In Case You Missed This... 'Michigan's Hostile Takeover'

[jsmirman]

7. I would think State Constitutions/State Laws

govern this kind of situation, although I'm sure there's someone with a fuller understanding of this than I have. I do wonder if there's any clever legal way to take the thing federal, like a denial of due process to tax and then remove all say over services, etc., but my guess is that these are all state law questions. The question of how a person is governed within his or her own state, by state and local governments is for states to determine, by and large, I think, and is troubled by Federal law, the Constitution only if you can point to a specific right that you have as an American that is being denied. When it comes to matters of governance, I don't think you're likely to find federal grounds - I know part of the idea is the concept that if you don't like how a state has set its constitution/its laws, it's presumed you can move.

It is *wild* what is happening in Michigan, but I think they've got to revolt in that state. I would hope that there would be many people mobilized in Michigan for the next go round like never before.