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I am mourning the death of democracy in Detroit. [View all] catbyte Mar 2013 OP

i saw some of this coming for MI a few years ago but I never thought they could take it so far lunasun Mar 2013 #1

All right, Where are the black cops with this? busterbrown Mar 2013 #41

I feel the same. erinlough Mar 2013 #2

Thank ALEC and the Koch brothers.... MrMickeysMom Mar 2013 #3

K&R From wisconsin..... another one of the Great Lake States being sold off one midnight Mar 2013 #4

If I may add my vote of empathy reteachinwi Mar 2013 #13

I read today in the Wisconsin blog that there might be an injunction to the mining bill that midnight Mar 2013 #67

The Bad River Tribe has treaty rights that may be effected reteachinwi Mar 2013 #68

It's despicable. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #5

Fuck Occupying, that is about time to lay siege. TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #6

Awful truth Phlem Mar 2013 #73

Past time IMO. Get a few hundred thousand of the unrepresented......... socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #88

I have been mourning the death of Detroit since the late 60s FrodosPet Mar 2013 #7

They may have bit off more than they can chew. watoos Mar 2013 #8

Watch out, or the Drones will come for you. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #22

Would you rather be stacked 3 deep 12 to a room surrounded with gun towers and barbed wire. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #40

take this lying down? backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #48

That is axactly the protest I was thinking of the Bush takeover. Kokonoe Mar 2013 #85

This is a Democrat and union controlled city that is now imploding. Zax2me Mar 2013 #9

It IS Sad, but that's not the message Herr Snyder is sending LibertyBell7 Mar 2013 #18

Democracy has served its purpose, and now the corporations take over, I presume. ancianita Mar 2013 #20

Detroit doesn't own the Ren Center, and can't sell it -- it is owned by General Motors FarCenter Mar 2013 #10

FarCenter, hmmm? Doremus Mar 2013 #80

It depends on the topic FarCenter Mar 2013 #81

That's your opinion, of course. Doremus Mar 2013 #84

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Destroying democracy? FresnoDemocrat Mar 2013 #14

+1 Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #15

Detroit was killed by Republican international trade policies... krispos42 Mar 2013 #12

Factories and population began to move out of the City of Detroit before trade policies mattered. FarCenter Mar 2013 #16

I'm sure they did... krispos42 Mar 2013 #17

It not clear that Detroit was that sucessful at auto manufacturing FarCenter Mar 2013 #33

have you ever done business in Detroit? backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #49

So you think this is a good idea? catbyte Mar 2013 #55

I think nothing could be worse than backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #60

Then it's time for neighborhood and workplace councils to take over....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #89

And so Fascism should run amok instead? LovingA2andMI Mar 2013 #99

no...I just live in reality backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #107

Yep, hit it right on the head. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #21

They... passed another one? krispos42 Mar 2013 #26

Just a month later Union Scribe Mar 2013 #30

Holy shit. krispos42 Mar 2013 #34

They did it in secret middle of the night sessions of the legislature with the Governor standing by xtraxritical Mar 2013 #83

Yes. This started with Nixon. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #35

Detroit has been losing population since the 1950s FrodosPet Mar 2013 #43

What I blame Nixon for is his efforts (on behalf of a billionaire sponsor) to dismantle American and AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #44

You'll have to explain. sendero Mar 2013 #61

Nixon was the first to adopt a policy of shipping jobs to foreign countries. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #66

You've seen the news that the people there are getting ready for a major resistance, right? Isn't ancianita Mar 2013 #19

Yes! roody Mar 2013 #24

Yes! lonestarnot Mar 2013 #39

If this is the case....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #91

In 1917 the Communists killed the Socialist provisional government. former9thward Mar 2013 #95

I'd love how it turns out....... socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #97

Got it. former9thward Mar 2013 #98

The Detroit I grew up in is gone. longship Mar 2013 #23

That was a nice tribute... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #47

Your post reminded me of my father etherealtruth Mar 2013 #112

Isn't this, at long last, the line? demwing Mar 2013 #25

Why isn't this taken to the supreme court still_one Mar 2013 #27

5-4 n/t kickysnana Mar 2013 #37

SCOTUS has no jurisdiction over such matters davidn3600 Mar 2013 #45

The Michigan Supreme Court still_one Mar 2013 #64

Would not work.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2013 #100

kr HiPointDem Mar 2013 #28

What's wrong with this picture... ReRe Mar 2013 #29

This makes me shudder DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #31

yeah, i heard about this on npr and/or maddow arely staircase Mar 2013 #32

k&r Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #36

Get out there and fight if you can. The world is watching. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #38

Here's a few steps you can follow. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #42

I like it, lol catbyte Mar 2013 #56

The man that Snyder appointed sounds pretty reasonable. BlueCheese Mar 2013 #46

Choosing a Vichy Dem is just pandering Union Scribe Mar 2013 #54

+1 Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #63

Exactly! etherealtruth Mar 2013 #90

That doesn't make it ok, bc catbyte Mar 2013 #57

We hate admitting that, but yes Recursion Mar 2013 #62

Says who? LovingA2andMI Mar 2013 #104

Says all of us who lived through the 90s in DC Recursion Mar 2013 #109

Forget DC. Look wht they are doing to MICHIGAN! catbyte Mar 2013 #111

Apparently Mittwit turned him down KamaAina Mar 2013 #70

You are right, Blue Cheese. kwassa Mar 2013 #93

Is he REALLY a Democrat? LovingA2andMI Mar 2013 #102

They aren't even bothering to pretend any more. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #50

People would be more upset if the elected officials had a better reputation FrodosPet Mar 2013 #51

Not withstanding FORMER City Councilwoman Monica Conyers.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2013 #103

I'm not saying it is wrong. The EFM is pure BULLSHIT FrodosPet Mar 2013 #106

That takes a lot of fucking balls to go against the will of the people like that... WCGreen Mar 2013 #52

This is really sickening ProSense Mar 2013 #53

It is sickening, that is how I feel every time I think about my state, sick. erinlough Mar 2013 #58

With you all the way Diane marions ghost Mar 2013 #59

What could Detroit do to reverse their fortunes? Throd Mar 2013 #65

limit the City of Detroit to the area between I-96 and McElliott, south of Hamtramck and Davison FarCenter Mar 2013 #79

These guys can't even picture any blowback. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #69

GM owns the Ren Cen notadmblnd Mar 2013 #71

Instead of the EM... mostlyconfused Mar 2013 #72

Yeah, destroying democracy is always the way to go. Name ONE entity the EM law has helped. catbyte Mar 2013 #76

The District of Columbia kwassa Mar 2013 #92

Not ONE place in MI is better off. Public assets are sold to catbyte Mar 2013 #110

Why didn't you at least try to conceal your false dichotomy? n/t sangsaran Mar 2013 #78

Isn't it interesting droidamus2 Mar 2013 #74

Tom Corbett warrprayer Mar 2013 #75

The King hath spoken! moondust Mar 2013 #77

Send all the garbage to Lansing. Specifically the governor's office and mansion. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #82

What I don't understand is why aren't the people in the streets? DonRedwood Mar 2013 #86

They have been. alp227 Mar 2013 #105

Repugs don't like democracy smallcat88 Mar 2013 #87

It's so sad what's happened to Detroit AndyA Mar 2013 #94

I was born there... ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #96

I think GM would be annoyed by Snyder Bay Boy Mar 2013 #101

Maybe people will have to have this happen where they live olddots Mar 2013 #108