 ccrp poll repeal of stand your ground law in michigan  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview michigan senate majority leader says he has no problem in reviewing michigan s version of the florida stand your ground law if there are legislators want to look at the issue michigan law currently allows anyone to shoot an intruder if their life is in jeopardy however former sheriff senator rick jones couldn t disagree more senator jones who helped write the socalled castle law sees no reason to reconsider the content of the law and he fears if they reoepn the debate somebody would like to gut it new poll question should michigan consider amending or repealing the stand your ground law yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganconsideramendingorrepealing e2809cstandyourground e2809dlaw  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass legislation to create countywide school systems to consolidate services yes 38 no 52 undecided 10 there were two comments submitted on this poll comment 1 countywide school systems i believe that clinton county resa does a good job in providing special education and vocational technical educational services to clinton county residents and their students however to expand ccresa s duties and responsibilities to include providing countywide food services busing and transportation etc is unnecessary and possibly more expensive for taxpayers i m also concerned that ccresa or clinton county intermediate school district board members are not popularly elected by local voters rather they are elected by a special ballot cast only by members of constituent local school boards and then mailed to ccresa the ccresa board should be nonpartisan and they should be democratically elected by registered voters in annual elections let democracy rule here in clinton county under our state and national constitutions comment 2 school consolidation i was board chair of the district for 10 of my 12 years on the board in that time we consolidated almost all of our administrative services we have enjoyed significant savings and improved services we have built a wonderful mouse trap and i shared much of what we have done with a state senate committee i know we can achieve the same savings by the state simply incenting schools to do so by their choice not by mandate i m not totally sold on our isd s and their ability to lead either   all emails addresses  