Living On the Diagonal

Michigan’s Ballot Referendums May Require a Philadelphia Lawyer Proposal 1: A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 4 OF 2011 – THE EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW Public Act 4 of 2011 would: • Establish criteria to assess the financial condition of local government units, including school districts. • Authorize Governor to appoint an emergency manager (EM) upon state finding of a financial emergency, and allow the EM to act in place of local government officials. • Require EM to develop financial and operating plans, which may include modification or termination of contracts, reorganization of government, and  determination of expenditures, services, and use of assets until the emergency is resolved. • Alternatively, authorize state-appointed review team to enter into a local government approved consent decree. Should this law be approved? (Yes or No) NO –     This referendum appears to obtain the consent of the voters once emergency managers are in place. It is as ...

The Mitt Romney  Business Philosophy & Questions President Obama Must Confront! As a history major, I have been conducting research on the Internet as well as dusting off my yellow-paged copy of one of the best treatise on the Populist and Progressive movement whose origins lie immediately after the Civil War.  The title is "Rendezvous with Destiny" by Eric F. Goldman published in 1953. Although some may view his perception and interpretation of events may seem outdated, to the contrary it speaks to Americans today as a handbook detailing the history, struggle and the start of a Progressive Movement in this country that brought change to America in the sense that the have-nots and working class finally had to be recognized as the "We" as in "We the People." Professor Goldman goes to great lengths not only document the history throughout the time period he finds most important, but makes every attempt to present all of the arguments tha...