Tag: Capitol Confidential

A Conservative Teacher - Abolish the Dept of Education? A picture is worth a thousand words.

Capitol Confidential - MEA, Recalls and the `Grassroots': Who is the Tail and Who is the Dog?Central planning types are ALWAYS involved.  No grass roots there.

Bottoms Up Politics - Michigan Presidential Primary Dates Just the facts.

Core Principles - A Union Guy Weighs In On Electric Cars

Capitol Confidential - Schools subsidizing business?

The Blog Prof - Moore rips Obama Indeed, the man who must remain wrong on everything is not even loyal to his patron saint.

RTL of Michigan - Arrival of clinic mobilizes community

The Rougblog - When did this become journalism?

Republican Michigander - Open carry preemption fight

And a special story.. Michigan, AND a food fight!!

Bible Math Politics - When does homeschool start in the morning?

The Blog Prof - Skin Gun (too crazy cool for school..  wow!)

Capitol Confidential - Public Sector Unions Fighting to Keep Bloated Benefits

Daily Grit - Dillon: 100 Communities on brink of collapse?  Say what?

Everyone takes their turn - Ferndale's decline NOT cool.

Lola Sez - The Mind wanders

The Shekel - Wild West Wisconsin!

Motor City Times - Monday Night recap

MTTM - Recovery Dot Gov

The Blog Prof - Abortion CARE?!

the Michigan View - Cuba sues for trademark.

Blog of Bodnar - Explaining the "change"

Its been a busy year.

In fact, between keeping the business afloat, deaths of family and friends, and personal political bids, its amazing I can even find the wherewithal to think, much less put those thoughts into readable and coherent text.  As a matter of priority however, the text finds its way to the top.  Hopefully as a time goes on, the big picture bears out the information flow's importance and effect on our political landscape, and ultimately on our lives.

The truth shall set us free.  Deception however.. abounds.

The 2nd congressional district

The 6th Congressional District

The 11th District State Senate seat

IMO?

Leon Drolet is one of the hardest working advocates of responsible government out there.  the state would be a far worse place without his efforts and influence.

Jack Hoogendyk's voting record in the state legislature speaks for itself. I think it is impossible to find a more taxpayer friendly, constitutionally friendly, and uncorruptable legislator in the country.

Ten things you can do to keep the Tea Party movement moving ahead:

1. Subscribe to the Mackinac Center's free Michigan Capitol Confidential. It reveals which legislators are upholding limited government principles in Lansing -- rather than just giving them lip-service at home.

2. Create an account on MichiganVotes.org and sign up for free e-mail notices of action on legislation in "watchlist" categories of interest to you (starting with "taxes").

3. Call, write or e-mail your state representative and senator when they vote or introduce a bill contrary to limited government principles (which you can discover on MichiganVotes.org and in Capitol Confidential). State lawmakers actually get very little feedback from "real people," so just a few calls on a bill or vote can impact their behavior.    (Note: When you call or write, state your name, address, the bill number and your position. Be brief, be polite, and don't debate, harangue, condemn or argue.)

4. Maximize your electoral clout by always voting in August primary elections. Most legislative and congressional districts are gerrymandered one-party districts, so in Michigan the real election happens in August, not November. To lawmakers, August primary voters are distinctly "more equal than others."     (Note: Never vote for a candidate you have not researched. If you're not sure, just don't vote that race - those "none of the above" undervotes also send a message.)

5. If your local newspaper, radio and television news reporters and editors aren't reporting important issues or giving the full story, call and let them know. Let them know when they do good work, too.

6. If you are concerned about government encroachment on the right to own property, subscribe to the Mackinac Center's free property rights newsletter, The Refuge.

7. Talk to your own children and grandchildren. Make certain they understand the principles of personal responsibility, free markets and limited government.

8. Engage in on-line activism. Register on Facebook and become a "fan" of Facebook pages like the Mackinac Center, Capitol Confidential, and other pro-limited government Michigan groups.

9. Consider starting a blog that focuses exclusively on local government and school district issues. Several people can collaborate on this. Become the place where people go to discover what tax, spend and over-regulation issues may be brewing right in your back yard. Become the media.

10. Network with others in your community to keep an eye on local government and school district activities. When they propose anti-taxpayer measures like tax or spending hikes, organize with your neighbors and protest. When they propose positive measures like spending cuts or privatization, do the same -- except protest against the special-interest defenders of the status quo.