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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 11:02 AM
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Michigan May Get to Vote on Budget Cutters

(Bloomberg) Michigan voters angered by budget- balancing moves by Governor Rick Snyder and the Legislature are collecting signatures to force recall elections of the first- term Republican and as many as 19 state lawmakers.

There also are efforts to remove nine Wisconsin senators who fought over limits on collective-bargaining rights for public workers, and a proposed November referendum in Ohio on a law that contains similar strictures.

The moves are a response to changes Republicans have sought in difficult budget times, creating early referendums on the governors and their policies, said Paul Beck, a professor of political science at Ohio State University.

“They have moved very far, very fast, and they have created a lot of controversy in how they’ve done it,” Beck said in a telephone interview. “We’ll see how deep that reaction goes because we’ll have votes.” .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-20/michigan-may-get-to-vote-on-budget-cutters.html



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Stuart G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 11:13 AM
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1. I hope we get those Republicans, and destroy them..cause..
Edited on Mon Jun-20-11 11:14 AM by Stuart G
that is what they are doing to us...K and R

thanks for posting..
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-20-11 12:04 PM
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