Here in Michigan ,
we have a slew of proposals that people are trying to get on the ballot in
November and all of them are trying to make a mockery out of our democratic
system of government, in my opinion.
I have seen proposal signature collectors (who are paid per
signature) approach people with come-ons that are deceptive as hell; who would
not sign when told the proposal will protect Michigan jobs, or save the environment, etc.
The big point to remember when discussing any proposal is
the fact that each proposal WANTS TO BE ADDED TO OUR STATE CONSTITUTION.
What that means is that the proposal will become a
constitutionally mandated law which means it cannot be voted down or changed or
touched in any other way except by another constitutional amendment which is
hard as hell to do and can only be done by another voter proposal.
What I am saying is that the people behind these proposals
want to take the matter out of the hands of our governor, our legislature and
our courts; they want their proposal enshrined in our constitution, never to be
challenged and that is plainly undemocratic and a ruse upon the people of
Michigan.
I don’t care what the proposal is about, I care that it is
trying to get into our state constitution and once in there, it is untouchable
even if it is bad for the people of Michigan .
Why would people try to get proposals that may be bad for
the people of Michigan
into our state constitution?.. because the proposals are good for someone or
some group and not necessarily the people of Michigan .
Take for example the proposal to get 8 new casinos built in Michigan (4 in Detroit ).
Obviously the owners of the casinos would benefit and also the owners of the
land that the casinos would be built on.
Do we need more casinos? Well you may agree or disagree with
that question but the proposal will take choice away from local communities and
constitutionally mandate that these casinos will be built in your community
whether you like it or not…get my point?
At present, our constitution prohibits the building of
casinos without a vote of the people; all that will change with this proposal.
The many people that signed petitions for this proposal were
told the proposal will create thousands of new jobs and that cannot be bad in
our economy BUT it takes away a community’s right to say if it wants a casino
or not in their backyard…so:
VOTE NO ON ALL MICHIGAN
PROPOSALS…they are not in your best interest!!!
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