IN WAUKESHA COUNTY! | PolitiScoop
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RECOUNT ALERT! SERIOUS BREAK IN CHAIN OF CUSTODY IN WAUKESHA COUNTY!
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Breaking News Out of Waukesha County Wisconsin -- This being reported from witnesses on the ground in Waukesha
"At around 2:15pm, we were ready to open the bags for Delafield. There were three bags total. Bags 1 & 2 were fine. The numbers all matched up. When we got to bag 3, we found out that the bag # was NOT RECORDED ON THE INSPECTOR'S statement...! The Republican canvass person said we could assume that the clerk forgot to write the # down on the inspector's statement and we could proceed. Of course, this is a break in the chain of custody!..."
Full Article Here | PolitiScoop
Vermont continues towards passage of ‘Medicare for All’ health care system - National liberal | Examiner.com
Vermont continues towards passage of ‘Medicare for All’ health care system - National liberal | Examiner.com
Wisconsin State Workers against Scott Walker
Canada once looked good but Vermont is looking better and better.
Vermont continues towards passage of ‘Medicare for All’ health care system
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In response to its need for efficient coverage for its citizens, Vermont’s state government is on the verge of creating the nation’s first state-run public sing
Wisconsin State Workers against Scott Walker
Canada once looked good but Vermont is looking better and better.
Vermont continues towards passage of ‘Medicare for All’ health care system
www.examiner.com
In response to its need for efficient coverage for its citizens, Vermont’s state government is on the verge of creating the nation’s first state-run public sing
The unions are holding "lobby week" at the state house!
The unions are holding "lobby week" at the state house!
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"All workers and retirees from all unions are welcome and encouraged to be at the State House to defend collective bargaining as many days and as much time as possible. Before going into State House, check in at Massachusetts Teachers Association 5th... Floor at 20 Ashburton Place on Beacon Hill. Suggested hours: 10am to 10pm We have also organized specific lobby days by group: Monday (4/25): All Unions Day - Public, Building Trades, Private Sector, CLCs, Union E-boards, Officers & Staff Tuesday (4/26): AFSCME and all non-education, non-public safety workers Wednesday (4/27): Public Safety Day Thursday (4/28): Education Day Friday See the note by | Chris Priest|
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Revolution in America | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters
Revolution in America | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters
Posted on Facebook by | Pronoblem Baalberith
great piece by micah white. wake up people. turn off your television. there is only one viable option at this point. smash the two party system.
Revolution in America Full Article Here| Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters
YouTube - Union Town by Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
YouTube - Union Town by Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Posted on Facebook by | 540,000 To See Scott Walker out of WI, January 2012
Introducing, Tom Morello's new pro-union song called Union Town. Seems like it was only yesterday when he was shaking hands with us in the capitol.
Hold down the line, Wisconsin!
Union Town by Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
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Visit http://saveworkers.org/ to join the fight and download "Union Town" for free. Video by Revolution Messaging. Directed and edited by Robin Bell. Tom More...
Posted on Facebook by | 540,000 To See Scott Walker out of WI, January 2012
Introducing, Tom Morello's new pro-union song called Union Town. Seems like it was only yesterday when he was shaking hands with us in the capitol.
Hold down the line, Wisconsin!
Union Town by Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
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Visit http://saveworkers.org/ to join the fight and download "Union Town" for free. Video by Revolution Messaging. Directed and edited by Robin Bell. Tom More...
The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a 2007 book by Canadian author Naomi Klein, and is the basis of a 2009 documentary by the same name.
The book argues that the free market policies of Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman have risen to prominence in some countries because they were pushed through while the citizens were reacting to disasters or upheavals. It is implied that some man-made crises, such as the Falklands war, may have been created with the intention of being able to push through these unpopular reforms in their wake.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a 2007 book by Canadian author Naomi Klein, and is the basis of a 2009 documentary by the same name.
The book argues that the free market policies of Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman have risen to prominence in some countries because they were pushed through while the citizens were reacting to disasters or upheavals. It is implied that some man-made crises, such as the Falklands war, may have been created with the intention of being able to push through these unpopular reforms in their wake.
Egypt's Facebook Revolution: Wael Ghonim Thanks The Social Network
Egypt's Facebook Revolution: Wael Ghonim Thanks The Social Network
"I want to meet Mark Zuckerberg one day and thank him [...] I'm talking on behalf of Egypt. [...] This revolution started online. This revolution started on Facebook. This revolution started [...] in June 2010 when hundreds of thousands of Egyptians started collaborating content. We would post a video on Facebook that would be shared by 60,000 people on their walls within a few hours. I've always said that if you want to liberate a society just give them the Internet. [...]" Full Article Here
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Madison360: UW-Madison's sad and confusing family feud
Madison360: UW-Madison's sad and confusing family feud
Chancellor Biddy Martin had finished her by-now-familiar sales pitch that the University of Wisconsin-Madison can only succeed by splitting from the UW System.
A Facebook message that sparked Egypt protests - Hindustan Times
A Facebook message that sparked Egypt protests - Hindustan Times
A Facebook message that sparked Egypt protests - Hindustan Times
Asmaa Mahfouz told Al-Mihwar TV that the first activity was on Facebook.
“Yes. I was angry that everybody was saying that we had to take action, but nobody was doing anything. So I wrote on Facebook: 'People, I am going to Tahrir Square today'. This was a week before January 25."
“I wrote that I was going to demand the...rights of my country. I wrote that I was 26 years old...,” the Middle East Media Research Institute quoted her as saying.
Asmaa said: “Whenever we talked to the people and told them to express their views, they would say: “Who can we talk to? We will be thrown in prison and tortured.’”
A Facebook message that sparked Egypt protests - Hindustan Times
Asmaa Mahfouz told Al-Mihwar TV that the first activity was on Facebook.
“Yes. I was angry that everybody was saying that we had to take action, but nobody was doing anything. So I wrote on Facebook: 'People, I am going to Tahrir Square today'. This was a week before January 25."
“I wrote that I was going to demand the...rights of my country. I wrote that I was 26 years old...,” the Middle East Media Research Institute quoted her as saying.
Asmaa said: “Whenever we talked to the people and told them to express their views, they would say: “Who can we talk to? We will be thrown in prison and tortured.’”
Wisconsin Dems have the momentum heading into final recall battle | Defend Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dems have the momentum heading into final recall battle | Defend Wisconsin
Posted on Facebook by | Defend Wisconsin
26,524 signatures were filed today supporting a recall election against GOP senator Robert Cowles, out of 15,960 required.
Wisconsin Dems have the momentum heading into final recall battle | Defend Wisconsin
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Wow. In a sign that Wisconsin Democrats can still claim momentum in the recall wars, Dems today filed the signatures to trigger a recall election against a Link thru | Defend Wisconsin
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26,524 signatures were filed today supporting a recall election against GOP senator Robert Cowles, out of 15,960 required.
Wisconsin Dems have the momentum heading into final recall battle | Defend Wisconsin
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Wow. In a sign that Wisconsin Democrats can still claim momentum in the recall wars, Dems today filed the signatures to trigger a recall election against a Link thru | Defend Wisconsin
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Citizen Journalism when the truth matters | PolitiScoop
Citizen Journalism when the truth matters | PolitiScoop
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Waukesha Again? - Say it isn't so!
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Waukesah Wisconsin -- So here we go yet again folks. Seems like something is awry in Waukesha with the recount of the votes -- it seems that there was some kind of screw up with numbers and security
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law | Defend Wisconsin
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law | Defend Wisconsin
Posted on Facebook by Defend Wisconsin | Defend Wisconsin
"GOP leadership says there is a 'possibility' the collective bargaining bill will be inserted into the 2011-2013 state budget. It could be "added as an amendment once it hits the Assembly floor for debate, or a finance committee member could insert it into the bill through a motion before sending it out of committee."
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law | Defend Wisconsin
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Get ready, protesters. The collective bargaining bill could soon be back before the Legislature.
Andrew Welhouse, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Thursday that while the "preferred avenue" for implementing the collective bargaining bill is still the state courts, there is a "possibility" the bill will be inserted into the 2011-2013 state budget.
"There is a possibility, and it has been informally discussed among Republican leadership, including the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs, that if the matter can't be fully decided on by the Supreme Court, then it will be inserted into the full budget," Welhouse told The Capital Times."
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Posted on Facebook by Defend Wisconsin | Defend Wisconsin
"GOP leadership says there is a 'possibility' the collective bargaining bill will be inserted into the 2011-2013 state budget. It could be "added as an amendment once it hits the Assembly floor for debate, or a finance committee member could insert it into the bill through a motion before sending it out of committee."
GOP eyes budget bill for anti-collective bargaining law | Defend Wisconsin
www.defendwisconsin.org
Get ready, protesters. The collective bargaining bill could soon be back before the Legislature.
Andrew Welhouse, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Thursday that while the "preferred avenue" for implementing the collective bargaining bill is still the state courts, there is a "possibility" the bill will be inserted into the 2011-2013 state budget.
"There is a possibility, and it has been informally discussed among Republican leadership, including the Joint Finance Committee co-chairs, that if the matter can't be fully decided on by the Supreme Court, then it will be inserted into the full budget," Welhouse told The Capital Times."
Go Directly to | Capitol Times Article
"Class struggle in the Midwest: Where do we go from here?"
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"Class struggle in the Midwest: Where do we go from here?"
"We are at a highpoint of the left movement in Wisconsin, the Midwest, the U.S. and the globe. What is the current status of the movement? What are the prospects of ongoing agendas--recalls, lobbying the JFC and legislators, etc.? What is the broader significance of what we have built or have the potential to continue building? What is the way forward for the movement, from the community to the state to the global level? How far ...can we go? It's up to you."
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Massachusetts Dems Pass Bill to 'Eliminate Collective Bargaining as We Know It' | MichaelMoore.com
Massachusetts Dems Pass Bill to 'Eliminate Collective Bargaining as We Know It' | MichaelMoore.com
Posted on Michael Moore's Fan Page by | Michael Moore
By Mike Elk
"Last night, the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (111-42) to strip public-sector workers of their ability to bargain collectively for healthcare. The rhetoric surrounding the bill, proposed by Democratic State House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, is in many ways similar to what Wisconsinites recently heard as Gov. Walker pushed his infamous unionbusting bill." Full Article| MichaelMoore.com
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By Mike Elk
"Last night, the Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill (111-42) to strip public-sector workers of their ability to bargain collectively for healthcare. The rhetoric surrounding the bill, proposed by Democratic State House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, is in many ways similar to what Wisconsinites recently heard as Gov. Walker pushed his infamous unionbusting bill." Full Article| MichaelMoore.com
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The Maddow Blog - The view from Benton Harbor. (P.S.: Gov says 23 managers on the way)
The Maddow Blog | The view from Benton Harbor. (P.S.: Gov says 23 managers on the way)
Posted on Eclectablog FB page | Eclectablog
"Video I shot in Benton Harbor yesterday now on The Maddow Blog.
The Maddow Blog - The view from Benton Harbor. P.S. Gov says 23 managers on the way
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Eclectablog posts this video of Benton Harbor, Michigan's lakefront park -- it's great to get a current view. You can see that it's now right up against the golf course for fancy folks."
"Stunning interactive panoramic image of Benton Harbor's Jean Klock Park taken by my stunning wife. Must-see." Eclectableblog
http://www.eclectablog.com/2011/04/interactive-panoramic-image-of-jean.html
Whirlpool Corp. Announces New Campus for Benton Harbor, Michigan - MFRTech
Whirlpool Corp. Announces New Campus for Benton Harbor, Michigan - MFRTech
Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy FB group page Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy FB group page | Richard T. Rapscallion Jr.
Follow the money.
Whirlpool Corp. Announces New Campus for Benton Harbor, Michigan - MFRTech
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Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy FB group page Posted on Michigan Stands for Democracy FB group page | Richard T. Rapscallion Jr.
Follow the money.
Whirlpool Corp. Announces New Campus for Benton Harbor, Michigan - MFRTech
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VIDEO | ARTICLE mayor-of-benton-harbor-sets-the-record-straight-about-takeover-by-emergency
mayor-of-benton-harbor-sets-the-record-straight-about-takeover-by-emergency
"Cooke said that the state and the Emergency Financial Manager, Joe Harris, are not just looking to sell off Jean Klock Park to investors. “That’s only part of it. That’s only one plank in this great home they’re building. Benton Harbor is joint owners of a treatment sewage plant with the city of St. Joe. We’re joint owners of an airport with the city of St. Joe. We have our own water plant. Benton Harbor has its own water plant. We own hundreds of vacant lots and properties in the city. That’s what they want. They want the resources of the city of Benton Harbor. I know the plan is to displace the citizens of Benton Harbor and move them way out on the peripheries. This will be a rich man’s playground,” Cooke said." FULL ARTICLE & VIDEO HERE
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Is Allegan County, Michigan about to eliminate its Planning Commission? And why?
Is Allegan County, Michigan about to eliminate its Planning Commission? And why?
Posted on Eclectablog Facebook page | Eclectablog
Is Allegan County, Michigan about to eliminate its Planning Commission? And why?
There's a developing story in Allegan County, home of the Saugatuck Dunes that I have been writing about. A Michigan law passed in 2008 called the...
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Posted on Eclectablog Facebook page | Eclectablog
Is Allegan County, Michigan about to eliminate its Planning Commission? And why?
There's a developing story in Allegan County, home of the Saugatuck Dunes that I have been writing about. A Michigan law passed in 2008 called the...
source: Eclectablog
link: Full Article...
Grocers warning of anti-Walker stickers | News From The Associated Press
News From The Associated Press
Grocers warning of anti-Walker stickers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Grocers Association is warning its members to be on the lookout for opponents of Gov. Scott Walker who are planning to deface some products in grocery stores on May 1. See full post | News From The Associated Press
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Grocers warning of anti-Walker stickers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Grocers Association is warning its members to be on the lookout for opponents of Gov. Scott Walker who are planning to deface some products in grocery stores on May 1. See full post | News From The Associated Press
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
VIDEO | Emergency Manager Harris claims Benton Harbor supports him | Michigan Messenger
Emergency Manager Harris claims Benton Harbor supports him | Michigan Messenger
Benton Harbor Emergency Manager Joe Harris said last night that 90 percent of the local citizens believe that he is the “angel of common sense” though he acknowledged that no poll has been taken.
Earlier this month Harris used new powers granted under Public Act 4 — the Emergency Manager law — to remove all decision making power from Benton Harbor’s elected officials.
“They were effectively … fired by the state legislature,” Harris told
Fox 2 News. “… Public Act 4 of 2011 stripped all local government legislators and the mayors and the city officials of the power that they once had. The order that I issued a couple weeks ago simply reiterated the fact that these individuals no longer had the authority that they once had.”
Harris, who formerly served as Chief Financial Officer and as Auditor General for the city of Detroit, said that it is conceivable that he will terminate contracts for public workers in Benton Harbor and he said that Mayor Bing will not be able to address Detroit’s financial problems without authority to change the terms of collective bargaining agreements."View Video Here
Michigan City Chafes Under State Control - NYTimes.com
Michigan City Chafes Under State Control - NYTimes.com
"Critics say the new powers, granted by the state’s new Republican leadership, are Michigan’s way to shrink benefits for public workers and undermine the strength of labor unions, just as officials have tried in Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Michigan’s state-appointed emergency managers do have authority to set aside union contracts, giving the state, in the eyes of some, the opportunity to crush any local union deals in the name of budget repair.
“It’s dictatorship, plain and simple,” said Dennis Knowles, a city commissioner who sat in a darkened, mostly empty City Hall office the other day."Full Article - NYTimes.com
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ThinkProgress » VIDEO: Bedlam Erupts At Town Hall In Orlando As GOP Rep. Defends Ending Medicare, Tax Breaks For Rich
ThinkProgress » VIDEO: Bedlam Erupts At Town Hall In Orlando As GOP Rep. Defends Ending Medicare, Tax Breaks For Rich
Posted On Ed Shultz by | Beverly Class
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/26/webster-town-hall-backlash-medicare-medicaid/
ThinkProgress » VIDEO: Bedlam Erupts At Townhall In Orlando As GOP Rep. Defends Ending Medi
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During a town hall in Orlando earlier today, Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) faced a barrage of questions from outraged constituents about the Republican budget. The Orlando Sentinel accurately described the scene as “bedlam.”
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ThinkProgress » VIDEO: Bedlam Erupts At Townhall In Orlando As GOP Rep. Defends Ending Medi
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During a town hall in Orlando earlier today, Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) faced a barrage of questions from outraged constituents about the Republican budget. The Orlando Sentinel accurately described the scene as “bedlam.”
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