Tag: Rick Snyder

Citing the unconstitutionality of their actions under the Michigan constitution, Ingraham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina has ordered Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr to take no further actions that threaten to diminish the pension benefits of City of Detroit retirees. Aquilina said the Michigan Constitution…

Via PoliticusUSA: Not only is Rick Snyder one of the most unpopular governors in the country, but he is trailing his Democratic opponent Mark Schauer, 42%-38%. According to PPP, Gov. Snyder continues to be one of the most unpopular governors in the country. His disapproval rating (52%) is 12 points…

H/T Rachel Maddow For this great piece showing how the Michigan Republicans blatantly ignore the law and the Constitution to get their far right agenda passed(sound familiar). Why do they do that you might ask? The answer is simple, their ideas and philosophy do not hold up to scrutiny, the…

And will be discussed in the History books for years and years… It was the year The "tea party" took over the US in the form of a grassroots anti-government movement and turned most states and much of congress red. That was November 2010, by February 2011, the picture was…

Here’s what some of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s fellow Republican governors have to say about stripping public employee unions of their right to collectively bargain: Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott: “My belief is as long as people know what they’re doing, collective bargaining is fine.” Republican Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels,…