We are sure, here in Michigan, to be treated to many more elitist pieces on the Emergency Financial Manager law (which basically turns Michigan cities, school districts, and whatever other entity is at the republicans' whim into dictatorships, destroying any semblance of democracy in our once great state to advance their union-busting agenda) like this one by Stephen Henderson in which he calls the EMF law unpleasant but sees a lack of an alternative (we've survived as a state for well over 200 years and no one can think of anything better than slapping the face of voters statewide? fucking really?). Or this piece by the head of a communications firm (see also, paid bullshit artist), Karen Dumas, who tries to explain to us little peons just why this law became so necessary to save us from ourselves (and has the unmitigated gall to claim that somehow a law which infringes on our voting rights should be upheld because, well, people died defending our voting rights).
There is only one answer to any editorial or guest commentary asking us to uphold the EMF law on November 6th, and that is the words of Mr. Benjamin Franklin, who so presciently professed that those who give up their liberty for a little security deserve neither.
Woe unto any Michigander who gives up their voting voice for supposed financial security--mark my words, if we allow it to continue, the EMF law will be the beginning of the end of common men and women having any say in the affairs of this state.
Peace,
emaycee
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