"Financial Martial Law" in Michigan; Governor's appointees replace elected officials

[rambone]

Michigan is going through an economic crisis of its. It needs to be handled, but the process must be honored in doing so. The governor's idea to handle the crisis is to fire locally elected officials and replace them with his own handpicked financial managers (read czars). It even mentions eliminating whole cities and school districts without any public input, and force municipalities into bankruptcy.

The economic situation needs to be handled, but not at the cost of the elective process. The State should have no say in local school's and local town's money. It should be collected locally and spent locally.

Michigan bill would impose "financial martial law"

 

[jedi]

As long as the have food and entertainment the don't care about this.

 

[Expat]

This isn't the GOP Governor. The old Canadian Democrat Governor took over Benton Harbor several years ago because it was on the verge of bankruptcy. I have the feeling that it is legally able to do so, probably even mandated because the city council in Benton Harbor have been very angry about this and would have sued if they could.

 

[rambone]

They are having a rally against the Governor's actions at the end of the month.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180701291976943


Interested in more people's input on this.

 

[joslar15]

As long as the have food and entertainment the don't care about this.

Bread and Circuses.

 

[BumpShadow]

Their doing this because michigans' "elected" offical are so corrupt that their as elected as a prostate exam. "martial law" is the only way to root them out. At said, it is a disturbling thing to see. But it may be the only answer at this point.

 

[dross]

Not enough info in the link to form an opinion.

 

[rambone]

More info >>>

Here are some more links/videos I found. Since a republican wrote the bill, mostly democrats seem to be the ones crying foul. But as we should know, just because a Republican does it, doesn't make it right or constitutional. Benton Harbor, MI, seems to be the first town affected.

Although Michigan is in bad financial shape, I think there is something inherently wrong with a central government/governor kicking out locally elected representatives. It kinda sounds like Gov. Snyder is using a crisis to centralize government power in his state.


Thousands Protest Snyder's Authoritarian Power Grab

Governor removes power of Elected Officials in Benton Harbor Michigan

Predominantly Black City of Benton Harbor Taken Over By Governor Rick Snyder!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bex1D1BldcA

 

[other guy]

park takeover

They are using this as an excuse to takeover a waterfront park and turn it into a golf course developement.

 

[Leadeye]

Sounds like the city council should do thier jobs and provide some workable alternatives to get the city out of it's problems rather than throwing a hissy fit.

 

[SGT Bull]

As long as the have food and entertainment the don't care about this.

'Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses"
- Juvenal, Satire 10.77–81 (in reference to the fall of the Roman Empire)