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More Michigan Covidiocy
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Sam3 wrote:
[quote=AllGold]

::Confusednip:::

There is a petition drive to nullify the law that gives emergency powers. They have enough signatures and if certified, it can go directly to the Republican-majority legislature and it will be veto proof.

Yeah, isn't that a nice quirk in the law, 1/10th of the population gets to decide what everyone will have to do. (if my math is correct). Approx. 350,000 signatures are need to get a petition put on a ballot, or, if the legislature wants, they can debate and vote on that petition. If it passes, the ballot initiative becomes a veto-proof law, the ballot initiative doesn't have to appear on the ballot anymore. So a minority can make the rules, if the legislature approves.
Definitely bad lawmaking.

The problem is the Republican-majority legislature doesn't represent a majority of voters because of gerrymandering. Fortunately, that will soon change in Michigan with the independent redistricting commission (which, by the way, is the result of a ballot initiative). Republicans know they will lose their majority and are trying to ram through everything they can before the clock runs out.
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More Michigan Covidiocy - by Sam3 - 04-26-2021, 02:32 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by cbelt3 - 04-26-2021, 02:41 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by Sam3 - 04-26-2021, 02:44 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by S. Pupp - 04-26-2021, 02:49 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by p8712 - 04-26-2021, 04:17 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by deckeda - 04-26-2021, 04:48 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by Speedy - 04-26-2021, 08:03 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by S. Pupp - 04-26-2021, 11:20 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by p8712 - 04-26-2021, 11:58 PM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by AllGold - 04-27-2021, 01:26 AM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by AllGold - 04-27-2021, 01:33 AM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by Don C - 04-27-2021, 01:39 AM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by Speedy - 04-27-2021, 05:10 AM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by Sam3 - 04-27-2021, 08:41 AM
Re: More Michigan Covidiocy - by AllGold - 04-27-2021, 07:41 PM

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