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Enabling Act of 1933 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enabling Act of 1933 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Enabling Act (German: Ermächtigungsgesetz) was passed by Germany's Reichstag and signed by President Paul von Hindenburg on 24 March 1933. It was the second major step, after the Reichstag Fire Decree, through which Chancellor Adolf Hitler legally obtained plenary powers and established his dictatorship
Janet Miller exactly.- Janet Miller and to those of you who feel the need to criticize this post.......don't bother. you obviously don't get the point.
Dominick Carmine Giannattasio His speech is another fine example of religion being used to control mass amounts of people using fear and guilt.
- Janet Miller lol!
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to be Grand Marshal at Benton Harbor festival
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to be Grand Marshal at Benton Harbor festival
Lora Brock- Trezil | http://networkedblogs.com/gZE6w Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to be Grand
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I'll give Rick Snyder credit. The dude displays a whole lotta chutzpah. He's going to be the Grand Marshal at the Benton Harbor Grand Floral Festival...
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I'll give Rick Snyder credit. The dude displays a whole lotta chutzpah. He's going to be the Grand Marshal at the Benton Harbor Grand Floral Festival...
YouTube - RSA Animate - Crises of Capitalism
YouTube - RSA Animate - Crises of Capitalism
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In this RSA Animate, renowned academic David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that really could be responsible, just, and humane? This is based on a lecture at the RSA (www.theRSA.org).
Kicked out | SocialistWorker.org
Kicked out | SocialistWorker.org
Jenny Justice
http://socialistworker.org/2011/04/22/kicked-out
This is some of the groundwork behind what is now happening to Benton Harbor,- good books to read on this issue, and the topic of revanchist gentrification, are Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a Day, and Mary Pattillo's Black on the Block. What happened in Chicago - via city-wide plan to reform public housing, that was actually intended to take away lakefront land and homes from the poor and the black so that the rich and the white could have access to that prime real estate, - is exactly what the GOP plans for Benton Harbor, and whatever lake front town is next, - they want the water, they want it all.
This is some of the groundwork behind what is now happening to Benton Harbor,- good books to read on this issue, and the topic of revanchist gentrification, are Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a Day, and Mary Pattillo's Black on the Block. What happened in Chicago - via city-wide plan to reform public housing, that was actually intended to take away lakefront land and homes from the poor and the black so that the rich and the white could have access to that prime real estate, - is exactly what the GOP plans for Benton Harbor, and whatever lake front town is next, - they want the water, they want it all.
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In 2002, Socialist Worker reported on the Chicago's "Plan for Transformation" of public housing and talked to residents about its impact.
SDS in Madison Protest, 150,000 March | Students for a Democratic Society
SDS in Madison Protest, 150,000 March | Students for a Democratic Society
Marsha Kovach
Marsha Kovach
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By Jacob Flom Madison, WI - Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) led a student contingent in the March 12 Madison, Wisconsin rally of 150,000. SDS chapters from Wisconsin, Illinois and Maryland marched in support of workers. Milwaukee students showed solidarity with their teachers and other campu
Detroit pension boards sue over emergency financial manager law | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Detroit pension boards sue over emergency financial manager law | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
The City of Detroit's two pension boards have challenged part of the state's new emergency financial manager law, calling it unconstitutional and a threat to the pension systems.
The City of Detroit's two pension boards have challenged part of the state's new emergency financial manager law, calling it unconstitutional and a threat to the pension systems.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claims the law gives the governor and state treasurer unbridled power to appoint emergency managers with "czar-like powers" that could usurp collective bargaining rights of city employees who negotiated pension plans. One pension system covers general employees, the other police and firefighters.
The 30-page complaint calls unconstitutional a portion of the new law that the suit claims allows EFMs to remove members of local pension boards "for any or no reason at all."
Video | Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to city leaders in Benton Harbor - southbendtribune.com
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to city leaders in Benton Harbor - southbendtribune.com
"In front of an audience of church leaders and city leaders on Wednesday, Jackson encouraged the city of Benton Harbor to fight for democracy.
"Clearly we must prepare to file a major lawsuit to restore democratic rights in Benton Harbor," said Jackson. He encouraged church and city leaders to form a coalition.
Jackson spoke in front of an audience of about 30 people inside the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Benton Harbor.
In March, Michigan's governor signed a law granting more powers to emergency managers. On Friday the emergency financial manager in Benton Harbor — hired to help balance the budget there — suspended the decision-making powers of city officials. That order means they can only call meetings to order, adjourn them and approve minutes of meetings. On Wednesday Jackson encouraged city leaders to fight back.
"I am enthusiastic," said Benton Harbor Mayor Wilce Cooke, "I think it was a great meeting. There is a movement out there in support for Benton Harbor to help us oversee and overcome the adversity that we have with a financial manager.""
Video and Full Article Here- southbendtribune.com
"In front of an audience of church leaders and city leaders on Wednesday, Jackson encouraged the city of Benton Harbor to fight for democracy.
"Clearly we must prepare to file a major lawsuit to restore democratic rights in Benton Harbor," said Jackson. He encouraged church and city leaders to form a coalition.
Jackson spoke in front of an audience of about 30 people inside the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Benton Harbor.
In March, Michigan's governor signed a law granting more powers to emergency managers. On Friday the emergency financial manager in Benton Harbor — hired to help balance the budget there — suspended the decision-making powers of city officials. That order means they can only call meetings to order, adjourn them and approve minutes of meetings. On Wednesday Jackson encouraged city leaders to fight back.
"I am enthusiastic," said Benton Harbor Mayor Wilce Cooke, "I think it was a great meeting. There is a movement out there in support for Benton Harbor to help us oversee and overcome the adversity that we have with a financial manager.""
Video and Full Article Here- southbendtribune.com
Take Back America For The People: SOLDIERS FOR PEACE-WHO WE ARE
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Our mission: Educating the US public on the costs of allowing corporations to control their government. Our focus is on amending the US Constitution to abolish corporate personhood. Ending fascism in America will lead to permanent world peace. The US can and must become a partner in achieving world...
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Our mission: Educating the US public on the costs of allowing corporations to control their government. Our focus is on amending the US Constitution to abolish corporate personhood. Ending fascism in America will lead to permanent world peace. The US can and must become a partner in achieving world...
What Is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Not Telling Us About Financial Stress Test Legislation? - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - Forbes
What Is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Not Telling Us About Financial Stress Test Legislation? - Rick Ungar - The Policy Page - Forbes
“Walker went on to very clearly state that nobody on his staff nor in his administration was involved in planning any legislation that would mimic the Michigan law or do anything suggested in my post…This led me to consider that while Walker may have been technically correct in the wording of his denial – because there may or may not be a member of the Governor’s staff or administration who is dealing with these issues – that involvement could be happening somewhere else, such as in the legislative branch or in the private sector...While the GMC will tell us that it is as they say it is, I find the explanation painfully difficult to believe. I suspect that any rationally inquisitive individual with an interest in the topic might also come to the conclusion that there is more to this than what is being explained."READ MORE HERE | Rick Ungar | The Policy Page | Forbes
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Supporters of GOP senator crash recall challenger’s event
Supporters of GOP senator crash recall challenger’s event
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Camera lens is damaged; gate crashing. Repubs are becoming more and more agressive.
Supporters of GOP senator crash recall challenger’s event
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Camera lens is damaged; gate crashing. Repubs are becoming more and more agressive.
Supporters of GOP senator crash recall challenger’s event
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Rep. Tammy Baldwin: Preserving the Medicare contract
Rep. Tammy Baldwin: Preserving the Medicare contract
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ARTICLE HERE | Rep. Tammy Baldwin: Preserving the Medicare contract
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ARTICLE HERE | Rep. Tammy Baldwin: Preserving the Medicare contract
For decades, Medicare has kept millions of our senior citizens from living out their days in poverty.
"Just three days after they introduced it, without the support of any Democrats, Republicans in the House passed their plan to break that contract and end Medicare as we know it. Their plan would privatize Medicare, cut benefits, and force seniors to buy insurance on their own from insurance companies. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, under the Republican plan, most elderly people will pay more for medical care and get less than they do under Medicare.
"Just three days after they introduced it, without the support of any Democrats, Republicans in the House passed their plan to break that contract and end Medicare as we know it. Their plan would privatize Medicare, cut benefits, and force seniors to buy insurance on their own from insurance companies. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, under the Republican plan, most elderly people will pay more for medical care and get less than they do under Medicare.
The Republican plan would reopen the Part D prescription drug donut hole and seniors would immediately begin paying higher costs for their medications. And, under their plan, the cost to beneficiaries of Medicare coverage would go from the current $5,538 to $12,513 in 2022 and those costs would continue to rise.
Not one dollar of that increase in beneficiary costs goes to reducing the deficit – it all goes to cover the higher costs of private plans that the Republicans would force seniors to join." READ MORE
New Facebook Page | A Referendum to Reject MI PA 4 - The Emergency Financial Manager
Click here for Facebook Page Link | A Referendum to Reject MI PA 4 - The Emergency Financial Manager,
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Location
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FAQs about the new EFM law | Facebook Page Info
Can it there be a referendum | Facebook Note
Compiled by Betsy Coffia, Traverse City, MI from direct source PA 4 and other (cited) sources
*self disclosure: I do not belong to a union, nor do I work for a school or other state funded entity. I have lived in northern Michigan since I was 5 and voted regularly since I was 18. I do not typically think of myself as an activist, but this is a PEOPLE issue. It sets an incredibly frightening precedent and impacts us all.
Concerns with the expanded,
more powerful EFM law Gov. Rick Snyder signed March 16, 2011
more powerful EFM law Gov. Rick Snyder signed March 16, 2011
- Even as Michigan is struggling financially, this law puts NO salary cap on the EFM – multiple attempts to cap it to be no more than what a Michigan Governor makes were voted down!
- An amendment to prevent the EFM from receiving outside compensation while on the job was VOTED DOWN.
- NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED • An EFM controlling a school district is NOT required to have any experience or background in education, yet is allowed to make educational plans and curriculum choices.
- SO LONG, COMMUNITY IDENTITY • The EFM can abolish cities and towns and can force school districts to merge and consolidate with others, or close public schools and turn them into charter schools, with NO input from the affected communities.
- BROKEN AGREEMENTS • The EFM can break existing contracts and remove collective bargaining rights to public employees (teachers, firefighters, bus drivers, police, corrections officers, etc.)
- FOR PROFIT… JAILS • The EFM can privatize functions such as jails, busing, food service, etc.
- PARKS, WATERFRONT FOR SALE • The EFM decides if public “assets” (land, buildings, etc.) will be sold. If the state treasurer signs off, the EFM can sell without competitive bid.
- YES there are more | (read them here)
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