Why it took a piece by Rachel Maddow--not a Michigan native, not a show based in the state--to bring the republicans in Michigan's legislature subverting of democracy (and the state's constitution) with their failure to follow the state's immediate effect law to the forefront of Michigan news (lame, page 7, he said/she said journalism) is beyond me. It's not often the Free Press, usually as lily-livered as far too many of the Dems in the nation's capital, is to be commended for their editorial stands, but they hit the nail on the head with this one.
Still, outside of the Progressive blogs (Daily Kos here, Digby here--and Digby wonders why there hasn't been more of an outcry from Michigan Dems, the simple answer is that's what happens when your party is lead by a DINO, State Party Chairman Mark Brewer, whose claim to fame is leading Michigan Democrats to their greatest defeat ever in 2010) there hasn't been nearly enough outrage and eventually it's going to come down to how the Michigan State Supreme Court decides it. Since it's in the republican advantage (4 justices to 3), I'm really looking forward to their ruling explaining to us Michiganders who own a calculator how two-thirds of 110 equals 63 (note to those who suck at math: it doesn't, two-thirds of 110 is 73).
Ought to do wonders to help those state test scores in arithmetic soar, though--remember kids, percentages equal whatever you want them to!
Peace,
emaycee
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