Romney Legislative Process - Conservative or Radical?

Rachel Maddow's Show had a big scoop last night.

Mitt Romney's father, George Romney, chaired Michigan's constitutional convention in the early 1960's.

As a result their constitution added a clause to SLOW DOWN when a new law takes effect. Laws passed by a majority take 3-15 months before they are valid (giving the opposition time to repeal it, or giving everyone time to plan how to adjust to it). For emergencies they enacted an exception, so that a 2/3 vote makes the law effective immediately.

When the radical GOP took over Michigan's legislature and governorship, NINETY SIX PERCENT of their passed laws were "emergency laws".

They never had a 2/3 majority. Instead they ignored their constitution. They did not count the votes.

See how the speaker of the house "counts" within 3 seconds that at least 73 people are standing (73 is a 2/3 majority).

A county court just ordered the house republicans to follow their constitution.

Rachel Maddow devoted 16 minutes of her show to this.

Get the word out. Make the rest of the media cover it.

Make Mitt Romney answer what he thinks of his father changing Michigan's constitution to slow down legislation and whether today's GOP's violation of that very consitution is OK.

Power Corrupts. Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

What has happened in Michigan, I believe is THE most radical thing that Republicans have done anywhere in the country.

They have eliminated
Democracy
The have eliminated
voting rights
at the local level in their state.
They have tried to eliminate
Democrats voting rights in the state legislature

Whether you are on the left or on the right or in the center or if you don't particularly care about politics
if all you care about is that we have a form of government in this country
called democracy
we vote
if you care about the idea that we still use voting here
if you still care about the constitution -

frankly
Michigan ought to have a flashing red light siren on it right now
- Rachel Maddow


See the entire 16 minute segment of her show describing in detail how Michigan's Republican Party has flagrantly violated their constitution in 546 illegally passed bills since they took power in 2011.

Michigan GOP takes away Right to Vote (even from Democratic legislators)

If you are an African-American living in Michigan there is a 50/50 chance that this year, the state of Michigan has considered scrapping your right to vote, scrapping away your right to elect local officials to represent you. - Rachel Maddow


See the entire 16 minute segment of her show describing in detail how Michigan's Republican Party has flagrantly violated their constitution in 546 illegally passed bills since they took power in 2011.