 ccrp poll congressional vote to defund obamacare   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview eighty congressional republicans has signed and sent a letter to house speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor stating that the affordable care act leads to job losses coverage changes and other negative effects signing the letter from michigan were five of the nine gop representatives including congressmen justin amash dan benishek kerry bentivolio bill huizenga and tim walberg four of michigan rsquo s nine gop representatives did not sign the letter including congressmen dave camp candice miller mike rogers and tim fred upton not a single member of gop leadership signed the letter however nor did any major committee chairmen which could signal that the effort has yet to gain traction rep mark meadows rnc gathered the signatures as conservative lawmakers continue to mount a campaign for republicans to stand their ground on the issue during the fall s debate on spending he also made clear he is looking for more members to join the cause beyond the existing total which is roughly a third of house republicans we want house leadership to know they have a large group of members ready to stand with them to stop the president s destructive and unaffordable health care law he said in a statement despite sending the letter today i will continue to keep a running list of members who choose to lend their names to this crucial effort new poll question should all of the members of michigan s gop congressional delegation in the us house vote to defund obamacare yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldallmembersmichigan e28099sgopcongressionaldelegationushousevotedefund  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should legislation be passed in michigan that would allow for certain roads to have their speed limits increased yes 60 39 votes no 38 25 votes undecided 2 1 vote total votes 65 comment 1 speed traps never let politicians set speed limits a good example was the speed trap in east lansing that i got shut down gretchen whitmer and mark meadows opposed me i won that one when tickets are written for speed zones that are set low for revenue then citizens suffer and are abused their auto insurance goes up this is all about stopping speed traps rick jones comment 2 three reasons not to increase speed limits 1 if msp were to enforce other laws on the highways we would also have a better handle on those who scoff at the laws and create dangers tail gating driving closer than one car length for every 10 miles of speed which is necessary to bring a car safely to a stop in the assured clear distance ahead road rage weaving in and out texting phoning and other laws that are ignored and put the rest of us at risk these dangerous and illegal behaviors exist why would jones propose to reward any of these folks 2 is jones proposing to squander existing tax dollars on changing traffic signs instead of prioritizing it to fix roads and bridges and then change the usage of existing gas tax revenue tied to a proposed sales tax increase 3 why should we accommodate those who break the law and drive faster than the legal posted speed limit what s the next accommodation change the law to suit drug users and dealers illegal immigrants tax cheats welfare cheats wife beaters pedophiles rapists etc changing laws to accommodate those who ignore laws is a poor practice and a slippery slope comment 3 speed limits until the police prove that they will enforce existing speed limits there should be no increase in speed limits speeding is anything over the posted limit and should be enforced that way we all know that a good percentage of drivers will always drive 510 mph above the posted limit so people will be driving 8590 mph without concern of getting a ticket i pull a 8000 pound trailer on the interstates at just above 60 mph partly because that is what is recommended and partly for safety reasons the last thing i need is for some traffic traveling 2025 mph faster than me the difference in speed of traffic is what makes for unsafe roads no to higher speed limits mr jones comment 4 speed limit increase most people already exceed the speed limit so there s no need to make these expensive changes   all emails addresses  