The Far Left’s War on Direct Democracy
Posted in Constitution, Democratic Party, Election, Freedom, Income Taxes, Lobbyists / Special Interests, Marinette, Menominee, Michigan, Revolution, Social Security & Medicare, State Government, State of Wisconsin, U.S. Government, Wisconsin, congress, rights, taxation on Aug 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
The war against citizen initiatives has other fronts. This year in Michigan, taxpayer groups tried to recall House Speaker Andy Dillon after he pushed through a 12% increase in the state income tax. But petitioners collecting the necessary 8,724 signatures in his suburban Detroit district were set upon. In Redford, police union members held a rally backing Mr. Dillon and would alert blockers to the location of recall petitioners. Outsiders would then surround petitioners and potential signers, using threatening language.
Mr. Dillon denied organizing such activity. Then it was revealed two of the harassers were state employees working directly for him. Another “voter educator” hired by the state’s Democratic Party had been convicted of armed robbery. After 2,000 signatures were thrown out on technical grounds, the recall effort fell 700 signatures short.
