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(26,955 posts) Thu Apr 26, 2012, 01:40 PM Apr 2012

(Michigan's) EM referendum won't be on November ballot (due to font size on the petitions) [View all]

Source: Detroit News

April 26, 2012 at 1:17 pm
EM referendum won't be on November ballot
By Karen Bouffard and Chad Livengood
Detroit News Lansing Bureau

Lansing— The Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 along party lines Thursday on whether Michiganians will get to vote in November on a repeal of the controversial emergency manager law — sparking angry shouts of "shame" and "fascists" from the audience.

The vote means the question won't appear on the general election ballot unless supporters of the repeal ask a court to intervene.

Democrats Julie Matuzak and James Water voted to approve the petitions while Republicans Jeffrey Timmer and Norman Shinkle voted against it.

More than 140 supporters of repealing Public Act 4 began chanting "Shame, Shame, Shame" and shouting down the board members as "fascists" as they tried to exit the heated meeting.

Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120426/POLITICS02/204260440#ixzz1tAWqDEkl

This is democracy, GOP style!

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(Michigan's) EM referendum won't be on November ballot (due to font size on the petitions) [View all] Bozita Apr 2012 OP

This is hideous - what state is next? ProfessionalLeftist Apr 2012 #1

OFFS! sakabatou Apr 2012 #2

I knew this would happen. One member of the Board of Canvassers brought the catbyte Apr 2012 #3

What a disgusting excuse........ Smilo Apr 2012 #4

It's so sickening. One bagger Board of Canvassers catbyte Apr 2012 #7

Everyone in Michigan has representative government, its called the state government. ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #18

A jackhammer is a tool. So Mi. citizens should have jackhammer governance? MichiganVote Apr 2012 #21

Its not jack hammer governance ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #23

So you believe a fascist governor should be able to overthrow democratically elected local officials Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #25

No, and that is not what the original EM law does ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #26

I never said that local officials should be untouchable Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #27

You might want to take a better look at the original EM law...it was more sweeping than many ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #28

Just because Granholm did it that does not make it OK Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #29

What Granholm did was more than OK, its was necessary, even overdue ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #30

Oh riiiiiiiightttt...this Governor and the Legislature salivate for the MichiganVote Apr 2012 #31

What entirely new law? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #32

link to video... Bozita Apr 2012 #5

What condition is Michigan's Supreme Court in? RC Apr 2012 #6

Stacked with Repukes. No hope there. Michigan gov't is in a world of hurt and if we don't take Purveyor Apr 2012 #8

Riots comin' MichiganVote Apr 2012 #22

Local newscast said petitioners would head to the state's Court of Appeals, bypassing circuit courts Bozita Apr 2012 #13

The question, Michigan voters, is this gratuitous Apr 2012 #9

How's this font size? KamaAina Apr 2012 #10

LOL .... Trajan Apr 2012 #19

Could the printer be a repuke? KamaAina Apr 2012 #11

Printer swears he used 14pt. type. Bozita Apr 2012 #12

Don't print reduce in size when copied on copiers? LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #17

Even by the standards that is astoundingly petty. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #14

This decision is just as dictatorial as the law the petition is intended to help repeal. eyewall Apr 2012 #15

Rethugs are putting it all out there for all to see. The gloves off now. Get to court, Michigan! freshwest Apr 2012 #16

Ah, the system is working just as the Koch Bros. intended HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #20

California Sec State has used damn near the same tactics previously ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #24