Michigan ends the dictatorship of the Emergency Manager Law.

Protesters speak out against Flint's emergency manager on the lawn of Flint City Hall in April.

There is no problem a community has that requires the dismantling of democracy!

The governor's agenda for Michigan has been rejected.



Posted: Nov 07, 2012 1:00 AM EST
Updated: Nov 07, 2012 11:29 AM EST
By Amy Akers

...All six proposals were voted down. (click here)
Proposal 1: Emergency Manager Law

Gov. Rick Snyder says a decision by Michigan voters to reject a proposal that would have retained an emergency manager law he championed will make it more difficult for financially troubled communities to succeed.

The Republican told WWJ-AM on Wednesday morning that everyone wants to see those communities succeed, but the best tool to help them now is off the table.

The law gave state-appointed managers sweeping authority to cancel union contracts and oust elected officials overseeing insolvent local governments.

Michigan voters also rejected five proposals to amend the state constitution to deal with issues ranging from collective bargaining to building a new bridge to Canada.

Snyder had urged voters to reject the proposals to amend the constitution. He says those could have been "devastating" to the state if approved....