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In 2010 Michigan became a state governed by a trifecta of Republican control. At the helm was a nerdy accountant from Ann Arbor called Rick Snyder.  For the past 8 years, he's tried to run Michigan like a business. It wasn't very effective. After every election held in Michigan, the Republicans use the weeks between the election and the holiday break to ram bad legislation up Michigan's pooper, making sure the poor, the old, and the working class suffer through the holidays with painful constipation. In 2012, one of the worst lame duck sessions in Michigan history took place with the crowning jewel of the GOP, Right to Work, becoming law in the state. It was especially hard for Michiganders to take because Snyder at first promised he wouldn't sign it because "right to work was wrong for Michigan." At least there was one silver lining in this dark cloud hanging over the state, seen here in this beautiful bean footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57bd1cvpLTo The people of Michigan in 2012 successfully got a proposal on the ballot to get rid of Snyder's emergency manager law. It successfully passed, so the Republicans and Snyder quickly drafted a new version of the law and passed it, paving the way for forcing Detroit into bankruptcy and switching Flint's water supply to the Flint River. There was plenty of other horrible poo poo the Republicans rammed through during the 2012 Shame Duck.  The 2014 Shame Duck didn't have anything nearly as horrible as right to work, however the law to allow business owners to discriminate based on religious reasons passed, drug testing people who receive food stamps or other assistance from the state ( they spent $3 million on the pilot program and discovered not a single person tested positive for drugs) also passed.  The hype over Trump really sucked all the air out of the room in regards to paying attention to the Shame Duck Session in 2016. Republicans used this cover to pass anti-picketing bills, making it a crime. They also made it easier to hire scabs to replace striking workers. So here we are, 2018, the Republican trifecta in Michigan is weeks away from being finally over, so of course Republicans are going to gently caress over the state in any way possible before that happens. We don't just have a new Democratic Governor, the new Attorney General and Secretary of State are also Democrats, and GASP! all women too! Starting in 2019, women will be holding the top three government positions in the state.  With no less than 130 separate bills the GOP want to slam through before January 1, here are the highlights:
How will Republicans find the time to get this all done before the end of the year? Stay up all night, refuse to recess, force everyone to stay in Lansing until all of the bills they can get to the floor and voted on make it. Three days of the Michigan Shame Duck are already over. There's plenty more to come, so have a seat and watch the show in all of it's horrific glory. Also, are horrible bills being introduced in your home state? Feel free to share your tales of woe here.  Voters Not Politicians, the group behind getting the redistricting commission law passed, is asking people to please call their state legislator or senator and ask them to vote no on HB 1254. https://www.votersnotpoliticians.com/lameduck If you want to go to Lansing and help protest, more info can be found here and here Here is a good breakdown of some of the bills headed to Michigan's Shame Duck session.  
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honestly im surprised this doesn't happen more often. The lame duck session is a really dumb concept
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Dec 1, 2018 07:42
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reading some of the laws they're passing:quote:SB 1171 allows for $12 minimum wage and a $4 minimum wage for tipped workers by 2030. No increase to $12 minimum wage for tipped workers. a $4 tipped wage in 2030??????? lmao sorry about your absurd state run by monsters op
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Dec 1, 2018 07:42
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Mayor Dave posted:reading some of the laws they're passing: The guy who wants to get rid of the bottle deposit law is mad he has to actually pay someone $9,000 a year to process the bottles and cans for him.
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Dec 1, 2018 07:47
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Michigan Constitution Article 3, Section 2 posted:"The powers of government are divided into three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. No person exercising powers of one branch shall exercise powers properly belonging to another branch except as expressly provided in this constitution." One of the bills being considered by the state legislature would give them the authority to intervene in any cases being handled by the Attorney General that may conflict with the interest of the state. https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/12/with_democrats_about_to_take_o_1.html#incart_river_index https://twitter.com/ProgressMich/status/1069639160053547012 https://twitter.com/ProgressMich/status/1069644706441830401 
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Dec 3, 2018 15:34
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Rick Snyder retire bitch
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Dec 3, 2018 22:13
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I'd just like to add a hearty gently caress Rick Snyder and gently caress the Michigan GOP even harder, thank you
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Dec 4, 2018 00:22
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gently caress this poo poo, rick snyder sucks and is a loving NERD, holland and grand rapids should be political prisons, the GOP poisoned people.
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Dec 4, 2018 00:31
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Can't they just work on overturning all these lovely laws once they take power or are they making that hard to do too. I get that some things like signing deals with companies will cost the state money it doesn't have to get rid of those deals but the alternative is pretty dystopian
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Dec 4, 2018 00:33
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lol i lived in michigan for 90% of my life (and just moved back) and i have never heard anyone say anything bad about the 10 cent deposit
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Dec 4, 2018 00:36
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Dreylad posted:Can't they just work on overturning all these lovely laws once they take power or are they making that hard to do too. I get that some things like signing deals with companies will cost the state money it doesn't have to get rid of those deals but the alternative is pretty dystopian a little further on that: isn't there some sort of name you can ascribe to these laws? like, these seem to be retributive in nature, so maybe classify them as "retribution laws" and just not honor them because they're crafted solely to take aim at the folks after them?
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Dec 4, 2018 00:40
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It's insane to me that politicians get months after losing an election to enact a bunch of laws
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Dec 4, 2018 00:42
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It's really heartbreaking that my home state, with all its natural splendor, is full of chuds and morons who routinely vote for the cocksuckers that most want to destroy it and the people that live here.
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Dec 4, 2018 00:46
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A Big Fuckin Hornet posted:lol i lived in michigan for 90% of my life (and just moved back) and i have never heard anyone say anything bad about the 10 cent deposit No joke, I think if people raised awareness about that specific bill there could be a movement against these lame duck shenanigans.
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Dec 4, 2018 00:49
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Giggy posted:No joke, I think if people raised awareness about that specific bill there could be a movement against these lame duck shenanigans. i doubt people care THAT much, especially since the chuds will just hear that their racks of busch light are 3 dollars cheaper. it just seems like such bizarre law to gaf about and the small business tyrant angle is the first time ive even heard it.
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Dec 4, 2018 01:04
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Dreylad posted:Can't they just work on overturning all these lovely laws once they take power or are they making that hard to do too. I get that some things like signing deals with companies will cost the state money it doesn't have to get rid of those deals but the alternative is pretty dystopian The problem is that the Republicans will still control the legislature, so there's nothing the Democrats can do. It cannot be said enough what motherfuckers these people are.
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Dec 4, 2018 01:07
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A Big Fuckin Hornet posted:i doubt people care THAT much, especially since the chuds will just hear that their racks of busch light are 3 dollars cheaper. it just seems like such bizarre law to gaf about and the small business tyrant angle is the first time ive even heard it. I dunno, a lot of people like taking back cans, especially when they're broke.
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Dec 4, 2018 01:09
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Giggy posted:I dunno, a lot of people like taking back cans, especially when they're broke. When I've lived in other states I still end up stockpiling cans because throwing them out or putting them in recycling just feels like wasting money.
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Dec 4, 2018 01:14
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Acebuckeye13 posted:When I've lived in other states I still end up stockpiling cans because throwing them out or putting them in recycling just feels like wasting money. Watching people throw away cans is always a culture shock for me in other states.
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Dec 4, 2018 01:16
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Anyway, thanks OP for reminding me to call Noted Motherfucker Patrick Colbeck's office so I can yell at some staffers tomorrow.
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Dec 4, 2018 01:18
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Those 10 cent can deposits might as well have been my allowance before I was old enough to reliably do chores or hold a paper route.A Gnarlacious Bro posted:gently caress this poo poo, rick snyder sucks and is a loving NERD, holland and grand rapids should be political prisons, the GOP poisoned people.  It brings me great shame that Snyder is from my home town but at least Holland/GR has produced worse political figures.
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Dec 4, 2018 02:27
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The fact that lame duck sessions even exist in a world with loving airplanes and poo poo is insane
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Dec 4, 2018 02:32
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https://www.michamber.com/senate-passes-improvements-minimum-wage-law-house-action-expected-tomorrow 'improvements' to minimum wage law include: just loving gutting it lol
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Dec 4, 2018 06:16
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LMAO now the Republicans claim thanks to Proposal 2 Michigan will lose a house seat. Michigan is going to lose a house seat because the state's population is dropping. It has nothing to do with the redistricting commission. the state legislature will be open for business over the next three days. There are protests planned at the capital each day. Voters Not Politicians, the group behind getting the redistricting commission law passed, is asking people to please call their state legislator or senator and ask them to vote no on HB 1254. https://www.votersnotpoliticians.com/lameduck If you want to go to Lansing and help protest, more info can be found here and here HUGE PUBES A PLUS has issued a correction as of 08:50 on Dec 4, 2018 |
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Dec 4, 2018 07:48
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snyder never changed his username on twitter so the official twitter account of the michigan governor has been @onetoughnerd for nearly a decade.
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Dec 4, 2018 15:42
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General strike now
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Dec 4, 2018 15:59
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The new governor should mobilize the national guard and arrest the Republicans
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Dec 4, 2018 16:03
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https://twitter.com/ProgressMich/status/1069960793410715649 only because saying "lol" would be bad form
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Dec 4, 2018 16:05
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Jose posted:It's insane to me that politicians get months after losing an election to enact a bunch of laws I can't believe the American republic a rotting shitheap?
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Dec 4, 2018 16:09
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Michigan is one of the states that enacted term limits in the 90's so our state is literally run by lobbyists. Every time someone says we need term limits at the national level I do my best to explain why that's bad but they just get mad and tell me I'm an idiot.
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Dec 4, 2018 17:51
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Welp, https://twitter.com/rich_win_again/status/1070113296697704448   On to the Michigan Senate. If it passes there, Snyder will sign it and Michigan workers will be deeper in the poor house for over a decade. HUGE PUBES A PLUS has issued a correction as of 02:09 on Dec 5, 2018 |
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Dec 5, 2018 01:52
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Could a ballot initiative overturn these laws?
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Dec 5, 2018 02:42
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explain to me again why cant the new legislature just pass bills undoing all of this fuckery, in MI, WI, and elsewhere
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Dec 5, 2018 02:47
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logikv9 posted:explain to me again why cant the new legislature just pass bills undoing all of this fuckery, in MI, WI, and elsewhere The legislature will still be Republican.
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Dec 5, 2018 03:33
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Giggy posted:Could a ballot initiative overturn these laws? That's the thing, these laws were originally ballot initiatives that the Michigan legislature preemptively passed before the election so they wouldn't be on the ballot. They did this so they could do this after the election. Fun fact: In Michigan, any citizen ballot initiative the state leg decides to vote on and pass does not require the Governor's signature to become law. logikv9 posted:explain to me again why cant the new legislature just pass bills undoing all of this fuckery, in MI, WI, and elsewhere Because the state legislature thanks to gerrymandering is still majority Republican and will vote down any attempt to do so. It's a smaller majority now, but they still have more seats than the Dems.
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Dec 5, 2018 03:40
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logikv9 posted:explain to me again why cant the new legislature just pass bills undoing all of this fuckery, in MI, WI, and elsewhere you voted these people in you voted these people in. you voted these. and now you are mad because you voted these people in.
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Dec 5, 2018 03:41
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red sampson posted:you voted these people in The Democrats won the popular vote for the state senate by over a hundred thousand votes you dumbass. This state is one of the most severely gerrymandered in the country and not nearly enough people recognize that fact. We recognized it, which is why we passed the goddamn anti-gerrymandering amendment the legislature is actively trying to gently caress with. E: For the record: Democratic votes for State Senate seats: 2,074,712. Seats won: 16 Republican votes for State Senate seats: 1,968,739. Seats won: 22 Acebuckeye13 has issued a correction as of 04:07 on Dec 5, 2018 |
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Dec 5, 2018 04:04
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ah I didn't realize the legislatures were still gop. this is so loving lol hmm why doesn't the governor fix all these problems, it's certainly not because we took away all of their power. better vote them out and put in a republican with real power
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I feel like NC tried this and they got owned in court. what about MI/WI?
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