a:1:{s:16:"field_forum_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1768:"Governor Granholm’s greatest legacy could well be her backroom deal with retiring Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Weaver. Weaver had announced earlier this year that she would be declaring herself as an independent candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court. Even though she had affiliated herself with the Republican Party in the past to garner support from an electoral base, everyone knew she was a Republican in “name only”. 

Her final act of defiance was to strike a backroom deal with Granholm when she announced she was going to step down before the end of her current term. For her early resignation she bargained with Granholm to agree to appoint a judge of Weaver’s choice from northern Michigan. So it was no surprise when Granholm appointed Judge Alton Davis to replace Weaver on the ballot in November.

The collusion between Weaver and Granholm is unconscionable and may even be illegal in how the deal was made to name her replacement. The greatest repercussion of this appointment may be yet to come. With Justice Davis appearing as the “incumbent” on the ballot he will have a decided advantage in his effort to be reelected. Ultimately, if Davis retains his ill gotten seat on the Michigan Supreme Court he may eventually be the deciding vote if the redistricting of Michigan’s Congressional, Michigan House, and Michigan Senate districts is settled by the Supreme Court.

Send a message to Granholm and the progressive democrats when you vote for the Michigan Supreme Court candidates this November. Vote for Justice Robert P. Young and Mary Beth Kelly.

(Submitted  for publication to the DeWitt/Bath Review, Clinton County News, Laingsburg independent, Owosso Independent, Perry Independent & The St. Johns/DeWitt Informer )
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