Facing protests, Pscholka withdraws from Blossomtime parade | Michigan Messenger

Facing protests, Pscholka withdraws from Blossomtime parade | Michigan Messenger

"State Rep. Al Pscholka (R-Stevensville), House sponsor of Michigan’s Emergency Manager law, has announced that he will not participate in the annual St. Joseph/Benton Harbor Blossomtime parade this Saturday because people are planning to protest.

Pscholka’s bill, which was signed into law in March, has been used to strip the Benton Harbor City Commission of all decision making power, a move that has inspired protests, national television coverage, calls for legal action and an effort to recall him.

In a Facebook message Pscholka said that the parade, which will be lead by Gov. Rick Snyder, “is not, in any way, a tasteful forum for political dialogue.”

“When I got word that there was a possibility of protestors at the Blossomtime Parade, I was deeply disappointed and angered, to say the least. With every indication that the protests will still take place there, I have made the decision not to participate as part of the parade procession." Full Article| Michigan Messenger

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On the heels of the start of the recall effort against Rep. Al Pscholka, I have learned that eight additional state Representatives in Michigan are now being targeted for recall. These Republicans are being targeted because they won narrow victories in November 2010 and most are in traditionally blue (Democratic) districts (like Mark Ouimet in the 52nd District, i.e. MY district.)

ActBlue — Recall Al Pscholka

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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.

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