Category: Real Discussion II

What can we do? How can we fight? What solutions can we bring to the table?

The Finalists For The Sammies!

In the WATCHDOG category… Rob Port, of Minot, North Dakota, is the publisher of Say Anything, North Dakota’s most widely read blog. The blog regularly uncovers stories involving government waste, corruption, and the misappropriation of public funds. Ben Joravsky, of…

Sammie Finalists Announcements Today!

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds” ~ Sam Adams

The Right To Work Comments In The Interview

A couple weeks ago during a trip to Lansing for a counter rally, I was interviewed by WNEM out of Saginaw.  WNEM interviewed a number of the protesters gathered at the state capitol, and gave a little time to the…

Tools of the ‘trade’

Reposted from Rightmichigan.com I wrote about coercion the other day. In fact, I argue the contracts that are a part of the public employee arrangement are the result of coercive measures; that they are in fact “coercive contracts.” That they…

Politics Apparently..

No worries folks! I have not backed down on fiscal responsibility issues, or work on returning the proper role of government, as the result of the coordinated effort to try and take my voice away. The most recent letters to…

Michigan Should Honor Legitimate Contracts

An amazing thing happens when someone is promised one thing based on a particular constituency occupying the government. When unions sell their worth to the membership, they sell it in the way that God might breathe life into our bodies;…

Legislative meandering of the day..

Stuff. Well maybe a little more than stuff. Keeping an eyeball on the goodies promoted from within our Michigan lawmaking apparatus. Some of it intrusive, some self serving, some of it very likely to have been crafted for anti competitive…

DHS Director Corrigan: They Are NOT Employees

State of Michigan to Stop Illegal ‘Union Dues’ Withdrawals From Checks to Home-Based Day Care Providers ‘Fantastic news’ needs to be coupled with legislative action to prevent similar schemes in the future, says Mackinac Center attorney MIDLAND — A spokesperson for…

Feeling The Love

Went through some of the video from the Saturday February 26 rally in Lansing last night before hitting it. I would be lying if I said there were no civil conversations held, but frankly the few that were indeed civil,…