IMPORTANT VIDEO: MAYOR OF LANSING MICHIGAN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT BENTON HARBOR | RACHEL MADDOW

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Feeling mad about Benton Harbor, Michigan? Rev. Jesse Jackson's speaking out today, and last night on the show an outraged mayor.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson is reportedly heading to Benton Harbor, Michigan, today, the first city to have its elected officials sat down under the state's new emergency financial manager law.

"Our Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves at what's happening in Michigan. It is dire, and it is sad -- a sad day for democracy. It's really everything you said. It is taxation without representation. You know, it is the corporatization. We're seeing the corporatization of our Democratic process.

Today, in Michigan, they trained something -- the government is training 200 EFMs, emergency financial managers. This is an industry now that the administration is going to be in. They have lowered the bar for taking over cities.

It used to be -- EFMs were very rarely used. Their powers were circumscribed. They were to go in and deal with the finances and work with the powers that be.

Now, they are in charge. Now they can fire elected officials. It is unprecedented in Michigan and I think in America and it's dangerous." Mayor of Lansing Michigan


WATCH VIDEO HERE The Maddow Blog - Something to say about Benton Harbor

About the Rally Next Week
On Wednesday, April 27th there will be a march/rally in Benton Harbor, Michigan in response to the usurping of the rights and democratic process of their city government and their citizens by empowering a non-elected Emergency Financial Manager to take over the day-to-day operations of Benton Harbor.
We will start at the Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce located at 38 West Wall Street and then march to City Hall.
We need your help to get the word out to make this protest huge in numbers.
Thank you,Heartland

LINK TO RALLY INFO: RevolutionHeartland Rally | Benton Harbor | Wednesday April 27, 2011

Michigan's Governor Rick Synder
PHONE (517) 373-3400
EMAIL Rick.Snyder@michigan.gov
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