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
Comments
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
posted | Jonny Cache
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 ...
posted | Jonny Cache
Cincinnati • First Ever Demonstation Against An ALEC Event
www.dailykos.com
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
Invite here
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
Invite here
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
Our event is live on Facebook. To indicate if you are planning to attend or simply to visit the event page click here. If you have a Facebook account please pass the information on to your friends.
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!
www.dailykos.com
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
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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
LIVE NOW | CLICK HERE 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...
source: Eclectablog
link: Full Article...
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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.
Click on Act Blue and Vote for Preserving Democracy with Your Contribution.
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
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