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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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11. When Michigan passed Snyder's "emergency manager" law the people overturned it by proposition

Reply to Lodestar (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 04:19 AM

Mar 2016

so the legislature passed the exact same law again with the addendum that it could not be overturned by proposition.

Republican Rule #1: If you can't win under the existing rules, change the rules.

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