(4490,'node',' house gop will offer clean debt ceiling increase after announcing on monday evening that they would put forward a debt ceiling bill that included a restoration of pension benefits to veterans the house gop leadership decided by tuesday morning that they didn t have the votes to pass the measure which the democrats oppose what s going on here read the full story make your own decision  wwwhumaneventscom 20140211 houserepublicanswilloffercleandebtceilingincrease   house gop will offer clean debt ceiling increase  ',0),(4478,'node',' is the patriot act constitutional  recent revelations have pointed out that in the last several years many of our government agencies have been collecting the emails text messages phone calls and internet activity of all us citizens even without the suspicion of any wrongdoing this activity would appear to be a violation of the iv amendment of the us constitution some may argue that this collection of data is all legal under the patriot act yet one of the republican authors of that act rep james sensenbrenner of wisconsin feels the government has betrayed the patriot act s mandate link  http wwwusatodaycom story news politics 20140204 nsasurveillance 19  the patriot act constitutional  ',0),(4516,'node',' compassion or eugenics  eugenics the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics developed largely by francis galton as a method of improving the human race it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the nazis rdquo   it has always been the dirty little secret of the progressives that there was a need for population control no matter how that could be accomplished the democrats under the pretense of becoming the defenders of reproductive rights have become the mass murders of millions of babies in an age where birth control is so readily available it is unconscionable that abortions are still considered as a form of ldquo birth control rdquo recent new york city birth statistic for 2012 reveal alarming facts and the tragedy of the practice of abortion on the minority population in new york city for an article on abortion statistics in new york city and mayor bill de blasio rsquo s move to make access more available click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140221 deblasiosupportsmoreabortionclinicsasmoreblackbabi   ',0),(2936,'node',' poverty level headed for 50year high in an associated press survey of economists think tanks and academics there was broadbased concensus that the poverty level rose in 2010 to levels not seen for 50 years with continuing high unemployment and underemployment requests for aid is skyrocketing how much longer can the country continue on this path read more at  wwwchicagotribunecom business breaking chiuspovertyheadstowardhighestlevelin50years201207  poverty level headed for 50year high  ',0),(4517,'node',' epa showdown in supreme court the supreme court will hear challenges to the environmental protection agency s application of limits on greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources such as power plants arguments made in briefs submitted to the court include charges that the regulations promulgated by the epa as part of president obama s campaign to combat climate change amount to a usurpation of legislative power by the executive branch the case pits industry groups and the us chamber of commerce against the obama administration and environmental groups as well as blocs of state against one another in a litigators civil war over whether the obama administration is exceeding its constitutional authority by attempting to achieve by executive orders and regulatory decrees a program that congress has refused to pass for an article on the challenge to the epa rsquo s authority click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews constitution item 17683supremecourttohearchallengetoeparegulations ',0),(4520,'node',' ccrp poll mi tax on unemployment benefits poll overview two lawmakers in lansing have introduced legislation in the michigan house and senate that would exempt unemployment benefits from the michigan income tax about 122000 people are currently collecting jobless benefits according to a spokeswoman for the michigan unemployment insurance agency someone who receives the average weekly benefit of 298 for 20 weeks would save about 253 by not paying the 425 percent state income tax the number of recipients varies but if the current claimants all took 20 weeks of benefits the tax exemption would amount to 309 million six other states exempt unemployment benefits from income tax and two other states partially exempt them according to the lawmakers new poll question should michigan pass a bill to eliminate the state tax on unemployment benefits yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganpassbilleliminatestatetaxunemploymen give us your opinion by clicking on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you feel a federal judge should be able to nullify the same sex benefit law passed in michigan yes 20 no 77 undecided 3 there were no comments made on the poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(4518,'node',' who says the government doesn t listen to its citizens  osimagejpg who says the government doesn t listen to its citizens  ',0),(2482,'node',' ccrp poll require voters to verify citizenship  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview state senator darwin booher r has introduced senate bill 803 that would require voters to affirm that they are a us citizen when voting or applying for an absentee ballot the bill would amend the michigan election law to do the following require an application to vote to include an affirmative statement by the elector that he or she was a citizen of the united states require an elector who did not affirmatively state that he or she was a us citizen to be challenged and prohibit issuance of a ballot to an elector who did not make the statement under oath require an application for an absent voter ballot to question whether the applicant was a us citizen prohibit a clerk from issuing an absent voter ballot to a person who indicated that he or she was not a us citizen require a clerk to issue an absent voter ballot to a person who did not answer the citizenship question and include a prominent notice that the person had not answered the question and that the ballot would not be counted unless he or she answered it before the polls closed on election day if an election were contested in court allow an absent voter ballot that was not counted due to a failure to answer the citizenship question to be counted if the court determined that the voter was a citizen at the time of the election new poll question should the state require voters to affirm they are a us citizen when voting or applying for an absentee ballot yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldstaterequirevotersaffirmtheyareuscitizenwhen  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should a proposed casino in lansing be built yes 31 no 61 undecided 8 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 my daughter works for the casino in mount pleasant the casino does not give students any breaks it is a mandatory 32 hours and they do not work with class schedule changes knowing she is a student they schedule her third shift hours and then she has a full day of classes then the next night is second shift forcing her to work and go to school arround the clock for 36 hours at least once per week there are no benefits for 32 hours and because jobs are limited and because she is building a resume she stays how many times do we have to pay for america what is happening is just plain greed spendable income needs to be spent on other types of entertainment casinos put other businesses at risk please don t let this be rammed down our throats we have more than our share of casinos in michigan comment 2 many nonprofit organizations in clinton county benefit from texas hold em events at trippers a lansing casino would dry up this source of income for our nonprofits   all emails addresses  ',0),(4519,'node',' should michigan pass a bill to eliminate the state tax on unemployment benefits  yes 43 16 votes no 51 19 votes undecided 5 2 votes total votes 37 tax on unemployment quit making exceptions for people if you are a citizen of this country and state then you should pay the tax that everyone else pays  ',0),(4521,'node',' secular christianity we have seen the ldquo christian religion rdquo denominations become more and more secularized in the last 30 years the societal acceptance of gay marriage and abortion has caused the christian denominations to reevaluate where they stand on the issues as they relate to the bible as a result many of the standard denominations are struggling to determine what their core beliefs are going forward the bottom line is do these ldquo christian rdquo denominations believe what the bible says if they do then the answers are obvious if they don rsquo t then we will continue to water down our beliefs and go down the path of europe where ldquo true christianity rdquo is dead for an article on the battle for what methodists believe and the battles they are fighting in regard to doctrine click on the following story link  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140215 religion 3021500080 lifestyle04 methodistscrisisovergaymarriagechurchlaw ',0),(4522,'node',' the emasculation of the military defense secretary chuck hagel will be recommending a limit on military pay raises higher fees for healthcare benefits and less generous housing allowances to prune billions of dollars in benefits from the defense budget as obama and hagel continue to weaken our country in every way they can they are targeting the patriots who protect our rights and freedoms every day with their lives with a federal government as bloated as it is how is it that they can rsquo t find somewhere else to cut it rsquo s truly time to clean house in washington for an article on the proposed military cuts click on the following story link  http onlinewsjcom news articles sb10001424052702303636404579397333410583004 mg reno64wsj url http 3a 2f 2fonlinewsjcom 2farticle 2fsb10001424052702303636404579397333410583004html ',0),(4259,'node',' budget talks inch toward progress with the holidays just around the corner the clock is running on a budget deal due by midjanuary how are the negotiations going for more info see  blogswsjcom washwire 20131120 budgettalksinchalong  the dems however aren t missing an opportunity to bash the gop during the process  thehillcom homenews house 190751demshammerryangopoverbudgettalks  budget talks inch toward progress  ',0),(4523,'node',' are obama s lies intentional  i wonder what obama rsquo s definition of a lie is it rsquo s probably kind of like bill clinton rsquo s statement during his sex scandal when he said it depends on what the meaning of the word is is rdquo maybe the president has a different understanding of truth partial truth and a lie and they all kind of blend in together to be considered what is true to him in his own mind the infamous german nazi  joseph goebbels  put it best when he said  if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it people will eventually come to believe it the lie can be maintained only for such time as the state can shield the people from the political economic and or military consequences of the lie it thus becomes vitally important for the state to use all of its powers to repress dissent for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie and thus by extension the truth is the greatest enemy of the state rdquo  anyway the washington post has given obama 4 pinocchios on his statement regarding obamacare enrollments relating to medicaid expansion for an article on his latest delusional remarks click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom bigjournalism 20140224 obamawhoppergetsfourpinocchiossayingobamacarerespo   ',0),(4854,'node',' supreme court rules unionization schemes involving homebased care providers are illegal in another decision announced on monday the high court ruled that workers who care for elderly and disabled medicaid recipients cannot be forced to pay union dues for background and information about the court s decision read  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20202  supreme court rules unionization schemes involving homebased care providers are illegal  ',0),(4526,'node',' congressman camp s new tax proposal congressman dave camp will be releasing the details to the long awaited tax proposal this week however the news isn rsquo t good for getting anything done because senator mitch mcconnell has already announced that the senate won rsquo t even take it up if it clears the house because he says it doesn rsquo t have a chance of passing he says they will wait until after the 2014 elections when hopefully in 2015 the republicans will have control of the senate doesn rsquo t make much sense to me to wait at least give it a try and get the message out and maybe get the people behind it read more about the proposed changes to the tax code online at  http onlinewsjcom news articleemail sb10001424052702303426304579403252458098042lmyqjax ',0),(4525,'node',' edward snowden in his own words snowdenjpg edward snowden in his own words ',0),(4528,'node',' in search of a responsible government tp5yearsjpg in search of a responsible government ',0),(4668,'node',' benghazi special committee finally  it rsquo s about time  speaker john boehner will be forming a special committee to investigate the sept 11 2012 terrorist attack in benghazi the american public should demand the truth on what happened and whose heads should roll for the ineptitude that caused the death of three americans to read the the details on the plan to appoint a special committee go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140502 boehnerformingbenghazispecialcommittee ',0),(4529,'node',' should michigan pass a bill to levy an internet sales tax on purchases from out of state businesses  yes tax all internet sales no michigan should not levy a tax on out of state businesses no michigan should repeal the law that says the tax should be paid voluntarily on your tax return for out of state purchases undecided sales tax on internet sales yes if the internet stores have to collect sales tax maybe they will put a store in michigan bass pro stores did that i am sure they are selling many more here now chuck sales tax if we can t do simple filing through a federal clearing house let it stand as it is a small retailer in michigan doesn t need to file 50 plus city returns in some states returns and be subject to audit by everyone it s difficult enough to figure out sales tax what foods what drugs in one jurisdiction taxes internet and out of state businesses it would have been helpful to have an additional answer possible that grouped both of the no answers state should not tax out of state businesses and state should repeal requirement that purchases made out of state should be voluntarily reported and paid on income tax otherwise how do you reconcile the two separate answers for no that people are answering did they just mean one of those answers or did they mean both  ',0),(4530,'node',' internet sales tax  poll overview governor snyder has changed his position on an internet sales tax he now wants the state legislature to pass an internet sales tax on some internet purchases instead of waiting for congress to pass one snyder said recent legal opinions about the issue have persuaded him that it rsquo s worth pursuing a statelevel legislative fix snyder agrees with state treasurer kevin clinton who favors what is called ldquo main street fairness rdquo legislation aimed at forcing all internet retailers to collect the sales tax internet retailers like amazoncom and overstockcom have been able to legally sidestep michigan s tax collection laws for years because they lack a physical presence in the state other retailers such as small businesses and big box giants like walmart and target are required to collect sales taxes for online purchases because they have stores in michigan michigan rsquo s treasury department has estimated the state will lose nearly 290 million this fiscal year from uncollected sales taxes on internet purchases currently michigan residents are legally required to declare unpaid sales taxes for their internet purchases on their state income tax returns but fail to do that about 108600 taxpayers voluntarily paid 587 million in sales taxes from internet purchases during the first eight months of 2013 according to the treasury department snyder feels that the tax is warranted because michigan residents are already required to pay it voluntarily so it is a tax that rsquo s already due new poll question should michigan pass a bill to levy an internet sales tax on purchases from out of state businesses yes tax all internet sales no michigan should not levy a tax on out of state businesses no michigan should repeal the law that says the tax should be paid voluntarily on your tax return for out of state purchases undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganpassbilllevyinternetsalestaxpurchase give us your opinion by clicking on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan pass a bill to eliminate the state tax on unemployment benefits yes 42 no 53 undecided 6 there was one comment made on the poll comment 1 tax on unemployment quit making exceptions for people if you are a citizen of this country and state then you should pay the tax that everyone else pays   all emails addresses  ',0),(4740,'node',' dr ben carson in grand papids  october 6 2014 grand rapids   click here to download a registration form  ',0),(4533,'node',' what has happened to majority rights  mintyrjpg what has happened to majority rights  ',0),(4532,'node',' what has happened to majority rights  we continue go down the road of accommodating every divergent life style and group at the cost of the majority of the population we are allowing 10 of the population to destroy the cultural foundations of our country under the guise of ldquo tolerance rdquo and ldquo diversity rdquo progressives always tout their manta of ldquo choice rdquo at least when it applies to them however when it comes to a baker or photographer who ldquo chooses rdquo to deny someone services because it violates their ldquo beliefs rdquo that rsquo s a different story why don rsquo t the members of the lgbt community go to a business that is of a like mind i am sure they are easy enough to find the bottom line is they want a law to make everyone accept their life style at the cost of the others compromising their religious beliefs for an article on the ldquo minority tyranny rdquo that is taking place all over our country click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom reviews opinion item 17747welcometothenewtyrannyoftheminority 20  what has happened majority rights  ',0),(4447,'node',' mi gop says get rid of the right wing extremists tea party conservatives  michigan rsquo s mainstream republicans are mad that ldquo real conservatives rdquo have infiltrated the state party and will be taking aggressive action to retake control of the party from what they call ldquo extremist narrow thinkers rdquo veteran gop activists met this week to develop a series of rule changes that would allow the state gop to strip dave agema as michigan rsquo s republican national committeeman another group of michigan republicans this week formed a political action committee called advance michigan to block farright candidates from winning primary elections for an article on michigan rsquo s state gop plan to dump agema and a plan to get unacceptable conservative republicans off the ballot click on the following link  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140130 opinion01301300008 gopregularspushingbackagainstfringe odyssey mod newswell text frontpage p 20 it s a slippery slide to it s a slippery slide to communism keep watching as to what us republicans do re illegal immigration ie medicaid expansion all that is necessary for evil to prevail is that godd men and women do nothing sir edmond burk  gop says get rid the right wing extremists tea party conservatives  ',0),(4141,'node',' should the republicans hold the line and allow a governmental default if the president and the democrats fail to compromise  yes no undecided 14th amendment the government will not default unless the government chooses to ignore the 14th amendment that said the republicans need to hold strong default hold the line or cave a false premise personally i think that the premise is faulty it s the usual language of the left do what they want or the world falls apart how about this hold the line on raising the debt ceiling and cut and pay any debts from existing appropriations even if this means cutting expenses and then hold expenses to what is already available  ',0),(4534,'node',' 2014 ccrp lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette  thursday april 24 2014 hawk hollow golf club bath township mi 48808 reception 530 pm dinner 630 pm the 2014 lincoln day dinner will feature attorney general bill schuette as our keynote speaker in addition to attorney general schuette we will also have constitutional attorney teacher lecturer krisanne hall speaking on the 10th amendment krisanne is a disabled veteran of the us army and a former prosecutor she currently travels the country and teaches the constitution and the history that gave us our founding documents several candidates who will be selected at the state convention in august for the various university boards will be in attendance along with state senator judy emmons state representative tom leonard and senator rick jones who will be running to be our new state senator in 2015 it will be a great opportunity to hear about the defense of our constitutional rights from michigan s chief law enforcement officer and constitutional attorney and to meet and greet fellow republicans from the mid michigan area the cost for this year s dinner and reception will be couple dinner reception with photo opportunities 12500 single dinner reception with photo opportunities 6500 couple dinner only 7500 single dinner only 4000 registrations and payments are due on or before friday april 4 2014  download print a registration form click here to download  to register online click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content 2014lincolndaydinnerattorneygeneralbillschuette please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 payments are due on or before april 4 2014 if you have any questions regarding the 2014 lincoln day dinner please feel free to call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at  shwillis1959 gmailcom   all emails addresses  ',0),(4535,'node',' spoiled child sues parents for support  if your parents don rsquo t comply with your wishes and won rsquo t let you do what you want just move out and sue them for support why isn rsquo t it that i am not surprised by this law suit the ldquo entitled generation rdquo feels they should be able to do whatever they want without any consequences for an article on a new jersey high school senior who is suing her parents after she moved out click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 2014030318yearoldsuesparentsforsupportaftermovingo ',0),(4537,'node',' presidential deception again  notworkingjpg presidential deception again  ',0),(4377,'node',' should congress pass a law to show a social security card to get an additional child tax credit  yes no undecided additional child tax credit i m not clear on something does this mean that the worker taxpayer needs to show a social security card in order to claim the tax credit or does it mean that a social security number for each child also needs to be listed i m in favor of the requirement that both need to be recorded to claim the tax credit  ',0),(4538,'node',' obama s lead from behind foreign policy failure  the obama administration rsquo s foreign policy failures continue to show his inherent inability to deal with critical issues around the world once again his ldquo lead from behind rdquo approach where the us would play a leadership role from the backseat by guiding and assisting other powers more directly has shown that it has no value or impact for an article on obama rsquo s failed ldquo lead from behind rdquo policy click on the following story link  http wwwcsmonitorcom world securitywatch 20140303 isukrainecrisisproofthatobamasleadfrombehindpolicy 20  ',0),(4539,'node',' obama s lead from behind foreign policy failure  behindjpg obama s lead from behind foreign policy failure  ',0),(4540,'node',' the oversight of us intelligence that failed from the hpsci website the united states house permanent select committee on intelligence hpsci is a committee of the united states house of representatives currently chaired by us congressman mike rogers michigan the hpsci is charged with the oversight of the united states intelligence community given that mandate of oversight wouldn t you have a duty to call to task any intelligence agency that violates the tenets of the us constitution specifically the privacy of persons houses papers and effects that is afforded to every citizen by the 4th amendment of our bill of rights  do our elected officials take an oath to protect and defend the government or the constitution  they are not the same the following article written by philip giraldi sheds some light on the failures of oversight at the house intelligence committee philip giraldi is a former counterterrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the united states central intelligence agency please read    originalantiwarcom giraldi 20140210 theartofamericanscaremongering  20  the oversight intelligence that failed  ',0),(4588,'node',' the irs must be accountable  even after the irs was caught targeting the tea party groups they are still withholding approval of 19 organizations rsquo nonprofit status republicans are signaling that they are moving ahead with plans to hold former irs employee lois g lerner in contempt of congress read more about about the potential contempt of congress charge and other pending concerns about the irs targeting of conservative groups online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 mar 26 irssaysitwilltakeyearsproduceteapartytarg  19  the irs must accountable  ',0),(5030,'node',' ccrp poll governor and us senate candidate debates   new poll overview governor rick snyder and us senate candidate terri lynn land as of yet have not agreed to any debates with their democrat opponents land of byron center and peters haven t appeared on the same stage since the detroit regional chamber s mackinac policy conference in may peters has stated that to me it is a basic job requirement a basic responsibility to the voters of michigan that if you are going to be a united states senator and want to run for the united states senate you should be willing to stand on a stage and defend the positions that you are taking michigan radio reported that land in a tuesday appearance said she is always willing to talk to voters but was leaving debate talks up to those in her campaign in charge of such things woodtv8 political reporter rick albin said the last time he spoke with governor snyder the governor indicated he had accepted only an invitation to a joint appearance with schauer on the east side of the state but even that could not be worked out between his campaign and the schauer camp governor snyder wanted to hold a joint appearance not necessarily a debate at the detroit economic club but the two sides could not agree on a time and date new poll question should governor snyder and us senate candidate terri lynn land agree to debate their democrat opponents yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should governor snyder and us senate candidate terri lynn land agree to debate their democrat opponents   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the medc s strategic fund have approved the capture of tax authorizations to george matick chevrolet yes 3 no 97 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 brownfield funds for auto dealer i voted no but not because it has anything to do with this being an auto dealer or whether there might be any fairness issue with other auto dealers my question or problem with this is that i haven t heard anything that says that the problem to be redressed have anything to do with a brownfield contamination problem with the property the little bit of description that was included with the question sounded more like a development or redevelopment issue this is the sort of thing we sometimes hear in lansing projects that don t talk about environmental problems on a site that need to be remedied but rather development or redevelopment projects it just strikes me that funds or other benefits under this legislation that can be available under brownfield projects should be exclusively for addressing environmental contamination and funds should be limited to paying for those expenses only regardless of what was there before and regardless of what someone wants to see there in the future in the little bit of info about this dealership mention was made about possible allowable expenses such as asbestos removal and curbs i can agree that asbestos removal might be appropriate regardless of whether the property houses a car dealership or anything else i do not think that should ever be the ability to include funds for curbs for any project there is no possibility that environmentally contaminated curbs were being removed and needing to be replaced with brownfield money i think there has been noticeable misuse of the brownfield legislation   all emails addresses  ',0),(4541,'node',' obama s agreement to help russia invade the ukraine  as a us senator barack obama won 48 million in federal funding to help ukraine destroy thousands of tons of guns and ammunition ndash weapons which are now unavailable to the ukrainian army as it faces down russian president vladimir putin during his invasion of crimea after returning from a fact finding trip to ukraine determined that the us should devote funds to speed up the destruction of more than 400000 small arms 1000 antiaircraft missiles and more than 15000 tons of ammunition read more about how obama has made it much easier for russia to invade the ukraine online at  http wwwdailymailcouk news article2573557 flashbacksenatorobamapusheddestruction15000tonsamm 19  ',0),(4542,'node',' obama s agreement to help russia invade the ukraine  ukjpg obama s agreement to help russia invade the ukraine  ',0),(4543,'node',' illegal immigrants pocket 140000000 through food stamp fraud two korean citizens in the united states illegally were sentenced last week in baltimore to prison for obtaining over 1400000 in payments for food sales that never occurred as part of a food stamp and wire fraud scheme read more about the scheme and how they managed to defraud the government of 14 million dollars online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140225 twoillegalimmigrantssentencedfor14millionfoodstamp ',0),(4480,'node',' irs to issue special rules regarding political activity of conservative groups the irs has set a 90day period for public input into proposed new irs rsquo rules to stifle tea party and other conservative groups for qualifing for taxexempt status the new rules would basically put ldquo tea party groups out of business rdquo according to house ways and means chairman dave camp the rules are in response to the activities found to be most threatening to the washington establishment for the complete article on the new proposed rules to quit conservative groups click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 17572irstoissuerulestosilenceconservativegroups 20  ',0),(4546,'node',' part legislature petitions   as most of you already know there is a initiative petition drive to put on the ballot this year for the voters to decide if they want to make the michigan legislature parttime instead of full time there are currently 46 states that already have parttime legislatures the only 4 states that have a full time legislature are pennsylvania california new york and michigan before the 1963 constitution michigan had a parttime legislature prior to 1963 there was one staffer for every four legislators under the new initiative petition proposal the legislature would only meet in one 60day regular session per year lawmakers would be cut from 71000 to 35000 per year currently legislative salaries are 71000 per year salary but when you add in the benefits it is over 100000 the proposal would also limit the total number of staff to 250 for the 148 legislators the drive needs to collect 322609 signatures by july 7 however due to possible invalid signatures the goal is to collect well over 400000 if you would like to sign or circulate a petition and you live in clinton county please call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at shwillis1959 gmailcom   clinton county 2013g  ',0),(2689,'node',' should the term limit law in michigan be repealed  yes no undecided we already have term we already have term limitsit s called voting  term limits i agree we have term limits called the voting booth why loose quallity leaders based on limits we need the best people in office this would insure that we keep the best and vote out the worst term limit repeal the problem is that the majority of voters don t have a clue about their legislator unless it affects the pocketbook they don t know what their record is on issues is and they vote on name recognition when they get in the voting booth the election laws should be modified to require that the voter at least knows who the candidates are when they go to the polls i know there is a law against that however the result is that we have people electing their legislators that don t know anything about them voting is a right it should have a corresponding responsibility term limits should be repealed   should the term limit law michigan repealed  ',0),(4549,'node',' keystone xl proponents to flood feds with show of support keystonepipelinejpg keystone xl proponents to flood feds with show of support ',0),(4548,'node',' keystone xl proponents to flood feds with show of support the obama administration has successfully put off making a decision about the keystone pipeline for more than five years now after another is this the third environmental impact study showing minimal effect to the environment proponents are stepping up their support for the project how are supporters going to make their voices heard in washington what would this project mean to the american economy and jobs read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20140310 keystonexlproponentstofloodfedswithshowofsupport   keystone proponents flood feds with show support  ',0),(4550,'node',' abortion rider law takes effect thursday after thursday abortion coverage will not automatically be included in individual health care coverage in the private marketplace in michigan the abortion insurance optout act passed in december allowed insurance companies to offer abortion coverage as a rider to a policy but michigan insurers are only offering the rider in companysponsored plans consequently individual policyholders will not be able to purchase the rider what is the intent of this law will it have any impact on abortion in the state read more  wwwlansingstatejournalcom article 20140310 news01302260065 abortionriderlawtakeseffectthursday ',0),(4552,'node',' us administration pulls back on medicare drug benefit proposals rxjpg us administration pulls back on medicare drug benefit proposals ',0),(4553,'node',' obama s controversial surgeon general nominee now that the senate rules have been blown up by the democrats the obama administration expects their appointees will be shooins no matter how controversial they might be so it s no surprise that the nominee for surgeon general is a young highly educated extremely partisan doctor claiming his primary interest is in america s obesity epidemic what does this guy have to offer the country or more to the point what does he have to offer obama and the democrats for some interesting reading try  wwwamericanthinkercom blog 201403 obamassurgeoncorporalhtml for a bio and some background on the nominee read  wwwthedailybeastcom articles 20140214 meetobamascontroversialsurgeongeneralnomineehtml ',0),(2734,'node',' the great divider  the man that would bring transparency and accountability to washington has done just the opposite the man that promised to unite the country has been the ldquo greatest divider rdquo our country has ever seen he polarizes segments of society one against the other for pure political gain the man has an insatiable hunger for power and will use any and all means to accomplish his goals in transforming our republic into a socialist state through his hollow promise of ldquo hope change rdquo ultimately as saul alinsky defined it ldquo its rsquo a battle between the lsquo have and have nots rsquo rdquo as a true disciple of alinsky president obama and his progressive minions are poised to make their final push to ldquo fundamentally transform our country rdquo to his marxist ldquo utopia rdquo by taking from the ldquo haves rdquo and redistributing to the ldquo have nots rdquo when he accomplishes his mission he can eliminate his twoterm limit and become our ldquo king rdquo  can the narcissistinchief truly have such a thought   the great divider  ',0),(4556,'node',' ccrp poll overtime payment for managers supervisors   new poll overview president obama plans to use his executive authorities to require american businesses to pay millions of employees overtime pay he will direct the labor department to modify regulations governing the types of employees and businesses that can classify people as executive or professional under current rules employers must provide overtime to salaried workers making less than 455 per week under the president rsquo s executive order some fast food shift supervisors or office workers who had been denied overtime pay would now be eligible employees would also be required to perform a minimum percentage of executive work to qualify for the socalled white collar exemption narrowing a loophole that allowed companies to exempt lowlevel retail managers from overtime pay the proposed regulations will be subject to public comment before they are approved and are likely to see strong opposition from republican lawmakers and business lobbyists obama is able to change the law under regulatory authority provided in the 1938 fair labor standards act new poll question are you in favor of president obama signing an executive order to change the overtime rules for managers supervisors yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link are you in favor of president obama signing an executive order to change the overtime rules for managers supervisors   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan voters pass an initiative petition to make the michigan legislature parttime yes 75 no 21 undecided 4 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 part time legislature regulatory reform the greater question is where are the checks and balances michigan has a massive amount of over lap of local state and federal government we need to address regulatory reform too people need to read the initiatives that are set into public policy such as the international property maintainance code agenda 21 sustainable development 1994 smart meter technology the details of the ndaa why do we need an international code for any michigan unit of government answer because we have restructured government to be top down heavy all local units now apply for grant funding if you comply you get funded people at every level of government must read the details of how the state and federal government manipulate local units if they want there is to much go along to get along mentality with out people actually reading the administrative rules and details of legislation lets pass the bill first so we can see what it does we must return to prudentb reasoning and sound judgement the good old boy politics must stop everyone knows that very few prople read the bills philip nancy bareham comment 2 part time legislature with a part time legislature and fewer staff what will be the impact of lobbyists and lobbyist lawyers who are already leading them by the nose   all emails addresses  ',0),(4564,'node',' as deadline looms flurry of obamacare rule juggling while the clock is ticking toward the march 31 deadline the obama administration has made a bunch of rule changes regarding obamacare now what will there be another deadline extension how will the insurers fair will there be more extensions get the details  wwwcnbccom id 101500220 ',0),(4551,'node',' us administration pulls back on medicare drug benefit proposals in january the obama administration proposed a series of changes to the medicare part d prescription drug benefit that would no longer require insurers to offer coverage for certain types of drugs and would also limit the choice of part d policies availble in any given region of the country on monday the administration pulled back from the proposal after pressure came from a variety of groups to withdraw the changes and both republicans and democrats expressed opposition what happened for a discussion on the issue see  wwwreuterscom article 20140310 ususahealthcaremedicareidusbrea2706420140310  for another view don t miss  wwwwashingtonpostcom blogs rightturn wp 20140311 obamaretreatsonmedicarepartdchanges  it s worth noting this final paragraph of the reuters story the 70 billion part d program launched a decade ago under former president george w bush over 10 years its costs of 346 billion have been 45 percent lower than initially projected    administration pulls back medicare drug benefit proposals  ',0),(4560,'node',' we gotta fix the roads  after the winter we ve just had the roads are really going to need some work this spring how will we pay for it republicans are working on a plan that will raise the sales tax but eliminate sales tax on fuel purchases are there any other ideas read the full story  wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201303 michiganroadfundingrepublichtml ',0),(4562,'node',' republicans youngpeople problem votejpg republicans youngpeople problem ',0),(4561,'node',' republicans youngpeople problem voting statistics show that republicans are not getting the votes of nonwhite populations and based on finding of a recent pew poll they might not be attracting a majority of young voters either the polling shows those below age 34 favor samesex marriage a path to citizenship for illegals and big goverments that provide a variety of services will the republican party be able to craft a message that resonates with the younger generation read more  wwwwashingtonpostcom politics republicanshaveanothermajordemographicissueontheir 20140309398deb46a79d11e38599ce7295b6851cstoryhtml  republicans youngpeople problem  ',0),(4563,'node',' 2013 legislative roundup the good the bad and the ugly get the details  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19888 ',0),(4555,'node',' are you in favor of president obama signing an executive order to change the overtime rules for managers supervisors  yes no undecided overtime pay for salaried workers why would the pres enter a private business and tell the owners what they have to do in regards to their employees pay this man has become a dictator and it is the fault of the republicans in the house and senate   are you favor president obama signing executive order change the overtime rules for managers supervisors  ',0),(4623,'node',' find balance between policing and privacy we have learned in recent months that big brother is indeed watching not only has the nsa been collecting data on everyone but local police departments have the capability of getting our private information as well how do we strike a balance between the police agencies need to keep us safe and our rights to privacy read more  wwwdetroitnewscom apps pbcsdll article ',0),(4566,'node',' republicans to officially present alternative to obamacare boehnerjpg republicans to officially present alternative to obamacare ',0),(4565,'node',' republicans to officially present alternative to obamacare republicans have been talking about a variety of alternatives to obamacare for a long time finally they have put together a plan they can rally around and sell to the american public it s about time read more  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20140317 republicanstoofficiallypresentalternativetoobamaca  republicans officially present alternative obamacare  ',0),(5022,'node',' should the medc s strategic fund have approved the capture of tax authorizations to george matick chevrolet  yes no undecided brownfield funds for auto dealer i voted no but not because it has anything to do with this being an auto dealer or whether there might be any fairness issue with other auto dealers my question or problem with this is that i haven t heard anything that says that the problem to be redressed have anything to do with a brownfield contamination problem with the property the little bit of description that was included with the question sounded more like a development or redevelopment issue this is the sort of thing we sometimes hear in lansing projects that don t talk about environmental problems on a site that need to be remedied but rather development or redevelopment projects it just strikes me that funds or other benefits under this legislation that can be available under brownfield projects should be exclusively for addressing environmental contamination and funds should be limited to paying for those expenses only regardless of what was there before and regardless of what someone wants to see there in the future in the little bit of info about this dealership mention was made about possible allowable expenses such as asbestos removal and curbs i can agree that asbestos removal might be appropriate regardless of whether the property houses a car dealership or anything else i do not think that should ever be the ability to include funds for curbs for any project there is no possibility that environmentally contaminated curbs were being removed and needing to be replaced with brownfield money i think there has been noticeable misuse of the brownfield legislation  ',0),(5027,'node',' federal judge upholds louisiana gay marriage ban for the first time this year a federal judge has ruled that a louisiana constitutional amendment that defined marriage as between one man and one woman does not go against the equal protection or due processes clauses of the us constitution read the full story  thehillcom blogs blogbriefingroom 216545louisianajudgeupholdsgaymarriageban  federal judge upholds louisiana gay marriage ban  ',0),(5028,'node',' federal judge upholds louisiana gay marriage ban weddingcaketopperjpg federal judge upholds louisiana gay marriage ban ',0),(4959,'node',' a new senate office building  is it office envy term limited senate majority leader randy richardville is pushing for the sale of the billie s farnum senate office building and the procurement of a new facility for michigan rsquo s 38 state senators according to wxyz abc news senate majority leader randy richardville is surprised the farnum building hasn rsquo t been condemned i think crap is a pretty good word for it he said richardville says the farnum just doesn rsquo t cut it anymore with problems ranging from outdated technology to lingering asbestos issues on a tour his office provided us it appeared more than adequate with spacious offices nice amenities and stateoftheart committee rooms i worked for the legislature in a nonpartisan capacity for 32 years with several of those years in the farnum building i never realized i was working in such a horrible place and just last year i had the occasion to be there for a public hearing and was impressed by the changes they had been made over the last ten years since the time i had an office there i wonder if senator richardville isn rsquo t just envious that the members of the upper chamber of the have been out done by the palatial digs of the house office building it would be interesting to know what level opulence he feels the senators deserve as ldquo public servants rdquo the senate has already passed the bill sb509 by a vote of 22 to 14 with 6 of richardville rsquo s fellow republicans voting against it the senators who voted for the bill are booher caswell colbeck emmons green gregory hansen hildenbrand jansen johnson kahn kowall marleau meekhof moolenaar nofs pappageorge pavlov richardville robertson smith walker the senators who voted against the bill are ananich anderson bieda casperson hopgood hune hunter jones proos rocca schuitmaker warren whitmer young with legislative approval and the governor rsquo s signature the law would give the senate permission to sell the farnum building freeing up cash to move into newer and more deserving digs richardville is currently working behind the scenes on soliciting bids from developers interested in providing a new senate headquarters he has estimated the remodeling cost of the farnum building would be more than 25000000 however according to governor snyder rsquo s administration officials the real cost to fixup the farnum is much cheaper and as low as 11464500 richardville says bids for the project are due back no later than august 15 when they will be opened and considered while richardville says he could have sole authority to pick the winning bid he rsquo ll likely seek out the opinions of others like his democratic counterpart senator gretchen whitmer however currently whitmer feels the farnum building is just fine hopefully the bill will die in committee in the house if it doesn t call you state representative and let them know how you feel about a new senate office building it rsquo s time for a part time legislature to read more about the moves to get a new senate office building go on line at  http wwwwxyzcom news localnews investigations lameducksenatorpushingfornewofficesthatplentyoflaw farnum bldg city hall farnum bldg city hall lansing city hall has been in the works to sell to the state either directly or as a lease through a private buyer for years back into the hollister as mayor era you remember hollister s quote in the lansing state journal back then about lansing city hall clunky old junky old city hall based on richardville s quote it sounds like a tear down and new building for the senate something like the building of the new house office building and state police building downtown i recall back in the 90s when fiber optic or something similar was being installed at around city hall under hollister s administration the city included an actual easement through city hall basement of wire going to the state an easement that runs with the land rather than a revocable license which certainly was a signal of their certainty that the state would ultimately be the next owner of lansing city hall in addition to the easement other hocuspocus sales features will include the better view of the capitol for individual offices and proximity to the house office building in the former board of water light building that is connected to city hall i would expect ferguson and granger to be intermediaries in their usual approach of appealing to both sides of the aisle in some financial fashion for transfer of city hall to the state that is foolish for the taxpayers on both sides no idea about plans in store for the farnum building but i wouldn t be surprised if this too winds up in the hands of ferguson and granger now or delayed until after a decent period after the state moves into new digs no idea on where it is that the city wants to buy remodel build they will surely want something more modern and with more onsite parking one possibility hanging over from the hollister era has been the city s square block bounded by capitol ionia seymour and shiawassee and across from a city ramp wouldn t it be something if ferguson and granger wind up being intermediaries in both buildings too in both instances the taxpayers will take it in the ear to buy and sell buildings and to fix them up as palaces for both state and city governments interesting isn t it how elected officials responsible for buildings owned by their governmental jurisdiction act like lousy slumlords who fail to take care of their buildings and then whine about their condition mumbling about condemnation and then like welfare tenants want to leave their building and expect the taxpayers to provide them with a new and different palace really tiresome stephanie whitbeck great insight into what goes great insight into what goes on potentially behind the scenes  ',0),(4544,'node',' should michigan voters pass an initiative petition to make the michigan legislature parttime  yes no undecided part time legislature with a part time legislature and fewer staff what will be the impact of lobbyists and lobbyist lawyers who are already leading them by the nose  part time legislature regulatory reform  the greater question is where are the checks and balances michigan has a massive amount of over lap of local state and federal government we need to address regulatory reform too people need to read the initiatives that are set into public policy such as the international property maintainance code agenda 21 sustainable development 1994 smart meter technology the details of the ndaa why do we need an international code for any michigan unit of government answer because we have restructured government to be top down heavy all local units now apply for grant funding if you comply you get funded people at every level of government must read the details of how the state and federal government manipulate local units if they want there is to much go along to get along mentality with out people actually reading the administrative rules and details of legislation lets pass the bill first so we can see what it does we must return to prudentb reasoning and sound judgement the good old boy politics must stop everyone knows that very few prople read the bills philip nancy bareham  ',0),(4586,'node',' same sex marriage politics legallimbojpg same sex marriage politics ',0),(4585,'node',' same sex marriage politics governor snyder the nonpolitician has learned to play the political game in the last 4 years with the progressives hammering him about where he stands on the issue of ldquo same sex marriage rdquo he has finally relented and ldquo come out of the closet rdquo and confessed his belief that ldquo samesex marriages are legal rdquo knowing that supposedly a ldquo majority rdquo of the voters in michigan are in favor of same sex marriage he has seen the advantage of professing his agreement on the issue not wanting to loose the election he needs to pander to that voting block to possibly seal his reelection because if he doesn rsquo t the democrats will beat him incessantly it rsquo s not his fault that attorney general schuette is such a hard nose that he feels that he needs to defend michigan rsquo s constitution on the issue because currently ldquo that rsquo s the law rdquo i just have one question for the governor does he believe in ldquo states rights rdquo and the ldquo michigan constitution rdquo if he does why was it so important that he take this new position on the issue if it isn rsquo t all about politics and getting another 4 years in lansing read more about about governor snyder rsquo s decision to take a stand on ldquo same sex marriage rdquo and its legality online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140326 politics02303260053 snydercallsmichiganssamesexmarriageslegalcouplesca 19  same sex marriage politics  ',0),(4587,'node',' sebelius says obamacare extension is not an extension  more double talk from the hhs secretary on obamacare deadlines passing their end date again and oh by the way it rsquo s ok if you lie as to why to are registering late the new moving target for enrolling is now ldquo mid april rdquo any bets on there may yet another non extension extension after the new nebulous mid april deadline read more about about the sebelius non extension extension online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140326 sebeliusobamacareextensionisnotanextension ',0),(4589,'node',' the irs must be accountable  irsteapjpg the irs must be accountable  ',0),(4611,'node',' the great climate change walkback  the united nations intergovernmental panel on climate change released their latest report last week the executive summary that was prepared for legislators contained many dire predictions about the effects of climate change on society how accurate was this summary does it reflect the actual results of the study maybe not read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20140407 thegreatclimatechangewalkback   the great climate change walkback  ',0),(4612,'node',' the great climate change walkback climatechangejpg the great climate change walkback ',0),(4570,'node',' nonchristians given special consideration in union teacher contract should republicans start talking about the war on christians how is it possible that a teachers union contract in ferndale contains a clause that favors those of nonchristian faith what happened to the michigan constitution s nondiscrimination language read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19913 ',0),(2924,'node',' 72414 ccrp summer bbq  click on the flyer below for details and or to register   to download a registration form click here  ',0),(4888,'node',' common core revisionist history and the progressive agenda  the trojan horse project known as ldquo common core rdquo will soon be implementing its new us history exam it will be using in schools around the country and in michigan under the veil of secrecy no one but a select few is allow to see the content of the exam according to some critics the exam will decimate the teaching of traditional american history turning it into a leftist view of an america that is based on identity politics rather than a constitution meant to protect the rights of individual freedoms to read more on the new us history exam that will be part of common core teaching go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140711 davidcolemansseconddeceptionaftercommoncorethenewa 19  common core revisionist history and the progressive agenda  ',0),(4889,'node',' common core revisionist history and the progressive agenda  coredjpg common core revisionist history and the progressive agenda  ',0),(4890,'node',' lgbt has richardville s support  according to the detroit news ldquo senate majority leader randy richardville said thursday he personally supports expanding michigan rsquo s antidiscrimination law to cover sexual orientation rdquo passage of legislation to amend the elliotlarsen civil rights act to deal with the lgbt community rsquo s purported issues is questionable according to house speaker jase bolger bolger rsquo s concerns revolver around rdquo finding a resolution that provides protection for personal liberties while defending religious rights rdquo it would be my bet that the lgbt will get their agenda addressed while the christian community will be unfairly vilified for their moral stand on biblically based principles in the end our governor will probably play a significant role in making this happen to read more on the move to change the michigan civil rights act go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140710 politics023071000870 politics gopsenatemajorityleadersupportsantidiscriminationl ',0),(4590,'node',' part time legislature initiative petition drive  as you may know there is a petition drive to put the question on the ballot in november of 2014 for the voters to decide if the michigan legislature should go from a full time legislature to a part time legislature if you would like to see a responsible michigan legislature accountable to the people of michigan regardless of your political leanings and you would like to help collect signatures in clinton county or if you would just like additional information on the petition drive please call 5172814458 or email sgwillis1945 gmailcom   clinton county 2013g  ',0),(4592,'node',' congressman camp to retire  campretirejpg congressman camp to retire  ',0),(4593,'node',' ccrp lincoln day dinner silent auction items  the clinton county republican party is just three weeks away and we are wrapping up the final details as part of the lincoln day dinner we always have a silent auction where the attendees can place bids on items donated for the event currently we have several items that will be available for the silent auction but we are looking for a few more to add to the list if you have something you would like to donate as a silent auction item please call or email sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or shwillis1959 gmailcom as soon as possible reminder the sign up deadline april 11 for attending the lincoln day dinner is quickly approaching so don t miss this year rsquo s event with attorney general bill schuette and constitutional attorney lecturer krisanne hall 2014 ccrp lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette thursday april 24 2014 15101 chandler rd bath township mi 48808 dinner reception dinner event with photo opportunities only cost couple 12500 7500 single 6500 4000 includes one year membership in ccrp total cost attendee menu choice information attendee 1 menu option attendee 2 menu option employer address email city state zip phone menu options for attendees option 1 sliced top sirloin option 2 garlic rosemary chicken payment please enclose your registration form and a check payable to clinton county republican party and mail to sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 payment is due by april 11 2014   clinton county 2013g  ',0),(4595,'node',' senator moolenaar announces run for 4th congressional district moolenaarjpg senator moolenaar announces run for 4th congressional district ',0),(4596,'node','  55 million no one wants to talk about  ldquo few details are known about the p20 pyramid project slated for kent county yet all but two senate republicans voted for it twice and it nearly received 55 million in funding from the state rdquo read more about the p20 pyramid project in kent county and why no one will talk about it online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19878 ',0),(4597,'node',' freedomworks beck in tea party rally in kentucky kentucky will be a battle ground state where senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is seeking reelection against a strong tea party candidate who wants to help mcconnell retire read more about what is being called he event as a national grassroots gathering of patriots committed to restoring freedom from the bottom up online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140402 freedomworkstohostmajorgatheringofteapartyactivist ',0),(4599,'node',' mi police agencies know a lot about you and they share it  eyonpjpg mi police agencies know a lot about you and they share it  ',0),(4598,'node',' mi police agencies know a lot about you and they share it  and you thought that your personal information was ldquo private rdquo those days are long gone and it is going to get much worse read more about what information is being collected and shared about all of us with police agencies around the state online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140403 metro 304030033 averagemichiganresidentcopsradardatacollectiongrow 19  police agencies know lot about you and they share  ',0),(5071,'node',' the islam christian war redux  the war between islam and christianity has been going on for centuries for an historic view of the past the present and the future of this ongoing battle go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom bigpeace 20140921 theancientwarbetweenthejudeochristianwestandislam utmsource ebreitbartcom utmmedium email utmcontent breitbart news roundup 2c september 222c 2014 utmcampaign 20140922m122259703breitbart news roundup 2c september 222c 2014 utmterm more 19  ',0),(5072,'node',' the islam christian war redux  jcwarjpg the islam christian war redux  ',0),(5073,'node',' lgb but no t in elliottlarsen  the michigan legislature is having ongoing discussions regarding what ldquo rights rdquo various groups have or should have based on their sexual identity and religious beliefs regardless of the outcome neither side will probably be satisfied with the final version of the legislation for an article on the debate currently going on about what the legislation should include or nor include go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201409 lgbnottbolgerquestionsneehtml incartriver ',0),(4904,'node',' feds seeks to nullify all state abortion laws  the us senate has introduced senate bill 1696 which has 25 senate cosponsors all democrats that would override nearly all federal and state laws limiting abortion inn the states that have passed them including 1 thirdtrimester bans on abortion 2 limits on abortion after 5 months 3 laws against sexselection abortion the intrusion of the federal government into issues decided by the states is a violation of the us constitution it has to stop read more about the latest moves by congress to override abortion laws that have been passed by the states online at  http townhallcom tipsheet cortneyobrien 20140715 isthisthemostradicalproabortionbilleverconsideredb 19  feds seeks nullify all state abortion laws  ',0),(4603,'node',' when does non discrimination become discrimination  rfjpg when does non discrimination become discrimination  ',0),(4364,'node',' is new fed chief a bernanke clone  the new fed chief just approved by the senate will be getting ldquo tough rdquo when she takes the helm on february 1 of this year she will only be allowing our children and grand children to assume 85000000000 from the previous 95000000000 per month to their future debt as they say what rsquo s another 100 billion or so per month when your kids will pick up the tab later when we are all dead and gone to read more about the new fed chief and what the future may hold with her new policies click on the following link  http wwwcnsnewscom news article yellenfaceschallengesfedtrimsbondbuys ',0),(3242,'node',' lebanon township lebanon township lebanon township hall is located at 10990 colony rd fowler 48835 there are currently 5 republican elected officials supervisor gregory armbrustmacher r 11152 stone rd fowler 9895933279 clerk daniel c smith r 14234 w kinley rd fowler 9895932193 treasurer michael c klein r 4166 jones rd pewamo 9895933186 trustee david piggott r 4661 n bauer rd fowler 9895932282 trustee gene sanborn r 15674 island rd hubbardston 9899816878 the next election for all township elected positions is november 2016 clinton county commissioners lebanon township has one republican elected county commissioner district no 1 kam washburn r 5201 east french road elsie 48831 ph 989 8625565 term exps 12312014 township meetings  the lebanon township board meetings are the second monday of every month starting at 800 pm at the township hall ',0),(4907,'node','  11000000000 weaponry deal with qatar what  at a time when hamas continues to fire salvos of rockets into israel while rejecting a ceasefire proposal the united states has finalized a deal to provide the palestinian terrorist group rsquo s leading supporter qatar with weaponry worth 11 billion the deal signed at the pentagon monday by defense secretary chuck hagel and his qatari counterpart comes just months after a senior us treasury official in a speech deplored qatar rsquo s open support for hamas and covert funding for jihadists in syria including the alqaeda affiliate alnusra and the alqaeda offshoot the islamic state of iraq and the levant isis read more the idiocy of our defense secretary chuck hagel and the president go online at  http wwwcnsnewscom news article patrickgoodenough usselling11bweaponrygulfstatesupportshamassyrianji ',0),(4591,'node',' congressman camp to retire  congressman dave camp made the surprise announcement monday that he will be retiring from congress at the end of 2014 there will now be a mad scramble to see who the gop will put up to replace him on the ballot currently peter konetchy from roscommon is the only declared candidate possible names that have been mentioned in the past have been former state senator alan cropsey from dewitt and senator john moolenaar from midland camp rsquo s late withdrawal from the race leaves those interested in running only 22 days to get the needed signature to be on the ballot read more about about congressman camp rsquo s decision to not seek another term in congress online at  http wwwwashingtonpostcom blogs postpolitics wp 20140331 davecam 19  congressman camp retire  ',0),(4604,'node',' redefining tolerance this was not fabulous news for free speech and common sense san francisco reuters mozilla chief executive brendan eich has stepped down the company said on thursday after an online dating service urged a boycott of the company s web browser because of a donation eich made to opponents of gay marriage mr eich must have done something truly terrible to stoke the ire of the normally quiet unassuming 23 percent of the population that is gay perhaps he stood in front of the houses of rich homosexuals like seiu thugs bussed protesters to bankers houses  or maybe he stood outside the funeral of some homosexuals and shouted about how god hates fags like those crazy westboro baptists at military funerals or maybe he tweeted how much he hated will grace or maybe not eich donated 1000 in 2008 in support of california s proposition 8 which banned gay marriage in the state until it was struck down by the supreme court in june so the supreme court recently struck down a law that limited campaign contributions legally democrats have done it illegally for years which is why they are so angry but if you don t give that money to the right causes save the whales green energy subsidizing melissa ethridge cds then it doesn t matter you are the enemy he gave a small amount of money for mr eich 1000 is a small amount and now he is the subject of the left s 2minute hate and to add insult to injury what started this all was that a dating site that i have never heard of urged users to boycott the mozilla browser firefox which mozilla doesn t charge for like all browsers it s free the leftist s war on common sense and individuality continues unabated  ',0),(4948,'node',' enough is enough  it rsquo s time to talk about the ldquo elephant in the room rdquo so to speak let rsquo s shed some light on what rsquo s going on behind the scenes to stack the state convention with brian calley delegates for those of you who don rsquo t know me my name is steve willis and i have been the current chairman of the clinton county republican party ccrp for the last 4 years but active in the party for the last 6 years whenever i speak to individuals or groups i introduce myself as a ldquo christian rdquo first a ldquo conservative rdquo second and a ldquo republican rdquo last because i have no other choice i am a ldquo true conservative rdquo in all ways a prolife antiabortion traditional marriage states rights rule of law constitutional conservative pro gun secure border conservative unlike many other previous county chairs i did not and i do not hold any aspirations for higher office the reason i spend 40 to 60 hours per week on ccrp business is strictly altruistic i do not receive any payment for my time and efforts and actually have spent a significant amount of money on ldquo party business rdquo over the last 6 years i am writing this because i am thoroughly disgusted with the actions of monied interests and special interest groups when it comes to the precinct delegate elections that will be taking place on august 5 around the state this week the michigan advocacy trust sent another mailing out around the state to inform the voters as to who they should be voting for in the august 5 primary in a previous mass mailing these people were defined as the ldquo true conservatives rdquo in their precincts this latest mailing is just another confirmation that these are the chosen ones they need to be elected to make clinton county better implying that the other people on the ballot with them are in some way inferior or deficient as far as the names that appear on the ballot for watertown township that are the ldquo chosen ones rdquo they are not and have not for the most part been active in the county party in recent years or ever it seems ironic an ingham county political action group would have intimate knowledge related to a clinton county rural precinct to be able to make such assertions additionally why is the michigan advocacy fund involved in contested precinct delegate races all over the state as i stated last week in my blog on the ccrp website who are these people who have determined that these precinct delegate candidates are the ones who should be voted for on august 5 from the mailer that was sent to me today that has been arriving in mail boxes this week this mailer can be seen at the top of the ccrp home page rsquo s website i know three of the people who are listed as the ldquo annointed candidates rdquo that they are asking the voters to vote for i can rsquo t judge how conservative they are and i wonder how the michigan advocacy trust can know that either well ndash truth be known ndash i think i do know for the last 6 months or more there has been a concerted effort on the part of the michigan freedom fund a dick devos funded group lieutenant governor calley the state republican party the michigan advocacy trust representative tom leonard and his wife jenell who works for calley and who knows who else that have been capturing data on who they think will vote for brian calley at the state convention in august all i know is that for this election cycle clinton county has seen a significant increase in the number of precinct delegate candidates running as a result in six of the county rsquo s 33 precincts the delegate seats are contested for the first time it doesn rsquo t take a rocket scientist to figure out the agenda of these special interests they will say the governor should be able to pick his running mate they will say if calley doesn rsquo t win it will embarrass the governor and the republican party the truth is the republican party should already be embarrassed by their underhanded tactics and actions the bottom line is that republican party rules allow for someone else to run for the lieutenant governor rsquo s position at the convention even though the state party has tried to circumvent the process several times in the last year if the state party makes a rule they should live by it if they want to change the process for the next election cycle do it then not in mid stream i ask is brian calley rsquo s selection as the governor rsquo s running mate all we have to worry about at this convention and as a party should this issue be consuming all of the time and resources it has by all of these groups and individuals wouldn rsquo t we be better served by letting the ldquo people speak rdquo at the convention without stacking the deck ahead of time it certainly seems like we have gone down a bad road where the ldquo ends justify the means rdquo ndash i thought we were the party of principals not to be lumped in with the democrats shouldn rsquo t we be more concerned about the destruction of our country and electing responsible people to office in lansing and washington the state republican party wants to be inclusive and have a ldquo big tent rdquo but that means they want the votes of the undesirables who don rsquo t agree with everything they do but no participation in the party structure or decision making process as far as the lieutenant governor rsquo s selection is concerned the people who are working so hard to get calley reelected need to let the process take its course without rigging the delegate elections from groups and interests external to the county i have no dog in the fight i believe in honesty and transparency of which i see neither you wonder why people get disgusted with the political process what rsquo s transpiring right now is the reason all i know is i can go to be bed at night knowing i have done all i can to make our state and country better over the last four years i have been vilified and accused of destroying the county party because of stands i have taken on issues that are contrary to the governor rsquo s agenda i have been attacked by lobbyists and asked to not take a position representing the county party that oppose the governor rsquo s agenda in those instances i have not spoken for myself alone but with approval of the ccrp rsquo s executive committee if any of the 80 of the precinct delegates who ran and were elected ever came to a county meeting they would know that i don rsquo t believe the county party should be a rubber stamp for any and or all republican politicians if proposed legislation regardless of who it comes from is wrong we have an obligation to oppose it not just go along to get along i ask that you consider my comments and go into the ballot booth with an open mind and do what is right if we want to succeed we all need to accept each other rsquo s differences and have a common focus that will make us victorious this november we can rsquo t afford to squander this opportunity  god bless america     enough enough  ',0),(4302,'node',' ccrp resolution 201311 urge michigan house energy technology committee to hold hearing on smart meters     ccrp resolution 201311 passed november 21 2013 resolution urging the house energy and technology committee hold hearings and vote and report out committee house bill 4315 for consideration the whole house representatives sent the chairman and members the house energy technology committee the michigan republican party county committees and the michigan congressional committees  ',0),(5096,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass a bill to allow the use of speed cameras near schools and colleges  yes no undecided speed cameras thank you rick jones for this piece of bs legislation like this is why i will never vote for you you are just like a tax and spend liberal how much money did the vendor have to donate for you to sponsor this  speed cameras i cannot believe what has happened to the republican party i guess it is time for us to start a new conservative party because the republicans have become too much like the demorats ida s senator jones is not in favor of the speed cameras  the following is from michigan capitol confidential and clarifies senator jones position on the bills that were introduced sen virgil smith ddetroit introduced senate bill 1063 on sept 16 and managed to get just one cosponsor sen rick jones rgrand ledge sen jones who strongly opposed the red light camera legislation told capitol confidential that he signed on as cosponsor of senate bill 1063 based on how it was verbally described to him by senator smith this bill was described to me as being limited to allowing the cameras at school crossings he said you know the kind that have the yellow caution lights and only during school hours also i was told it would include a threecounty pilot program to test it out i signed on to this bill because it was presented to me as something to protect the safety of children sen jones continued but if there is anything in this bill that expands on what was described to me and the bill was brought up on the senate floor i would standup and have my name removed as a cosponsor and oppose the bill i can say however that that will never happen i know that won t happen because i have checked and this bill is not going to come up it is not going to move in point of fact the legislation is very different from what sen jones said sen smith described to him tell the truth this is not about safety it is about raising revenue more back door taxation  ',0),(4724,'node',' scientists camel flatulence isn t contributing to climate change  how much do you think it cost to do this study get the details  wwwcnsnewscom news article pennystarr scientistscamelflatulenceisntcontributingclimatech ',0),(4726,'node',' mckinsey 74 percent of obamacare enrollees were previously insured obamacaremarketplacejpg mckinsey 74 percent of obamacare enrollees were previously insured ',0),(4172,'node',' 4th congressional round up in clare 1101411114  ',0),(4725,'node',' mckinsey 74 percent of obamacare enrollees were previously insured could the administration have made it any harder to figure out the real numbers on obamacare when exactly will the statistical portion of the process be working get the latest info as far as anyone can tell  townhallcom tipsheet guybenson 20140512 mckinsey75percentofobamacareenrolleeswerepreviousl  mckinsey 74 percent obamacare enrollees were previously insured  ',0),(4608,'node',' when will obama make the call on keystone xl pipeline  keystoneprotestjpg when will obama make the call on keystone xl pipeline  ',0),(4607,'node',' when will obama make the call on keystone xl pipeline   wouldn t it be refreshing if the president made a decision based on its impact on the country rather than his political agenda read more  thehillcom blogs e2wire e2wire 202775whenwillobamamakekeystonecall  when will obama make the call keystone pipeline  ',0),(4609,'node',' corporate welfare for new red wings arena won t spur economic development  the rationale for 260 million for a new sports arena is that it will revitalize downtown detroit but will it what have we learned from other arenas in the area do more businesses pop up and are there more jobs created let s look at the facts  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19935 ',0),(4610,'node',' school union contracts across the state retain clauses calling for hiring based on race there s a lot of talk these days about fairness equality and rights so why are there several school union contracts across the state that have language favoring certain groups get the details  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19950 ',0),(4613,'node',' the 77 cents on the dollar myth about women s pay in another attempt to change the national conversation prior to the november midterms the democrats are resurrecting the old women are paid less than men narrative well that all depends on how you look at the data are women paid less when all factors are taken into consideration get the details  onlinewsjcom news articleemail sb10001424052702303532704579483752909957472lmyqjax ',0),(4614,'node',' survey us sees sharpest health insurance premium increases in years obamacare was sold as a program that would lower health insurance premiums for the average family and maybe it is providing lower premiums for some but what s happening in the industry at large are health insurance premiums going down for the rest of us continue reading  dailycallercom 20140407 surveyusseessharpesthealthinsurancepremiumincrease ixzz2yiepmeg9 ',0),(4615,'node',' clinton county lincoln day dinner with ag bill schuette kris anne hall last chance to register  thursday april 24 2014 hawk hollow golf club bath township mi 48808 reception 530 pm dinner 630 pm the clinton county republican rsquo s 2014 lincoln day dinner is just two weeks away we will be submitting the attendees meal choices to hawk hollow on april 15 so the last day to resister for this year rsquo s event will be april 14 2014 don rsquo t miss a great opportunity to hear attorney general bill schuette and constitutional attorney lecturer krisanne hall the cost for this year s dinner and reception are couple dinner reception with photo opportunities 12500 single dinner reception with photo opportunities 6500 couple dinner only 7500 single dinner only 4000 registrations and payments are due on or before friday april 14 2014  download print a registration form click here to download  to register online click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygopcom content 2014lincolndaydinnerattorneygeneralbillschuette please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 payments are due on or before april 14 2014 if you have any questions regarding the 2014 lincoln day dinner please feel free to call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at  shwillis1959 gmailcom   all emails addresses  ',0),(4618,'node',' paul mitchell announces 4th district candidacy 4thdistrictjpg paul mitchell announces 4th district candidacy ',0),(4619,'node',' house cites lerner for contempt of congress the house oversight committee voted to cite lois g lerner for contempt of congress dismissing the democrats rsquo comparisons to mccarthystyle tactics from the 1950s the house oversight committee feels the committee has a right to get information about ms lerner rsquo s role in the irs rsquo s tea party targeting scandal read more details on what the next steps are to get more information on the irs targeting of tea party groups online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 apr 10 contemptoversightcommitteevotesciteirslerner  ',0),(4622,'node',' thought police on patrol  if you can t provide a logical reasoned and legitimate argument to support your position the next best thing is to silence your opposition it also doesn t hurt to call your opponents names the nastier the better does any of this sound familiar what are we to do get charles krauthammer s take  wwwhumaneventscom 20140411 thoughtpoliceonpatrol    ',0),(4567,'node',' ccrp monthly meeting march 20 2014 in st johns just a short reminder about the ccrp mionthly meeting on thusrday please find attached a copy of the agenda for the march 20 2014 ccrp monthly meeting meeting agenda click here to downlaod  i look forward to seeing you on march 20 in st johns sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom    clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4621,'node',' hhs secretary sebelius resigns after aca numbers achieved  sebeliusgonejpg hhs secretary sebelius resigns after aca numbers achieved  ',0),(4617,'node',' paul mitchell announces 4th district candidacy a third republican candidate for the 4th congressional district has thrown their hat into the race along with businessman peter konetchy and state senator john moolenaar saginaw county businessman paul mitchell has announced he will run for us rep dave camp s seat in congress in the august 5 2014 primary read more about the latest candidate to enter the 4th congressional race online at  http wwwmlivecom news saginaw indexssf 201404 saginawcountybusinessmanpau1html 18  paul mitchell announces 4th district candidacy  ',0),(4620,'node',' hhs secretary sebelius resigns after aca numbers achieved  the often maligned secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius stepped down as the head of that department earlier this week with the prez doing his ldquo missions accomplished rdquo victory dance and with sebelius being vindicated because they had miraculously reached their 7000000 enrollment goal just in time it seemed like a good time to bring in a new face read more about her resignation and who will be taking her place online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 apr 10 kathleensebeliusresigningafterbotchedobamacar  19  ',0),(4625,'node',' obama gop wants to stop democrats from voting obamaangryjpg obama gop wants to stop democrats from voting ',0),(4624,'node',' obama gop wants to stop democrats from voting why are the democrats so vehemently against ensuring that elections are legal and valid are they unaware that voting cheaters take away the voice of the honest eligible voters are they afraid they ll never win another election if one voters only gets one vote the president thinks that proving you are who you say you are at a voting precinct restricts voting hopefully it would prevent people from voting more than once but that doesn t seem to bother the president see what he said at al sharpton s national action network on friday  wwwpoliticocom story 201404 barackobamavotingrights105645html  obama gop wants stop democrats from voting  ',0),(4626,'node',' michigan may be the gop s best answer to the war on women   the democrats are resurrecting their war on women rhetoric for the 2014 midterms and already they re targeting terry lynn land as opposing preventive health care their euphemism for abortion if republican candidate land should take the open senate seat in the november election it will end the longtime democratic holding of that seat how can democrats explain a war on women when republicans are running female candidates read the full story  wwwhumaneventscom 20140414 michiganmaybethegopsbestanswertothewaronwomen  ',0),(4627,'node',' obama admin bans junk food in schools with guidance from first lady michelle obama the usda has imposed new regulations on schools to ban all foods it deems to be unsuitable for kids they did make an exception for bake sales though might this encourage some young entrepreneurs to begin selling snickers bars under the bleachers read more  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140413 obamasgovtbansalljunkfoodinschools ',0),(4629,'node',' doj decision on war memorial cross may surprise you  mtsoledadcrossjpg doj decision on war memorial cross may surprise you  ',0),(4636,'node',' 4th congressional spring breakfast in mt pleasant with congressman paul ryan tbd congressman paul ryan will be the keynote speaker on may 28 2014 in mt pleasant at buck rsquo s run golf club come and join the other republican leaders from the 4th congressional district and hear what he has to say about the upcoming elections and the congressional agenda for 2015 tickets are 5000 per person and must be prepaid no payments accepted at the door clinton county is allocated 28 of the 250 available tickets for the event ticket sales will end may 12 to download flyer click on this link  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4631,'node',' gop sues irs for documents irslogojpg gop sues irs for documents ',0),(4630,'node',' gop sues irs for documents  the obama administration is doing everything it can to dismiss the allegations that the irs targeted conservative groups but the gop won t let it die to keep the issue alive the republican national committee is suing the irs for documents related to the scandal will the irs comply with the freedom of information request read more  thehillcom blogs onthemoney internationaltaxes 203567gopsuesirsfordocuments  gop sues irs for documents  ',0),(4632,'node',' ccrp monthly meeting thursday april 17 2014 at dewitt city hall just a short reminder about the ccrp monthly meeting on thursday april 17 2014 in dewitt please find attached the agenda for the april 17 2014 ccrp monthly meeting the following is the agenda for the meeting ccrp executive committee meeting dewitt city hall thursday april 17 2014 agenda i call to order ii invocation iii pledge of allegiance iv roll call v approval of agenda vi approval of minutes minutes 3202014 vii committee reports a chair rsquo s report ndash steve willis b treasurer rsquo s report ndash kevin kirk c lincoln day dinner 2014 ndash sheri willis d communications committee ndash steve willis e fundraising report ndash sheri harte willis for bruce harte f community involvement ndash michael janet g candidate recruitment support ndash none viii new business a 4th congressman candidate debate clinton gratiot shiawassee counties ix old other business a students first presentation ndash larry meyer deb shaughnessy b tea party powwow update ndash coreen strzalka x upcoming dates events a 42414 lincoln day dinner ndash hawk hollow b 51514 ndash ccrp monthly meeting ndash st johns c 72414 ndash summer bbq bath township xi communications a ruth report ndash steve gobbo b elected officials staff candidates others xiii next meeting a 51514 ndash ccrp monthly meeting ndash st john xiv adjournment i look forward to seeing you on april 17 in dewitt sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4633,'node',' manipulating obamacare stats the census bureau s suspect timing the census bureau hasn t changed its questions for decades but it has decided that now s the time to change its formula for determining health insurance rates in the us you don t suppose it has anything to do with producing better numbers right before the midterms do you it s hard not to be cynical when this administration has lied again and again about obamacare get the details  townhallcom tipsheet guybenson 20140415 cookingthebooksthecensusbureaussuspecttimingn18248 ',0),(4634,'node',' obamacare helped nearly 10 million get insurance gallup finds nbc news is reporting that a gallup survey shows 10 million got insurance through obamacare how did they get to that number the obama administration says 75 million signed up on the exchanges gallup says 3 million of those signed up for medicaid then gallup goes on to say 42 of americans signed up on the exchanges with 21 of those getting new policies and 19 getting replacement policies so what is the number of enrollees that were previously uninsured how many were just replacing policies they lost the statistics show almost half and half and does that include the 3 million medicaid enrollees the entire article is a lot of numbers percentages and statistics making it extremely difficult to figure anything out mark twain famously said there are three kinds of lies lies damned lies and statistics are we going to be bombarded with statistics to prove that obamacare is working what do you think read the full story  wwwcnbccom id 101588833 ',0),(4635,'node',' large majority of republican independent voters object to snyder s detroit bailout plan looks like a lot of people don t want to use 350 million state tax dollars to bail out detroit they think the money could be used in better ways like fixing potholes maybe the governor and the legislature should rethink this read more  wwwmackinacorg 19989 ',0),(3962,'node',' should the michigan gop convention delegates replace calley as the lt governor candidate at the 2014 gop convention  yes no undecided we need calley its people like these that we don t need we need calley he has done a great job and i agree with the last three comments hard to believe when he has the most knowledge about the government process if we had anyone different we would still be in the same rut we were in 3 or 4 years ago its people like these tea party people and certain republican groups that we don t need they have to find fault with everything and everyone if we continue to fight amongst ourselves like this instead of getting behind our officials then the liberals will steal these places right out from under us and it will be all our own fault this is what is wrong with our whole side of politics and it doesn t have anything to do with saving our parties from horrible officials and what we don t know they doi think we all truly know what they do and can tell who is genuine and who is not that is how we decipher between people we hire right if we didn t like them we didn t vote for them its done all we can do is either fight which will cause strife and probability of losing the seat or we can get behind as much as we can personally i am not talking about liberal officials or officials who have done something wrong or illegal but calley hasn t done anything wrong and i bet you anyone else couldn t be doing a better job considering the pressure false accusations strife ect the problem isn t with calley its not just the liberals its here in the little parties where we just continue to fight amongst ourselves instead of accomplishing things and fighting the liberals if we would fight the liberals as much as we do in our own parties i think we would see a huge difference so sad  lt gov what calley brought to the table is knowledge about the legislature and the legislative process hard to imagine that snyder who has no prior government experience would be willing to give that up it s not about calley the republican party has lost its identity and it is dying a slow death when republicans can t see that there are significant differences between them and the liberals on the other side of the aisle it s time to close up shop there seems to be a consensus that they we will do better in the next election that we shouldn t rock the boat that things are getting better and that we should just ignore the liberal agenda of our own party the truth is the people don t have a voice anymore its the lobbyists and special interests with all their money and influence that have our legislators ears the average voter can t compete with their power and influence and that s why the tea party was started we are made out to be the fringe wackos who are trying to ruin our state and country the truth is we are trying to restore responsibility and accountability in government is it wrong to believe in the constitution and that elected officials should be accountable to upholding their oath of office as far as the poll and the question that was posed are concerned the convention rules of the republican party allow for the duly elected delegates to the convention to select the governor s running mate unless the state party decides to change the rules before then in my opinion that s what free speech and an open political process are all about what the tea party is saying by potentially having a conservative replacement for calley is that governor snyder is the real issue and there isn t anyone who is willing to take him on in the 2014 primary in the end the republican party needs to restore its core principles  calley this is the kind of thing that is destroying our party deal with the few things you don t like about our executives and get behind them or we re going to end up with another set of dems in the capital  do not replace lt gov calley  our gov lt gov have done a great job for mi our state has improved so much in less than a full term from where granholm had taken this state i may have disagreements on a few issues with the rep team but this attitude of thinking any elected official is going to agree with us 100 of the time is what hurts us in elections if the tea party or a group of republicans make an effort to tear up this team we will likely see a democrat in both of these positions at the next election instead of tearing apart an effective team why not put the energy resources into reelecting them help them in a constructive positive way to get the things we need done this negative action also discourages other people from being involved as a business owner i have seen almost every business i represent begin to prosper again which means more jobs a healthier state this campaign needs to be squelched by every local rep party in our state our leaders of our local parties need to help our party elected officials not tear them down i would certainly expect the clinton county republican party to stand behind our elected officials including lt gov calley  ',0),(4022,'node',' ccrp senator rick jones fundraiser monday 92313  as most of you know senator judy emmons will be finishing up her term as clinton county s state senator at the end of 2014 beginning in 2014 clinton county will become part of the 24th senatorial district comprising clinton eaton and shiawassee counties as well as the northeastern part of ingham county senator rick jones will be running in the 2014 election to represent his newly reapportioned 24th district it has been a pleasure to get to know senator jones over the last two years as he has helped to get legislation passed that has directly benefited clinton county including the restoration of a judgeship in our county that was eliminated in the previous legislative session senator jones will be having an election kick off fundraiser on september 23 in delta township from 530 pm to 730 pm with attorney general schuette as his special guest and hosted by sheila mccoy larry brunette this would be a great opportunity to show your appreciation and support for senator jones and to contribute to his 2014 reelection campaign please see the attached event flyer for details rick jones election kickoff flyer click here to download  steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  ',0),(4641,'node',' 4th congressional spring breakfast in mt pleasant with congressman paul ryan to attend please print and return the following form  click on the form to download 19  ',0),(4642,'node',' 4th congressional spring breakfast in mount pleasant with congressman paul ryan congressman paul ryan will be the keynote speaker on may 28 2014 in mt pleasant at buck rsquo s run golf club come and join the other republican leaders from taround he 4th congressional district and hear what he has to say about the upcoming elections and the congressional agenda for 2015 tickets are 5000 per person and must be prepaid no payments accepted at the door clinton county is allocated 28 of the 250 available tickets for the event ticket sales will end may 12 for additional information and to download a registration form click on this link  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4644,'node','  ag schuette victory for the citizens of michigan  agschjpg  ag schuette victory for the citizens of michigan  ',0),(4646,'node',' ccrp poll detroit bailout skin in the game   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview governor snyder has asked the state of michigan taxpayers to chip in 350000000 over 20 years to detroit pensions to prevent the sale of cityowned art house speaker jase bolger s is asking that the detroit unions get some skin in the game by contributing money to help shore up pensions as part of the city s strategy for exiting bankruptcy the governor says bolger s request isn t on his list of conditions for the state to to solver the problem snyder feels bolger s requirement will make approving bankruptcy legislation in may more challenging snyder and gop legislative leaders have pledged state aid to settle the bankruptcy partly to ensure city pensioners can rsquo t sue michigan when their benefits are trimmed but it rsquo s not a done deal in the republicanled legislature bolger said unions should help mitigate the impact on pensioners from whom they collected dues by contributing an unspecified sum to a 816 million pension rescue fund senate majority leader randy richardville said he s not as adamant as bolger that the unions put some skin in the game but that he wouldn t hold up a vote over the issue new poll question should the legislature not pass legislation to bail out detroit unless the unions get skin in the game yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldlegislaturenotpasslegislationbailoutdetroitu e28098skingame e28099  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the elliotlarsen civil rights act be amended to include sexual orientation gender identity or expression yes 30 no 65 undecided 4 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(5211,'node',' ccrp smart meter hearing gas tax lgbt religious rights scott stoecker s blog the last two weeks of each two year legislative session is when most of the work gets done in the michigan legislature over that whole two year period this year will probably be no different the issues that you need to be aware of are smart meter hearing on december 2 immediately following the house session on tuesday around 300 pm there will be a hearing to take testimony regarding the safety health risks and your individual right to not have one of these smart meters installed on your home without having to pay a penalty for details on the hearing and what you can do to protect your rights and to counteract the big money donations from the energy lobby that has been influencing the members of these committees go to the following website  http clintoncountygoporg content smartmeterhearing gas tax bill a change in how michigan funds its roads will be the issue that gets the most attention in the lame duck session that begins today the senate has already passed the bill governor snyder is pushing that will be taken up in the house according to recent polls the people in michigan are overwhelmingly opposed to the gas tax bill passed by the senate the right thing to do is put the tax question on the ballot and let the people decide if they want it and make it a tax that just goes for roads and no other purposes your state representative will be voting on the tax increase bill this week so regardless of how you feel on the issue call and let them know where you stand on the new gas tax proposal lgbt rights vs religious freedom the amending of the elliott larsen civil rights act would expand the civil rights act to protect the lesbian and gay communities from discrimination in housing and hiring the bill as introduced by republicans only protects the lgb but not t communities which is a deal breaker for democrats opponents of this bill feel the lgbt community rights are already guaranteed in our constitution and this bill isn t necessary the religious freedom restoration act which would allow businesses to deny services mdash such as a baker who does not want to bake a cake for a samesex marriage mdash based on a religious objection could have the votes to pass the republicancontrolled house and senate this bill was introduced by speaker bolger as a companion bill to the elliot larsen civil rights act the question becomes what will be the true impact of these two bills if passed on the religious liberties guaranteed in the constitution your state representative and senator will be voting on these two bills in the next two weeks so regardless of how you feel on the issue call and let them know where you stand scott stoecker rsquo s blog on obama and immigration  http wwwclintoncountygopcom content bienvenidoyoubillhasbeentakencare  all emails addresses  ',0),(4647,'node',' schauer s schizophrenia serving as a michigan state senator gubernatorial candidate mark schauer voted to ldquo underfund rdquo the employee retirement system in 2007 now all of a sudden he is calling for fiscal responsibility and long term solvency for the michigan public school employees retirement system the question is which mark schauer do we believe read more on his comments regarding the funding of public employee retirement systems online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20016 19  ',0),(4648,'node',' schauer s schizophrenia schauerjpg schauer s schizophrenia ',0),(4649,'node',' senator jones introduces minimum wage bill 24th district senator rick jones introduced legislation last week that would give minimum wage workers a small wage late in 2014 if passed the bill would increase the state minimum wage from 740 an hour to 815 and give tipped workers earning a minimum 265 per hour a 10cent raise beginning on december 1 2014 senator jones stated that restaurant owners in his district have indicated that a 1010 minimum wage for servers before tips would put many of them out of business read more on senator jones minimum wage bill online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140424 politics02304240085 ixzz2zufojnph ',0),(4643,'node','  ag schuette victory for the citizens of michigan  michigan rsquo s attorney general bill schuette said the us supreme court decision upholding a michigan constitutional provision prohibiting race from being a factor in college admissions as a victory for the citizens of michigan read more about the supreme court rsquo s decision and how universities are dealing with the change in policy online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201404 affirmativeactionrulingagshtml incartriver 19  ',0),(4650,'node',' senator jones introduces minimum wage bill 24th district senator rick jones introduced legislation last week that would give minimum wage workers a small wage late in 2014 if passed the bill would increase the state minimum wage from 740 an hour to 815 and give tipped workers earning a minimum 265 per hour a 10cent raise beginning on december 1 2014 senator jones stated that restaurant owners in his district have indicated that a 1010 minimum wage for servers before tips would put many of them out of business read more on senator jones minimum wage bill online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140424 politics02304240085 ixzz2zufojnph the average waitress makes the average waitress makes 16 an hour with tips for example the red robin in delta reports waitresses report making 15 to 20 an hour for tax purposes the owner pays them 265 and they get the rest in tips but if that goes to the 1010 it will cost him 250000 waitress jobs will be cut and some restaurants will close i talked to a mcdonald s that hires high school kids at the minimum wage if that goes to 1010 then a lot of those jobs are gone one owner said they would consider going to drive through sales only the ballot proposal is dangerous for both business and jobs rick jones  ',0),(2262,'node',' snyder s bridge house speaker jase bolger made the statement on public tv rsquo s ldquo off the record rdquo that he expects governor snyder will present a plan to go around the legislature to build a new bridge to canada if he does it begs the question of why do we need a legislature anyway if the governor is going circumvent their authority for an article on what the governor may do to push his bridge agenda click on the following story link  http wwwfreepcom article 20111118 news06111118021 govricksnyderp  you can now comment on stories let us know how you feel about the issues 19 no to public waste of money no to public waste of money on the bridge i also have written a couple of letters to the editor in opposition to the waste of taxpayer money for a bridge as i stated in one of my letters if canada benefits from the crossing why doesn t canada pay for it we have been told that tolls will pay for the bridge let s face the facts that statement was made about the mackinaw bridge michigan taxpayers have paid millions of dollars for mackinaw bridge maintenance why does governor snyder want to keep the public bridge option open when a private party will build it taxpayers will not benefit the people s voice has spoken a loud no as far as all of those jobs let me remind people about the new bridge that is going to open in 2013 connecting san francisco and oakland california that bridge is being built in china of chinese steel because our american steel is too expensive the chinese work for 12 a day the modules made in china will be shipped here and put together like an erector set when is our michigan governor going to wake up and realize that we do not need more spending if a private party will build the bridge and its truly neededlet the private party do so what is the benefit of taxpayers funding the bridge forever as far as the comment about the governor acting in our best interest when the legislature fails to act in the best interest of citizens of the state has someone now decided that the governor knows better than our legislature what is in our interrest if he goes around the legislature on this issue i will not hesitate to sign and recruit people to sign a new recall petition that is going to be circulated this spring russ lapham i i find it very amusing that i find it very amusing that those who support the bridge claim that business owners want this bridge that snyder is pushing there just isn t the traffic or the business growth to necessitate a new crossing additionally why does the crossing have to be government owned and operated when the current bridge owner is willing to work with the government to make a new crossing the snyder administration is adamant that the bridge must be government owned and operated cutting out the private sector completely for someone who is so supportive of business why aren t snyder and his cronies willing to work with the current bridge owners the answer to this question is simple snyder has no wish to further the interests of private industry instead he wishes to increase the size and scope of government burdening taxpayers with more debt and saddling michigan with a more uncertain future as paul opsommer and other legislators have pointed out the argument that the bridge will pay for itself in tolls is laughable and ridiculous the canadians are going to want some sort of return for their money and so will the federal government if michigan borrows money from either source as we all know thanks to unions and an unfriendly business atmosphere jobs especially manufacturing jobs have left the state and are not looking to return if snyder ignores the overwhelming public sentiments against the bridge than he surely has secured himself a seat as one of the most ignorant and out of touch governors we ve had in a very long time the bridge was bad legislation when granholm wanted to do it and it remains bad legislation with snyder backing the boondoggle i am against the government i am against the government sponsoring this bridge i wrote a letter to the editor pointing out the folly of this bridge a poll this week reports a majorityi of michigsn citizens are apposed to the government sponsoring this bridge when are our elected officials servants going to start listening to the people who pay the bills michael trebesh cpa this isn t just snyder s this isn t just snyder s bridge it s the bridge michigan s business community is asking for delays at the current bridge are costing michigan businesses millions of dollars every year that s why ford gm chrysler toyota honda and the automotive supplier community is asking for a second bridge with a freeway to freeway connection michigan s manufacturing community including steelcase amway wolverine worldwide and dow are supporting the nitc bridge project the michigan agricultural community says we need a new bridge to get their products to market and there are sixteen local chambers of commerce from around the state that have joined together with the michigan chamber to call for a new bridge the nitc bridge will be paid for by tolls from the users the canadians will front the money needed for construction to hook the new bridge to i75 and private investors will provide the funds to build the bridge itself if toll revenues fall short the canadian government has agreed to cover any shortfall the new bridge will support 10000 michigan construction jobs and the more than 250000 michigan jobs that depend on trade with canada when does the governor more forward without the legislature when the legislature fails to act in the best interest of citizens of the state  ',0),(4660,'node',' tea party candidates challenging 13 incumbents  teagopjpg tea party candidates challenging 13 incumbents  ',0),(4659,'node',' tea party candidates challenging 13 incumbents  thirteen michigan tea party candidates will be running in the august primary against republican incumbents these races will be a good test of where the voters stand on replacing elected officials who sided with governor snyder and voted ldquo against rdquo the republican majority to pass medicaid expansion and other legislation to read more on the upcoming elections and the tea party challenges to the establishment republicans go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201404 timskubickteapartiersdefyhtml incartriver 19  tea party candidates challenging 13 incumbents  ',0),(4683,'node',' surprise obamacare still increasing emergency room visits why do you suppose emergency room visits are still increasing now that obamacare has taken effect find out here  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20140508 surpriseobamacareincreaseservisitsn1835439 ',0),(3747,'node',' stupid democrat bill of the week 51613 representative jim ananich dflint has introduced house bill 4342 the bill was introduced on 2282013 and referred to the committee on tax policy where hopefully it will never see the light of day and die in december of next year introducing a bill like this was a waste of the bill drafters time the paper it was printed on and all of the other efforts that went into getting it introduced and printed but it isn rsquo t surprising that a democrat from flint would seek to take state money and give it to others who would do absolutely nothing for it the bill would require the state to   establish and administer a ldquo ave michigan rdquo matching grant program to provide individuals and families with incentives and an opportunity to build savings and accrue assets provided under this act the program would provide a 50 match of every dollar of a qualified taxpayer rsquo s federal income tax refund that he or she has directly deposited into a qualified savings account and maintained within that account for a minimum of 1 year not to exceed 25000 these matching grants under this act would be made by electronic funds transfer directly into the qualified taxpayer rsquo s qualified savings account the state may take any necessary action to ensure the successful operation of the program including but not limited to entering into agreements with qualified financial institutions related to the operation of the program and the establishment of qualified savings accounts so let me summarize we are going to give up to 250 in matching funds to anyone making less that 1800000 a year if they put money in from a tax return and keep it in the bank for one year because we want them to learn how to save money are you serious this will magically make them responsible savers i see why the people of flint elected this guy he wants to hand out money to them at our expense the bill would also create ldquo infrastructure rdquo to verify that the ldquo program rdquo is working correctly between the banks and the individuals and that the money stays in the account for a year i wonder how much that would cost we just heard the state has extra revenue what a great place to spend it the following is a link to the actual bill as it was introduced http wwwlegislaturemigov documents 20132014 billintroduced house htm 2013hib4342htm 19 they tried it 50 years ago they tried it 50 years ago to give the people on welfare the rent money and they we supposed to pay their rent with it it did not work they spent the money on other things they did not pay their rent and the land lards refused to rent to them unless they got to the rent directly from the state or local unit you can not give deadbeats extra money and expect them to manage it chuckles another liberal blockhead another liberal blockhead idea when will these liberal progressives stop trying to come up with ways to spend the taxpayer s money this bill goes along with the other bill a few years ago trying to get military escort when lawmakers die or the bill that the state should own our water on our property i am sick of these lawmakers one more reason to have a parttime legislature and keep term limits in place ida salisbury  ',0),(4665,'node',' ccrp poll toll roads on michigan interstate highways  poll overview the obama administration is proposing a major shift in how governments fund transportation projects the administration wants to let states charge tolls on interstate highways a federal ban currently bars states from doing so in most places but the latest white house push could change that the grow america act a 302 billion transportation bill has a toll provision that calls for eliminating the prohibition on tolling existing free interstate highways subject to the approval of the secretary for purposes of reconstruction it would also allow states more flexibility to use toll revenue for repairs on all components of their highway systems the proposal reflects the growing need for new sources of funding to maintain the nation s aging transportation infrastructure implementing the tolls would be a statebystate decision that would require federal dot approval states would also be allowed to introduce variable tolling tolls that change according to the time of day or traffic conditions on interstates the tolls are designed to encourage more drivers to carpool or use public transit in an effort to relieve congestion new poll question are you in favor of federal legislation to allow states to make interstate highways toll roads yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content areyoufavorfederallegislationallowstatesmake e2809cinterstatehighways e2809dtollroads  to enter your comments click on add new commen after you vote previous poll question do you feel it rsquo s time for congressional republicans to approve an amnesty or legal status bil yes 29 no 67 undecided 5 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 amnesty i do not see what part of illegal nobody understands comment 2 amnesty we need to vote the people out who seem to care more for the illegals than the citizens that put them in office   all emails addresses  ',0),(1833,'node','  energy costs will necessarily escalate  we hear the democrat spin every day about how we must move to alternative energy and how great it will be what they don rsquo t tell you is that it will help push much of the middle class into a financial crisis they don rsquo t tell you what the cost of this energy will be because of the draconian epa regulations on power generators this government over regulation must be stopped for an article on the impact of the epa regulations on power generators from onlinewsjcom click on the following story link  http onlinewsjcom article btco20110609711723html ',0),(4666,'node',' the real job story obama isn t talking about  in obama rsquo s fantasy world the economy is doing fantastic as he touts his new lowered unemployment figures to the nation in typical obama fashion he fails to tell you the truth about the real abysmal statistics that lie behind the unemployment number that may well be indicating a very bumpy economic future ahead to read the real story on the us economy and the labor statistics he fails to talk about go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140502 joblessnumbershavedireimplicationsforuseconomy 19  ',0),(4667,'node',' the real job story obama isn t talking about  oeconjpg the real job story obama isn t talking about  ',0),(4527,'node',' in search of a responsible government over 60 of the people in the us have no confidence in the federal government but we continue to elect the same people over and over again the old definition of ldquo insanity rdquo by albert einstein of ldquo doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results rdquo never rang more true as the ldquo tea party rdquo movement continues to be vilified by both of the political parties but they are the only elected officials that are offering logical solutions to the destructive policies of the ldquo entrenched rdquo political elite for an article on the tea party movement after five years click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140227 theteapartyatfivewhatthewackobirdshavewrought 20  search responsible government  ',0),(4306,'node',' another day in fantasyland  the budget deal proposed tuesday by rep paul ryan and sen patty murray passed in the house and is on the way to the senate for approval the leadership it touting the ldquo bipartisan rdquo passage of the bill but in reality it is just another trip down the road to bankruptcy for an article on the bill and the spending vs reductions ratio read on at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 dec 12 housepushesthroughryanmurraybudgetdeal  20  another day fantasyland  ',0),(3451,'node',' obama inaugural rewind rhetoric vs reality for those of you who thought the inaugural address was a bit hypocritical be sure to check out this video from reasontv  reasoncom reasontv 20130121 obamarhetoricvsrealityfirstinaugura ',0),(4673,'node',' ccrp poll raising the minimum wage   new poll overview a bill has been introduced in the michigan senate to raise the minimum wage workers get in michigan later this year the bill would increase the state minimum wage from 740 an hour to 815 and give tipped workers earning a minimum 265 per hour a 10cent raise starting dec 1 the legislation is an alternative to a potential ballot initiative that would gradually raise the minimum wage to 1010 an hour by 2017 and give tipped restaurant workers the same base rate as other lowpaid workers the ballot initiative needs to gather a minimum 258088 valid voter signatures by may 28 2014 to put the 1010 proposal on the november ballot proponents of the of the senate bill say many restaurants would be forced to go out of business proponents of the initiative ballot petition from the raise michigan coalition said the senate bill doesn t go far enough to lift lowwage workers out of poverty and end their dependence on welfare programs new poll question should the minimum wage in michigan be raised yes raise the minimum wage from 740 to 815 yes raise the minimum wage gradually from 740 to 1010 by 2017 no do not raise the minimum wage undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldminimumwagemichiganberaised  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of federal legislation to allow states to make interstate highways toll roads yes 29 no 71 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 bewarde of trojan horses in toll road proposal we already pay enough in taxes including taxes earmarked for roads gas taxes license taxes etc let the feds cut their outrageous waste and use such savings of existing taxes to improve highways and roads but also beware of several trojan horses in this proposal 1 note the phrase how the toll money could be used for all transportation areas this would include more of drivers and cars and trucks subsidizing bike and bus and boats etc currently this is happening as cars and trucks subsidize roads that are shared with buses and bikes who do not contribute their fair share of paying for the roads on which they ride increasingly in lanes which are limited to them only even if they pay not one cent part of the toll collection would increase this unfair burden shift locally we ve eliminated a car lane and added 2 bike lanes on michigan ave and they re now working to have one side of michigan ave from the capitol to meridian twp only able to be used by buses eliminating on street parking and making it harder for drivers to turn and harder to access businesses on one entire side of the street for the entire stretch 2 charging tolls would also be a perfect way to begin to restrict or halt highway travel within and between states first by beginning to stop vehicles then to charge whoknowshow much note the comment that the charge could be different at different times of day and once the process of stopping and charging and treating things differently at different times begins it s a small slide to restricting access at all during certain times or at all pay attention to what is going on in the western states and not just with ranchers and recall how the feds closed access to all state parks and facilities which included roads when some budget matters were debated until they got what they wanted pay attention to land use planning in the west that wants to restrict human access to large areas of land because of various animals or bugs and the restrictions would also effectively close many highway areas it s also a small slide to envision an expansion of tsa to these toll roads to search and pat down and who knows what else watch all of this like a chess board   all emails addresses  ',0),(4672,'node',' should the minimum wage in michigan be raised  yes raise the minimum wage from 740 to 815 yes raise the minimum wage gradually from 740 to 1010 by 2017 no do not raise the minimum wage undecided minimum wage from a free market economic point of view a minimum wage makes no sense at all the problem is that conservatives have never been able to make a case for opposing it without being painted as cruel and heartless republican candidates and office holders loose votes including republican votes if they oppose it minimum wage minimum wage issue should be one for the states there are vast differences in cost of living and one federal one is not reasonable also any increase in minimum wage has to have an option to have a training wage and or one for students under 21 years old this is the only way not to penalize people who need to learn and be trained businesses will not hire people that take their time and cost them money during training probation the government already provides income tax income from low wage earners so it is not necessary for those who are dependents and or have not in the past had the education or training or skills to work in a specific field or area to have a higher wage from the start  ',0),(4675,'node',' wes nakagiri will be on ballot  nakajpg wes nakagiri will be on ballot  ',0),(4674,'node',' wes nakagiri will be on ballot  tea party lieutenant governor candidate wes nakagiri has managed to garner the required number of signatures from state committee members to get on the august state republican party convention ballot when the concention delegates will decide who will represent the on the republican ticket with governor snyder nakagiri has faced convention rule changes regarding the process by the state party that made his challenge more difficult in his battle to replace lieutenant governor brian calley to read more about nakagiri rsquo s efforts to replace lieutenant governor calley as snyder rsquo s running mate go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201405 teapartyleaderwesnakagirihtml 19  wes nakagiri will ballot  ',0),(4676,'node',' michigan gop leaves justin amash to fend for himself why is the michigan gop withholding funds from justin amash s campaign so far not a single michigan congressman has contributed to his reelection campaign and some have even said they d support his opponent what s going on here read more  wwwdetroitnewscom apps pbcsdll article ',0),(4678,'node',' the real issue is climate change  climatechangejpg the real issue is climate change  ',0),(4677,'node',' the real issue is climate change  never mind about the sluggish economy a shrinking work force and our lack of foreign policy what this administration sees as the biggest issue facing the nation is climate change it wasn t that long ago that al gore said the polar ice caps would be gone by now we ve just had a winter that the government claims slammed gdp in the first quarter geopolitics in the middle east and russia are downright scary yet the democrats stayed up all night recently to talk about climate change do you think this has anything to do with the billions of dollars one hedge fund millionaire has promised to the dems if they support his climatechange agenda hmmm get the details  wwwbreitbartcom bigpeace 20140506 welcometothealternategreenuniversenationalsecurity not everyone is buying into the government s climate assessment for an alternate view see  dailycallercom 20140506 dissentingscientistslabelwhitehouseclimatereportas   the real issue climate change  ',0),(4679,'node',' one by one states shutter health insurance exchanges the federal government s heatlhcaregov website was intended to be a backup for staterun health care exchanges not many states accepted the challenge to put up their own exchanges and now slowly but surely those states are giving up on their own health insurance enrollment websites how long will any staterun programs still exist maybe not for long read more  wwwcnbccom id 101646874 ',0),(4681,'node',' buck kuisel leading the pledge of allegiance 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4682,'node',' st johns vfw presenting the colors 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4685,'node',' obama unleashes the left liberalleftwingtolerancejpg obama unleashes the left ',0),(4684,'node',' obama unleashes the left college campuses places one might expect to find a diversity of ideas freely expressed are becoming less and less tolerant and more and more bigoted toward liberal thinking why is this happening does the obama administration have something to do with it read more  onlinewsjcom news articles sb10001424052702304431104579548052289065492  obama unleashes the left  ',0),(2541,'node',' ccrp poll requiring mandatory health insurance coverage for college students  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview msu has implemented a mandatory health insurance policy requirement for freshmen if they can t prove they have health insurance the university will automatically enroll them in a plan and add the cost onto their tuition bills msu is the first in public university in michigan to require mandatory health coverage msu officials say they are simply following about 25 of the public universities across in the country by mandating health insurance coverage their intent is to protect students who might get sick and have to choose between paying for medical treatment or college other public universities in michigan recommend that students have health insurance and even offer options but do not mandate it msu s plan is being phased in freshmen and other students who were new to msu in the fall have until feb 29 to offer proof or be enrolled in the aetna plan through msu for 940 this semester republicans on the state house appropriations committee s higher education subcommittee say the move is the wrong one for two reasons it tacks on more cost for college students already struggling to pay high tuition bills and reeks of obamacare university officials say msu is simply joining 25 of other public universities across the nation that have such plans and the measure shows their concern for students wellbeing they sent letters to incoming students in summer 2011 about the change the state constitution gives msu autonomy but legislators control state aid to universities under the new policy students have to log on to an msu website and show that they have health insurance if they don t they have the option of buying one of several plans if they don t choose one msu will enroll them into a plan from aetna which costs 940 for the spring semester and about 1500 for the full academic year because health insurance is required for all students can use financial aid from grants to loans to pay for it the policy started with this year s freshman class students have until feb 29 to show they have coverage or be enrolled about 8300 of the 9000 members of the freshmen class have responded that they have health insurance the other 700 either don t have insurance or have yet to respond msu spokesman kent cassella said tuesday each class that enters msu from now on will fall under the new policy msu officials say their studies show about 90 of each entering class has insurance msu is the only public university in the state to make the requirement new poll question should state colleges and universities require mandatory health insurance coverage for their students yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldstatecollegesandunive  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan require welfare recipients to perform community service to receive benefits under the conditions of the bill yes 93 no 7 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(4688,'node',' jessica jeurink speaking for lt governor brian calley 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4689,'node',' scott hummel senator rick jones senator john moolenaar senator judy emmons paul opsommer representative tom leonard alan cropsey 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4690,'node',' st johns vfw color guard presenting the colors 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4691,'node',' ethel hinrichs with marian cropsey nancy cropsey and david cropsey as ethel is being reciognized for her 101st birthday  2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4692,'node',' event speaker attorney lecturer krisanne hall speaking to the lincoln dy dinner guests 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4693,'node',' state party yoiuth vice chair blake edmonds speaking on behalf of u of m regent candidate dan horning 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4694,'node',' senator judy emmons speaking to the crowd about her service to the county as she finishes up her term representing clinton county due to reapportionment 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4695,'node',' krisanne hall speaking to the crowd on the difference between a democracy and a republic 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4696,'node',' fundraising chair bruce harte announcing the silent auction winners 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4697,'node',' lincoln day dinner chair sheri harte willis and ccrp chair steve willis being presented with an honorary republican of the year award by ccrp vice chair nancy bareham 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4698,'node',' jenny worth leading the crowd in singing the star spangled banner  2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4699,'node',' lyndsay esson speaking on behalf of secretary of state ruth johnson 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4700,'node',' senator rick jones who will be running to represent clinton county starting in 2015 speaking to the attendees 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4701,'node',' fromer state senator alan cropsey senator rick jones and senator john moolenaar who is running to replace congressman dave camp as from the 4th congressional district 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4702,'node',' 4th congressional candidate peter konethcy speaking to the crowd about why he is running to replace retiring congressman dave camp 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4703,'node',' carly nelson speaking on behalf of us senate candidate terri lynn land 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4704,'node',' state representative tom leonard giving the lincoln day dinner invocation 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4705,'node',' 4th congressional candidate senator john moolenaar from midland speaking to the crowd about why he wants to be our next congressman 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4706,'node',' lieutenant governor candidate wes nakagiri addressing the crowd as to why he should be considered as govenor snyder s running mate on the ballot in november 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4707,'node',' ccrp vice chair nancy bareham intorducing lincoln day dinner keynote speaker attorney general bill schuette 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4708,'node',' ccrp chair presenting 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with bill schuette hawk hollow 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette hawk hollow  ',0),(4709,'node',' fropmer state representative paul opsommer attorney lecturer kirsanne hall and phil bareham 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4710,'node',' senator judy emmons presenting former state representative paul opsommer with a special tribute from the michigan legislature 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4711,'node',' michigan supreme court candidate janes redford addressing the crowd 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4712,'node',' ccrp chair presenting the republican of the year award to former state representative paul opsommer 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4713,'node',' dr sheila gendich joshua jendich and county commissioner adam stacey looking over the silent auction items 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4714,'node',' attorney general bill schuette serving coffee to clinton county judge randy tahvonen 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4715,'node',' attorney general bill schuette meeting the crowd after his keynot address 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4716,'node',' attorney general schuette giving his keynote address to the lincoln day dinner crowd 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4717,'node',' lincoln day dinner chair sheri harte introducing the candidates in attendance who will be running for office 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4718,'node',' ccrp chair steve willis giving the welcome message to the lincoln day dinner attendees 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4719,'node',' richard anderson speaking on behalf of u of m regents candidate ron weiser 2014 lincoln day dinner with bill schuette at hawk hollow ',0),(4720,'node',' obama flexing his executive muscle on immigration reform we were warned president obama said he had a telephone and a pen and now he s turned his attention to immigration reform what is he planning to do by executive order read more  thehillcom regulation 205660obamaflexingexecutivemuscleonimmigration ',0),(4721,'node',' ccrp 2014 lincoln day dinner photos to view the 2014 ccrp lincoln day dinner with bill schuette photos click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygopcom content 2014lincolndaydinnerbillschuettehawkhollow  all emails addresses  ',0),(3767,'node',' do you think governor snyder can win reelection in 2014  yes no undecided snyder election we need to have an honest election many of his detractors would stop at nothing to defeat him snyder election better make sure that all who vote are registered and only vote once in one precinct we are under assault by those who have no scruples at all ida salisbury  ',0),(4746,'node',' ccrp poll is it time to raise taxes for roads   new poll overview michigan legislative leaders in lansing are proposing a new plan to raise fuel taxes as the primary way to increase state road repair funds by at least the 12 billion per year this latest approach to raise more revenue for road repairs will focus on a housepassed bill that will set the wholesale tax the four bill package is designed to raise road revenue by an additional 450 million annually senator richardville is seeking to triple that amount the new house plan would 1 include a switch to a percentage tax 2 replace michigan s flat fuel taxes of 19 cents a gallon on gasoline and 15 cents a gallon on diesel 3 add a 6 percent tax on gasoline and diesel that would boost revenues a modest amount initially but rely on future price increases to increase future revenues later senator richardville told reporters he wants to raise 13 billion to 15 billion a year more for roads but wouldn t say how he planned to accomplish the goal a rate that effectively doubled the 19centsagallon flat rate to 38 cents a gallon would create about 1 billion in added revenue according to fiscal analysts opposition to the plan comes from michigan s petroleum industry and fuel wholesalers who argued lawmakers instead should boost the state s 6 percent general sales tax such a hike would require a constitutional amendment approved by voters rate increases of the magnitude under consideration would give michigan the highest fuel taxes in the country when the state s 6 percent sales tax on fuel also is considered the sales tax revenue from fuel goes mostly to schools and revenue sharing for local governments not roads michigan currently has an effective tax rate of about 60 cents a gallon now compared with 48 cents a gallon in ohio the rates under discussion he said would make the state s fuel taxes about 80 cents per gallon new poll question is it time to have the legislature raise taxes to increase the gas tax to fix the roads yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link is it time to have the legislature raise taxes to increase the gas tax to fix the roads   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the lansing area create a rapid transit bus line between the capitol and okemos yes 13 no 74 undecided 13 three comments were made on this poll comment 1 rapid transit this is right out of the un agenda 21 playbook ie talking about the environment population growth and confined housing the goal is to have people in concentrated areas with stores bike paths and services within walking distance or provided by the government the areas further out will be left to the wildlife of course to keep us guessing the acronyms and catch phrases are constantly being changed to such things as sustainable development iclei the grand vision place making and many more our representative in the various gov t agencies are all to quick to grab the free money they think they are getting from the fed or state it always comes with strings attached unborn generations will be the ultimate losers comment 2 rbt line if it is such a good idea the market would already be providing this service comment 3 rtb line i can think of much better ways to spend 195000000 that would benefit more people in the area how about seeking these same types of funds to fix our existing infrastructure   all emails addresses  ',0),(4722,'node',' freedom summit in lansing may 1618 there will be a conservative freedom summit next weekend may 16 18 in lansing at the ramada conference center in lansing this will be a great opportunity to network with other conservatives for details click on the link below to download the pdf file freedom summit flyer  all emails addresses  ',0),(4832,'node',' ccrp poll agema on ballot for lieutenant governor   new poll overview former state representative and republican national committeeman dave agema is considering a last minute run for lieutenant governor at the republican convention in august to become the running mate of governor rick snyder agema a tea party favorite said he is considering a run due to a large number of requests from principled conservatives who see a need for principled action from the republican majority in lansing agema has taken flack regarding his controversial comments about gays and muslims from some top republicans and donors that have called for his resignation as michigan s republican national committeeman the governor and party leaders are confident lieutenant governor calley will secure the nomination at the state convention as a result of the largest precinct delegate recruitment project in michigan history by the state republican party opponents of calley feel the lieutenant governor should not be a rubber stamp of the governor rsquo s agenda and policies but should vote their values and their conscience tea party activist and retakeourgovorg founder wes nakagiri is already assured a position on the convention ballot as snyder s running mate agema could still get his name on the convention ballot by collecting signatures from 21 state committee members out of seven congressional districts by july 25 he could also try to suspend party rules at the convention with the support of a delegate supermajority new poll question should dave agema throw his hat into the ring for lieutenant governor to be governor snyder s running mate yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shoulddaveagemathrowhishatringlieutenantgovernorbe e28099srunningmate  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should congress raise the gas and diesel tax to stabilize the federal highway trust fund and to fix roads yes 17 no 73 undecided 10 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 not one opinion will make a not one opinion will make a difference until each of us as voters understands michigans public act 51 which is the funding mechanism and how during the last 30 years the michigan legislature has supplanted massive amounts of so called dedicated road dollars from the gas tax to just about every other budget item in government expenditures if we in a prudent manner examine that formula and where the is going we would discover that we do not need any tax increases at all if we just do what the original pa 51 was set in statute for as far as our federal gas tax goes michigan has always been a donor state so for every buck we send to dc that formula sends back to michigan 90 cents this is ludicris if we raise the gas tax again in just a few years the crying for fix the roads will begin once again the problem is that most of our state legislators don t have any knowledge will not spend the time researching as they have been elected to do and are too young and have no life experience the proof is in the fruit of the labor and where we are as a state economically right now philip nancy bareham watertown township comment 2 a real lock box our infrastructure is in shambles and is now a safety issue you know what will happen it is george bush s fault seriously we need to address this issue and it may be necessary to increase taxes to do so however this should not be done unless there is a true lock box type of mechanism in place to ensure that monies collected for this issue are used to only pay for infrastructure repairs and upgrades   all emails addresses  ',0),(4728,'node',' in liberal cities minimum wage puts businesses in a bind cities that are left leaning that support many of the president s liberal proposals are having a little trouble choking down the latest electionyear hotbutton issue raising the minimum wage even liberal business owners have to evaluate how a minmum wage increase will impact their businesses the rhetoric sounds so good but the reality is going to hurt read more  wwwcnbccom id 101655742 ',0),(4729,'node',' out to the woodwork medicaid s redstate rise when the supreme court upheld the affordable care act s legality it also said each state would have the option of choosing to expand or not expand medicaid eligibility of the 26 states that chose not expand medicaid 17 of them are seeing increases in their medicaid rolls anyway in expansion states the federal government says it will cover 100 of the additional cost for three years and then 90 thereafter but how will these new enrollees impact the budgets for the nonexpansion states get the details  wwwcnbccom id 101668821 ',0),(4730,'node',' michigan revenue down 400m from earlier projections just in time for budgeting season the house fiscal agency has released its latest budget projections and the surplus seems to be drying up their latest figures show a reduction of 422 million for the current fiscal year and a 450 million for 2015 this isn t the news legislators were hoping to hear read the full story  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201405 reportmichiganrevenuedown4html ',0),(4747,'node',' democrats celebrate america s conversion to socialism lbj rsquo s ldquo great society rdquo is being celebrated by the democrats as it reaching its 50th anniversary milestone is four million americans who have been unemployed for more than six months 49 million americans living below the poverty line and 100 million people receiving some form of food aid from the federal government what the democrats envisioned as their idea of lbj rsquo s ldquo great society rdquo to read more about the great society and its failure go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140519 semicentennialoflbjswaronpoverty 19  ',0),(4732,'node',' conyers to challenge law that keeps him off primary ballot conyersjpg conyers to challenge law that keeps him off primary ballot ',0),(4557,'node',' obama stuns business leaders with new overtime rules the business community was taken by surprise when president obama announced that he was changing the rules for overtime pay how will this new regulation impact businesses especially small businesses what possible reason could there be for this unilateral move get the details  wwwhumaneventscom 20140313 obamastunsbusinessleaderswithnewovertimerules   obama stuns business leaders with new overtime rules  ',0),(3031,'node',' the cost of crop insurance to all of us   ldquo thanks in part to highly subsidized federal crop insurance many corn and soybean farmers will make more money in this catastrophic drought year than they would have if their crops had received normal rainfall  read more on how this could happen by clicking on the following link  http insurancenewsnetcom articleaspx id 356105 type newswires uettkrzig 20  the cost crop insurance all  ',0),(2666,'node',' should the governor and the michigan legislature have repealed the motorcycle helmet law  yes no undecided helmets it s crazy to say we have to wear seatbelts in cars but no helmets on motorcycles and it s against the law to jump off a pier into lake michigan motorcycle helmet law i agree cyclist should have the freedom to choose to wear a helmet or not but by that argument why do we not have the same freedom to wear a seatbelt or not the biggest problem with this one sided law was that motorcyclist only have to buy 20k in medical insurance it is optional every other vehicle on our highways has to have unlimited medical coverage pip to be able to purchase their license plates why would someone on an open vehicle with no helmet not have to purchase the same if a cyclist hits you in your car your insurance will pay the cyclists medical bills no matter who is at fault also it is not enforceable because a proof of insurance doesn t show whether there is medical insurance or not so an officer will have no way of knowing they are not in compliance sadly like too many laws that our legislators pass on both sides of the isle it was politically motivated and not all sides of the issue were addressed  should the governor and the michigan legislature have repealed the motorcycle helmet law  ',0),(4734,'node',' paul ryan stakes position in war on poverty waronpovertyjpg paul ryan stakes position in war on poverty ',0),(2947,'node',' should the legislature pass legislation to require small businesses to provide sick leave to their employees  yes no undecided mandated sick leave payment we have put enough taxes and regulations on business already do we want to drive business out of the state or bring more business in mandates of any kind drive up the cost of doing business we want a business friendly state don t we ida salisbury all to often we have all to often we have forgotten that we are all in this together employers and employees both contribute to a business employees should not have the worry that if they become sick that they will lose their jobs or not be able to pay their bills if and employer can not does not have the ability to do this then maybe they need to rethink how they are doing businesswhat is a shame is that this sort of thing would need to be legislated paid sick leave most businesses do offer something but a business owner should be able to make their own decisions on how they run their business what benefits best meet the needs of their staffs within their means it is their business the government didnt build it they arent there to bail them out if they overspend or do a bad job cant pay the bills so many government entities have overspent are in financial trouble providing benefits they cannot afford do not fund i dont think business needs to take thier lead most legislators have never had to meet a payroll or find the money to pay the bills they just raise more taxes or fees taking more from business individuals lansing needs to stay out of our lives fix your own problems  ',0),(4735,'node',' exclusive irs stonewalling foia request surrounding correspondence with democratic members of congress for over a year the national republican senatorial committee has been trying to get communications between the irs and several democratic members of congress to date no documents have been released get the details  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20140516 exclusiveirsstonewallingfoiarequestforinformationa ',0),(4736,'node',' costcontrol plan for health care could cost you heatlh care costs only seem to go one way up in an effort to slam the brakes on costs the obama administration has given the go ahead to allow insurers and employers to use a strategy called reference pricing to contain costs of certain expensive medical procedures what the heck is reference pricing how is this going to impact your outofpocket medical costs read more w wwdetroitnewscom article 20140516 politics03305160048 ixzz31ult4lrt ',0),(4738,'node',' ccrp poll lansingtookemos rapid transit bus line  new poll overview local officials elected officials in mid michigan are discussing the need for mass transit in the lansing area buses would travel both directions in dedicated lanes on one side of the median along grand river avenue in downtown east lansing motorists would travel both directions in four lanes on the other side and when buses aren t present bicyclists would use the lane shifting to the side if a bus comes along this is the vision for a new bus rapid transit line as part of a wideranging look at upgrading the lansing area s bus transit system this new vision is the direct result of a series meetings conducted recently in east lansing the meeting included the preliminary design plans being proposed for the capital area transportation authority line that would run from the capitol to the meridian mall in okemos the core components for the new line that resulted the meetings included 1 dedicate the two existing lanes of eastbound traffic along grand river avenue in downtown east lansing to the bus transit line 2 the median would remain largely intact 3 an additional lane would be added to grand river mostly from the south side of the avenue allowing for four lanes of eastbound and westbound motorist traffic the proposal includes input from bicyclists east lansing business owners residents and michigan state university employees and students dover kohl is a subcontractor of mead hunt a lansing township architectural and engineering firm that is performing an environmental assessment of the bus rapid transit line cata is paying mead hunt 11 million with federal and state grants the estimated cost of the new line would be 195000000 this new rapid transit line is an outgrowth of a larger planning effort studying the entire 20mile michigan avenue corridor from the capitol to webberville the goal of this project is to improve land use the environment and access for pedestrians and bicyclists population density along the corridor and increased use of public transit also are key themes in the broader study a proposed bus rapid transit proposal would replace it with a bus line in some ways similar to a lightrail system buses would operate in designated travel lanes on michigan and grand river avenues and buses could have doors on both sides for easier boarding at newly built stations the design firm will draft complete designs after lansing and meridian township meetings then present them to the federal transit administration which must review the project s impact on the local environment after that cata officials say they plan to continue with further design and engineering work cata hopes to receive federal and state funding for the project and to break ground in 2016 new poll question should the lansing area create a rapid transit bus line between the capitol and okemos yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldlansingareacreate e2809crapidtransitbusline e2809dbetweencapitolandokemos  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan pass a package of bills to bailout detroit with oversight by a committee to guarantee their solvency yes 23 no 77 undecided 0 four comments were made on this poll comment 1 robbing peter to pay paul broke nations are bailing out other broke nations with borrowed money units of government are following suit how long before the entire system collapses greed gluttony pride all with promises of a bright future from political hacks we elect if the entire us gross domestic product is 63 trillion dollars and we supposedly owe the international bankers up to 211 trillion dollars in debt how does common core math reconcile this problem  http theeconomiccollapseblogcom archives tag bailouts father god have mercy on our ignorance and arrogance individually and as a nation  http deadlysinscom sins gluttonyhtml in the 1990s we warned units of government as their counsel to use san diego as a model of what not to invest in ie derivatives all smoke and mirrors to support pension funds that county collapsed its system you can not squeeze lemon from a rubber tire philip nancy bareham comment 2 detroit really they did create their own problem and it is their responsibility to pay for it it is not the responsibility of the rest of the state yes they may have to sell some valuable artwork maybe just one piece aww and or sell the water system or real estate that s the breaksyes they need to move to defined contribution pensions as soon as possible but be careful about this when new labor contracts are entered into recall how the unions extended existing contracts for a long time in order to avoid right to work yes there needs to be a commission as described to monitor much of detroit s fiscal behavior in the next 20 years minimum there is always a huge city of detroit scandal every 20 years so it might be good for a commission to run longer with the intention of trying to change that scandal culture so that those accustomed to it will die off and the younger replacements might not be trained in it who knows i don t recall whether the description of the commission included appointments to the pension board s and commission monitoring of the pension systems that has been a real corrupt cess pool and that needs to happen i m nervous about the concept that the commission would not be active during periods of fiscal health in detroit this is a problem first accountants can make anything seem like it meets some terms and second a new granholm as governor would automatically define anything as fiscal health to play games with detroit so i think it s a bad and risky idea that should be scrapped finally obviously the discussion of an amount of a bail out is a buy in to get the extended commission ok get to a number that is really low 1 millionand no more a million is enough to sound serious and not insulting to detroiters and not so high that it insults the rest of us 195 million is still a huge insult to the rest of us comment 3 detriot bailout creating a nanny to oversea detroit is a non winner for both the state and detroit detroit needs to admit to itself that they had ample forewarning and chose to ignore the advice there already exists a plantation mentality by both the citizens and the government official in the city and bailing them out does nothing for force them to learn from these mistakes and cultivate responsible management of their government comment 4 detroit bailout i do agree with changing the pension system to a 401k and having a committee to oversee their finances does make sense but with any bankruptcy assets need to be sold if possible i think that some of the artwork could be sold why should the entire state pay for detroit s mistakes   all emails addresses  ',0),(4737,'node',' should the lansing area create a rapid transit bus line between the capitol and okemos  yes no undecided rtb line i can think of much better ways to spend 195000000 that would benefit more people in the area how about seeking these same types of funds to fix our existing infrastructure  rbt line if it is such a good idea the market would already be providing this service rapid transit this is right out of the un agenda 21 playbook ie talking about the environment population growth and confined housing the goal is to have people in concentrated areas with stores bike paths and services within walking distance or provided by the government the areas further out will be left to the wildlife of course to keep us guessing the acronyms and catch phrases are constantly being changed to such things as sustainable development iclei the grand vision place making and many more our representative in the various gov t agencies are all to quick to grab the free money they think they are getting from the fed or state it always comes with strings attached unborn generations will be the ultimate losers  ',0),(5010,'node',' the 500000000 man  with the dust still settling from the republican state convention there is a lot of talk among the ldquo conservative rdquo base of the state party about what they will do in the november general election in regard to voting for the top of the gop ticket even though lieutenant governor candidate brian calley and challenger wes nakagiri stood on stage with the governor as a gesture of unity nakagiri walked away knowing that ldquo money rdquo and ldquo the machine rdquo always wins considering how many moneyed special interests played a part in calley rsquo s landslide win and the amount of money that was spent to assure calley rsquo s win nakagiri was fighting a losing battle from the start what other outcome could have been expected with calley and company spending an estimated 5000000 in comparison to nakagiri rsquo s 13000 if you break down the numbers with calley garnering 65 of the vote from 1365 of the 2100 voting delegates you can see that he spent 3662 per delegate vote nakagiri on the other side received around 735 votes that worked out to 17 per delegate vote the question now becomes what does the november election portend for the future of the republican party in michigan and for governor snyder and terri lynn land at the voting booth there is no question the ldquo tea party liberty rdquo wing of the party is not going to go down without a fight they have a bad taste lingering in their mouth about the tactics that were implemented by the influential big money interests of the party and the maneuvers of the state party to accomplish their orchestrated agenda the final outcome will depend on what transpires between now and the general election in november it will all hinge on what ultimately transpires in the michigan legislature and the governor rsquo s agenda leading up to the november general election until ten we will continue to see more of the governor rsquo s ldquo positive relentless action rdquo that he so often touts already various interest groups are jockeying to their controversial pieces of legislation passed knowing that arms can be twisted and deals made before the term limited legislators are gone from lansing among the legislation that could suddenly jump to the top of the house and senate calendars upon their return from summer break could well be the ldquo elliotlarsen civil rights act rdquo to address the lgbt issues regarding discrimination the reintroduction of the michigan obamacare exchange and an increase in taxes and or fees to address road funding if these issues are fast tracked through by the governor and passed the ldquo tea party wackos rdquo as they are often referred to may well stay away from the ballot booth not vote for governor or even vote for democrat mark schauer in november in the end a significant wing of the republican party has been alienated and told that we want your vote but not your voice the problem is if you don rsquo t give them a voice you may very well not have their vote but who cares calley got on the ballot and it only cost around 5000000 or so there rsquo s always 2016 ndash right seems like we have heard that saying before until election day it rsquo s a waiting game to see what happens as politicians ply their skills in the high stakes game that will ultimately impact all of us in many ways   the 500000000 man  ',0),(4739,'node',' why does the usda need body armor  the us department of agriculture has put in an acquisition request to buy body armor mdash specifically ldquo ballistic vests compliant with nij 010106 for level iiia ballistic resistance of body armor rdquo the solicitation stated the request was placed on may 7 just a few days before they asked for ldquo the commercial acquisition of submachine guns rdquo equipped for 30round magazines to read more about the apparent militarization of us government agencies online at  http mwashingtontimescom news 2014 may 16 agriculturedepartmentputsrequestbuybodyarmo  ',0),(4167,'node',' anti discrimination ordinance passes in delta township  the delta township board of commissioners by a unanimous vote on monday night passed an ordinance that prevents discrimination and specifically protects people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity the issue in delta township had generated controversy on both sides of the issue in regard to fairness and a christian s constitutional right of free speech and religious expression for an article on the vote and the issues related to it read on at  http wwwwlnscom story 23751277 antidiscriminatoryordinancepassesindeltatownship ',0),(4235,'node',' does the government have your picture on file  i read an article last year about a pilot program the federal government had been testing and that they were using driver license photos supplied by the state of michigan as part of that program i talked to the secretary of states office about it and they stated that they didn rsquo t know anything about it but they would check into it as it turned out the secretary of states office did not release the photo images from our drivers licenses but the michigan state police did i don rsquo t know about you but i have concerns about who has jurisdiction of those images and that they are willing to give the images to the federal government for details on the facial recognition program and concerns about our privacy click on the following link  http wwwusatodaycom story nation 20131112 facialrecognitionsoftwareiarpaupgrade 3506157  19  does the government have your picture file  ',0),(4741,'node',' ccrp newsletter 4th congressional candidate debate upcoming events  the next few months will be a busy time for candidates as they seek to get their message out to the voters before the august 5 primary with that said the ccrp would like to make you aware of the upcoming debate between the three 4th congressional candidates who are seeking to replace dave camp as our congressman the debate will be in st johns on july 8 at the wilson auditorium for details of the debate click on the following link  http clintoncountygoporg content 4thdebate there are also a couple of fundraisers and a townhall coming up in the next few weeks in early june for additional information on these fundraisers and townhall click on the following ccrp website link  http clintoncountygoporg content upcomingevents follow us on facebook at  https wwwfacebookcom groups ccrpmich   all emails addresses  ',0),(4381,'node',' 2014 ccrp club sponsor acknowledgments special thanks to our 500 lincoln day dinner reception sponsor the ccrp would like to express our thanks to our 2014 club sponsors  300 club sponsors  phil nancy bareham federal beverage inc 5 bill jennifer brewbaker allaby brewbaker insurance 5 alan erika cropsey 2 roger janet dennings 2 bruce janice harte 5 anne hill 4 state senator rick charlene jones 3 kevin dana kirk 3 lamonte donna lator 1 representative tom jenell leonard 5 larry gail meyer 5 ken jane mitchell 1 dr michael dolores o bryant 2 paul barb opsommer 2 jim carol renner 4 steve anita russell 5 al mike schiffer 2 mark shannon schlegel 5 david mary seeger 5 dawn bill sherman 2 david jody smith 2 samuel carol smith 3 ray elaine snyder 4 larry coreen strzalka 2 charles gail wadell 5 jeff amy wadell 1 county commissioner kam washburn 2 steve sheri willis 5   200 club sponsors  paul evie mcnamara 5 buck kuisel toot barnard 5 carol paul bechtol 5 andy sunday todosciuk andy t s farm market 4 tina ward county treasurer 3 brian julie wethy 4  150 club sponsors  deward roni christmas instant shade bath 3 phyllis daggy dewitt township treasurer 3 mitch dobrzelewski dewitt optometry 2 tom marilyn irrer 2 steve mary gobbo 5 county commissioner bob marie showers 3 michael gayle wagner 2 diane zuker county clerk register 5   the number in parenthesis next to the sponsor names is the number of years they have been club sponsors    other club ldd donations to be acknowledged  charles gail wadell    200 donation to support ccrp activities  ',0),(4731,'node',' conyers to challenge law that keeps him off primary ballot the wayne county clerk found that the petitions submitted by us congressman john conyers fell short of the 1000 required for his name to appear on the primary ballot more than 600 signatures were disqualified because they were gathered by circulators that are not registered to vote rep conyers is filing an appeal get the details  wwwdetroitnewscom apps pbcsdll article  conyers challenge law that keeps him off primary ballot  ',0),(4748,'node',' democrats celebrate america s conversion to socialism lbjjpg democrats celebrate america s conversion to socialism ',0),(4749,'node',' your next surveillance your medical records  the department of health and human services rsquo hhs is now looking to get all the data on your ldquo health records rdquo according to the draft proposal hhs will collect information that will be ldquo allencompassing rdquo and include ldquo what our health status is whether we exercise how often we get a cold or what kind of medications we rsquo re taking they rsquo re also looking at the climate and the economic condition of the country as all being a party of this national health security strategy rdquo to read more on big brothers next invasion of our privacy and personal liberty online at  http wwwcnsnewscom news article barbarahollingsworth federalbiosurveillanceplanseekingdirectaccessameri 19  ',0),(4750,'node',' your next surveillance your medical records  hhsrec2jpg your next surveillance your medical records  ',0),(4752,'node',' the train to nowhere so the m1 rail project is getting closer to fruition in detroit thank goodness i thought for a minute there would be taxpayer money going to something useful how else can you go along the 33 miles along woodward the streetcar can go except cars buses bike and transported by ambulance hearse there are lots of opinions on this issue but i like pat baldwin s enthusiasm ldquo i rsquo m sure they rsquo ll build the first phase rdquo she said ldquo it kind of reminds me of the people mover situation it kind of goes nowhere but it goes just a little somewhere and the idea was to have it expanded and it never did i just don rsquo t want the m1 rail to get stuck like that ldquo i think some powers that be are resistant to having mass transit rdquo she added ldquo i don rsquo t think we can become a true cosmopolitan city without it rdquo i m sure the incredibly high murder rate vast amount of homelessness continuing population decline and warzone appearance will do nothing to hinder detroit s rising to be a cosmopolitan city either but maybe curing those is in next year s budget after the street cars are properly designed the design of the streetcars has yet to be chosen but they will be doubleended with doors on both sides with 12 stops through several stations that will be built to fit the aesthetics and historical value of the area i m wondering if the streetcars will include graffiti or if they will wait for the good citizens of detroit to do that job for them and if we re making a wish list i think each car should have portions to resemble burned out and abandoned buildings to really set the tone of the trip at the end of each stop the trains won rsquo t turn around rather the trolley operator will move from one end to the other and drive it the other way some parts of the route will stop at stations and run in the center this is the most dangerous part of the trip for the driver when he is exposed to the riders increasing the chance of muggings another wish list item a robocop in each car matthew cullen president and ceo of rock ventures and a member of the m1 board of directors said the financial pieces are nearly in place as they are finalizing the remaining commitments for the money money is needed not only to build the rail line and rebuild parts of woodward but also to maintain the operation and don t forget the powerful influential people that have to be paid off to make this project happen i wonder if the budget includes embezzlement funds and union dues and maybe the m1 rail website can include a link to uber when the streetcars operators are on strike like i said what else would they spend the money on improving roads  ',0),(4753,'node',' 160219 dead in michigan 18360 in detroit alone  why aren rsquo t those numbers alarming thanks to the ldquo right to choose rdquo progressives in our country have made it commonplace to kill our unborn and call it compassion for the mother what about compassion for the baby that had no choice in it rsquo s death oh that right it rsquo s only tissue supposedly the answer is in the affordable care act that will easily supply contraception options but with abortion so easily accessible why would you take the time when you can abort up to 20 weeks to read more abortion in michigan and detroit and the future go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140522 lifestyle0330522003013detroitpregnanciesendsaborti ',0),(4755,'node',' ccrp poll the detroit bailout final passage vote in senate   new poll overview regardless of where you stand on the detroit bailout call your state senator and tell them where we the people stand on the issue how mid michigan house members voted the bill to send 1948 million from the state to the city of detroit is house bill 5573 yes rep segal d 62nd house calhoun county yes rep shirkey r 65th house eaton jackson counties yes rep schor d 68th house ingham county yes rep singh d 69th house ingham county yes rep glardon r 85th house shiawassee saginaw counties yes rep leonard r 93rd house clinton gratiot counties no rep cochran d 67th house ingham county no rep abed d 71st house eaton county no rep kelly r 94th house saginaw county house bill 5568 originally closed detroit s pension system shifting new employees into a defined contribution 401 k type plan the bill was changed in committee to defer to the plan of adjustment which does not mandate that the system be closed unfunded retiree liabilities were a main reason for the city s financial troubles and a major contributor to its bankruptcy yes rep segal d 62nd house calhoun county yes rep shirkey r 65th house eaton jackson counties yes rep cochran d 67th house ingham county yes rep schor d 68th house ingham county yes rep singh d 69th house ingham county yes rep abed d 71st house eaton county yes rep glardon r 85th house shiawassee saginaw counties yes rep leonard r 93rd house clinton gratiot counties no rep kelly r 94th house saginaw county the michigan house has approved 1948 million in aid for detroit pensioners as part of an 11bill package that imposes postbankruptcy state oversight of the city for at least 13 years governor governor snyder urged the republicancontrolled senate to act quickly on the package which is moving through the legislature as detroit s creditors are weighing whether to approve the city rsquo s plan to shed 9 billion in debts emergency manager kevyn orr warned that the city s general retirees could face pension cuts of at least 27 percent if they don t approve tax dollars for a bankruptcy settlement fund the detroit institute of art dia and the sale of some of its possessions is still an issue of controversy along with whether an millage should continue to be levied to support the dia summary of the 11 bill package votes hb5566 approved 1037 creates a ninemember financial review commission that would police detroit rsquo s finances for at least three years after the city exists bankruptcy the commission would go dormant if the city can meet certain fiscal benchmarks hb5567 approved 1055 requires commission to approve the mayor s choice for a chief financial officer hb5568 approved 8525 caps city contribution to employee retirement plans at 7 percent of their base pay also caps contributions for retiree health insurance savings plans at 2 percent of pay for employees hired after july 1 2023 hb5569 approved 10010 limits city contribution toward employee health insurance plans at 80 percent of premiums costs hb5570 approved 1055 requires detroit s retirement systems to establish new investment committees which could hire and fire the pension funds chief financial officer the bill also restricts outofstate travel by trustees and pension fund staff hb5571 approved 6644 prevents the detroit institute of arts from seeking a 10year millage renewal in 2022 when its existing 02mill property tax expires hb5572 approved 7535 appropriates 1948 million from state s rainy day fund to detroit pension funds hb5573 approved 7733 replenishes rainy day fund with 175 million in payments from state s tobacco settlement fund for 20 years hb5574 approved 7436 transfers state money to detroit pension funds hb5575 approved 7535 creates new authority to govern transfer of state money hb5576 approved 9812 requires report on police and fire arbitration be sent to oversight commission new poll question should the mi senate pass the grand bargain detroit bailout bill passed by the house and pushed by the governor yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmisenatepass e2809cgrandbargain e2809ddetroitbailoutbillpassedhouseandpushedgovern  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question is it time to have the legislature raise taxes to increase the gas tax to fix the roads yes 30 no 65 undecided 5 six comments were made on this poll comment 1 support more user taxes to fix state highways and local roads yes its high time for the state legislature to support more user taxes wholesale gasoline and diesel taxes to fix our state highways and local roads here in michigan our rough and bumpy highways and roads are in terrible shape and an embarrassment for michigan there s no magical tooth fairy that s going to provide the money to fix our highways and roads we need to pay more for road and highway infrastructure system all one has to do is travel to ohio indiana or wisconsin to find better highways and roads and bridges because they invest more in their infrastructure there than we do here also please obtain facts from the michigan legislative service bureau which is a nonpartisan body which properly researchs issues and reports truthfully rather than those special interest petroleum lobbyists which shade the truth and frankly don t much care for our roads and highways as long as we keep buying their gasoline and diesel fuel regards bob craig st johns mi comment 2 increase in gas tax i am sick and tired of the government taking more from the people when what we already pay is regularly wasted comment 3 raise taxes for roads we need our roads to be repaired but i am not in favor of increasing taxes i would favor eliminating michigan s prevailing wage law under the prevailing wage act projects financed with state funding require that union wages and benefits be paid by nonunion contractors it has been estimated that the cost of a project is increased from five to fifteen percent under this law repeal would give small contractors a chance to bid on projects at a lower cost to the citizensnot just on road projects by school building projects etc i believe its time to have our state behave like a mom and pop businessnot like the bureaucracy it has become comment 4 hexx no we are spending hexx no we are spending about 850 million a year on crony capitalism subsidizing farleft film makers and connected special interest corporate welfare cut that first prevailing wage costs michigan taxpayers about 400 million a year 224 million more on just public school construction eliminate defined benefits for bureaucrats paid more than twice what their counters in the private sector the average state employee compensation is about 105000 a year while the average private sector employee gets about 43000 georgia has more population far better roads and a state budget about 10 billion less in the private sector we get waranties and more competetive bidding and the state road prevailing wage is about 10 hr more than the private sector prevailing wage the few union companies that can bid on michigan roads are really stiffing the taxpayers indiana pays about the same per mile for roads and their rural roads are rated 1 in the nation while we are 43 it is really disappointing that republicans in the legislature and administration have not pursued a zerobased review of all programs and expenditures we offered to set up a task force to do that abut the speaker and governor never responded until we cut the fat we cannot have more tax increases comment 5 new taxes for roads only if the taxes put on anything else for roads is all being used only for roads comment 6 cut out the waste all of the taxes paid for gas and diesel need to go to pay for roads not schools and revenue sharing whose stupid idea was that all this talk about light rail and rapid transit bus lines needs to stop no more grants for stupid projects thought up by mdot those bureaucrats sit in their offices dreaming of ways to spend money money we don t have they need to be fired no more money until the taxes we give them are spent with common sense i am sick of everyone in power thinking of stupid ways to spend my money including the legislature governor department heads sheri harte willis   all emails addresses  ',0),(4757,'node',' pass amnesty or obama will do it himself  odepjpg pass amnesty or obama will do it himself  ',0),(5226,'node',' jonathon gruber s eugenics philosophy to go along with stupid american remarks mit professor jonathan gruber has had another statement that clearly states his position on abortion or more accurately his endorsement of the genocide of ldquo marginal children rdquo for the ldquo social good rdquo gruber coauthored a paper during the clinton years which argued that legal abortion had saved the us taxpayer upwards of 14 billion in welfare benefits and that it also lowered crime for the article on professor jonathan gruber rsquo s comments regarding his position on ldquo eugenics rdquo on go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20141207 obamacarearchitectcallsabortionofmarginalchildrena ',0),(4758,'node',' the global warming weather alarmists continue to spin their sky is falling mantra   what are we going to do the ice caps are melting the polar bears are dying hurricanes and tornados are the worst ever droughts floods and on and on when will the constant din of the leftist wacko rsquo s and the lame stream media ever stop to read more on what the people who don rsquo t live on the coasts and aren rsquo t from hollywood feel about the ldquo climate change rdquo go online at  http wwwnationalreviewcom article 378653 hardsellclimatechangejohnfund ',0),(3190,'node',' ccrp a message from michigan freedom to work  i am forwarding the following email message from michigan freedom to work it is time for michigan to become a righttowork state if the conditions were ever perfect for this to happen they are right now consider we have a speaker of the house who has publicly expressed support for rtw a solid majority of house members and i believe senate members have expressed a willingness to vote for a rtw law if it comes to a vote on the floor we have a governor who has pledged to sign a rtw bill if it gets to his desk we have a vetoproof majority in the senate three unabashedly prounion ballot proposals were soundly defeated at the polls indiana became the 23rd rtw state this year wisconsin the birthplace of publicsector unions has beaten back multimilliondollar efforts by the union bosses to recall the governor and many legislators in spite of their efforts the governor remains and the assembly and senate have retained or won back republican majorities polling data has shown that a solid majority of michigan residents support rtw for michigan we are entering the ldquo lameduck rdquo session a time when anything can happen and usually does there is a wealth of data to give evidence that righttowork states create more jobs more wealth fewer residents on welfare higher percapita disposable income and much more find the data here and here with all this compelling data and circumstances being as ideal as they have ever been what is holding up the legislation that has already been written from being introduced in the house and the senate the answer lies in one person the majority leader of the senate randy richardville he has gone on record opposing rtw http wwweclectablogcom 201109 michigansenatemajorityleaderwont  in michigan in spite of the fact that the house the senate and the people of michigan have said yes to rtw and the governor has agreed to sign the bill mr richardville has flatly refused to support this bill it is time to respectfully ask the majority leader to either support rtw or step out of the way and allow this bill to be heard and voted on he can vote against it if he wishes but i believe the senate will pass it if given the opportunity the house will follow suit and the governor will quickly sign it please contact randy richardville here http wwwmisenategopcom senators contactasp district 17  and respectfully ask him to give righttowork for michigan an up or down vote  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4761,'node',' who will be paying for the grand bargain  l brooks patterson says paying for the detroit rsquo s ldquo grand bargain rdquo bail out will be the regional water customers according to their math they say it adds up to a massive transfer of cash from the pockets of regional water rate payers to the city treasury to read more on who will be feeling the pain of the ldquo grand bargain rdquo in the future go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom apps pbcsdll article aid 2014305250005 20  ',0),(4762,'node',' who will be paying for the grand bargain  gbargjpg who will be paying for the grand bargain  ',0);
INSERT INTO `search_dataset` VALUES (4763,'node',' obama says the founders were wrong on representation in the us senate president obama is blaming the founding fathers for his inability to move his agenda forward suggesting the founders made a mistake by having each state represented equally in the senate by 2 senators i don rsquo t know why he is letting that bother him why doesn rsquo t he just change it to be what he wants by executive fiat like he does with everything else to read more on what the president had to say on the issue of how the senate should be structured online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 may 23 obamablamesstructuraldesigncongressgridlock  ',0),(4764,'node',' obamacare support is at 28   a new associated press poll says now just 28 of americans support obamacare to read more on obamacare rsquo s plummeting numbers go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140525 appollonly28supportobamacare ',0),(4759,'node',' what amphibian should be named as michigan s official state amphibian  the northern spring peeper 6 3 votes the blanchard s cricket frog 0 0 votes the eastern gray tree frog 37 18 votes this is why we need a part time legislature 47 23 votes undecided 10 5 votes total votes 49 this is important  there is absolutely nothing i think is more important than making the eastern gray tree frog the official state amphibian absolutely nothing thanks for highlighting this critical issue by running this poll state amphibian spring peeper i love the way they keep me awake more useless legislation paid more useless legislation paid for by our tax dollars  ',0),(4767,'node',' mike the imam   retiring congressman mike rogers will be starting his new career next year in what might be a indication of his true political credentials he wrote recently in the pages of the new york times that his program would be a more productive youmightactuallylearnsomething kind of talk radio an obvious dig at conservative talk show hosts rush limbaugh and sean hannity less than a week later the associated press profiled rogers saying he has  contempt for rightwing ideologues  to read more on congressman roger rsquo s new radio show and his scheduled keynote address he will be giving at a muslim brotherhood linked organization online at  http wwwbreitbartcom bigjournalism 20140527 futurecumulushostmikerogerstokeynoteeventhonoringg ',0),(4769,'node',' minimum wage bill signed by governor snyder wagejpg minimum wage bill signed by governor snyder ',0),(4768,'node',' minimum wage bill signed by governor snyder  governor snyder signed the new minimum wage bill into law on tuesday may 27 that will raise michigan s minimum wage to 925 an hour by 2018 and link future increases to the rate of inflation the compromise bill was designed to sidestep a petition drive seeking to raise the rate to 1010 an hour for all employees activists are expected to turn in signatures wednesday but because the new law repeals the old the potential ballot proposal could be rendered moot to read more on the new minimum wage bill the governor signed and who voted for it go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201405 howtheyvotedmichiganlawmakhtml incart2box 20  minimum wage bill signed governor snyder  ',0),(1918,'node',' congressman rogers votes for cut cap balance  in a statement wednesday congressman rogers outlined the reasons for his support of the plan and compared the it to what the average american family has to do with its checkbook for an article explaining his vote from wwwlivingstondailycom click on the following story link  http wwwlivingstondailycom article 20110721 news01107210310 congressmustbalancebooksrogersinsists odyssey tab topnews text frontpage 19  ',0),(4771,'node',' do we really need to increase taxes for roads  roadsjpg do we really need to increase taxes for roads  ',0),(4765,'node',' should michigan go to a pay per miles driven fee instead of a fuel tax to pay for roads and road repairs  yes no undecided miles fee charging a tax based on miles driven would unfairly punish those who are forced to commute long distancesie lansing to grand rapids or lansing to detroit i think there should be a fee based upon weight of vehicle a small car does much less damage to the roads than a truck vehicle fee we are thinking about buying a motorhome or class c this would kill the vacationing business in michigan terrible idea agenda21 tax by the mile a radical platform in the1990s the national association of counties endorsed agenda 21 what is agenda 21 folks need to get up to speed last year we worked with hundreds of county sheriffs who were briefed by dr michael coffman on agenda 21 these sheriffs were stunned by the details which includes taxation of your vehicle by the mile a working group has been studying this for several years and unelectd bureaucrats want to forward this initiative here in michigan non governmental organizations ngos are waiting for the general public to become seduced to the point where they will buy into this initiative michigans transportaion infrustructure act pa 51 already has sufficient financial resources to fix the roads the legislature over the last several decades has supplanted road repair which was by state law dedicated for roads call your legislators and have them give you the specific details as to where your road gas tax is actually going in the complexities of state government budgets you will be stunned too if you can actually get the real data michigan already has to many layers of government with cumbersome duplication of services michigan has been a donor state with regard to the federal gas tax funding formula too for decades and nobody does anything about it michigan does not need another tax as a professional i ve been involved in the details behind the scenes meetings and working groups to raise the gas tax during the 1980s 1990s etc please do the home work tell legislators to fix the process and quit slapping each other on the back as the public gets snookered again government operations analyist philip n bareham former senior counsel michigans 83 county units of government taxes based on miles driven hell no  wake up people for government to charge us for number of miles driven means they get to monitor how many miles we have driven and also based on this proposal they get to monitor what kinds of roads we drove on time of day etc and what will they put in our cars to allow them access to this information and the michigan environmental council says that the greatest hurdle for this proposal is privacy concerns and they think they can be overcome let s see we have phones and computers and cars with gps systems smart meters where they can know if you re home what equipment is operating in your home and can turn your utility off nsa 0bamacare common core etc and now michigan road taxes based on where we drove and how much when do we get a number on our forehead and a chip under our skin s t o p  ',0),(4774,'node',' the lesser of two evils  leviljpg the lesser of two evils  ',0),(4777,'node',' making sausage the wage bill road funding  people say making sausage is something you just don rsquo t want to know about because if you did you would never eat it well that rsquo s how politics works there isn rsquo t a lot of altruism involved in the process you may wonder how the ldquo last minute rdquo minimum wage bill managed to get through so quickly with ldquo bipartisan rdquo approval it looks like maybe the governor was making a deal to get some votes as a future pay back for money for roads at the taxpayers expense so much for being frugal and cutting the ldquo film credits rdquo and the ldquo corporate welfare rdquo programs the state are running to read more on the art of making a deal as it happens in michigan politics and the potential impact of the ldquo wage bill rdquo go online at  http onlinewsjcom news articleemail josephlehmanandmichaellafaivethemachinationsbehind 20  ',0),(4778,'node',' making sausage the wage bill road funding  snydealjpg making sausage the wage bill road funding  ',0),(4780,'node',' big brother wants more data on you  datajpg big brother wants more data on you  ',0),(4779,'node',' big brother wants more data on you  what rsquo s another intrusion of privacy the federal government is proposing a housing information database that will hold mortgage specific information on all mortgage holders in the country this information will contain points including a mortgage owner rsquo s name address social security number all credit card and other loan information and account balances the agencies collection this data are the same two agencies that also assemble ldquo household demographic data rdquo including racial and ethnic data gender marital status religion education employment history military status household composition the number of wage earners and a family rsquo s total wealth and assets to read more on the latest proposed invasion of our privacy rights online at  http washingtonexaminercom newfederaldatabasewilltrackamericanscreditratingso article 2549064 20  big brother wants more data you  ',0),(564,'node',' health care reform yes or no  the obama administration is determined to carry on their push for reforming the health care system in this country whether or not public opinion favors it read about the latest plan to bring a congressional vote at  wwwmlivecom news usworld indexssf 201002 whitehousesimpleupordownhtml  health care reform yes  ',0),(3527,'node',' should michigan pass legislation to require liability insurance for gun owners  yes no undecided  should michigan pass legislation require liability insurance for gun owners  ',0),(3524,'node',' if you are asked by a doctor if you have guns in your home will you tell them you do  yes no undecided  you are asked doctor you have guns your home will you tell them you you are asked doctor you have guns your home will you tell them you  ',0),(3506,'node',' are you in favor of the michigan legislature changing the way electoral votes are allocated to be by congressional district  yes no undecided  are you favor the michigan legislature changing the way electoral votes are allocated congressional district  ',0),(3454,'node',' are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks  yes no undecided senators with too much time on their hands let s not stop there let s encourage sen hoonyung hopgood to introduce legislation to require any motor vehicle occupant to wear a sweater on those days that the outdoor temperature registers less than 40 degrees first offense would be a verbal warning diesel idling the ignorance of some of these legislators is sad please give us a parttime legislature so these people could go out and get an education  diesels idling this is a perfect example of why we need part time legislatures this guy has way too much time on his hands he also knows nothing about diesel engines since i pay for the repairs on my diesel engines he should not be able to make me do something that will cause damage to the vehicle also it is the only way for my workers to be able to get warm while working on a job site this guy is pathetic  no more taxes or fees   no i am sick of new taxes idling diesel trucks lets pass a law that makes it illegal for our elected officials to be a dumb a   are you favor the legislature passing bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks are you favor the legislature passing bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks  ',0),(2195,'node',' bottom center links to https twittercom ccrpm  status this advertisement is actively being displayed this advertisement has been active since monday april 1 2013 152pm  statistics impressions clicks clickthru this hour 0 0 000 last hour 6 0 000 today 115 0 000 yesterday 167 0 000 last seven days 1397 0 000 this month 115 0 000 last month 4849 1 002 this year 18608 16 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rollout it s no suprise that the data is messed up so out of 8 million signups 2 million are questionable how will these discrepancies be clarified read more  wwwcnbccom id 101728458 ',0),(4782,'node',' obama s illegal and highly questionable afghanistan prisoner exchange bowejpg obama s illegal and highly questionable afghanistan prisoner exchange ',0),(4781,'node',' obama s illegal and highly questionable afghanistan prisoner exchange under cover of secrecy the president traded five gitmo detainees for an american soldier who had been held by the taliban for five years does he have the legal authority to do this isn t the congress suppposed to be notified when a prisoner exchange is in the works what were the circumstances surrounding this questionable action get the full story  wwwhumaneventscom 20140602 obamasillegalandhighlyquestionableafghanistanpriso   obama illegal and highly questionable afghanistan prisoner exchange  ',0),(4783,'node',' documents contradict epa on climaterule delay has the obama administration put politics before policy again documents seem to indicate that is the case get the details  wwwpoliticocom story 201404 epaclimateruledelaydocuments106141html ',0),(4784,'node',' righttowork states dominating in job growth the evidence is in forced unionization is a job killer the righttowork states are the ones that have the jobs read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20127 ',0),(4785,'node',' ccrp two events on tuesday june 3 2014 in clinton county  two 4th congressional candidates will be in clinton county on tuesday june 3 at two different locations businessman peter konetchy will be at the riley township hall for a townhall meeting and will be answering questions regarding where he stands on the issues anmd why you should vote form him admission is free paul barb opsommer will be hosting a fundraiser for 4th congresisonal candidate state senator john moolenaar in dewitt 100 per couple for the details on the townhall with peter konetchy and the fundraiser for senator moolenaar click on the following ccrp website link  http clintoncountygoporg content upcomingevents  all emails addresses  ',0),(4786,'node',' ccrp looking for volunteers for clinton county summer events  the summer festivals are coming up soon in clinton county and the ccrp is looking for some additional volunteers to help out at these events the following is a list of the events the dates and the ccrp event organizer we need people to be at our booth to talk to people and pass out ccrp literature and campaign literature for candidates if you can help out please contact the ccrp event organizer for the events listed below elsie dairy days ndash july 10 11 12 thursday through saturday mike wagner 9898624077 bath days ndash august 1 2 friday saturday anne hill 5174106534 st johns mint festival ndash august 8 9 10 friday through sunday we are looking for an event organizer for the mint festival if we do not get an event organizer we will not be at the mint festival this year if you can help out please call steve willis at 5172814458 dewitt ox roast ndash august 14 1516 thursday through saturday lamonte lator 5177128144 if any of you would be interested in walking for candidates please feel free to contact me and i will get you in contact with who you should call have a great summer and let rsquo s make sure we win in november steve willis chairman ccrpmich gmailcom clinton county republican party 5172814458  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4787,'node',' proposed constitutional amendment would change how michigan s state board of education is elected currently all board of education members in michigan are elected at large which means that every candidate runs state wide rep ed mcbroom rvulcan is sponsoring legislation that would amend the constitution to create eight districts one for each member of the board what impact might this have on representation on the board get the details  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201406 electingstateboardofedhtml incartriverdefault ',0),(4790,'node',' michigan politicians misrepresenting attorney general position to push detroit bailout detroitjpg michigan politicians misrepresenting attorney general position to push detroit bailout ',0),(4789,'node',' michigan politicians misrepresenting attorney general position to push detroit bailout now that the city if bankrupt do we know who s responsible for making good on detroit s pension underfunding there seems to be a lot of confusion over the issue is the state liable is the city get the details  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20160  michigan politicians misrepresenting attorney general position push detroit bailout  ',0),(4320,'node',' inequality does not matter in another attempt to turn focus away from the obamacare disaster president obama now says economic inequality will be the centerpiece of his remaining time in office many believe there is a better way to achieve income equality than redistribution of existing wealth what do you think read more  wwwnationalreviewcom article 366599 inequalitydoesnotmatterkevindwilliamson  inequality does not matter  ',0),(4803,'node',' ccrp upcoming events fundraisers just a quick reminder about upcoming opportunities for events and fundraisers that will be taking place in the next few weeks representative tom leonard fundraiser with congressman dave camp tuesday june 16 2014 in dewitt click here for details  ccrp monthly meeting in dewitt thursday june 19 2014 click here for details  three county 4th congressional debate in st johns tuesday july 8 2014 click here for details  ccrp summer bbq in bath township thursday july 24 2014 click here for details   clinton county 2013g  ',0),(4792,'node',' democrats put debt relief at center of midterm blitz on monday president obama used the executive pen to sign an executive order expanded a student loan repayment program that capped payments at 10 of discretionary income to include up to 5 million more borrowers the accompanying rhetoric bashes the republicans and will be used by democrats as another wedge issue for the midterms read more  thehillcom policy finance 208678obamasignsmorestudentloanrelief ',0),(4793,'node',' the va scandal shows the problem with governmentrun healthcare delays in access to care are not only found in the va health care system canada s singlepayer health system has also been hiding waiting lists and claiming that people have good access to health care is poor access inherent in a governmentrun health system can anything be done about it read more  dailycallercom 20140609 thevascandalshowstheproblemwithgovernmentrunhealth   the scandal shows the problem with governmentrun healthcare  ',0),(224,'node',' clinton county republican bylaws clinton county republican bylaws section 1 ndash name this organization shall be known as the clinton county republican party and shall consist of the executive committee the county committee and the general membership section 2 ndash purpose the purpose of this organization shall be to perform all duties provided by law and state party rules and such duties not prohibited by law as will benefit the general welfare of the republicans of clinton county and to conduct the political affairs and business of the clinton county republican party through the executive committee and or the county committee article ii ndash the executive committee section 1 ndash establishment there shall be an executive committee of the republican party of clinton county which shall be established as provided by law and state party rules the executive committee shall select the original members of the county committee the chairperson vice chairperson secretary and treasurer of the executive and county committees and shall fill any vacancies occurring in these offices a deputy treasurer selected by the treasurer must be approved by the executive committee section 2 ndash duties the duties of the executive committee shall be to establish general policy for and conduct the affairs of the clinton county republican party and to perform such additional duties as may be required by law and state party rules of by the county committee in addition the executive committee shall encourage recognize and aid in the establishment of those organizations within clinton county that will enhance the activities of the republican party section 3 ndash membership the membership of the executive committee shall consist of delegateelected members nominee members and exofficio members in even numbered years the fall county convention shall convene at the call of the county chairperson within twenty 20 days following the november election the precinct delegates shall select a number of persons equal to the number of county offices and state legislative offices for which candidates were nominated at the last two 2 preceding fall primary elections who together with the persons most recently nominated by the party for each of those offices to constitute the executive committee a delegate ndash elected members the precinct delegates to the fall county convention may caucus and shall select the delegateelected members to the executive committee all delegateelected members must be registered voters who reside in clinton county and members in good standing of the clinton county republican party if a vacancy occurs in the position of delegateelected member of the executive committee the remaining delegateelected members shall fill the vacancy b nominee members the nominee members shall be those persons nominated by the republican party for county offices and state legislative offices in clinton county at the last preceding primary election when a new nomination is made for such an office the new member shall replace the former nominee member as a member of the executive committee if a vacancy occurs in the position of a nominee member of the executive committee the vacancy may only be filled by the person who is the new nominee for the office in question c exofficio members exofficio members of the executive committee shall be members of the republican state committee state party officers republican congressman federal congressional district chairpersons and any atlarge appointees exofficio members shall have a voice but not a vote at large exofficio members shall be residents of clinton county section 4 ndash selection of officers term and vacancies within thirty 30 days following the convening of the fall county convention the executive committee shall meet and select a temporary chairperson and temporary secretary the temporary officers shall serve only during the selection of officers of the executive committee the officers shall be chairperson vicechairperson who shall be of the opposite sex of the chairperson a secretary and a treasurer deputy treasurer and other such officers as may be established the officers of the executive committee and the county committee shall be the same persons whose term in office shall be for two 2 years commencing january 1 of the oddnumbered years if an officer shall resign or become ineligible to hold office there shall be a vacancy in that office if a vacancy occurs in the office of chairperson the powers and duties of the chairperson shall be assumed immediately and automatically by the vice chairperson until a new chairperson is elected in the event a vacancy occurs in the office of treasurer the powers and duties of the treasurer shall be assumed immediately and automatically by the deputy treasurer until a new treasurer is elected all vacancies in offices shall be filled by elections by the executive committee for the remainder of the term such elections shall be held not less than fifteen 15 nor more than fortyfive 45 days after the vacancy occurs article iii ndash the county committee section 1 ndash establishment there may be established a county committee of the clinton county republican party the members of which shall be selected by the executive committee as provided herein after the officers of the executive committee have taken office the executive committee shall select the members of the county committee within fortyfive 45 days after january 1 of each oddnumbered year section 2 ndash membership and term a the executive committee shall select a county committee for the party which committee shall consist of not less than two 2 members from each township and two 2 members from each ward of each city in the county or shall consist of at least two 2 members from each election precinct in the county as the executive committee may determine b in addition the following persons shall serve as members of the county committee by virtue of the office they hold during their tenure of office and as long as they are residents of clinton elected county and executive committee officers and other persons whom the executive committee may appoint c the term of service of a county committee shall continue for two 2 years and until the selection of its successor section 3 ndash vacancies vacancies in the membership of the county committee shall be filled by the executive committee section 4 ndash selection of officers terms and vacancies a see article ii section 4 b the executive committee shall have the right to appoint other officers of the county committee who in its judgment are proper to carry out the purpose of the county committee including the filling of vacancies in county committee officer positions article iv ndash general membership section 1 ndash establishment the clinton county republican party recognizes its general membership to be those individuals who reside within the county pay their annual dues to the clinton county republican party and support the general welfare of the party assisting in its political and business affairs the success of the party depends upon the generosity of its membership through financial support and inkind involvement section 2 ndash dues dues for general membership shall be established from time to time as may be determined by the executive committee annual dues shall coincide with each calendar year section 3 ndash selection of officers term and vacancies officers of the general membership are one and the same as the executive and county committee re terms and vacancies refer to article ii section 4 article v ndash meetings section 1 ndash meetings of the executive committee a re regular meetings ndash the executive committee shall hold regular meetings at least six 6 times per year to carry out its duties the county chairperson shall determine the time and place within clinton county for such meetings b re special meetings ndash special meetings of the executive committee may be called by the county chairperson when he she shall deem it advisable and shall be called when requested in writing by five 5 members of the executive committee or ten 10 members of the county committee or when provided for by action of the county committee c re quorum ndash a quorum for all meetings of the executive committee shall be members of the executive committee or onefourth of the membership d re proxy ndash any member of the executive committee may designate in writing a person to represent him her at any meeting of the executive committee except that no proxy designate shall hold more than one vote nor shall any person hold a proxy unless that person is a registered voter and resides in clinton county e re attendance ndash any delegateelected member who shall fail to be present without prior notice to the county chairperson either in person or in ldquo proxy rdquo at three 3 consecutive regular meetings of the executive committee shall be considered to have resigned from the executive committee his her position of the executive committee shall be filled as provided in article ii section 3 a section 2 ndash meetings of the county committee a meetings of the county committee may be held at least twice each calendar year at a time and place within clinton county to be determined by the county chairperson the first meeting of the county committee shall be held no later than march 15 in the year of its election b re quorum ndash a quorum for all meetings of the county committee shall be five 5 members of the county committee or onefourth of the membership which ever is smaller c re proxy ndash no county committee vote may be cast by proxy section 3 ndash meetings of the general membership the general membership shall meet at the call of the chair the county chairperson shall determine the time and place within clinton county for such meetings section 4 ndash notice of executive county and general membership meetings notice of each respective meetings of the executive committee county committee and general membership shall be forwarded by the secretary to each member of the committee with notice of the time and place of the meeting not less than ten 10 calendar days prior to each meeting five 5 days notice shall be given of special meetings unless such notice is prevented by emergency article vi ndash officers section 1 ndash executive committee see article ii section 4 section 2 ndash county committee see article iii section 4 section 3 ndash general membership see article iv section 3 article vii ndash duties of officers section 1 ndash chairperson the duties of the chairperson shall be those provided by law and also such other duties not prohibited by law as may be required by action of the executive committee county committee and general membership including but not limited to the following the chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the executive committee county committee and general membership and shall be exofficio member of all standing committees the chairperson shall appoint the chairpersons and members of all committees and with the exception of the budget review committee may remove them all subject to the approval of the executive committee the chairperson shall be responsible for directing the administration of the headquarters and staff shall be responsible for managing the daytoday affairs of the party shall coordinate the activities of the republican party organizations within the county shall submit a proposed annual budget by october 1st for review and approval by the budget review committee the chairperson serves as spokesperson for the county party and shall submit reports to the executive committee county committee and general membership as may be required by action of the committees shall keep the committees informed of republican party programs and activities and may assign to other officers and committees such duties as may be necessary section 2 ndash vice chairperson the vicechairperson shall preside at meetings of the executive committee county committee and general membership in the absence of or at the request or the chairperson and shall perform such other duties as directed by the chairperson and or the executive committee county committee and or general membership in the event the chairperson is unable to act the powers and duties of the chairperson shall be assumed by the vicechairperson until such inability is removed or until the chairperson shall again take up the duties of the office if the vicechairperson is unavailable or unable to act the officers as designated shall perform the duties of the vicechairperson section 3 ndash secretary the secretary shall perform all duties normally incident to the office of secretary and in particular shall keep a permanent record of the minutes and attendance at all meetings of the executive committee county committee and general membership shall make these records available for inspection and copying by a member of the committees who request the minutes of the most recent meetings to any member of the committees who requests the same and shall see that all notices are duly given as required by law by these bylaws section 4 ndash treasurer the treasurer shall have the care and custody of all monies paid to the party and shall deposit the same in the names of the clinton county republican party in a bank designated by the executive committee and shall pay all duly authorized bills the treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the budget review committee and shall be responsible for the property and timely filing of all financial reports required by law the treasurer shall keep an account in permanent records of all financial transactions of the clinton county republican party a statement of financial conditions revenues expenditures outstanding obligations and cash balance will be made at each regular meeting of the executive committee county committee and general membership upon reasonable request all records shall be open to inspection at the close of each calendar year the treasurer with the assistance of internal auditing committee shall prepare an annual accurate statement as of december 31 of each year setting forth the financial condition of the clinton county party the treasurer shall forward this report to the officers by the first day of march of the year following and shall present a copy of the report to the executive committee at its next regular meeting upon leaving office the treasurer all furnish to his her successor all funds accounts and other property pertaining to the affairs of the treasurer section 5 ndash deputy treasurer the deputy treasurer shall assume the powers and duties of the treasurer as defined in section 4 of this article during the absence of inability of the treasurer article viii ndash committees committees shall be formed as deemed necessary article ix ndash resolutions section 1 ndash notice all proposed resolutions with the exception of resolutions honoring an individual for special service to the party or community shall be submitted to the county chairperson at least five 5 days prior to the mailing of the notice of the meeting at which they are proposed to be introduced section 2 ndash mailing of proposed resolutions the county chairperson shall cause a copy of each proposed resolution to be mailed with the notice of the meeting to each member of the executive or county committee or the general membership section 3 ndash policy it shall be the policy of the executive county and general membership committees not to endorse support or disavow individual candidates in contested republican primary elections except as provided in section 4 it shall be the policy to allow announced candidates for public office or a member of their immediate family to speak at meetings or party sponsored events such speaking time may be limited by the chairperson to a reasonable time section 4 ndash endorsement disavowmentcontested republican primary in the exceptional circumstance when it is in the best interest of the republican party in clinton county the executive committee may endorse support or disavow a particular candidate in a contested republican primary election provided that such resolution be adopted by twothirds of the executive committee present and voting when an endorsement is proposed the consent of the candidate is necessary the officers of the committees in their official capacity shall not endorse candidates in a contested primary election except when the candidate has received executive committee endorsement section 5 ndash financial support by the clinton county republican committee of candidates running for elective office candidate recruitment and support candidate recruitment and support are critical components in selecting and electing qualified individuals to office who will represent the ideals goals and interests of the republican party of clinton county often times these individuals seek higher office because of that it is imperative we determine the qualifications of candidates early in their political careers even though the ccrp will seek to identify and recruit potential candidates for office they will not endorse candidates in primary elections based upon article ix section 3 of the ccrp bylaws once nominees have been determined in the even year august primaries consideration for support will be given to nominees in contested races and to those who have shown an interest in the county party and its activities it is assumed the nominee seeks to support the county party and it rsquo s efforts based on the contributions of the nominee to the party in the current twoyear election cycle those funds may be reimbursed to the candidate at 50 of their contribution based on the calculation formula a criteria for support levels will be based on the following i allowable maximum candidate contributions according to state law expenditure limits for a county political party committee or a congressional district political party committee also referred to as ldquo contribution limits rdquo these amounts are applicable at the time of the distribution and are subject to change as state law is amended and will be reflected in an updating of these bylaws governor not receiving public funds 34000 governor receiving public funds 30000 lt governor 34000 local candidate or judicial candidate in district or jurisdiction with population over 250000 34000 state senator 10000 local candidate or judicial candidate in district or jurisdiction with population of 85001 to 250000 10000 state representative 5000 local candidate or judicial candidate in district or jurisdiction with population up to 85000 5000 any other state elective office 34000 includes secretary of state attorney general supreme court justice state board of education university of michigan regent michigan state university trustee and wayne state university governor ii candidate political committee fund balances and projected campaign expenditures iii funds received for the current election cycle from supporters iv monetary support of the county party club sponsorship event attendance etc v candidate participation at monthly meetings events and other functions b candidate support calculation considerations sample i candidate rsquo s projected campaign requirements 500000 ii current election cycle campaign subtractions less current political fund balance prior election cycle 300000 current campaign need projections 200000 iii potential current election cycle campaign additions current election cycle donations excludes self 75000 plus 50 of candidates county party contributions 30000 15000 plus a 5000 credit per monthly meeting and or scheduled events not including conventions with a maximum of 10 5000 each meeting event 50000 total potential donations 140000 140000 balance needed 60000 c the total support per contested nominee to be donated by the ccrp will be suggested to be not greater than 50 the maximum allowed as defined by state law or to the limits as defined in the following table i nominee campaign contribution maximums village 50000 city 50000 township 50000 county commissioner 250000 countywide elected 250000 other races see state maximums d contributions to nominee campaigns will be determined by the nominee support committee after they have met with the individual nominee seeking support the contribution amount will be determined based upon the interview with the nominee and the amount of the funds that are being requested by the nominee by factoring in the criteria previously outlined in section 5 e final approval of the support allocation as recommended by the candidate support committee will be made a majority vote of the county executive committee f the funds to be disbursed to the nominee should be used for the current election cycle campaign and are not intended to provide continuing support of the nominee subsequent to the general election date or to pay down debt from previous election cycles article x ndash procedure robert rsquo s rules of order newly revised shall govern the executive county and general membership committees in all cases when said rules are not in conflict with these bylaws article xi ndash adoption these bylaws shall be adopted by a majority of the total membership of the executive committee present and voting at the meeting when they are presented for adoption and shall take immediate effect article xii ndash amendments to the bylaws these bylaws may be amended by a majority of the total membership of the executive committee present and voting and shall take immediate effect a minimum of thirty 30 days must lapse from the time the proposed amended language is disbursed and until a vote is taken notice of any proposed amendment vote shall be included with the next meeting notice to each member of the executive committee historical account of bylaws development the text of the bylaws for the clinton county republican party were developed by a special appointed committee committee members included jon newman charles sherman dan skorich the committee submitted the proposed bylaws to the party chairman in january 1998 the proposal was discussed at subsequent meeting these bylaws were approved at the regular meeting on may 21 1998 by a vote of 12 yeas and 3 nays they had immediate effect robert g craig chairman karla garcia secretary revised may 2014 article ix  ',0),(4379,'node',' a logical solution ignored what if i were to tell you that veterans rsquo benefits and jobless benefits could be funded and that illegal immigrant fraud could all be stopped and that the democrats would vote against it would you believe they were that stupid for an article on just that click on the following link  http washingtonexaminercom whatifyoucouldrestoreveteranspensionsfundjoblessbe article 2541931 19  logical solution ignored  ',0),(5134,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass a bill to allow wind turbines on farms without zoning and building permits  yes no undecided wind farms why not farmers are already allowed to pollute our waterways through runoff are entitled to millions of taxpayer dollars in subsidies overuse antibiotics to the point of endangering the health of the nation what s the problem of building a turbine without a permit  ',0),(5272,'node',' capitol expansion renovation in the works  with the state of michigan flush with money plans are in the works to pull out plans from 25 years ago to create a ldquo welcome center rdquo at the west end of the capitol building you wonder how many other pet projects are just waiting to be completed and possibly in the works as the ldquo good times roll rdquo for an article on the proposed new addition to the capitol building go online at  http wwwwilxcom home headlines plansforcapitolexpansion287174921html device phone c y ',0),(4796,'node',' ccrp poll student loan repayment forgiveness   new poll overview the white house and senate democrats are proposing to make student loan borrowers a pivotal issue in the 2014 elections president obama on monday signed an executive order to allow 5 million more borrowers to qualify under a student loan repayment program that caps student loan payments to 10 percent of a person s discretionary income some republicans also have argued that government efforts to provide relief to students seeking a college education have actually contributed to the higher college costs they argue that the more money the government makes available in aid and relief the more colleges can get away with charging the senate is also set to vote on democratic legislation that would allow student loan borrowers to refinance their existing loans at a lower rate under the plan borrowers in public service who make regular payments would see all outstanding debt forgiven after 10 years while those in the private sector would see unpaid debt forgiven after 20 years the white house and democrats see student loan relief as a populist issue and would pay the 51 billion cost of the senate bill over the next decade with higher taxes on millionaires a poison pill for republicans who have long opposed tax hikes total student loan debt has climbed above 1 trillion and is now the secondlargest type of consumer debt in the us behind mortgages with volume tripling from 2004 to 2012 seventyone percent of college seniors are now carrying some amount of student loan debt and the average debt load is 29400 according to the institute for college access and success as debt has risen so too has the default rate on those loans mdash one of the only kinds that cannot be escaped via bankruptcy critics of significant government assistance for higher education acknowledge it is hard to isolate the exact impact of public help but say it is logical that pumping more money into the system will raise prices there rsquo s really no question that one of the things that aid does is enable colleges to raise prices at rates far in excess of almost anything else said neal mccluskey education analyst at the libertarian cato institute others contend that research shows only a portion of government aid leads to higher tuition with the rest benefiting students new poll question should the government change the student loan program to forgive their loan debt balances after 10 or 20 years yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldgovernmentchangestudentloanprogramforgivethe  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan freeze its renewable energy rate at 10 and be allowed to purchase outofstate renewable energy yes 80 no 12 undecided 7 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 renewable energy we should not freeze the renewable mandate we should eliminate it of course if we have such a mandate we must allow the energy to be purchased in interstate commerce michigan has no right to ban imports from other states   all emails addresses  ',0),(4934,'node',' bipartisan deal on va reform close to complete after working through the weekend it appears that the leaders of the house and senate veterans affairs committees have come up with a tentative deal to address the veterans health care scandal will a deal get passed the house and senate break for their summer recess on friday read more  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20140728 bipartisandealonvareformclosetocompleten1870625 ',0),(4797,'node',' michigan film incentive program to get 50m in 2015 michigan lawmakers are setting aside 50 million to bring more filmmakers to the state there is some debate however about whether or not this money should be an ongoing appropriation rather than a one or twoyear budget item read more  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201406 michiganfilmincentiveprograhtml ',0),(4799,'node',' senate panel seeks 228 billion to aid immigrant children immigrationoverloadinarizonajpg senate panel seeks 228 billion to aid immigrant children ',0),(4798,'node',' senate panel seeks 228 billion to aid immigrant children hundreds of unaccompanied foreign children are flooding into the united states from central america the administration claims they are coming here to escape the increasing drug and gangrelated violence in their birth countries what will happen to all of these children no matter where they end up they have to be fed and housed until their fate is decided read the full story  wwwreuterscom article 20140610 ususaimmigrationchildreniduskbn0el1zn20140610  senate panel seeks 228 billion aid immigrant children  ',0),(4800,'node',' california judge strikes down teacher tenure the debate about teacher tenure has been going on for years and now a judge in california has ruled that teacher tenure is unconstitutional in that state as you might expect the teachers union is planning an appeal will this ruling echo across the country read more  townhallcom tipsheet karajones 20140611 judgestrikesdowncaliforniateachertenuren1850124 ',0),(4286,'node',' the senkaku islands and why they could be an international issue   ldquo on november 23 china declared a new lsquo air defense identification zone rsquo that extends to the north close to south korea to the south within miles of taiwan and to the east to encompass the senkaku islands a short chain of uninhabitable islands off southern japan that the japanese have claimed ownership of since 1895 rdquo  to read about all of the potential ramifications of this territorial claim by china and how it may impact the world click on the following link  http spectatororg articles 56914 comingoilwars 19  the senkaku islands and why they could international issue  ',0),(4805,'node',' ccrp poll life begins with the heartbeat   new poll overview michigan physicians would be prohibited from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman if a mandatory ultrasound reveals a fetal heartbeat under legislation introduced in the state house the threebill package would require an external ultrasound before any abortion and could effectively criminalize the procedure after a heartbeat is detected which can occur as early as six to eight weeks into a pregnancy the legislation introduced with 15 republican cosponsors and a former democrat turned independent would require an abortion provider to offer a pregnant woman the chance to hear a heartbeat if one is detected and advise her whether she should undergo an internal ultrasound if one is not in the case that a heartbeat cannot be found a physician would have to inform a woman that removing a fetus that has died is not considered an abortion physicians who perform an abortion after a heartbeat is detected could face up to four years in prison and or a fine up to 50000 a federal judge recently struck down a fetal heartbeat law in north dakota calling it an invalid and unconstitutional ban on a woman s choice to terminate her pregnancy at a point prior to viability another fetal heartbeat law in arkansas that would ban abortion 12 weeks into a pregnancy was also overturned right to life of michigan which generally supports the legislation and worked on the bills with hooker acknowledged that at least two of the measures could conflict with the us supreme court s decision in roe v wade even if other bills are challenged hooker said his main proposal would serve an important purpose by guaranteeing a pregnant woman the opportunity to hear a fetal heartbeat before deciding whether to move forward with an abortion if a mother recognizes that her baby has a heartbeat she ll be able to hear that heartbeat and the chances of her having that abortion goes down dramatically said hooker it s going to limit abortion new poll question should the legislature pass a package of bills that would make abortions illegal after a fetal heartbeat is detected yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should the legislature pass a package of bills that would make abortions illegal after a fetal heartbeat is detected   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the government change the student loan program to forgive their loan debt balances after 10 or 20 years yes 6 no 90 undecided 3 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 the system wasn t broken the system wasn t broken before the president federalized it   all emails addresses  ',0),(5053,'node',' regulations heavy burden on businesses  federal regulations are costing the us economy more than 2 trillion every year according to a new study that sought to quantify the economic damage inflicted by washington dc politicians and bureaucrats the regulations represent well over 10 percent of gdp especially burdened under the perpetually expanding regulatory regime are manufacturers and small businesses for an article on the impact the draconian federal regulations are costing our businesses go online at  http wwwthenewamericancom economy item 19116federalregulationscostus2trillionperyearstudy 19  regulations heavy burden businesses  ',0),(5054,'node',' regulations heavy burden on businesses  regsjpg regulations heavy burden on businesses  ',0),(5055,'node','  the syria quagmire friend or foe  as a congressional panel grills our military leaders and obama rsquo s appointed cabinet defense and security ldquo experts rdquo congressional members are having serious doubts about the cost and possible outcome of the president s dithering and absence of a coherent strategy in syria for an article on the reluctance of some congressional members to approve the president rsquo s request for funding for syria go online at  http cnsnewscom news article susanjones senfischerwearenotbeinghonestamericanpeople 19  ',0),(4807,'node',' convenient irs has lost two years of lois lerner s emails loislernerjpg convenient irs has lost two years of lois lerner s emails ',0),(4806,'node',' convenient irs has lost two years of lois lerner s emails it surely looks like lois lerner and the irs have something to hide does anyone really believe the emails were lost what was hilary s line it would require a willing suspension of belief read the full story  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20140613 convenientirshaslosttwoyearsofloislernersemailsn18  convenient irs has lost two years lois lerner emails  ',0),(4808,'node',' amid foreign and domestic crises obama plans to fundraise and golf this weekend is anyone surprised  townhallcom tipsheet leahbarkoukis 20140613 amidforeignanddomesticcrisesobamaplanstofundraisea ',0),(3267,'node',' power politics follow the party line  in a story from mline it is alleged that congressman justin amash and others were removed from key committee appointments because house leaders are hoping to put the fractious caucuses in order tow the party line or you will be relegated to a insignificant role this is the dirty little secret neither party is willing to talk about it and they will probably deny even though we elect our representatives to represent us the party rsquo s leadership keep legislators in line to promote the party rsquo s interests for an article on how congressman amash was removed from the powerful house budget committee click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom news grandrapids indexssf 201212 reportjustinamashamongrebehtml 19 the establishment republican the establishment republican party in washington is determined to selfdestruct they learned nothing from november 6th david smith  power politics follow the party line  ',0),(3244,'node',' ovid township ovid township olive township hall is located at 1015 baese court po box 136 ovid michigan 48866 there are currently 3 republican elected officials supervisor gregory charles palen r 6672 taft rd ovid 989 8342115 treasurer casie chunko r trustee randy montague r 741 w front st st ovid 9898345472 the next election for all township elected positions is november 2016 clinton county commissioners ovid township has one republican elected county commissioner district no 1 kam washburn r 5201 east french road elsie 48831 ph 989 8625565 term exps 12312014 township meetings  the ovid township board meetings are the 2nd thursday at 730 pm and are held at the ovid township hall ',0),(4814,'node',' obama s fundamental transformation to a welfare state   we all feel for the poor children coming across our border in droves the truth is that this is an orchestrated event on the part of the administration he continues to openly invite this type of activity on our southern border by his failure to enforce our immigration laws to read more on the latest attempt to move kids to a defunct virginia college and the residents of the area rsquo s kickback online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 jun 16 residentsforcefedstoscrapplantohouseillega  19  ',0),(4815,'node',' obama s fundamental transformation to a welfare state  borderjpg obama s fundamental transformation to a welfare state  ',0),(4817,'node',' ccrp poll national guard on southern border   new poll overview please excuse my sarcasm in the responses for this poll this president and his ilk have got to go michigan republican rep candice miller is calling on president obama to dispatch the national guard to the border to aid the us border patrol currently overwhelmed with the large influx of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children according to miller the vice chair of the house homeland security committee and chairman of the subcommittee on border and maritime security the government needs to take immediate action she noted that dhs expects more than 60000 unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors to cross the border this year mdash more than 47000 have already done so mdash and more than 127000 in 2015 the michigan congresswoman went on to point to obama s deferred action for childhood arrivals as part of the reason for the increase in unaccompanied children crossing the border this increase of migrant children is due in large part to your decision on deferred action for childhood arrivals this decision to give children who have been brought to this country by their parents a special status was done without the consent of congress and is not authorized by law furthermore it has caused the rise of rumors throughout central america that if parents send their children to united states they will be allowed to stay she wrote miller also called on obama to launch a public relations campaign to raise awareness about the fact that new arrivals are not eligible for protections under daca and that children trying to cross alone could be victim to ldquo exploitation violence and death rdquo along the way this is what happens when the president acts with a pen and a phone without the consent of congress and outside the rule of law she said in a statement friday not only are tens of thousands of children being put at risk of violence sexual assault and death but also our border becomes even less secure and gives the violent drug cartels free reign to operate with near impunity as our border security agents are overwhelmed with trying to protect the children flooding across our border our nation must now take action to stop this humanitarian crisis and defend our border new poll question what should the president do about our southern border and illegal immigration call up the national guard play more golf go to fundraisers go on celebrity talk shows go on vacation be impeached issue and executive order to become part of mexico undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content whatshouldpresidentdoaboutoursouthernborderandille  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass a package of bills that would make abortions illegal after a fetal heartbeat is detected yes 65 no 30 undecided 5 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 abortion legislation pkg it is the constant non stop revisiting of issues like this that cost eric cantor his job and will put hilary clinton into the white house in 2016 time to move on people there are many issues just as important relevant to people born after 1980 that need to be addressed   all emails addresses  ',0),(4816,'node',' what should the president do about our southern border and illegal immigration  call up the national guard play more golf go to more fundraisers go on celebrity talk shows go on vacation be impeached issue and executive order to become part of mexico undecided the southern border redo the poll sarcasm is understood but it has screwed up this poll the poll results are now meaningless how about redoing it in a serious manner i suggest questions about what the pres and congress should really be doing now let us pick as many answers as we wish not just one 1 there are also other things that the president should be doing such as having ice enforce the law 2 there are things that congress be doing congress should not leave for vacation this friday june 20 thru september 7 congress should be filibustering and whatever it takes to deal with the southern border and the dumping of illegals by the feds through the country i m pleased that candice miller made that statement but now what vacation nothing this is a deadly matter and requires action not just words  ',0),(4818,'node',' granholm s wind legacy  governor granholm is gone but her legacy lives on in true ldquo obamaesk rdquo tradition she pushed the green energy agenda mercilessly touting how it was going to be a boon to michigan and the country to read more on another one of her miscalculations regarding the great boon to michigan rsquo s economy that never happened go online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20194 ',0),(4819,'node',' hillary says send the kids back home   probable democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton has come out against president obama on the issue regarding the plight of the children pouring illegally across our southern border is this how she really feels or is she trolling for votes from the voters who are totally disgusted with the administration rsquo s policy on illegal immigration and our southern border to read more on hillary clinton rsquo s position on the thousands of children streaming across our border go online at  http dailycallercom 20140617 hillaryclintondeporttheillegalchildrenbacktocentra  ',0),(3048,'node',' obama s reaction to muslim terrorist actions one of president obama rsquo s first reactions to the murder of our ambassador and terrorist attacks in egypt libya was to condemn mitt romney for criticizing something the white house itself disavowed an appalling apology issued by the state department only eight hours later did the president finally get around to condemning the monsters who attacked us on our own soil and killed our fellow citizens to read the rest of the article click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20120912 obamacampcondemnsromneybeforeterrorists 19  ',0),(4821,'node',' windmills ok to kill eagles for 30 years  if a bird of any kind was killed by oil the outrage was immediate to ban petroleum based energy and anything related to it but windmills that rsquo s another story it rsquo s ok to kill them now a conservation group has sued the obama administration thursday over a new federal rule that allows windenergy companies to seek approval to kill or injure eagles for 30 years to read more on the legal action online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140619 lawsuitextendingeagledeathpermitsillegal ',0),(4823,'node',' the un wants to know what ammunition guns you have  gctjpg the un wants to know what ammunition guns you have  ',0),(4822,'node',' the un wants to know what ammunition guns you have   delegates from around the world have congregated at the united nations headquarters to discuss ways to finally implement the programme of action on small arms and light weapons aimed at disarming civilians in the united states and all the un member nations to read more on what the un wants to implement in the us by way of a treaty online at  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews constitution item 18517unprogrammeofactiontrackdestroysmallarmsandam 19  the wants know what ammunition guns you have  ',0),(4824,'node','  1984 is becoming a reality today   according to our current governmental leaders the masses need to be controlled because they don rsquo t know what is best for them as we go down the path the romans followed centuries ago we are allowing our country to be destroyed by the progressives from both political parties to read more on how we are becoming the reality of the fiction of ldquo 1984 rdquo go online at  http mwashingtontimescom news 2014 jun 20 bruceraisingapolicestatearmy  20  ',0),(4825,'node','  1984 is becoming a reality today  1984jpg  1984 is becoming a reality today  ',0),(4827,'node',' ccrp poll a federal gas tax increase   new poll overview in a bipartisan move two united states senators have unveiled a plan to raise the federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades pitching the proposal as a solution to congress struggle to pay for highway and transit programs the plan would raise the 184centsagallon federal gas tax and 244centsa gallon diesel tax by 12 cents each over the next two years and then index the taxes to keep pace with inflation the plan also calls for offsetting the tax increases with other taxes cuts senators said that could be done by permanently extending six federal tax breaks that expired this year but they indicated they would be open to other suggestions for offsets the federal highway trust fund that pays for highway and transit aid is forecast to go broke by late august revenue from gas taxes and other transportation user fees that go into the fund haven rsquo t kept pace with federal aid promised to states people are driving less per capita and cars are more fuel efficient keeping revenues fairly flat but nation rsquo s infrastructure is aging creating greater demand for new and rebuilt roads and bridges at the same time the cost of construction has increased since 2008 congress has repeatedly dipped into the general treasury for money to keep the trust fund solvent sometimes waiting until the government was the verge of slowing down payments to states states have complained that the uncertainty over whether federal aid will be forthcoming has limited their ability to commit to larger projects that take years to plan and construct the six expired tax breaks identified by the senators as possible offsets for fuel tax increases are a research and development tax credit certain expensing by small businesses the state and local sales tax deduction increasing employerprovided transit benefits to the same level as parking benefits a deduction for spending by teachers on classroom supplies and an increased deduction for land conservation and easement donations new poll question should congress raise the gas and diesel tax to stabilize the federal highway trust fund and to fix roads yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should congress raise the gas and diesel tax to stabilize the federal highway trust fund and to fix roads   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question what should the president do about our southern border and illegal immigration 57 impeach the president 30 call up the national guard 5 play more golf 3 issue an executive order to become part of mexico 3 go on more vacations 3 undecided 0 go on celebrity talk shows 0 go to more fundraisers one comment was made on this poll comment 1 the southern border redo the poll sarcasm is understood but it has screwed up this poll the poll results are now meaningless how about redoing it in a serious manner i suggest questions about what the pres and congress should really be doing now let us pick as many answers as we wish not just one 1 there are also other things that the president should be doing such as having ice enforce the law 2 there are things that congress be doing congress should not leave for vacation this friday june 20 thru september 7 congress should be filibustering and whatever it takes to deal with the southern border and the dumping of illegals by the feds through the country i m pleased that candice miller made that statement but now what vacation nothing this is a deadly matter and requires action not just words   all emails addresses  ',0),(4926,'node',' court rules against aca exchange subsidies a federal appeals panel ruled that as written the health care law allows tax credits to be offered to qualified participants only in staterun exchanges the problem is that 36 of the 50 states do not have state exchanges so the subsidies may be invalid if paid by the national exchange to read more on the ruling and what the possible outcome might be go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140722 federalappealscourtdealsmajorblowtoobamacare 19  court rules against aca exchange subsidies  ',0),(4927,'node',' court rules against aca exchange subsidies ocjpg court rules against aca exchange subsidies ',0),(4919,'node',' the 3700000000 isn t just for the kids  lobbyists for resorts au pair agencies and the seafood industry successfully slipped specialinterest perks into the senate immigration bill reports usa today and sen bernie sanders ivt successfully fought to include in the bill a 15 billion taxpayerfunded set aside for youth jobs programs it rsquo s business as usual in dc with a little pork for all the special interests it rsquo s time to clean up the pig sty in dc to read more about the ldquo immigration bill rdquo and what the politicians are trying to load it up with go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130627 immigrationbillriddledwithpork 19  ',0),(4829,'node',' guess who controls the stock market  smarketjpg guess who controls the stock market  ',0),(4828,'node',' guess who controls the stock market   central banks and government entities around the world are now the dominant players in the stock market with investments of at least 30 trillion invested in equities and other assets about half of that is from central banks these monetary entities can conjure up fiat currency into existence out of thin air and to gobble up real assets with the end result of propping up stock prices but eroding the value of people rsquo s savings through inflation of the currency supply to read more who controls the stock market how it impacts our currency and what the future may hold in regard to our economy go online at  http wwwthenewamericancom economy markets item 18520centralbanksnowdominatestockmarketstudyfinds 20  guess who controls the stock market  ',0),(4830,'node',' obama judge makes discrimination ruling on border fence   are you serious putting up a fence along the mexican border may have a ldquo disparate impact on lowerincome minority communities rdquo national security should trump all of these ridiculous claims to read more on this ruling to stop the building of this fence go online at  http wwwjudicialwatchorg blog 201403 obamajudgemexicanborderfencemayhavedisparateimpact  ',0),(4837,'node',' courts continue erosion of traditional marriage   liberal judges are continuing their assault on traditional marriage by a new ruling that  the fourteenth amendment protects the fundamental right to marry rdquo and that ldquo a state may not deny the issuance of a marriage license to two persons or refuse to recognize their marriage based solely upon the sex of the persons in the marriage union rdquo   the destruction of our morally based society that our country is was based on continues to be destroyed by the progressive democrats and republicans in our country to read more the ruling in the 10th circuit court of appeals go online at  http dailysignalcom 20140625 courtrulesmarriagemustredefinedfourteenthamendment fbactionids 10203834917890052 fbactiontypes ogshares fbsource othermultiline actionobjectmap 577942028990385 actiontypemap 22ogshares 22 actionrefmap  ',0),(4355,'node',' political corruption at its worst  judicial watch jw has released its list of washington rsquo s ldquo ten most wanted corrupt politicians rdquo for 2013 and it rsquo s bipartisan in nature to see why these politicians have made the worst of the worst list click on the following link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140102 judicialwatchstenmostwantedcorruptpoliticiansfor20 19  political corruption its worst  ',0),(4834,'node',' possible voter fraud by dems imagine that  mcdanjpg possible voter fraud by dems imagine that  ',0),(4833,'node',' possible voter fraud by dems imagine that   it may have taken a ldquo coalition rdquo of liberal democrats and union members crossing over to vote as republicans and possibly voting illegally by voting in both the republican and democrat primaries in mississippi to push incumbent us senator thad cochran to a primary win senator thad cochran a 41 year career politician pulled out all the stops in a dirty campaign to vilify state senator chris mcdaniel as the republican ldquo tea party rdquo candidate a potential challenge to the results in the mississippi primary may be coming from the mcdaniel campaign for possible voter fraud to read more who was supporting the two candidates and the reason for a possible challenge due to double voting go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140624 cochranmcdanielresultslegalchallenges 20  possible voter fraud dems imagine that  ',0),(4835,'node',' 4th congressional bylaws michigan rsquo s 4th congressional district republican committee bylaws article 1 ndash name the name of this committee shall be the 4th congressional republican executive committee hereinafter referred to as the district committee article 2 ndash purpose the purpose of the district committee shall be to a perform all duties delegated to it by law and such other duties not prohibited by law b coordinate the affairs and business of the 4th district committee c promote active citizenship through the county republican committees in the district d provide a vehicle for citizens of the 4th congressional district to influence the direction purposes and goals of the republican party e support republican candidates seeking elective office at the local county state and national levels article 3 ndash powers the powers of the district committee shall be to a administer its business and property b transact necessary business between conventions c serve as the policymaking board of the 4th congressional district committee article 4 ndash membership section 1 the regular members of the district committee shall be a those fifteen 15 persons elected at the district caucus of the winter state convention in every oddnumbered year as provided by law and b the congressional district officers and c the six 6 representatives who with the district chair comprise the district delegation to the michigan republican state committee section 2 each member shall be a resident of and a registered elector in the 4th congressional district of michigan section 3 the regular members of the district committee shall be elected in accordance with article 7 section 4 vacancies occurring in the membership of the district committee shall be filled by election by the remaining members of the district committee provided at least ten 10 days rsquo notice of that intent has been given prior to the meeting where the replacement shall be made section 5 resignations by members of the district committee shall be made in writing to the chair and the secretary and shall be announced to the district committee at the next regular meeting of the district committee if the office to be filled is the district chair a meeting of the executive committee shall be called by the secretary within 20 days of written notice of the vacancy the interim chair for the meeting to replace the chair will be the district treasurer article 5 ndash officers section 1 the officers of the district committee shall be the district chair the vicechair the secretary and the treasurer section 2 the district committee officers shall be elected in accordance with article 7 section 3 the term of office for the elected officers shall be for two 2 years or until their successors are elected section 4 the duties of the officers shall be prescribed in article 6 article 6 ndash duties of the officers section 1 it shall be the duty of the district chair to a call district committee meetings and district caucuses as provided by law or committee rules b preside over all meetings of the district committee and the call to order of the district caucuses as provided by law or committee rules c create temporary or special committees or appoint members to them d serve as an exofficio member of all committees e cause a budget to be prepared for each fiscal year and submitted to the district committee for approval f make determinations on all procedural and substantive matters relating to the implementation of the district committee rsquo s policies g perform such duties as may be provided by law h to make aware executive committee members and officers from the county executive committees of any desire on the part of anyone wishing to become a candidate for officer on the 4th congressional committee for the next two year cycle section 2 the vice chairs for their district shall a discharge any of the responsibilities of the chair in case of his or her absence or disabling b perform all other duties as may be assigned by the chair section 3 the secretary shall a make and keep accurate records of the actions taken at all district committee meetings and shall publish minutes at each succeeding meeting except those that pertain to another office or committee b handle correspondence of the district committee and shall issue notices of meetings either electronically or by postal service as well as the call to district conventions and caucuses when the responsibility of that call falls upon the district committee c in the absence of the secretary at any meeting the chair shall appoint a secretary protempore d keep a current roster of the district committee and monitor requests for distribution section 4 the treasurer shall a receive and be custodian of all funds of the district committee and deposit them in the name of the district committee in a bank designated by the district committee b pay all district committee bills when authorized by the district chair subject to the following limits 1 the district chair has approval authority for up to 100000 per invoice 2 any expenditure above 100000 must be approved by the executive committee this prior approval will serve as the authority to pay the resultant invoice when the committedto product or service is complete and accepted c keep an account of all moneys received and disbursed and shall report in full at all district committee meetings d provide a most recent report to each executive committee member e provide an annual report to each executive committee member and county chairs at the close of each fiscal year f have a review audit of the district committee rsquo s financial records at the close of each fiscal year of so directed by the district committee g file in a timely manner any and all financial reports required by law section 5 all officers shall turn over to their successor all funds assets books records and other properties pertaining to the affairs of the district committee no later than 30 days upon leaving office this shall include all electronic as well as hard copies article 7 ndash elections section 1 the election of officers state committee members and regular members of the district committee shall be conducted at the district caucus of the winter state convention of every oddnumbered year as provided by law in accordance with state committee bylaws and rules section 2 the caucus at which the elections shall take place will determine the form of the election election of officers and state committee members shall be by slot or slate election of executive committee members may be by slot or by slate as the rules so designate nominations from the floor may only be by slot all elections must be won by 50 plus one vote if no candidate receives 50 plus one vote the two candidates with the highest number of votes will face one another in a runoff election section 3 a nominations shall reflect the goal of providing each one of the 15 counties within the 4th district an elected representative to the district executive committee in the event that there are no nominations from the floor or slate from a county the caucus chair shall place a name in nomination from that county b with a goal of dispersing the six state committee members throughout the 15 counties the state committee members shall be allocated by region the district shall have three 3 regions with each region receiving two 2 state committee members 1 the chair shall determine regions based upon both geographic relationship and each county rsquo s percentage of the district rsquo s nominee for congress in the most recent election 2 the counties within a region must share geographic borders and no region should be greater than 36 of the nominee rsquo s total votes nor less than 30 of the nominee rsquo s total votes 3 the district chair shall submit proposed regions to the district executive committee for approval no less than thirty 30 days prior to the district caucus at which state committee members are to be elected 4 the district chair shall appoint the regional caucus chairs to conduct the business of the caucus c nominations for state committee 1 nominations will be conducted by region 1 2 and 3 2 each region shall caucus and shall vote for each regions two representatives to the state committee 3 in the event there are more than 3 nominees for state committee at a regional caucus only the top three vote getters after the first ballot will be placed on the final ballot for consideration 4 if a second ballot is required the top two vote getters will be selected to be on the state committee from that region article 8 ndash removal section 1 officers of the district committee shall be removed from office for dereliction of duty or malfeasance of office by a threefourths 34 majority vote of the membership present at a meeting called for that purpose provided that at least ten 10 days rsquo advance notice is given to all district committee members section 2 state committee members and regular members of the district committee shall be removed from their respective positions for good cause by a threefourths 34 majority vote of the membership of the district committee present at a regularly scheduled meeting provided that at least ten 10 days advance notice is given to all district committee members section 3 if any member of the district committee is attributed with three 3 unexcused absences per two year term that member may be deemed to have resigned an unexcused absence shall be defined to mean any absence where the chair vice chair or secretary is not notified of the absence in advance or where said member has not sent a proxy in accord with article 10 article 9 ndash meetings section 1 meetings of the district committee shall be held quarterly at a time and place to be set with notice given at least ten 10 calendar days in advance thereof by the secretary meetings can be held in person by conference call or teleconference provided notification requirements are met section 2 special meetings of the district committee shall be held pursuant to a a resolution of a simple majority of the district committee at any district committee meeting b a petition signed by at least five 5 members and filed with the secretary at least ten 10 days in advance of any special meeting c ten 10 day notice may be waived in an emergency situation where the majority of the committee agrees section 3 a quorum of the district committee shall consist of onethird 13 of the regular membership of the district committee present in person or by proxy as provided in article 10 except for special meetings in accord with section 2 article 10 ndash proxies the secretary shall accept a proxy vote of any district committee member upon receiving written authorization from the member naming another resident of the 4th district as proxy provided that individual meets the requirements of article 4 of these bylaws no person shall hold more than one vote no proxy may vote on amendments to the bylaws the chair shall be empowered to appoint proxies at any meeting for those district committee members not present at the start of the meeting however should the member arrive before the end of that meeting they shall immediately be seated and the proxy nullified article 11 ndash fiscal year the fiscal year for the district committee shall be from january 1st to the last day of december each year article 12 ndash endorsements section 1 the district committee shall not endorse any primary candidate for public or committee office section 2 while it is desirable that officers maintain the official position of the district committee regarding issues and candidates nothing in these bylaws shall be interpreted to prohibit individual rights or prerogatives contrary to the organization article 13 ndash district dues each county shall be assessed annual dues per state convention delegate payable on or before april of each year such funds shall be collected by the district treasurer and deposited in the district account the dues will be determined annually by majority vote of the district committee the district committee shall name the depository for district funds the named depository shall be within a reasonable proximity of the district treasurer article 14 ndash parliamentary authority robert rsquo s rules of order newly revised shall be the parliamentary authority in those matters not covered by these bylaws the district chair shall appoint an official parliamentarian at all district committee meetings and caucuses as needed need will be determined by the chair article 15 ndash amendments section 1 these bylaws may be amended by a twothirds 23 vote of the entire membership of the district committee at a regularly scheduled meeting section 2 the secretary shall provide all members of the district committee with the text of the proposed amendments no less than ten 10 days prior to the meeting article 16 ndash dissolution clause in the event that this committee is disbanded all physical property and money whether in cash or held in any account will be dispensed at the discretion of the committee article 17 ndash ratification these bylaws shall become effective immediately upon adoption by a majority vote of the district committee in attendance at a regular scheduled meeting approved by majority vote june 24 2014 judy rapanos district chair amy carl secretary  ',0),(4836,'node',' ccrp upcoming events fundraisers  just a quick reminder about upcoming opportunities for events and fundraisers that will be taking place in the next few weeks representative tom leonard agriculture reception ice cream social sunday june 29 2014 in st johns click here for details  4th congressional candidate john moolenaar meet greet tuesday july 1 2014 in st johns click here for details  three county 4th congressional debate in st johns clinton gratiot and shiawassee counties will host the debate tuesday july 8 2014 click here for details  ccrp summer bbq in bath township with all three 4th congressional candidates thursday july 24 2014 click here for details   coming in september september 8 monday attorney general bill schuette s bbq in midland   all emails addresses  ',0),(4845,'node',' un make statement on detroit water problems  great news  the united nations has gotten involved in detroit rsquo s water problems after an appeal was made for their help i guess obama wasn rsquo t good enough to go to for handouts now they have to go to higher power to read more on the united nations comments regarding detroit rsquo s water problems go online at  http wwwmlivecom news detroit indexssf 201406 unpanelcallsdetroitwaterdhtml incartriver ',0),(4839,'node',' obama overstepped his authority everybody knows that  obscjpg obama overstepped his authority everybody knows that  ',0),(4838,'node',' obama overstepped his authority everybody knows that   the supreme court ruled thursday the president overstepped his bounds when he tried to circumvent the senate and install his nominees to key positions the justices said the president must wait for congress to break for at least three days before he can use his recess powers to read more the supreme court ruling go online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 jun 26 supremesstrikedownobamarecessappointments  20  obama overstepped his authority everybody knows that  ',0),(4840,'node',' warrantless searches ruled illegal by supremes   the supreme court ruled wednesday that police must obtain warrants before snooping through people rsquo s cellphones to read more the supreme court ruling go online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 jun 25 supremecourtbanswarrantlesscellphonesearches  ',0),(4842,'node',' mexican military attacks border guards  mexbjpg mexican military attacks border guards  ',0),(4841,'node',' mexican military attacks border guards   according to reports from briebarttexas   thursday morning a mexican military helicopter flew into the us and shot at border patrol agents rdquo   to read more on the mexican military and what happens on our border on a regular basis go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom breitbarttexas 20140627 mexicanmilitaryhelicopterentersusshootsatborderpat 20  mexican military attacks border guards  ',0),(4844,'node',' ccrp poll 500 million in aid for syria   new poll overview the president on thursday proposed a major program to train and arm moderate syrian rebels in a significant expansion of the us role in a civil war that officials fear is bleeding into iraq and across the region the obama administration requested 500 million to aid the syrian opposition who now pose threats to us allies in the region the expanded us involvement will be on president barack obama s terms and emphasize the use of partner forces and not the direct use of american combat forces officials stressed there are hurdles to overcome before the expanded syrian rebel program goes into effect including obtaining congressional approval figuring out how to effectively vet large numbers of rebel fighters so the us doesn t end up training extremists and persuading countries in the region to host the effort officials said the program may not actually begin until next year they said the first batch of fighters could complete training roughly six to eight months after the proposed program is authorized and funded by congress new poll question should the president and congress approve 500 million in aid to the syrian opposition for training the rebels yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should the president and congress approve 500 million in aid to the syrian opposition for training the rebels   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should dave agema throw his hat into the ring for lieutenant governor to be governor snyder s running mate yes 18 no 80 undecided 2 six comments were made on this poll comment 1 lt governor nominations and selection if the republican party wants to survive in michigan and in the country it needs to wake up and realize that the people are entitled to a vote and a voice the state party wants a convention that is scripted according to what the leadership and the monied interests in the party want if that is what they want they need to change the rules and stop the charade they currently use at the conventions why do we go to the trouble of having precinct delegates if they don t want them to have a vote or a choice if they don t want any competition at the conventions then change the process and hand pick the candidates do not pretend there is a democratic process in place if you don t truly want one changing the rules to reach a predetermined agenda is disingenuous and smacks of cronyism but it s politics what else would you expect from my perspective it s obviously time for a third party that gives a voice to the people who would like to vote for republicans without having to hold their nose in every election comment 2 you can agree to disagree but have respect dave a is an honorable man he is a us military warrior and a highly skilled fighter pilot he is to be respected in lieu of the escalating cancer of political correctness here in the state of michigan most of our elected so called public servents do not even read the bills they enact into law and that is crazy agema is a man of principle if the general public truly understood what s going on behind the scenes with the political establishment which is blackballing him folks might think differently we also have way to many so called state legislators that are so arrogant and so ignorant yet flood the electronic airways with worthless pr to snow job the electorate into believing they are working so hard we need to watch and study our legislators who are governing our lives yet they themselves have never even changed a diaper study your elected officials michigan elections bureau campaign filing statements and look at who is funding them we the people yeah right i experienced as a young man what its like personally to be in a country when its over run by an invading communist regime it took just 4 days to over throw a sovereign nation much death carnage and mayhem dave is a bull in a china shop but he knows that there is an entrenched agenda to weaken our state and nation on a massive scale as i mentioned before we worked with 500 county sheriffs addressing agenda 21 please go study it then come back and criticize mr agema philip and nancy bareham comment 3 agema thank you no i have stood behind dave on every controversy and supported him on this one i do not wes nakagiri is a principled true conservative unlike calley wes will work with the governor but he will not haul water for him like called did on medicaid expansion the detroit bailout and the recent attempts to raise gas taxes wes will inject a conservative voice in this administration he has campaigned relentlessly against the party establishment and deserves the opportunity to challenge calley at the august convention agema s entry will do nothing except fracture the votes of michigan s conservative republicans and guarantee calley a place on the ballot in november hopefully this is not dave s real intent comment 4 agema are you kidding i agree with both the comments above we need to be unified not fractured further lieutenant gov calley has done a very good job frankly whether you like it or not we need to work with the other side it is not our way or the highway that never works never has never will and agema is certainly not a unifying figure comment 5 lt gov race if the convention nominates someone other than calley we will just be handing the election to schauer we will come out of the convention looking like fools comment 6 lt governor selection at convention why in god s name would we tell the governor who is his running mate all we would be doing is sowing discord into the administration and ensuring that the lt governor was a kept out of the cabinet and consigned to simply running the senate with no policy influence or inclusion whatsoever adam stacey   all emails addresses  ',0),(4846,'node',' the progressive are getting ready for war   the progressive are looking to complete obama rsquo s ldquo fundamental transformation of america rdquo and if the republican rsquo s can rsquo t get their act together they might just do it to read more on what the progressives are planning to do to complete the transformation go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140620 leftrebootsfortotalwar 20  ',0),(4847,'node',' the progressive are getting ready for war  transforjpg the progressive are getting ready for war  ',0),(4914,'node',' should the mi legislature restore the ban on the purchase of high explosive fireworks in michigan  yes no undecided  should the legislature restore the ban the purchase high explosive fireworks michigan  ',0),(4915,'node',' ccrp poll ban highpowered aerial fireworks in michigan   new poll overview state senator glenn anderson who was the lone vote against allowing the public to buy the highpowered fireworks is introducing a bill that would bar consumers from buying such explosives aerial fireworks became legal to purchase jan 1 2012 after lawmakers expanded the limits on the kinds of fireworks that could be sold in the state under the old law only groundbased nonexplosive items like spark fountains expanding snakes noisemakers and sparklers were legal to purchase proponents of the expanded fireworks law argued that aerial explosives were being brought in from neighboring states like indiana where the devices are legal and that the state would benefit from increased taxes and fees there was a promise of a great deal of revenue coming in anderson said it just has not materialized and you can t really look at revenue when something s endangering the public as well as interfering with the peaceful enjoyment of one s property after significant complaints from local communities in 2012 lawmakers in 2013 revised the law to give cities the ability to limit when fireworks could be set off but complaints are still piling up the problem with the more powerful fireworks is that bystanders are also being injured when accidents happen according to karla klas a nurse and burn prevention educator with university of michigan health system klas said the focus on increased revenue from expanded fireworks sales has missed the added costs the devices bring anderson said his office has received calls from across the state asking for the ban to be reinstated and lawmakers in both chambers have expressed support for revisiting the issue the bill has not been formally introduced because it is still being drafted by legislative staffers new poll question should the mi legislature restore the ban on the purchase of high explosive fireworks in michigan yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should the mi legislature restore the ban on the purchase of high explosive fireworks in michigan   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the governor take a stand and demand that these illegals not be allowed to come to michigan yes 91 no 6 undecided 2 three comments were made on this poll comment 1 illegal immigrants in my mind it comes down to the fact that our own children are being burdened with the debt loss of jobs and will become a minority at the voting booth in the future when will our generation finally say enough is enough we should be ashamed to look in the mirror because of the world we are leaving the next generation i would ask the president why he does not care about our children comment 2 protect the borders the first obligation of national security is to protect the borders do not let them in no means no job posting for unattached illegal boys young men for grand rapids area youth home coming to a community near you why do we let them in the country just say no  http wwwjobsnet jobs bethanychristianservices enus job unitedsta  comment 3 illegals i doubt that bill schuette tom leonard and rick jones would allow this to happen   all emails addresses  ',0),(4849,'node',' insurers expect a nearly 1 billion bailout under obamacare they re called risk corridors they set up a way for healthcare exchanges to redistribute money from those insurers who are making money under obamacare to those who are losing money would you be surprised to learn that insurance companies expect to take out substantially more than will be put in who do you think will be left holding the bag read more  wwwweeklystandardcom blogs insurersexpectnearly1billionbailoutunderobamacare7  insurers expect nearly 1 billion bailout under obamacare  ',0),(4850,'node',' insurers expect a nearly 1 billion bailout under obamacare handingovercashjpg insurers expect a nearly 1 billion bailout under obamacare ',0),(2923,'node',' 71514 shannon schlegel fundraiser ',0),(4853,'node',' hobby lobby decision draws support criticism from across michigan supremecourt2014jpg hobby lobby decision draws support criticism from across michigan ',0),(4855,'node',' supreme court rules unionization schemes involving homebased care providers are illegal homecareworkerjpg supreme court rules unionization schemes involving homebased care providers are illegal ',0),(4359,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass a bill to repeal the pension tax on seniors and the homestead property tax credit  yes no undecided tax rate lower the rate if you are lowering the tax keeping it simple keeps it equitable not smart and not republican the pension tax is actually an exemption for public sector pensions that you guessed it the rest of us do not receive now that the public sector has a large gap in its favor in benefits including pensions it is inconceivable that we would allow the muchhigher pension income for the public sector to the incometaxfree while making small business persons and other pay taxes on theirs please take note legislators pension tax was on all the last comment is not correct ask any money manager your 401k could be annuitized and then was treated just like a pension in michigan law the pension tax was a tax increase on all seniors even john nixon stated we could change the michigan business tax and balance the budget without placing more taxes on the seniors this bill is very republican it was a mistake by the governor and will cost republican seats senior tax the so called pension tax was also available on other types of retirement funds the michigan tax system allowed an annuity to be treated as pension tax this was a tax increase for all retired people the homestead exemption was cut on the middle class it need to be restored and the pension tax stopped  ',0),(5044,'node',' should congress pass legislation that would allow for an audit of the federal reserve  yes no undecided fed audit i m worried that nut ron paul might be on to something and i don t want to know just how much of a house of cards is our financial system i have a retirement portfolio to protect  audit the fed res 1 audit the fed reserve 2 deconstruct the fed reserve it is just a private bank with special privileges allowing it to go to the head of the line 3 a great example of crony capitalism 4 the worst things happened in the year 1913 federal reserve and the so called income tax for the very wealthy turns out the very wealthy become all of us joe the plumbers phil s audit federal reserve of course it would depend on who is doing the auditing wouldn t it  ',0),(4132,'node',' mi senate bill 349 guns gun control  mi senate bill 349 guns gun control   allow access to your private medical records and expands state police s authority to deny or take away your guns call or contact your state senator and let them know how you feel about their efforts to limit your second amendment rights   contact your senator at  http wwwsenatemichigangov senatorinfohtml senate judiciary committee  chair senator rick jones  vice chair senator tonya schuitmaker  http wwwmisenategopcom senators jonesasp district 24 link to text of the bill click here   20  ',0),(3458,'node',' smartmeter nazis  the michigan legislature was unable to pass legislation in their last session that would have allowed homeowners an opt out for having smartmeters installed on their homes consumers and dte are currently doing the conversions and they will be coming to your house soon even though homeowners and experts have expressed their concerns regarding the meters for both health and privacy reasons in naperville illinois two women were arrested after interfering with the installation of smartmeters on their homes the police accompanied the smartmeter installers at their homes where they had previously been denied access and the women were arrested for not allowing them to complete the installation for an article on what happened in naperville the reasons for their concerns and the opt out costs that we could have imposed on us in michigan click on the following story link  http wwwchicagotribunecom news local suburbs naperville chinapervillesmartmeterarrest2013012306519967story comment received from victor comment received from victor township trustee mike wall r this is one of the dumbest emails you have sent out louisiana gov bobby jindal correctly said the gop has to stop being stupid you might want to listen to him i won t bother opening smartmeter nazis or obama socialist or fascist neither will the majority who voted for obama keep trying to be a second rate party your succeeding mike wall why was the michigan why was the michigan legislature unable to pass the smart meter legislation last year and what are they doing about it now it being either legislation or rules or anything else   smartmeter nazis  ',0),(2481,'node',' should the state require voters to affirm they are a us citizen when voting or applying for an absentee ballot  yes 91 32 votes no 9 3 votes undecided 0 0 votes total votes 35 citizenship for voting why does the description of this bill keep using was a citizen rather than is a citizen it makes a big difference what does the bill say  ',0),(3185,'node',' ccrp poll primary election candidate competition  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview it s an unwritten rule that when an incumbent candidate is running for another term in office that no other candidates run against them in a primary election new poll question do you believe that incumbent candidates should not be contested in primary elections yes no undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content doyoubelieveincumbentcandid  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the republican party move more toward the middle and abandon their conservative ideologies yes 21 no 77 undecided 2 there were 7 comments on this poll question comment 1 compromise core beliefs never just because you lose an election doesn t mean you change your beliefs that s what is wrong with our country our politicians pander to the groups that get them elected and throw out the foundational truths that our country was created upon fiscal irresponsibility is wrong homosexuality is wrong abortion is wrong and to change a political party s stands for votes is unconscionable comment 2 centerright most americans are centerright as long as we have extreme candidates that say extreme things we will lose elections we actually had one candidate that said if a woman is raped and a baby is the result of that rape then god intended for it to happen we need more common sense conservatives no more extreme candidates comment 3 what does it mean to be a conservative we need to articulate what it means to be a conservative in a more effective and meaningful matter instead of letting the democrats define what it means to be a conservative we need to define what it means and then speak about and advocate for those positions comment 4 changing our views no no no what would we do that for to become more like the demacrates that we so patiently apposed they have taken an un godly stand on all these issues we don t need to become more progressive we need to stand for what is right and good and not evil and wrong how quickly the winds of the nobles are changing don t expect me or any one with a true faith in god to go along with this respected submitted jean a shank comment 5 no i don t believe that no i don t believe that republican should abandon their conservative ideologies but there needs to be the ability to compromise our country was build with checks and balances so that one ideology is not able to take complete control with the attitude that there is no compromise nothing gets done that is what i have seen recently with the republican party as well as the democrat party sometimes you have to give a little on something so that you can move forward on something else if you really care about this country both sides need to bend a little bit to move things forward and not resort to the blame game comment 6 anonymous wrote 4 days 11 hours ago conservative and moderate we ve had several moderates run for the party how many of won zero zilch nada we need to run a true conservative i think if we could not win in this environment they need to close up shop and let the tea party take over and run against the liberals ida comment 7 anonymous wrote 4 days 12 hours ago republician party needs take a look at the results of the last poll on this site 88 actually believed that mitt would win this state michigan was actually one of the earlier calls for o bama you cannot keep doing things the same way and expect different results if nothing changes then nothing changes look at the wording of the above question abandon ideologies never adjust yes that is if you want to see a republican in the white house any time soon   all emails addresses  ',0),(4859,'node',' house dems drafting legislation to reverse birth control decision when the supreme court ruled that obamacare was constitutional the dems said the court had ruled let s move on now when the supreme court decides against them they try to create legislation to overrule the court and by the way nobody is being denied birth control hobby lobby will offer and pay for 16 forms of contraception just not those four that act after a potential conception has occurred apparently the dems missed that point and if they say it often enough everybody will believe them right let s not confuse the issue with facts see what they re up to  thehillcom policy healthcare 211243housedemsdraftinglegislationtoreversebirthco ',0),(4858,'node',' obamacare enrollment inconsistencies  obamacareapplicationjpg obamacare enrollment inconsistencies  ',0),(4848,'node',' mea upset at having to follow state law over four years ago the michigan legislature passed as law that required teacher performance to be a primary factor in determining pay and then three years ago laws were passed that prohibited school districts from make layoff decisions based only on seniority yet michigan s teachers union the michigan education association mea negotiates against rewarding highquality teachers and supports senioritybased layoff decisions why read the full story  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20203 ',0),(4930,'node',' barack s pen and phone possible impeachment   behind the scenes the president obama attorney general eric holder and secretary of homeland security jeh johnson are planning their next moves to give amnesty to refugees undocumented aliens and more properly known as ldquo illegal immigrants rdquo while the administration is determining the next illegal action to destroy our country congress is contemplating impeachment of the president to read more on what the possible coming actions might be on immigration go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140726 whofficialstimetableforverysignificantimmigratione 19  ',0),(4931,'node',' barack s pen and phone possible impeachment  impojpg barack s pen and phone possible impeachment  ',0),(4932,'node',' should the mi legislature pass legislation to ban gay conversion therapy in michigan  yes no undecided  ',0),(4933,'node',' ccrp poll ban on gay conversion therapy   new poll overview state representative adam zemke dann arbor has introduced house bill 5703 in the michigan house that would ban gay conversion therapy for minors in michigan it would amend michigan s mental health code to prohibit health professionals from attempting to change the sexual orientation of anyone under 18 years old new jersey republican gov chris christie signed similar legislation into law last year california and new york have similar statewide youth bans which have survived various legal challenges zemke said he has had positive conversations with some republican lawmakers in lansing and expects to win some bipartisan support for his legislation but his bill faces a hurdle in the house health policy committee chaired by rep gail haines rwaterford christie in signing the new jersey law shared similar concerns noting that government should tread lightly into this area but he ultimately concluded it was inappropriate to expose children to a therapy without clear evidence of benefits that outweigh harm the national association for research and therapy of homosexuality the american association of christian counselors and two individual therapists sued new jersey days after christie signed the law arguing that it would prohibit licensed counselors from respecting the rights of clients interested in conversion therapy a federal judge dismissed the suit ruling that the law regulated conduct but did not violate anyone s freedom of speech or religion the us supreme court recently paved the way for california to begin enforcing its ban on conversion therapy for minors new poll question should the mi legislature pass legislation to ban gay conversion therapy in michigan yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmilegislaturepasslegislationban e2809cgayconversion e2809dtherapymichigan  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the mi legislature restore the ban on the purchase of high explosive fireworks in michigan yes 40 no 51 undecided 9 no comments were made on this poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(1279,'node',' should the 17th amendment to the us constitution for selecting us senators be repealed  yes 31 5 votes no 69 11 votes total votes 16  ',0),(4864,'node',' here comes the boom june jobs report is encouraging jobmarketjpg here comes the boom june jobs report is encouraging ',0),(4863,'node',' here comes the boom june jobs report is encouraging we re now fiveplus years into the socalled recovery and finally we re seeing some signs of life in the job market at least that s what the june jobs report seems to indicate sure the labor force is at its lowest point in decades and the u6 which also measures those who are working part time but would rather be working full time is still hanging around 12 but adding 288000 jobs in june can t be all bad read more  townhallcom tipsheet kevinglass 20140703 junejobsreportn1858535  here comes the boom june jobs report encouraging  ',0),(4831,'node',' should dave agema throw his hat into the ring for lieutenant governor to be governor snyder s running mate  yes no undecided lt governor selection at convention why in god s name would we tell the governor who is his running mate all we would be doing is sowing discord into the administration and ensuring that the lt governor was a kept out of the cabinet and consigned to simply running the senate with no policy influence or inclusion whatsoever adam stacey lt gov race if the convention nominates someone other than calley we will just be handing the election to schauer we will come out of the convention looking like fools lt governor nominations and selection if the republican party wants to survive in michigan and in the country it needs to wake up and realize that the people are entitled to a vote and a voice the state party wants a convention that is scripted according to what the leadership and the monied interests in the party want if that is what they want they need to change the rules and stop the charade they currently use at the conventions why do we go to the trouble of having precinct delegates if they don t want them to have a vote or a choice if they don t want any competition at the conventions then change the process and hand pick the candidates do not pretend there is a democratic process in place if you don t truly want one changing the rules to reach a predetermined agenda is disingenuous and smacks of cronyism but it s politics what else would you expect from my perspective it s obviously time for a third party that gives a voice to the people who would like to vote for republicans without having to hold their nose in every election you can agree to disagree but have respect  dave a is an honorable man he is a us military warrior and a highly skilled fighter pilot he is to be respected in lieu of the escalating cancer of political correctness here in the state of michigan most of our elected so called public servents do not even read the bills they enact into law and that is crazy agema is a man of principle if the general public truly understood what s going on behind the scenes with the political establishment which is blackballing him folks might think differently we also have way to many so called state legislators that are so arrogant and so ignorant yet flood the electronic airways with worthless pr to snow job the electorate into believing they are working so hard we need to watch and study our legislators who are governing our lives yet they themselves have never even changed a diaper study your elected officials michigan elections bureau campaign filing statements and look at who is funding them we the people yeah right i experienced as a young man what its like personally to be in a country when its over run by an invading communist regime it took just 4 days to over throw a sovereign nation much death carnage and mayhem dave is a bull in a china shop but he knows that there is an entrenched agenda to weaken our state and nation on a massive scale as i mentioned before we worked with 500 county sheriffs addressing agenda 21 please go study it then come back and criticize mr agema philip and nancy bareham agema  are you kidding i agree with both the comments above we need to be unified not fractured further lieutenant gov calley has done a very good job frankly whether you like it or not we need to work with the other side it is not our way or the highway that never works never has never will and agema is certainly not a unifying figure agema thank you no i have stood behind dave on every controversy and supported him on this one i do not wes nakagiri is a principled true conservative unlike calley wes will work with the governor but he will not haul water for him like called did on medicaid expansion the detroit bailout and the recent attempts to raise gas taxes wes will inject a conservative voice in this administration he has campaigned relentlessly against the party establishment and deserves the opportunity to challenge calley at the august convention agema s entry will do nothing except fracture the votes of michigan s conservative republicans and guarantee calley a place on the ballot in november hopefully this is not dave s real intent  ',0),(4223,'node',' obamas military transformation  no only did president obama promise to fundamentally transform our country it would appear that he is fundamentally transforming our military for details on the transformation of our military click on the following link  http frontpagemagcom 2013 matthewvadum purgingandtransformingourmilitary  19 what is his purpose leave what is his purpose leave us with a wossie military leave us no leadership in the military put these generals in his own national military don t know what he is doing ida s  obamas military transformation  ',0),(4860,'node',' should the legislature come back into session to grant additional revenue to schools  yes no undecided education funding this is a political stunt by the democrats because the media has not grasped the facts and the public appears to be buying their story the facts are that governor snyder and legislative republicans have budgeted more than 1 billion to k12 education in the last 4 years that s billion with a great big b about 1000 more dollars in state aid is attached to every pupil in our public schools over that same time period michigan has suffered the loss of 57000 fewer kids in our schools in that same time period so in summary we have a billion dollars more to spend on educating fewer students  should the legislature come back into session grant additional revenue schools  ',0),(5017,'node',' democrats more afraid of global warming than isis do you think this has anything to do with a 100 million contribution for candidates that push a global warming agenda just sayin  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140829 democratsmoreafraidofglobalwarmingthanisis ',0),(4221,'node',' should michigan government be doing this  the michigan state senate wants to extend an 845 million dollar program and has overwhelmingly passed a bill to do that through and economic development program despite the legislators not knowing how well the program was performing because of a lack of transparency the bill would extend funding for the 21st century jobs fund for an additional four years even though it was supposed to end in 2015 for details on the program that was created under jennifer granholm and that the legislature is seeking to continue under pressure form governor snyder click on the following link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19328 ',0),(2340,'node',' ccrp poll samesex and domestic partner benefits for public workers  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview the governor and the republican majority appear to be at odds about who should be eligible to receive benefits for public employees the legislature passed a package of bills that would ban benefits for samesex and domestic partners for public workers the governor is threatening to veto any bill that doesn t exclude university employees from the ban and that doesn t ensure constitutionality and university autonomy in the end new poll question should the ban on employee benefits for public workers exclude michigan s public universities yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldbanemployeebenefitspublicworkersexcludemichi e28099spublicuniversities  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should teachers spending their time on union business get paid for it as part of their wage from the school district yes 0 no 100 undecided 0 there was one comment submitted comment 1 someone should sue to obtain a ruling that says it is illegal for public employers to pay their employees for time spent in performance of union activities even if the activity is a steward representing an employee disciplined by the employer as all of the time spent is in performance of matters that benefit the union or union concerns the individual should have their pay docked for time not spent performing their regular job and then the employee should ask their union to make them whole for their lost wages benefits and accumulation of seniority negotiated contract language that permits such payment in public employee contracts should be struck down as an illegal expenditure of public funds as the beneficiary of the money is the union and not the mission of the employer union dues should pay for contract negotiation and administration including stewards representing employees on grievances regardless of whether the union official is a full time employee of the union or whether they are a full time employee of the employer who takes time off of their real job and continues to get paid to perform union tasks and responsibilities this should be the case for all public employees including teacher wake up you friends and neighbors get involved your vote counts elect responsible people in 2012 send this link to your friends and neighbors http wwwclintoncountygoporg   all emails addresses  ',0),(4872,'node',' after detroit another city ponders bankruptcy once a booming auto town the city of flint michigan has fallen on hard times will it follow in detroit s footsteps read the full story  wwwbndcom 201407083292307 afterdetroitanothercitypondershtml  after detroit another city ponders bankruptcy  ',0),(4873,'node',' after detroit another city ponders bankruptcy flintmijpg after detroit another city ponders bankruptcy ',0),(4876,'node',' un pushes for migrants to be called refugees crossingborderjpg un pushes for migrants to be called refugees ',0),(4875,'node',' un pushes for migrants to be called refugees if the illegal immigrants coming to the united states can be designated as refugees they will become eligible for asylum in this country united nations officials are hoping that status will be applied to the thousands of people who are pouring into the united states and mexico from central america read the full story  bigstoryaporg article unpushesmigrantsbecalledrefugees  pushes for migrants called refugees  ',0),(4877,'node',' michigan teacher pension costs increase to nearly 1 billion per year under funding by school districts of the teachers retirement system and gimmicks used by the legislature to reduce paying the full costs for it have accumulated a debt to the system of almost 1 billion where will the money come from to make the system whole read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20262 ',0),(4878,'node',' boehner backs pensionlinked plan for highway funds president obama has been warning for several months that the highway trust fund is running out of money one has to wonder where the hundreds of thousands of dollars we re all paying in taxes for building and maintaining our infrastructure have gone now the house ways and means committee chaired by rep dave camp has come up with a gimmick to cover the shortfall for the next several months what s the plan what are they thinking we can t go on robbing peter to pay paul forever ya know get the details  wwwcnbccom id 101805241  ',0),(4874,'node',' 4th congressional debate video from july 8 2014 in st johns ',0),(4879,'node',' ccrp 4th congressional debate video st johns july 8 2014 the 4th congressional debate between peter konetchy and john moolenaar can be viewed by selecting the url web link that is listed at the end of this text if you were not in attendance please take the time to watch it it will give you an opportunity to see where both of the candidates stand on the issues that are important to all of us candidate paul mitchell was scheduled to be in attendance and participate as part of the debate but because of a sudden medical emergency he was unable to attend the person that wins the republican primary election on august 5 will more than likely be our next congressman so it is imperative we send the individual who will protect our constitutional rights and reduce the size of government approximately 15 percent of the registered voters choose to vote in a primary so they are essentially determining who will be our next congressman if you want to have a voice in who will represent you get involved and listen to what the three candidates have to say between now and august 5 2014 additionally if you find this video useful please forward it to your friends remember voting is a right we take for granted that people have died for steve willis chairman clinton county republican party http clintoncountygoporg content 4thcongressionaldebatevideojuly82014stjohns  all emails addresses  ',0),(4880,'node',' the ccrp summer bbq is just two weeks from tonight  ccrp summer bbq july 24 2014 thursday july 24 from 530 to 830 pm come and spend a summer evening in bath township with the 4th congressional candidates as part of the bbq question cards will be handed out when you register upon arrival we will select some of the questions and ask the candidates to respond during the evening s activities if you plan on attending please return the following form by july 18 or call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 so we can determine the amount of food we will need for the event download registration form click here  or register online at  http clintoncountygoporg content summerbbq if you have a silent auction item you would like to donate for the bbq please contact sheri harte willis at 5172816212 we will also be having a book donation table where you will be able to donate any of your used hardbound books that someone else might want to donate 500 for to help out the ccrp s fundraising activities steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  ',0),(4153,'node',' should term limits be changed to allow for 12 years in each chamber and to restrict lobbying for 2 years after retirement  yes no undecided 2 answers term limit increase no restriction on lobbying yes  should term limits changed allow for 12 years each chamber and restrict lobbying for 2 years after retirement  ',0),(4775,'node',' should michigan freeze its renewable energy rate at 10 and be allowed to purchase outofstate renewable energy  yes no undecided renewable energy we should not freeze the renewable mandate we should eliminate it of course if we have such a mandate we must allow the energy to be purchased in interstate commerce michigan has no right to ban imports from other states  should michigan freeze its renewable energy rate 10 and allowed purchase outofstate renewable energy  ',0),(4881,'node',' boehner house republicans will sue obama over employer mandate delay the federal government is divided into three branches each with specific powers the congress writes the laws the judicial system interprets and laws and the executive upholds the laws at least that s how it s supposed to work house republicans say president obama has overstepped his authority by rewriting the law without the benefit of congressional action one too many times so speaker john boehner has decided to file a lawsuit against the president what are the charges do you think this is a good idea read the full story  townhallcom tipsheet danieldoherty 20140711 itbeginshouserepublicanstosueobamaoveremployermand  boehner house republicans will sue obama over employer mandate delay  ',0),(4965,'node',' politician or public servant  tomorrow is primary election day it is predicted that this election turnout could be one of the smallest in recent memory ndash even less than 15 of the registered voters what a sad commentary on the state of our nation all we have heard for the last several weeks are political ads most of these ads have been laced with halftruths about the opposing candidates why do candidates have to tear the other person down to make them look more appealing it rsquo s the same old game where the voter looks at the 30 second ad or listens to the sound bites and picks the ldquo lesser of the evils rdquo to vote for if you are going to vote on august 5 in the primary take a couple of minutes and find out who the candidates really are know where they stand on the issues don rsquo t vote on personality or who has the most or best endorsements vote on principles  vote for the candidate who will be a ldquo public servant rdquo not a ldquo politician rdquo   in michigan rsquo s congressional races the primary election in several cases will determine who the next congressman will be ndash so 15 of the registered voters will be deciding who will be the winner in november essentially nullifying the votes in the general election  this person could be our congressman for the next decade ndash make the right choice   in the 4th congressional district take a look at the three candidates before you vote peter konethcy  https wwwpeterkonetchycom   paul mitchell  http wwwpaulmitchellforcongresscom   john moolenaar  http wwwjohnmoolenaarforcongresscom   let rsquo s all help to restore responsible government at all levels  remember to vote tomorrow august 5   ',0),(4882,'node',' boehner house republicans will sue obama over employer mandate delay obamajpg boehner house republicans will sue obama over employer mandate delay ',0),(4883,'node',' white house says 14 budget deficit to be 583 billion isn t it interesting how the white house characterizes its ongoing river of red ink what if the headline read white house says it will add 583 billion in 14 to our 17 trillion debt read the happy talk  thehillcom policy finance 212006whitehousesays14budgetdeficittobe583b ',0),(4122,'node',' should the mi legislature pass a bill that would allow some bars to serve drinks until 400 am  yes no undecided  should the legislature pass bill that would allow some bars serve drinks until 400  ',0),(4885,'node',' ccrp poll pension smoothing to pay for highway trust fund shortage   new poll overview ways and means committee chairman dave camp is proposing a 109 billion plan to address the lack of revenue that will be available to the highway trust fund for the next eight or nine months the proposed plan would be funded by some fund transfers and revenueraising measures including 65 billion in new revenue from something referred to as pension smoothing pension smoothing is an accounting action that allows companies to delay contributions to employee pension plans resulting in shortterm corporate profits producing more tax revenue that can be collected by the treasury house speaker john boehner is in favor of camp s plan to extend the us highway funding until may 31 2015 from and hopes to see it pass the house within two weeks in a statement congressman camp stated that this is the only package with a proven history of getting big bipartisan votes in both the house and senate and while it doesn t provide as much funding as i would like mdash enough to get through the end of next year mdash it does give congress and the taxwriting committees ample time to consider a more longterm solution to the highway trust fund new poll question should congress pass legislation to allow companies to delay pension contributions to fund the highway trust fund yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content shouldcongresspasslegislationallowcompaniesdelaype e2809chighwayt  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature come back into session to grant additional revenue to schools yes 10 no 85 undecided 5 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 education funding this is a political stunt by the democrats because the media has not grasped the facts and the public appears to be buying their story the facts are that governor snyder and legislative republicans have budgeted more than 1 billion to k12 education in the last 4 years that s billion with a great big b about 1000 more dollars in state aid is attached to every pupil in our public schools over that same time period michigan has suffered the loss of 57000 fewer kids in our schools in that same time period so in summary we have a billion dollars more to spend on educating fewer students   all emails addresses  ',0),(2464,'node',' should the legislature pass proposed legislation that would raise vehicle registration fees and raise the gas tax to fix roads  yes 17 5 votes no 76 22 votes undecided 7 2 votes total votes 29 gas tax what is paul thinking or hes notthis will hurt everyone even if you dont drive better roads one thing that prospective businesses look at is the quality of roads in a state any business wants good roads safe streets and good schools  should the legislature pass proposed legislation that would raise vehicle registration fees and raise the gas tax fix roads  ',0),(3193,'node',' do you believe the michigan legislature should pass righttowork legislation  yes no undecided right to work the freedom of association also implies the freedom to not associate are you completely nuts  passing rtw would create a new wisconsin style battleground that would end republican control of state govt michigan is the birthplace of organized labor rtw would be interpreted as a mortal blow and groups all across america would descend to fight it this would inevitably create a voter turnout model in 2014 on par with presidential elections that would sink gubernatorial and legislative candidates across the state we need continued republican con trol of state govt to defend our current reforms from being reversed and keep michigan on the path to reverse a decade of debt and unemployment and usher in a new era of surplus and job growth  you believe the michigan legislature should pass righttowork legislation  ',0),(4985,'node',' over the counter birth control  republicans are proposing possible legislation that would take away one of the progressives primary arguments that republicans are denying women access to affordable birth control for an article on what some republican candidates are proposing go online at  http thehillcom policy healthcare 215349canoverthecounterbirthcontrolpushpayoffforgo ',0),(4986,'node',' green subsidies what do the really cost all of us  to hear the ldquo green energy rdquo advocates you would think that wind and solar power are the best thing since sliced bread however truth be known they are becoming just another waste of tax dollars at both the state and federal levels with 54 congressmen urging the house ways and means committee to allow the most anticompetitive and economically harmful tax provisions specifically the wind energy production tax credit ptc to expire there may be some hope of bringing some sanity to the federal energy policy for an article on moves within congress to roll back the ever increasing federal subsidies go online at  http wwwthenewamericancom tech energy item 18932awaywithwindsubsidies 19  green subsidies what the really cost all  ',0),(4987,'node',' green subsidies what do the really cost all of us  windsubjpg green subsidies what do the really cost all of us  ',0),(4988,'node',' is the tea party movement experiencing death throes  some people feel the ldquo tea party movement rdquo has seen it rsquo s best days and the ldquo traditional republicans rdquo are hoping it is true especially here in michigan only time will tell if that is truly what is happening here in michigan and around the country for an article on the ldquo tea party rdquo movement and the impact it has had around the country go online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 aug 15 kernstheteapartysdeathisgreatlyexaggerated  19  ',0),(4884,'node',' should congress pass legislation to allow companies to delay pension contributions to fund the highway trust fund  yes no undecided highway trust fund it s because of bs like this that makes me want to vote for pete konetchy  highway trust fund with all due respect to our retiring congressman it sounds like the same old methods that he and his generation of legislators have practiced for decades that finds us where we are today it is time for some tough love  highway trust fund this must be practice for a second career as a slight of hand trickster with a traveling carnival whoops he is already amply qualified with years of experience  ',0),(4887,'node',' ccrp upcoming events fundraisers just a quick reminder about upcoming opportunities for events and fundraisers that will be taking place in the next few weeks shannon schlegel for judge fundraiser tuesday july 15 2014 in dewitt click here for details  ccrp summer bbq in bath township with ldquo all three rdquo 4th congressional candidates thursday july 24 2014 click here for details  if you missed 4th congressional debate on tuesday you can view it at the following link  https wwwyoutubecom watch v e8bj7oejk  coming in september september 8 monday attorney general bill schuette rsquo s bbq in midland  all emails addresses  ',0),(2092,'node',' are you satisfied with the current declared republican presidential candidates who are running  yes 45 9 votes no 20 4 votes no i would like to see another candiate enter the race enter candidate name by clicking on add new comment after you vote 35 7 votes total votes 20 john bolton john bolton additional presidential candidate i would like to see chris christy in the lineup of presidential candidates sarah palin sarah palin mike hucklebee mike hucklebee  ',0),(4892,'node',' why are cherries rotting in michigan warehouses  you can probably guess the answer to this question on your own the government in their quest to control our lives they implement many ldquo governmental regulations rdquo for our own good read more on how these regulations impact michigan rsquo s cherry growers by telling them how much they can grow every year online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20276 ',0),(4893,'node',' vassar resident s fight housing of illegal immigrants  ongoing talks are proceeding about the importation of up to 120 illegal immigrants in vassar michigan in the thumb area local residents expressed their objections at a heated meeting of about 300 activist residents read more on the proposed transportation and housing of these illegal immigrants online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140711 localmichiganresidentsenragedoverplantohouseunacco 19  ',0),(4894,'node',' vassar resident s fight housing of illegal immigrants  returnjpg vassar resident s fight housing of illegal immigrants  ',0),(5029,'node',' should governor snyder and us senate candidate terri lynn land agree to debate their democrat opponents  yes no undecided debating it is often wise to pass rather than play a weak hand which you have been dealt snyder election no because the press will just take comments out of context and crucify them unless land and snyder can set the perimeters and they should be very limited we pretty much know where they stand on all the issues already ida s  should governor snyder and senate candidate terri lynn land agree debate their democrat opponents  ',0),(4896,'node',' ccrp poll illegal immigrants in vassar michigan   new poll overview the fedeal government is looking to house up to 120 illegal immigrants in the town of vassar michigan local community leaders and activists are expressing their oppositions and concerns regarding such a move to federal and state authorities during a heated town meeting at vassar high school about 300 activist residents gathered to voice their concerns about a possible contract between wolverine human services and the federal government to house the group of illegal teen immigrants in their community wolverine is a social service agency for michigan s children and it is currently reported that they are reviewing a contract from the chicagobased antipoverty organization heartland alliance to maintain a shelter for male unaccompanied minor teens after an initial 60 teens aged 1217 years arrive the number could increase to 120 said derrick mccree wolverine s senior vice president if we are allowed our intentions are to move forward with this but not without the support of local community and leadership mccree said we ll do anything in our power to help children he added i understand it s controversial and many people might not agree with that we can t make everyone happy the children are fleeing from harm s way and extreme poverty mccree said adding that children with a known criminal history or gang affiliation would not be permitted to stay at the center federal funds he said would pay for the teens to reside at the vassar center in addition he said bringing in the teens would create 115 jobs tamyra murray an organizer for michiganders for immigration control and enforcement mice said the illegal children surging across the border amounted to an invasion the children are a game to control to the nation murray said if this program is allowed to proceed it will never end she added that the process of bringing children into the us and vassar is against federal law these children murray said should request sanctuary and refugee status in a neighboring country mccree on the contrary said heartland alliance began contacting him in june to ask if wolverine could accept the illegal children from central america and heartland representatives even toured the wolverine facility on june 11 the facility is applying for the proper licensure to house the illegal children he said grosse pointe parkbased wolverine has a 145bed juvenile center in vassar called the pioneer work and learn center the plan reportedly is that the illegal teens would stay at the facility for up to four weeks receive vaccinations medical care trauma counseling life skills development and etiquette training the teens could also receive english as a second language instruction at vassar public schools through its alternative education program though they would not enter the general student population after up to four weeks heartland alliance would reunite the teens with their parents or with relatives in the us this places without question many michigan families in harm s way said tom wassa a republican candidate for the michigan house of representatives 84th district president obama would be classified as a domestic terrorist he is creating an atmosphere of fear and terror he added to cheers from other citizens vassar city mayor protem dan surgent said he trusts wolverine but believes citizens should put the blame where it belongs right over in washington dc new poll question should the governor take a stand and demand that these illegals not be allowed to come to michigan yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content shouldgovernortakestandanddemandtheseillegalsnotbe  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should congress pass legislation to allow companies to delay pension contributions to fund the highway trust fund yes 10 no 90 undecided 0 three comment was made on this poll comment 1 highway trust fund this must be practice for a second career as a slight of hand trickster with a traveling carnival whoops he is already amply qualified with years of experience comment 2 highway trust fund it s because of bs like this that makes me want to vote for pete konetchy comment 3 highway trust fund with all due respect to our retiring congressman it sounds like the same old methods that he and his generation of legislators have practiced for decades that finds us where we are today it is time for some tough love   all emails addresses  ',0),(4898,'node',' same sex couples marriage the church  biblejpg same sex couples marriage the church  ',0),(4897,'node',' same sex couples marriage the church  with the ongoing debate about civil rights religious rights and who knows what other rights others may come up with it rsquo s important to recognize what the bible and individual churches and denominations have to say on the issue as we continue to see the debauchery in our society and the moral decay of our country it is important to understand the tenets of the ldquo christian rdquo faith to those who say that same sex marriage is ok if you are a christian they need to do a little more research on sin and how the church views all sin and how it is perceived based on god rsquo s word for a great article on where the christian faith stands on these issues go online at  http wwwbreakpointorg featurescolumns breakpointcolumns entry 225672 19  same sex couples marriage the church  ',0),(4900,'node',' clinton county wind farm suit goes to appeals court windfjpg clinton county wind farm suit goes to appeals court ',0),(5261,'node',' ccrp poll will you vote for the sales tax proposal in may 2015   a parting message it has been an honor to help keep all of you informed and updated on what is happening politically in clinton county around michigan and in washington dc by periodically providing you with opinion polls regarding issues of importance and concern to all of us for the past 5 plus years both carol bechtol and i have maintained the ccrp website by posting information and articles relating to what is happening in the political world we live in in addition we have periodically asked for your input in regard to issues going before the various legislative bodies in the form of opinion polls hopefully you have found the website informative and you have participated in our polls expressing your feelings on these important issues i would also like to acknowledge our website blogger scott stoecker who will continue to do his blog going forward into 2015 as of january 1 2015 carol and i will be stepping back from our responsibilities for the maintenance and updating of the ccrp website and looking forward to finding out what retirement really is like the poll associated with this newsletter will be our last poll the poll results for the last poll will be sent to you on december 31 2014 at which time the polls will be discontinued hopefully you have found the ccrp website beneficial over the last 5 years and that you will continue to use it as a resource in the future as for me i will still be around and active politically just in other ways always with the desire to make things better and to keep politicians accountable sincerely steve willis ccrp webmaster and outgoing clinton county chair new poll overview the michigan legislature has approved plans for a statewide ballot proposal that will appear on the ballot in may of 2015 that could yield 12 billion a year in new funding for roads and bridges the linchpin of the package is a proposed constitutional amendment to increase the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent if the ballot proposal is turned down a series of other roadsrelated bills would not take effect but the internet sales tax will still be enacted the following would be the impact of the roadfunding package if it is approved by the voters tax hikes 12 billion gas tax hike michigan drivers will pay 23 centspergallon more in gas taxes for a total of more than 60 centspergallon that would give michigan the highest gasoline excise tax in the nation additionally over time as the price of gas rises that tax will go up without a vote of the legislature or input from taxpayers as part of this ballot proposal 134 billion sales tax hike there would be a 16 tax hike in the state sales tax on the michigan ballot if approved the rate would rise from 6 to 7 including on internet sales 95 million dollar increase in registration fees special concessions as part of the bill 260 million for eitc assistance the earned income tax credit resembles direct government assistance such as welfare and food stamps more than a tax credit filers who pay out nothing in income taxes still get a check from the government under this program 300 million more for education establishment more money would be allocated for public school apparatus even though michigan is one of 21 states that employ more nonteaching staff than teachers 130 million more for mass transit the package would allocate mass transit programs 130 million a move that was viewed as necessary to buy support from detroitarea politicians breakdown of allocation of funds by recipient based on governor snyder rsquo s administration estimates of the fullyear impacts of the bills in this package the total net impact of the package assuming voter approval of the proposed constitutional amendment would be an estimated annual increase in state revenue of 17 billion and automatic increases estimated net impacts for individual funds would be as follows 12 billion per year for distribution to road agencies 391 to the state trunkline fund 4922 million 391 to county road commissions 4922 million and 218 to cities and villages 2616 million except that for fy 201516 the first 800 million of this revenue would be dedicated for paydown of transportationrelated debt for fy 201617 the first 400 million would be dedicated for paydown of transportationrelated debt 300 million to the school aid fund saf 130 million to the comprehensive transportation fund ctf for public transportation purposes 95 million for constitutional revenue sharing payments to cities villages and townships new poll question should michigan voters pass the tax increase ballot proposal in may 2015 to raise the sales tax from 6 to 7 yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldmichiganvoterspasstaxincreaseballotproposalm  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you feel a new department of talent and economic development is needed in michigan yes 46 no 49 undecided 5 three comments were made on this poll comment 1 new state department we would be in favor only if it didn t involve raising taxes not now not in the future comment 2 talent vs substance as a public servant we need talent in elected not selected office we need those in office who are going to man up woman up to lansing politicians when are we going to wake up and quit playing politics i just had a client announce the closing of their us department of defense operation here locally why because the us government has moved all of those operations to off shore contractors the silence is defeaning office of talent and work force development please how much more overlap do we need  http wwwstateintegrityorg michigan  comment 3 new department typical government add new departments never really seems to fix the problems but does expand government and increase taxes over time   all emails addresses  ',0),(4902,'node',' 4th congressional race tighter than expected noleaderyetjpg 4th congressional race tighter than expected ',0),(4903,'node',' tin foil hats sustainability central planning agenda 21 it rsquo s all ldquo crazy talk rdquo right you decide what all of the changes in our society that progressives from both parties are pushing will do to our constitutional rights and freedoms read more about the issue online at  http wwwtheblazecom stories 20131030 fortherecordexaminestheunsagenda2146statesandcount  ',0),(5079,'node',' ccrp poll climate change warning system   new poll overview president obama announced a series of executive actions to fight climate change on tuesday during a speech to the united nations climate summit in new york city obama ordered all federal agencies to begin factoring climate resilience into all of their international development programs and investments the action is expected to complement efforts by the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions according to the white house obama is also expected to release climate monitoring data used by the federal government to developing nations the noaa will also begin developing extremeweather risk outlooks for as long as 30 days in advance to help local communities to prepare for damaging weather and prevent loss of life and property partnering with private companies to monitor and predict climate change this effort includes a new partnership that will draw on the resources and expertise of our leading private sector companies and philanthropies to help vulnerable nations better prepare for weatherrelated disasters and better plan for longterm threats like steadily rising seas obama said during his speech at the united nations summit new poll question do you agree with president obama s decision to implement an advanced climate change warming system yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content doyouagreepresidentobama e28099sdecisionimplementadvanced e2809cclimatechangewarmingsystem e2809d  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the mid michigan health department adopt new proposed regulations related to septic systems and wells yes 9 no 89 undecided 2 six comments were made on this poll comment 1 proposed septic inspections hi folks i ve been a planning commissioner for over 20 years in watertown and have been following this action in other parts of the state sure it costs the property owners to have it done however what they have found is it actually increases the property values of the houses you want to make it part of every sale and wrap the costs into the price of the house check with officials and realtors in kent county that said what you want to verify and insure is that the proposed new regulations are modeled after those in west michigan those that work ron overton trustee watertown comment 2 anonymous wrote 2 days 20 hours ago septic regulations this is a clear over reach on the part of the health department as there are already regulations in place in the 24 page document 5 of page 3 reads current regulations appear to be adequate regarding the siting installation sizing etc of well and on site disposal systems this is the very first sentence why do you need to try and fix a system that appears to be adequate already is it really about greed wanting more money more control over homeowners we pay for our own propertiesthat means they do not belong to you comment 3 well and sewer inspections strange that there has been no chatter or mention of this committee in the various gatherings of political or social groups when you look at the names of the members on the committee i am sure you might recognize a name or two was it intentional to keep the plan close to the vest will the bureaucrats never tire of looking for ways to take our money and property rights we might soon all be living in a kingdom with the king telling us all what to do comment 4 mandated septic inspections it won t happen the mmhd has been harping on this issue for at least 10 years it didn t go anywhere before it won t go anywhere this time comment 5 septic systems the proposal is a big government intrusion and overreach on peronal and private property a big septic field might be a quarter of an acre so a clinton county 50 acre farm or its neighbors are at risk it is self serving for these quazigovernment bureaucrats to ask for more services they will be paid to perform the best government is that which governs least comment 6 proposed septic and well regulations hell wouldn t it be better if they did it annually and check to see if we have guns playing cards vegetables in our refrigerators the most current government approved light bulbs no pet eagles etc   all emails addresses  ',0),(4856,'node','  what difference does it make   with the anniversary of our nation rsquo s birth just a few short days away it is sad that a significant number of the people who live in this country know very little about the 4th of july they don rsquo t know why the people left england to risk death and the struggles they had to face to guarantee us the liberties we take for granted today and sadly many don rsquo t even care as long as they have their ipod ipad video game or any of the other innumerable distractions that remove them from reality many may parrot the infamous words of hillary clinton  what difference does it make rdquo   the sad truth is it does matter as a society we have become so selfcentered and distracted by meaningless drivel we have let the foundation of our republic slowly be eroded over the years by progressive politicians judges and justices little do our society rsquo s lemmings realize we are poised precariously at the tipping point when the last nail will be hammered into the coffin of our once vibrant and unique form of government know as the american republic that event could well take place within the next few years if our country rsquo s voters fail to recognize how far we have drifted from the basic tenets of freedom of   ldquo life liberty and the pursuit of happiness rdquo  as declared in the declaration of independence the first event that could continue the demise of our republic is the 2014 mid term elections the second event will be the 2016 presidential and congressional elections at stake will be control of the us senate and house followed by the election of our next president in 2016 failing to elect ldquo constitutional conservatives rdquo in these upcoming elections will cause the already precipitous decline to be concluded with the next president possibly nominating and the senate confirming as many as three new supreme court justices as a nation the selection of more progressive justices by a hillary clinton will be a bellwether event placing our original constitution on the trash heap of the past our future is in our hands we should each be doing all we can to save our republic while we still have time you will determine the future of our country by your vote   what will you choose    have a great independence day and god bless america    happy independence day or is it dependence  this year we will be hosting another professional law enforcement training conference in washington dc related to the info below all of this below is matter of public record where are the statesman of 2014 when will our politicans pull their heads out of the sand when will our politicans who proclaim their ethical moral christian values step to the plate we must have local control states rights what a concept you must review these high profile politicans industrialists etc in their own words stunning  http wwwyoutubecom watch v q8uzxehfdkw t 548 from cspan http wwwyoutubecom watch v zs1cacgmwis national news must watch  http wwwyoutubecom watch v kkbppsdaoo4 http wwwyoutubecom watch v jb2fexv5lde http wwwyoutubecom watch v g89fzwte9ce  in the next century nations as we know it will be obsolete all states will recognize a single global authority national sovereignty wasn t such a great idea after all strobe talbot president clinton s deputy secretary of state as quoted in time july 20th l992 we are grateful to the washington post the new york times time magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years it would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years but the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government the supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination practiced in past centuries david rockefeller badenbaden germany 1991 the real truth of the matter is as you and i know that a financial element in the larger centers has owned the government ever since the days of andrew jackson a letter written by fdr to colonel house november 21st l933 the new deal is plainly an attempt to achieve a working socialism and avert a social collapse in america it is extraordinarily parallel to the successive policies and plans of the russian experiment americans shirk the word socialism but what else can one call it hg wells the new world order 1939 ultimately our objective is to welcome the soviet union back into the world order perhaps the world order of the future will truly be a family of nations president george bush texas a m university 1989 we are moving toward a new world order the world of communism we shall never turn off that road mikhail gorbachev 1987 it is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system for if they did i believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning henry ford i am a most unhappy man i have unwittingly ruined my country a great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit our system of credit is concentrated the growth of the nation therefore and all our activities are in the hands of a few men we have come to be one of the worst ruled one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world no longer a government by free opinion no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority but a government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men president woodrow wilson 1916 the drive of the rockefellers and their allies is to create a oneworld government combining super capitalism and communism under the same tent all under their control do i mean conspiracy yes i do i am convinced there is such a plot international in scope generations old in planning and incredibly evil in intent congressman larry p mcdonald 1976 killed in the korean airlines 747 that was shot down by the soviets some even believe we the rockefeller family are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the united states characterizing my family and me as internationalists and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure one world if you will if that s the charge i stand guilty and i am proud of it david rockefeller memoirs page 405 we are on the verge of a global transformation all we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the new world order david rockefeller today america would be outraged if un troops entered los angeles to restore order tomorrow they will be grateful this is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond whether real or promulgated that threatened our very existence it is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil the one thing every man fears is the unknown when presented with this scenario individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their wellbeing granted to them by the world government dr henry kissinger bilderberger conference evians france 1991 will you stand up for your childrens grand childrens future apathy is not an option are you luke warm philip nancy bareham family happy independence day  http cspoaorg cspoaconventionsept2014  https wwwyoutubecom watch v o3eerzo1tq ',0),(4918,'node',' ever expanding government will it ever stop  0verspendingjpg ever expanding government will it ever stop  ',0),(4917,'node',' ever expanding government will it ever stop  statistics can tell you a lot looking at how michigan rsquo s state budget has grown over the last few years proves top be very enlightening just a few facts according to a michigan confidential article on the budget increases 1 in fiscal 20142015 the state budget is projected to increase by 2000000000 2 the state will be spending almost 5000000000 more than it did in 20112012 3 the state has appropriated 53120000000 for 20142015 4 we will be getting 21730000000 from the federal government almost 41 of our money comes from washington with conditions and we all know they habe a lot of extra money to throw around but the budget is tight and we need to raise more money for roads what rsquo s just another billion or so a year and i hear it rsquo s a done deal after the election in november politics as usual to read more about michigan rsquo s ever growing state budget go online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20301 19  ever expanding government will ever stop  ',0),(4288,'node',' should the legislature pass bill to double campaign contributions and allow committees to fund primary candidates  yes no undecided  should the legislature pass bill double campaign contributions and allow committees fund primary candidates should the legislature pass bill double campaign contributions and allow committees fund primary candidates should the legislature pass bill double campaign contributions and allow committees fund primary candidates  ',0),(4920,'node',' the 3700000000 isn t just for the kids  porkjpg the 3700000000 isn t just for the kids  ',0),(4921,'node',' the ccrp summer bbq thursday july 24 correction  an evening with the 4th congressional candidates one of the silent auction items had a listing of 1 a patriotic lap quilt commissioner patricia relyea it should have read commissioner candidate instead of commissioner please excuse our error  all emails addresses  ',0),(4500,'node',' loss at volkswagen plant upends union s plan for us south the volkswagen plant in chattanooga tennessee voted against uaw representation in an election held this week reporting prior to the vote seemed to indicate that the union expected a positive outcome what happened will the vote be challenged read more  financeyahoocom news unionvotevwplantnears011005731html  loss volkswagen plant upends union plan for south  ',0),(4924,'node',' texas governor perry calls up national guard to protect border texborjpg texas governor perry calls up national guard to protect border ',0),(4923,'node',' texas governor perry calls up national guard to protect border after repeated pleas that have been ignored by president obama and the federal government texas governor perry has taken action on his own to help stabilize the texas border from the influx of ldquo illegal immigration rdquo to read more on governor perry rsquo s decision to take action on his own and what it will cost the state of texas go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140721 politics033072100620 politics texassend1000guardsmenborder 19  texas governor perry calls national guard protect border  ',0),(4843,'node',' should the president and congress approve 500 million in aid to the syrian opposition for training the rebels  yes no undecided isn t this the same strategy isn t this the same strategy we tried against the russians in afghanistan and in irancontra don t we have better ideas new ideas i m not sold on this being the best way to change what is happening in syria and the greater middle east  should the president and congress approve 500 million aid the syrian opposition for training the rebels  ',0),(3468,'node',' are you in favor of the shipment of f16 jets and abrams tanks to egypt  yes no undecided f16 this is lunacy to have the obama administration to not stop this sale they let quaddafi fall and all those arms are still in north africa with the muslim terroristsalgeriamali etc this will just speed up egypt s leaders quest to annihilate the jews fighters to egypt is this pres nuts this leader in egypt hates israel and the us ida s  are you favor the shipment f16 jets and abrams tanks egypt  ',0),(2694,'node',' 2014 scholarship winners     samantha ward   kathleen maher   renee paaape    1000 scholarship recipient    750 scholarship recipient    500 scholarship recipient   bath high school lansing catholic central   bath high school  high school   click on the scholarship winners name to read their essay and a list of their achievements   for a fifth year the clinton county republican party awarded three scholarship to clinton county seniors who will be attending college or a trade school in the fall of 2014 this year we offered 1000 750 and 500 scholarships to the 1st 2nd and 3rd place entrants that submitted applications for the scholarship for clinton county graduating seniors we feel the awarding of the scholarships is just one way we can encourage our young people to have a better understanding of the foundational truths our government was founded upon and to make the graduates more aware of their responsibilities as voting citizens of our country the scholarship award recipients were determined based on an essay written by the applicant their gpa school activities community service and letter of recommendation the scholarship awards were issued to the individuals at either their school rsquo s awards ceremony or at the annual clinton county republican party bbq to be held on july 24 2014 in bath township the essay question was as follows   in an effort to keep the federal government from becoming too powerful the 10th amendment to the constitution was designed to provide powers reserved to the states it in essence is a guarantee of states rsquo rights as it limits governmental powers to those specifically noted in the constitution the 10th amendment states   the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people   since the enactment of this amendment there have been numerous issues concerning the limits of the federal government versus the rights of the state select a current controversial issue on this matter and write an essay your essay should include in your own words an explanation of the 10th amendment and must also be presented as an argument for either the state or the federal government rsquo s position ',0),(2706,'node',' kathleen maher  daughter of michael patricia maher lansing catholics central high school graduate gpa 39 organizations extra curricular basketball softball volleyball student ambassador and national honor society exchange student to japan community service haven house homeless shelter volunteer immaculate heart of mary school volunteer helping preschool students dig pink fundraiser volleyball program work babysitting and dogsitting throughout high school  kathleen maher essay    education in the united states  the tenth amendment guarantees rights to the states that are not specifically stated in the constitution education is not delegated to or prohibited by the states and therefore should specifically remain in the hands of the states the recent spread of a federal program that will standardize education in america severely limits state sovereignty common core introduced by the obama administration over the recent years has been adopted in fortyfive states the common core curriculum which the federal government has put pressure on the states to adopt infringes on the rights of the states as delegated by the tenth amendment the push to standardize education in the united states may come with good intentions but it will not reap benefits in the classroom common core limits control in local school districts but hits teachers the hardest if teachers are expected to teach to the standards of the federal program they are no longer able to fit lesson plans to compliment the background of his or her students english and math are two of the subjects that are hoped to be implemented under common core by the end of 2014 having uniforms lessons in english is a wild risk when literature and prose interpretations vary across the boards a student s benefit from an english class directly relates to how he or she relates to the lesson they are presented with a freshman student from alaska will have a much different impression of to kill a mockingbird compared to a student in alabama teachers will lose their ability to shape their lesson plans to cater specifically to their students with common core another issue resulting from common core comes from standardized testing having standard education benchmarks are sure to come with a fair share of standardized tests which will force teachers to teach for the tests and not for the students teachers will lose control in the classroom and the ability to go deeper into certain topics to allow students to not only expand their knowledge in one subject but their insight about the world standardized tests will put pressure on teachers to meet guidelines students who go through school with just the intent of getting a good grade will not benefit nearly as much as a student who went through school with the intention of learning and understanding the material the same goes for teachers they can either teach passionately and thoroughly about a topic or they can teach only the basics that will be covered on the standardized exams allowing the states to regulate their own education system will guarantee the most personalized education for students providing an education specifically to the students will raise young adults with intellectual minds who are ready to take on tomorrow s world taking this power from the states will negatively impact american students common core should not be implemented because it restricts the tenth amendment and taints the vision that the founding fathers had for the united states  ',0),(2705,'node',' samantha ward  daughter of tom stephanie ward bath high school graduate gpa 40 class valedictorian organizations extra curricular national honor society secretary renaissance member academic team student government president class officer secretary volleyball big brothers sisters ymca coach capital region community foundation youth action committee work ingham county health department tobacco prevention program student decoy mead hunt inc archiving specialist college plans samantha will be attending michigan state university to study professional writing  samantha ward essay  the affordable care act affordable care act obamacare the health care bill whatever it is you refer to it as it rsquo s unconstitutional to its core while supporters of the legislation falsely promote its function to insure the uninsured and provide cheaper overall health care as well as state that the forced purchase of health insurance is within the federal government rsquo s jurisdiction under the commerce clause it must be noted that nowhere in the constitution anything medical including health care is ever mentioned under the commerce clause the central government is given the power to regulate interstate commerce but not to force citizens to buy a consumer product because the commerce clause does not justify the law the power to regulate health care is most certainly only left to the individual states from the states rsquo perspective the affordable care act among numerous other pieces of current legislation is a direct violation of the states rsquo rights and goes against the limitations of governmental powers the tenth amendment to the united states constitution was the last amendment included in the bill of rights authored by james madison who through also authoring many of the federalist papers of the eighteenth century advocated the strict and limited roles of the federal government supported by the proponents of adding individual rights to the already ratified constitution the bill of rights created a crucial amendment in maintaining a federal system of states within a union an important amendment the tenth specifies that any power not explicitly given to the federal government is then reserved for the individual states those who believe the affordable care act is constitutional point to the provisions of the commerce clause under the commerce clause congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce however it is only commerce that substantially affects interstate transactions that is under the jurisdiction of the federal government this important distinction is necessary in preserving the balance in powers between the federal government and those governments closer to the people however the affordable care act signed by president obama and effective on march 23 2010 mandates individuals to purchase a privately manufactured and run consumer product or pay a fine if they refuse to purchase insurance this in no way correlates to the guidelines under the commerce clause and therefore the power of regulating and shoving healthcare unto the nation is not explicitly given to congress the possessors of this power then lie solely in the states the affordable care act is unconstitutional from its very perception as it directly violates the tenth amendment in that it has acted on powers reserved only for the individual states furthermore in mandating all citizens to purchase a good or give up money rightfully earned it is restricting not only the rights of the states but the direct rights of the constituents of the country bibliography bill of rights in the news bill of rights institute bill of rights institute web 28 mar 2014 http billofrightsinstituteorg wpcontent uploads 201112 healthcareactanswerkeypdf is obamacare constitutional the tenth amendment network np web 28 mar 2014 http wwwtenthamendmentnet home universalhealthcareinsurancemandateconstitutionasp the requirement to buy coverage under the affordable care act health reform kaiser family foundation web 28 mar 2014 http kfforg infographic therequirementtobuycoverageundertheaffordablecarea  ',0),(2707,'node',' renee paape  daughter of randy alicia paape bath high school graduate gpa salutatorian organizations extra curricular national honor society renaissance member basketball soccer bath ayso u8 u10 coach bath youth basketball camps class vice president community service work  renee paape essay    the tenth amendment and medicinal marijuana  since the founding of the united states and the creation of our government the people of america knew that a federal government needed to be limited the tenth amendment is an important ldquo check rdquo to keep the powers of the federal government from growing too strong it confirms that any power not delegated to the united states federal government is given to the states and or the people yet lately there has been confusion and anger regarding the tenth amendment the federal government has throughout history continuously reached its hand in state affairs causing much debate and conflict between state and federal governments one such affair is the issue on medicinal marijuana laws and its confliction with federal laws stating marijuana as an illegal substance and a schedule i drug the direct conflict comes from the federal controlled substances act and the twenty states and the district of columbia 2 that goes against the csa rsquo s regulation of banned substances according to the csa the federal government ldquo does not recognize the difference between medical and recreational use of marijuana rdquo 1 it is a schedule i substance that is highly addictive and has no real medical value this conflicts with many state laws including michigan rsquo s own law stating that ldquo allows medical marijuana use by patients who have been diagnosed by physician as having debilitating medical condition rdquo 3 thus the controversial issue of the limits of the federal government versus the rights of the state government arises the state government has every right to decide their own policies concerning the use of medical marijuana all states have the right to ldquo to exercise a police power for the benefits of their particular residents rdquo 4 and the federal government and the dea the drug enforcement administration that polices federal drug laws are unjust in encroaching on these basic state rights nowhere in the delegated federal powers presented in the constitution give the federal government any right to govern over this matter federally the federal government protects their right to govern over the issue by claiming that the distribution of medicinal marijuana falls under their right to regulate commerce this defense was held up by the supreme court in the case gonzales v raich where the court stated that ldquo the commerce clause gave congress authority to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana despite state law to the contrary rdquo 5 this court case shows the gross stretching of the federal government rsquo s delegated clauses and shows the tenth amendment being stripped of its power to protect state rights another issue that arises with medicinal marijuana is the confusion over the enforcement of the federal law versus the state law even though the dea at the present time has the unjust right to arrest people for the use of medical marijuana it has been stated that ldquo ideally the dea will leave medical marijuana patients and their caregivers alone rdquo 1 the obama administration has also been noted in encouraging federal prosecutors to not prosecute ldquo people who distribute marijuana for medical purposes in accordance to state law rdquo 6 this new loosening of enforcement has also heightened the peoples rsquo confusion over the topic of medicinal marijuana why should the federal government still stand by the controlled substance act rsquo s clause about marijuana if they choose not to even enforce it to its full capacity the federal government is clearly encroaching on the state rsquo s delegated power by stripping them of their tenth amendment right and stretching their own delegated powers to the issue of medicinal marijuana and many other controversial issues involving state verse federal government powers the federal government should step back and allow the state rsquo s their right to create their own policies concerning the issue rsquo s matter and not overstep the boundaries given to them in the constitution emsp works cited 1 federal marijuana law americans for safe access americans for safe access web 4 apr 2014 http wwwsafeaccessnoworg federalmarijuanalaw 2 where is marijuana legal usa today np web 4 apr 2014 http wwwusatodaycom story news nationnow 20140106 marijuanalegalstatesmedicalrecreational 4343199 3 medicalconditions mmma the michigan medical marijuana association web 4 apr 2014 http michiganmedicalmarijuanaorg page articles health conditions 4 state marijuana laws ncsl national conference of state legislatures web 4 apr 2014 http wwwncslorg research health statemedicalmarijuanalawsasp xgt 5 gonzales v raich oyez oyez inc web 4 apr 2014 state marijuana laws ncsl national conference of state legislatures web 4 apr 2014 6 daunt lesely state vs federal law who really holds the trump card the huffington post thehuffingtonpostcom inc 28 01 2014 web 4 apr 2014 medicalconditions mmma the michigan medical marijuana association web 4 apr 2014  ',0),(4766,'node',' ccrp poll pay by the miles to pay for roads   new poll overview michigan could solve its road funding problems by being one of the first states in the nation to move to a system where motorists pay a fee based on the number of miles they drive according to a university of michigan report to be released today the michigan environmental council by sustainable mobility accessibility research transformation smart at um says fuel consumption is declining as traditional vehicles become more efficient and electric vehicles more common together those trends are making road funding models based on fuel taxes obsolete the report says the report says instead of continuing to raise fuel taxes to pay for transportation infrastructure a mileage fee could more fairly allocate costs based on the number of miles driven the time of day the route taken and the weight of the vehicle several states and public institutions are studying the potential for a mileage fee policy including texas minnesota florida wisconsin and nevada there s also a legislative proposal in california distancebased user charges are already in place for trucks in germany austria switzerland and the czech republic opponents of the plan worry about the big brother aspect of the state keeping tabs on drivers the michigan environmental council said privacy concerns are the no 1 big hurdle but one that he thinks can be overcome heavier vehicles would pay more and one possible plan would charge more for driving heavily congested roads at peak times and offer a discounted permile rate during offpeak times jeff cranson a spokesman for the michigan department of transportation said the agency isn t advocating for such a system but we think it s good to have a discussion about the possibilities as other states study the concept michigan is grappling with what experts say is a road and bridge funding shortfall of between 12 billion and 2 billion a year as a leader in transportation technology and innovation michigan has an opportunity to lead the nation in transforming the currently outdated transportation funding mechanisms to one that is more fair sustainable and selfsufficient new poll question should michigan go to a pay per miles driven fee instead of a fuel tax to pay for roads and road repairs yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichigango e2809cpaymilesdriven e2809dfeeinsteadfueltaxpayroadsandroadrepairs  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question the final vote totals for this poll have been changed after duplicate votes were removed what amphibian should be named as michigan rsquo s official state amphibian the northern spring peeper 6 the blanchard s cricket frog 0 the eastern gray tree frog 37 this is why we need a part time legislature 47 undecided 10 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 state amphibian spring peeper i love the way they keep me awake comment 2 this is important there is absolutely nothing i think is more important than making the eastern gray tree frog the official state amphibian absolutely nothing thanks for highlighting this critical issue by running this poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(1641,'node',' top left status this advertisement is actively being displayed this advertisement has been active since thursday march 29 2012 1207pm  statistics impressions clicks 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details details details details details details details details details details details   top left  ',0),(1669,'node',' 2014 ccrp scholarships january 17 2014 dear clinton county senior the clinton county republican party ccrp knows that the future of our country rests in the hands of young adults such as you we also believe participation in the political process is a right that is essential to our country rsquo s continued success with that in mind we are again offering three scholarships for 2013 the scholarship awards will be 1000 for the first place winner 750 for the second place winner and 500 for the third place winner any graduating high school and or home schooled senior who will be attending a college university or trade school beginning the fall semester of 2014 will be eligible to submit their application and essay the scholarships will be available to all senior high school students residing in clinton county applications for the scholarship should be filled out and an essay written based on the subject matter described in the application upon completion please return the completed application and essay to michael wagner 7727 east ridge road elsie mi 48831 by april 5 2014 your application and essay can also be scanned and placed into a microsoft word file along with an electronic version of your submitted essay and emailed to michaelwagner bakeredu   2014 ccrp scholarship application click here to download   the ccrp scholarship committee will review the submitted applications and essays and determine who the scholarship recipients will be for 2014 scholarship winners will be notified approximately two weeks after the submission deadline it is the intent of the ccrp to have a representative from the party present the scholarships at your school rsquo s award ceremony the scholarship recipients and their parents will also be invited to one of the ccrp rsquo s events where we have had featured speakers in the past such as congressman mike rogers additionally the essays of the winning scholarship recipients will be posted on the ccrp website through february 2015 we look forward to receiving your application and essay and hope you take advantage of this opportunity sincerely stephen willis chair clinton county republican party  ',0),(4970,'node',' walk for terri lynn land in the mint parade on saturday   come and walk with terri s truck in the st johns mint festival parade on saturday august 9 lineup 900 am parade starts at 1000 am lineup location oak view elementary school 1400 s clinton ave st johns mi 48879 look for terri s truck anyone with questions contact carly nelson 6165668353 or carly terrilynnlandcom volunteers will get terri lynn land tshirts please consider joining us and let s continue to spread the message about terri lynn land to undecided voters we need to send terri to washington   clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4428,'node',' 2014lddregistration with keynote speaker attorney general bill schuette hawk hollow golf club thursday april 24 2014 bath mi 48808 reception starts at 530 pm dinner starts at 630 pm the 2014 lincoln day dinner will feature two speakers well versed in constitutional law who believe in protecting our rights as defined by the us constitution we are excited to announce attorney general bill schuette as our keynote speaker for 2014 he was elected as michigan s 53rd attorney general in november 2010 and will be completing his first term at the end of 2014 he has extensive experience at both the federal and state government levels and has served michigan in the executive legislative and judicial branches for three decades including election to the us house in 1984 at the age of 31 named director of the michigan department of agriculture in 1991 elected to the michigan senate representing the 35th senate district in 1994 elected to the michigan court of appeals in 2002 served as senior counsel at the law firm of warner norcross judd 2009 to 2010 elected attorney general for the state of michigan in 2010 bill is native of midland michigan where he resides with his wife cynthia grebe and their two children heidi and billy he graduated cum laude from georgetown university in 1976 where he received a bachelor of science in the foreign service in 1979 he earned his law degree from the university of san francisco we are also pleased to have as a speaker constitutional attorney teacher krisanne hall jfskljkfslj  she is a disabled veteran of the us army a former prosecutor she currently travels the country and teaches the constitution and the history that gave us our founding documents krisanne does not just teach the constitution she lays out its foundation that shows how reliable and relevant our founding documents are today krisanne was born and raised in st louis missouri she received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from blackburn college and her jd from the university of florida levin college of law and is a former russian linguist for the us army krisanne worked for several years as a state prosecutor and two years with a prominent law firm defending religious liberty and first amendment rights krisanne now resides in north florida with her husband chris a pastor and former foreign language instructor for the us navy with her adopted son colton she was awarded the freedom fighter award by americans for prosperity the certificate of achievement from the sons of the revolution for her defense of liberty and congressman james blair award for defending the constitution for more information on krisanne click on the following link  http wwwkrisannehallcom indexphp bio  in times like these when our constitutional rights are being threatened every day it is truly an honor and privilege to have both attorney general bill schuette and krisanne hall as our featured speakers we anticipate this event will be a highly attended event so early registration is recommended the cost for this year s dinner and reception will be dinner reception dinner rec with photo opportunities dinner only couple 12500 7500 single 6500 4000   registrations and payments are due on or before friday april 4 2014   lincoln day dinner registration download print a registration form select the following link  2014 ldd registration meal selection form download print return  register online select the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content 2014lincolndaydinnerattorneygeneralbillschuette please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to  sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808    payments are due on or before april 4 2014  if you have any questions regarding the 2014 lincoln day dinner please feel free to call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at shwillis1959 gmailcom  other support options 2014 ccrp club sponsorship options click here to view   lincoln day dinner event sponsor options click here to view   lincoln day program advertisting options click here to view   lincoln day silent auction donations click here to view   please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to  sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808    payments are due on or before april 4 2014  if you have any questions regarding the 2014 lincoln day dinner please feel free to call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at shwillis1959 gmailcom 20  ',0),(4438,'node',' 2014lddinfo with keynote speaker attorney general bill schuette hawk hollow golf club thursday april 24 2014 bath mi 48808 reception starts at 530 pm dinner starts at 630 pm the 2014 lincoln day dinner will feature two speakers well versed in constitutional law who believe in protecting our rights as defined by the us constitution we are excited to announce attorney general bill schuette as our keynote speaker for 2014 he was elected as michigan s 53rd attorney general in november 2010 and will be completing his first term at the end of 2014 he has extensive experience at both the federal and state government levels and has served michigan in the executive legislative and judicial branches for three decades including election to the us house in 1984 at the age of 31 named director of the michigan department of agriculture in 1991 elected to the michigan senate representing the 35th senate district in 1994 elected to the michigan court of appeals in 2002 served as senior counsel at the law firm of warner norcross judd 2009 to 2010 elected attorney general for the state of michigan in 2010 bill is native of midland michigan where he resides with his wife cynthia grebe and their two children heidi and billy he graduated cum laude from georgetown university in 1976 where he received a bachelor of science in the foreign service in 1979 he earned his law degree from the university of san francisco we are also pleased to have as a speaker constitutional attorney teacher krisanne hall jfskljkfslj  she is a disabled veteran of the us army a former prosecutor she currently travels the country and teaches the constitution and the history that gave us our founding documents krisanne does not just teach the constitution she lays out its foundation that shows how reliable and relevant our founding documents are today krisanne was born and raised in st louis missouri she received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from blackburn college and her jd from the university of florida levin college of law and is a former russian linguist for the us army krisanne worked for several years as a state prosecutor and two years with a prominent law firm defending religious liberty and first amendment rights krisanne now resides in north florida with her husband chris a pastor and former foreign language instructor for the us navy with her adopted son colton she was awarded the freedom fighter award by americans for prosperity the certificate of achievement from the sons of the revolution for her defense of liberty and congressman james blair award for defending the constitution for more information on krisanne click on the following link  http wwwkrisannehallcom indexphp bio  in times like these when our constitutional rights are being threatened every day it is truly an honor and privilege to have both attorney general bill schuette and krisanne hall as our featured speakers for additional information on club sponsorships and or to sign up click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content clubsponsor2014 19  ',0),(4929,'node',' money power politics true conservatives  some of you in clinton county may have received a mass mailing from a group known as the michigan advocacy trust in the last week or so this group is associated with the 23rd michigan state senate republican district political party committee in ingham county you may also wonder why they are sticking their noses into precinct delegate races that will be on the ballot in certain clinton county contested precincts in the august primary the answer it s all about the lead in title to this post money power politics they are trying to hand pick the people who will vote their way at the upcoming republican state convention on august 23rd so much for openness and honesty it looks like these people have found the democrat playbook and know that they will do whatever is required to win read more about their motives in my blog  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content e2809crealconservatives e2809d steve willis chairman clinton county republican party   all emails addresses  ',0),(4584,'node',' ccrp poll horse race track betting on historic races between races  new poll overview the horse racing industry was a thriving industry until michigan allowed for the expansion of casinos as a result the horse racing industry is on the verge of extinction however they still hold some hope that governor snyder will come to their rescue even though he failed to do that when he had that chance before the issue is that the tracks wanted to add instant horse racing to their gaming menu but then the governor vetoed the bill because it was an expansion of gaming and therefore against the law ihr is a machine that runs historic races from the past the plan was to allow track patrons to place bets on these historic races while they were waiting for another live race in kentucky a state court ruled this was just another form of parimutuel betting and therefore not an extension of gaming the us supreme court has refused to review the case and the hope is that the governor would sign the bill this time around since his reason for vetoing it has been eliminated new poll question should the governor sign a bill to legalize betting on historic races from the past between races at the tracks yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldgovernorsignbilllegalizebetting e2809chistoricraces e2809dpastbetweenracestracks  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass a constitutional amendment to raise the sales tax from 6 to 7 or 8 to fix the roads yes 19 no 79 undecided 2 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 sales tax didn t governor engler raise the sales tax from 4 to 6 when he was in office for the road repairs where s that 2 going now it never ends comment 2 raise the sales tax from 6 to 7 we the people do not want any of our taxes raised why doesn t the rhino gov go to visit scott walker in wisconsin and follow his model they have a surplus and are cutting taxes to their citizens do any of our representatives ever think about cutting spending elsewhere to pay for road repair how about the representatives pay vacations health care and pensions sick of the fact that we have a bunch of rhinos in the house and senate and we need tea party conservatives to fix the mess stop spending our money i salisbury   all emails addresses  ',0),(2886,'node',' ccrp poll petition drive to ban fracking in michigan  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview there is a petition drive currently underway to ban fracking in michigan the michigan fracking ban amendment is a proposed amendment to the michigan constitution that would prohibit the use of horizontal hydraulic fracturing or fracking by the oil companies new poll question should the people of michigan amend the michigan constitution to ban the practice of fracking yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldpeoplemichiganamendmi  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the state be paying people for livestock domestic animals and pets that were killed by wolves coyotes and cougars yes 22 no 67 undecided 11 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 seriously so what about if it s my kid or spouse that gets attacked do i get more money for that and i guess everyone needs to pay more taxes so the state can pay me if my house becomes infested with termites or cockroaches or even ants because that would damage my personal property and i deserve money if bad things occasionally happen to me i m just about done with this mentality   all emails addresses  ',0),(4936,'node',' the public rejects obama s immigration policies crossingtheborderjpg the public rejects obama s immigration policies ',0),(4937,'node',' early returns on michigan as a righttowork state incomes rising the predictions were dire some said righttowork legislation meant right to work for less employee wages would be going down so far not true get the details  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20319 ',0),(4938,'node',' do michigan voters have the right to know where the governor stands on controversial issues in deciding who they vote for  yes no undecided snyder s stands on issues imo governor snyder is trying to remain an executive rather than meddling with legislative issues i am guessing the controversial things he wishes to avoid are divisive issues like gay marriage obamacare abortion now integrally linked to obamacare all other issues involving intrusions between church and state most of us as conservative repubs would rather not have the entitlement systems enlarging as a result of gay marriage the side of the issue no one talks about but the side of the issue that impacts government budgets but may be failing to grasp that the us history of legislating morality currently with marijuana as with prohibition earlier with outlawing slavery has generally caused a great deal of social division and has even led to civil wars recent presidents have tried to weigh in on issues but we have a pattern of the national executive infringing on legislative responsibility which we have recently seen spun in favor of obama s overreaching executive orders and this may be leading us to expect the same from state governors i like the way snyder sticks to executing the laws that the legislature legislates this is the way it should be snyder seems more conscious of the dark sides of using the executive bully pulpit to push agendas and has avoided it more than he has embraced it as a citizen snyder is entitled to his personal opinions and everyone interested in politics and government has them but i see it as restraint rather than subterfuge for him to keep opinions on controversial issues to himself the more divisive subjects resolve themselves over the time it takes for the citizenry to make up their collective mind whenever we have tried to force them abolish slavery civil war which led to a loss of states rights in contradiction of the federal structure of the constitution agitate for prohibition the rise of gangsters and a period of flagrant violation of law the result has been disruptive i think a conservative should be a free market proemployment smaller government conservative on economic issues and ultimately it would be more consistent to be libertarian on social issues in our county as is true of so many areas we maintain christian religious principles that speak to moral issues being challenged in the secular society we have to recognize that the uncomfortable part of democracy is that people rarely agree on any issue that appears to pit the moral view against the individual freedom views the constitution protects thus we must have the personal integrity to demonstrate morality in our own lives and have the strength to resist meddling in the perceived lapse of morality in the lives of others who share the right of citizen thus minority rights are preserved where a voter consensus cannot at that moment in time be achieved maybe we should quit beating snyder up on these issues and give him credit for directing a near miraculous turnaround of the state s economy and economic direction guv jenny s socialist progressive economic priorities were creating a structural deficit government her radio programs to encourage refusal of any cuts were a classic demagoguery in favor of constantly raising taxes as the only option while her liberal embrace of alternative lifestyles was destroying the social fabric by comparison snyder orchestrated support for legislative redirection and has lived an examplary personal life agitating for nothing but normalcy and tolerance greg palen ovid township  ',0),(4940,'node',' ccrp poll governor snyder s stands on issues  new poll overview as michigan voters get ready to go to the polls in august and november they will be looking at where the various candidates stand on the issues that are important to them most candidates when pressed are willing to let the voters know what their ideological positions are however governor snyder has consistently failed to express where he stands on several issues since he has become involved in the political arena he consistently says his primary goal is to continue to bring michigan back economically through his reinvent michigan agenda this should be a major focus for him and the legislature the fact is that michigan s economy is just one issue that voters are concerned about voters want to know where he stands on many other issues that he has steadfastly said he chooses not to take a stand on the bottom line is that if the legislature passes legislation but in order for it to become law governor snyder has to sign it or veto it based on his political positions new poll question do michigan voters have the right to know where the governor stands on controversial issues in deciding who they will vote for yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content domichiganvotershaverightknow  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the mi legislature pass legislation to ban gay conversion therapy in michigan yes 33 no 63 undecided 3 no comments were made on this poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(4947,'node',' hey atheists leave those kids alone where there is a whiff of common sense the liberals descend to try and beat it into submission  an attorney with the freedom from religion foundation a selfdescribed association of atheists and agnostics sent a letter to mona shores superintendent dave peden warning him that mona shores high school s association with the baccalaureate ceremony violated the us constitution of course the superintendent bravely faced down those interlopers that would try to interfere with a tradition in their district telling them to mind their own business and go kiss some primordial muck ha just kidding he rolled over and claimed mercy from the semistern letter he received in a response to attorney rebecca markert peden thanked her for bringing the issue to his attention he wrote that the district s attorney made recommendations on how the district can avoid the aura of affiliation in the future aura of affiliation only to liberals and atheists and apparently school superintendents is having an aura of affiliation to church a bad thing having an aura of affiliation with the local s m club is probably wonderful to them but don t you dare have an optional school event mention god for fifteen seconds how dare you push your religion on me don t you remember the crusades the salem witch trials touched by an angel what kind of horror could that fifteensecond prayer do to young impressionable minds markert said the complainant is a member of the freedom of religion foundation she declined to provide any more information about that person saying some people aren t out in the community as far as being an atheist she said the foundation has about 21000 members including 540 in michigan so how many of those 540 freedom of religion foundation in michigan were going to be affected by prayer in a school in a community of 22000 people to an event where only 13 of the students typically attend my guess is zero this complainant may or may not live in the area and apparently is ashamed to be outted as an atheist i mean what would the family say he seemed so normal with his prius and his obama tshirt and his coexist bumper sticker and darwinfish logo we never suspected he didn t believe in god and don t you love the name freedom of religion foundation i wonder if they hold their cultlike meetings where they worship the onecelled organisms humans are supposed to have derived from in our experience sometimes we get superintendents especially in kentucky and tennessee who say we knew this was wrong but the community wanted to have it done and we wanted to proceed on it until somebody called us out she said in my experience liberals will say and do anything to get their way perhaps even lying to a news site to make their opponents look bad i work with a jewish woman when we have workcatered meals which is several times a week there are several things she can t eat because of her beliefs you know what she does doesn t eat the bacon and doesn t complain that it s there she acts like a grown up the opposite reaction the freedom of religion foundation approach would be to whine that there was something she didn t like and try to get bacon banned here is my view if you don t believe in god that s your problem not mine but i hope you learn sooner or later what the truth really is sooner is better in the meantime how about you respect the customs and institutions of a community instead of pushing their views on them i m sure you re all about locallysourced vegetables how about locallysourced traditions  ',0),(4942,'node',' lt gov calley s future could be decided on the bottom of the august ballot they re tucked in at the bottom of the ballot identified as precinct delegates or sometimes precinct captain these folks get an opportunity to represent their little corner of michigan at the convention because there are so many slots about 15000 for the republicans almost anyone can have the position what do these delegates do how important can these votes be read more  michiganradioorg post ltgovcalleysfuturecouldbedecidedbottomaugustballot ',0),(4944,'node',' white house msnbc can t stop talking about impeachment  obamalaughingjpg white house msnbc can t stop talking about impeachment  ',0),(4946,'node',' house gop cuts border funding bill houseleadershipjpg house gop cuts border funding bill ',0),(4945,'node',' house gop cuts border funding bill teeing up for a thursday vote just before a 5week summer recess the house gop came up with 659 million to address the border crisis what does the bill include will it get enough votes to pass read more  wwwpoliticocom story 201407 housegopborderbillfundingcut109490html  house gop cuts border funding bill  ',0),(4949,'node',' the republican county conventions in august   a number of things have been going on around the state regarding who the good precinct delegate candidates are in contested precincts a politically funded group out of ingham county is the group that has been sending out these professionally produced pieces to get candidates elected that are true conservatives to go to the state convention i have attached an image of the latest mailed piece that has gone out by the group identifying what precinct delegates they feel you should be voting for on the august 5 ballotthis is the second piece they have sent out this month i think we all know why this groups agenda is as chairman of the clinton county republican party i have also written a commentary with background information about what is going on in the republican party in michigan and clinton county to influence the convention vote for you to read if you so choose to read the commentary click the following link  enough is enough  after reading my commentary ask yourself if this is the kind of activities the state party and special interest groups should be involved in to guarantee that their agenda is accomplished sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458  all emails addresses  ',0),(4941,'node',' detroit s new m1 rail line triumph of hope over experience electric streetcars in detroit the project begins in earnest this week at this point the funding is mostly private with investors viewing the money as a gift to the city with little or no possibility of any kind of a return will detroiters learn to depend on the service will it be a meaningful transportation option for the future read the full story  wwwthenewamericancom economy economics item 18789detroitsnewm1raillinetriumphofhopeoverexperie ',0),(4943,'node',' white house msnbc can t stop talking about impeachment  desperate times call for desperate measures just ask the democrats they re advancing the idea of impeachment as a means of stirring up the base and getting campaign donations sure impeachment has been mentioned by a few on the right but party leaders are shutting it down yet the talk persists and look who s doing the talking  townhallcom tipsheet guybenson 20140729 whitehousemsnbccantstoptalkingaboutimpeachmentn187  white house msnbc can stop talking about impeachment  ',0),(4951,'node',' ap poll immigration becomes hot potato for democrats undocumentedillegalimmigrantjpg ap poll immigration becomes hot potato for democrats ',0),(4950,'node',' ap poll immigration becomes hot potato for democrats with a decision about delaying deportations expected just weeks before the midterm elections the immigration debate isn t going so well for the democrats for the most part public opinion isn t on their side see what the latest ap poll has to say  townhallcom tipsheet guybenson 20140731 appollimmigrationbecomestroublesomehotpotatofordem  poll immigration becomes hot potato for democrats  ',0),(4953,'node',' gov s race shouldn t be this close govsnyderjpg gov s race shouldn t be this close ',0),(4952,'node',' gov s race shouldn t be this close in recent polling governor snyder enjoys a 56 job approval rating yet that same polling shows him with only a 4point lead over democrat challenger mark schauer what s up with that detroit news columnist nonal finlay offer his opinion  wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140731 opinion01307310002 govsraceshouldntclose  gov race shouldn this close  ',0),(3252,'node',' pennies nickels dimes to go  the us mint currently spends about 48 cents per penny and 162 cents per nickel to produce the two coins and the mint posted a loss of 1877 million last year ndash more than triple the losses recorded associated with coin minting in 2010 treasury secretary tim giethner has stated that the us mint intends to remove the penny and nickel coins from circulation beginning early in january 2013 for a detailed article on the removal of the coins from circulation click on the following story link  http goldsilvercom news bidfarewelltopenniesandnickels  ',0),(4956,'node',' the growing diversity of gun ownership womenshootingjpg the growing diversity of gun ownership ',0),(4955,'node',' the growing diversity of gun ownership when a mainstream journalist mentions a gun owner he s thinking of a middleaged or older white male typically from a rural area and many antigun activists claim gun ownership is on the decline is this the image of a typical gun owner is gun ownership really declining here s the latest  dailycallercom 20140731 thegrowingdiversityofgunownership     the growing diversity gun ownership  ',0),(4957,'node',' can ankle bracelets help solve the immigration crisis  could it be the obama administration has come up with a good idea would it make more sense to monitor illegal immigrants with ankle bracelets rather than putting them in jail that s what the administration is proposing the cost savings would be significant think the idea has a chance read more  can ankle bracelets help solve the immigration crisis ',0),(4513,'node',' edward snowden in his own words what is your opinion of edward snowden a whistleblower a traitor find out his reasoning behind his actions by listening to his own words in the following two interviews 1st interview june 062013 https  wwwyoutubecom watch v 5yb3n9furm 2nd interview january 2014 http  wwwdailymotioncom video x1aefb0snowdeninterviewinenglishne    edward snowden his own words  ',0),(70,'node',' about the clinton county republican party the purpose of the clinton county republican party ccrp is to perform all duties provided by law and michigan republican party rules in addition the ccrp will perform other functions that will benefit the general welfare of republicans in clinton county the ccrp is made up of republican grassroots volunteers and elected officials who share common beliefs and core values we participate in our communities and we perform activities to promote the republican party in the county activities include providing support to republican candidates for public office holding the annual lincoln day dinner and taking part in parades and other events we have several committees within the party and we are always looking for fellow party activists who might want to become more involved listed below are the various committees and their corresponding chairperson s contact if you think you might want to become more involved in one or more of these committees please feel free to contact one of the chairpeople by selecting the chairpersons name lincoln day committee  sheri harte willis communications committee  steve willis fundraising committee  sheri harte willis membership committee  bruce harte ',0),(1352,'node',' 2014 lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette  thursday april 24 2014 hawk hollow golf club 15101 chandler road bath mi 48808 reception starts at 530 pm dinner starts at 630 pm dinner reception options dinner reception couple with photo opportunities 12500 dinner reception single with photo opportunities 6500 dinner only couple 7500 dinner only single 4000 i am a club sponsor for 2014 dinner reception are included with club sponsorships please total the cost for the selected options and enter the total in the total cost field below total cost please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 if you have any questions regarding the 2014 lincoln day dinner please feel free to call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at  shwillis1959 gmailcom  dinner guest 1 please enter the name of dinner guest 1 dinner guest 1 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken email address your registration confirmation will be sent to this email address dinner guest 2 please enter the name of dinner guest 2 dinner guest 2 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken occupation this information is required by the state of michigan for any contribution of over 20 employer this information is required by the state of michigan for any contribution of over 20 address this information is required by the state of michigan for any contribution of over 20 address 2 city this information is required by the state of michigan for any contribution of over 20 state this information is required by the state of michigan for any contribution of over 20 zip code this information is required by the state of michigan for any contribution of over 20 home phone cell phone payment options i have sent a check to the clinton county republican party to the address listed below please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to registrations and payments are due on or before monday april 14 2014 sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 if you have any questions regarding the 2014 lincoln day dinner please feel free to call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at  shwillis1959 gmailcom  silent auction item donation select i am donating the following silent auction item silent auction items are greatly appreciated and help to support our candidates various activities and events if you will be donating silent auction items they need to be made available one week prior to the lincoln day dinner april 17 2014 they can be dropped off at 4789 drumheller road bath mi or you can call to make arrangements for pick up at 517 2816212 if you are donating silent auction items please fill in the following information silent auction item description silent auction item value submitted by   2013 clinton county lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack 2014 lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette 2014 lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette  ',0),(5031,'node',' trainwreck continued eight new pieces of bad obamacare news it s the gift that keeps on giving obamacare continues to reveal itself in unexpected and undesirable ways for a discussion on some of the latest things we re learning about the law don t miss  townhallcom tipsheet guybenson 20140904 obamacareconsumersbracingforyeartwotaxseasonheadac ',0),(5032,'node',' big labor spending big bucks on coordinated fast food protests what a surprise big labor sees an opportunity to insinutate itself into the world of fast food workers hoping they can unionize them and increase their numbers somebody has to make up the shortfall in their pension fund can minimum wage workers close the gap see how much they ve already spent  humaneventscom 20140905 biglaborspendingbigbucksoncoordinatedfastfoodprote  ',0),(4960,'node',' ccrp poll a new senate office building   new poll overview over the last 25 years or so the billie s farnum building has been the home to michigan s state senators now term limited senate majority leader randy richardville is pushing for the sale of the building and the procurement of a new facility richardville has introduced a bill that would give the senate permission to sell the farnum building freeing up cash to move into newer office space twentytwo senators voted for it and 14 voted against including 6 of richardville s fellow republicans the bill sb 509 has passed in the senate and is in committee in the house richardville is working behind the scenes on soliciting bids from developers interested in providing a new senate headquarters richardville estimated the remodeling cost of the farnum building would be more than 25 million however according to governor snyder s administration officials the real cost to fixup the farnum is much cheaper and as low as 11464500 bids for the project are due back no later than august 15 when they will be opened and considered while richardville says he could have sole authority to pick the winning bid he ll likely seek out the opinions of others like his democratic counterpart senator gretchen whitmer whitmer feels the farnum building is just fine for a news story on the proposal to acquire a new senate office building click on the following link  http wwwwxyzcom news localnews investigations lameducksenatorpushingfornewofficesthatplentyoflaw  new poll question should the legislature approve the renovation of the farnum building or purchase of a new senate office building yes renovate the current office building yes sell the farnum building and acquire an new facility no the building is fine the way it is undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should the legislature approve the renovation of the farnum building or purchase of a new senate office building   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do michigan voters have the right to know where the governor stands on controversial issues in deciding who they vote for yes 82 no 18 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 snyder s stands on issues imo governor snyder is trying to remain an executive rather than meddling with legislative issues i am guessing the controversial things he wishes to avoid are divisive issues like gay marriage obamacare abortion now integrally linked to obamacare all other issues involving intrusions between church and state most of us as conservative repubs would rather not have the entitlement systems enlarging as a result of gay marriage the side of the issue no one talks about but the side of the issue that impacts government budgets but may be failing to grasp that the us history of legislating morality currently with marijuana as with prohibition earlier with outlawing slavery has generally caused a great deal of social division and has even led to civil wars recent presidents have tried to weigh in on issues but we have a pattern of the national executive infringing on legislative responsibility which we have recently seen spun in favor of obama s overreaching executive orders and this may be leading us to expect the same from state governors i like the way snyder sticks to executing the laws that the legislature legislates this is the way it should be snyder seems more conscious of the dark sides of using the executive bully pulpit to push agendas and has avoided it more than he has embraced it as a citizen snyder is entitled to his personal opinions and everyone interested in politics and government has them but i see it as restraint rather than subterfuge for him to keep opinions on controversial issues to himself the more divisive subjects resolve themselves over the time it takes for the citizenry to make up their collective mind whenever we have tried to force them abolish slavery civil war which led to a loss of states rights in contradiction of the federal structure of the constitution agitate for prohibition the rise of gangsters and a period of flagrant violation of law the result has been disruptive i think a conservative should be a free market proemployment smaller government conservative on economic issues and ultimately it would be more consistent to be libertarian on social issues in our county as is true of so many areas we maintain christian religious principles that speak to moral issues being challenged in the secular society we have to recognize that the uncomfortable part of democracy is that people rarely agree on any issue that appears to pit the moral view against the individual freedom views the constitution protects thus we must have the personal integrity to demonstrate morality in our own lives and have the strength to resist meddling in the perceived lapse of morality in the lives of others who share the right of citizen thus minority rights are preserved where a voter consensus cannot at that moment in time be achieved maybe we should quit beating snyder up on these issues and give him credit for directing a near miraculous turnaround of the state s economy and economic direction guv jenny s socialist progressive economic priorities were creating a structural deficit government her radio programs to encourage refusal of any cuts were a classic demagoguery in favor of constantly raising taxes as the only option while her liberal embrace of alternative lifestyles was destroying the social fabric by comparison snyder orchestrated support for legislative redirection and has lived an examplary personal life agitating for nothing but normalcy and tolerance greg palen ovid township   all emails addresses  ',0),(4958,'node',' should the legislature approve the renovation of the farnum building or purchase of a new senate office building  yes renovate the current office building yes sell the farnum building and acquire an new facility no the building is fine the way it is undecided new building i oppose a new senate building just like i opposed the new state police headquarters that granholm built senator rick jones farnum bldg why on earth should the senators need new offices they are only in session approximately 90 days a year probably some contractor contractors stand to make a fortune from the taxpayers i bet some of the senators spend more time than that at their cottages do they get them updated with the people s money it may be time they started behaving like the rest of the citizens theyn are supposed to represent  should the legislature approve the renovation the farnum building purchase new senate office building  ',0),(4961,'node',' rick perry record number of illegals from syria pakistan afghanistan being caught at border it s not only children who are trying to come across the border read more  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140803 rickperryrecordnumberofillegalsfromsyriapakistanaf  rick perry record number illegals from syria pakistan afghanistan being caught border  ',0),(4962,'node',' rick perry record number of illegals from syria pakistan afghanistan being caught at border rickperry1jpg rick perry record number of illegals from syria pakistan afghanistan being caught at border ',0),(4978,'node',' the cost of the progressive s redistribution of wealth wealthjpg the cost of the progressive s redistribution of wealth ',0),(4963,'node',' humane society of the united states attempts to drive hunters shooters from public lands the humane society of the united states hsus has filed a petition with the department of interior demanding a ban on hunting and shooting on public land managed by the national park service with ammunition that contains lead is there a scientific basis for this concern how would this ban impact those hunters and target shooters that use federal lands what is the hsus doing with the millions it receives annually through fundraising efforts what is its real agenda read the full story  dailycallercom 20140801 humanesocietyoftheunitedstatesattemptstodrivehunte  ',0),(4967,'node',' barack obama the new trickledown president  boomingeconomyjpg barack obama the new trickledown president  ',0),(4969,'node',' is thinking obsolete  has political correctness trumped common sense doesn t anybody think anymore see what thomas sowell has to say on the subject  humaneventscom 20140805 isthinkingobsolete2  ',0),(4403,'node',' obamacare math may not add up for young invincibles  numbers were released this week showing only 24 of those who have enrolled in obamacare so far are in the 1834 demographic so important for the success of the program administration officials claim there will be a surge of enrollments within this age group before the enrollment deadline but what if they re wrong will it really make economic sense for those who are young and healthy to buy health insurance learn more  wwwcnbccom id 101343022 ',0),(4971,'node',' six michigan schools get state money to switch to a yearround calendar six schools in michigan will receive a portion of a 2 million fund to transition to a yearround balanced calendar the money will be used for onetime expenses such as installing air conditioning to prepare the building for a 12month schedule what is meant by a balanced calendar and what advantages might this alternative schedule provide for more information see  wwwmlivecom education indexssf 201309 summerschoolwhatyouneedtohtml for details about which schools will be receiving the funding read  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201408 balancedcalendarfundsgoinghtml incartmrpt2 ',0),(4972,'node',' mshda director runs up thousands in bills expense records show director scott woolsey has expensive taste thankfully his expense vouchers are being vetted and full reimbursements are being denied get the full story  wwwfreepcom article 20140807 news06308070035 statehousingauthoritywoosleytravelexpenses ',0),(4975,'node',' medicaid enrollments top 7m under ocare medicaidexpansionjpg medicaid enrollments top 7m under ocare ',0),(4995,'node',' some passing thoughts before the gop state convention  as we prepare to go to the state convention this weekend to select people who will run to represent the republican party on the ticket for governor and lieutenant governor attorney general secretary of state the supreme court the state board of education and various university boards we need to think about where we are going as a party i have been a conservative republican all of my adult life believing in the party platform that they profess to stand for i wasn rsquo t allowed to be politically active for most of my working career because i worked for a nonpartisan legislative agency and that wasn t allowed after leaving state service i remained inactive politically until after the election of 2008 when the township i live in went from a 43 republican majority to a 70 democrat majority because of president obama rsquo s routing of john mccain i didn t get involved for political gain to run for office or with a personal agenda i became involved because the country and state i love were being destroyed by progressives of both political parties i decided to get involved because i wanted future generations to have the opportunities i had growing up in america the clinton county republican party was in the process of implementing a website and i was asked if i would be interested in helping out which i agreed to do this gave me an opportunity to keep people informed about what was happening locally in the state and in washington dc my understanding of what the county party s basic responsibility and function was not what i assumed it was i thought they would be focused on conservative issues that are important to all of us like protecting the constitution being fiscally responsible protecting the life of the unborn defending traditional values the rule of law and many others however what i learned was that the county party is expected to be the rubber stamp of its candidates and the state party my problem was that i didn t see it that way consequently over the last four years the mindset of the people that have become politically active in the county party believe issues matter and that elected officials should be accountable as a result the county party s executive committee became informed on the issues and what was going on in clinton county lansing and washington dc a byproduct of that philosophy was that we began to take an active role in making our voices heard by our elected officials on several occasions i was contacted by various people with vested interests to back off on taking a position that might go against the governor or other elected officials it was made clear to me that i shouldn rsquo t question our own people because it might hurt them politically in the future my response was that it s not the person it s the issue the personal attacks didn t bother me because i knew my intentions were sincere and based on the issues my stands were aligned with the stated republican party s platform and what they profess to believe i was accused of wanting our candidates to pass a purity test whatever that is my expectation is that if you are running with a r after your name you should believe what the party platform says they believe in if you don rsquo t then maybe you are in the wrong party when i vote for someone i want an individual who will honor their oath of office to defend our constitution and defend our core beliefs it seems that the liberty minded and christian right elements of the republican party are always made out to be the malcontents because they don t vote for the moderates that always become the candidates i think it rsquo s time that the powers that be reevaluate why they insist we have to go to the middle to get the candidate that will win well that hasn t worked out so well in the past the republican party wants these wackos to vote for their candidates but not have a place at the table in the party as evidenced by what has happened regarding this upcoming state convention all i know is that in 2012 734000 evangelical christians stayed away from the polls because they felt that the lesser of two evils was still evil thanks for reading what i have to say and please read my blog and the detroit news article about the upcoming convention if you have the time at the following web link http clintoncountygoporg content stackingdeck1 see you in novi on saturday steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  ',0),(4976,'node',' did michigan make a 1000000000 mistake  whether the state of michigan will owe over 1 billion plus to out of state businesses will be decided soon by the michigan supreme court to read more on why the state of michigan may be on the hook for over 1 billion dollars go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140808 politics023080800490 politics officialscorporatetaxcasecouldcostmichigan11b ',0),(4977,'node',' the cost of the progressive s redistribution of wealth president obama and his ldquo transformation of america rdquo has continued the progressive agenda of redistributing wealth from the ad saul alinsky rsquo s model from the ldquo haves rdquo to the ldquo have nots rdquo for an analysis of the actual cost of these ldquo means tested rdquo recipients go online at  http wwwthenewamericancom culture family item 18865welfarestatecoststaxpayersmorethan2trillionay 19  ',0),(4432,'node',' should the legislature pass a law to allow for online voter registration and noreason absentee voting  yes no undecided online registration no reason absentee voting it is no surprise that byrum would come out in favor of these changes to the election law now that she is being considered as schauers running mate democrats need all the votes they can get from people who don t have a clue of who they are voting for they just want to continue to be on the government dole it is disgraceful that most voters don t know who they are voting for once you get beyond the top of the ticket which is a travesty now we want to make voter fraud easier the next show to drop will be online voting when we get to that point the game is truly over the democrats are all about fairness but what about accountability they don t want anyone to have to show a picture id and want same day registration and voting as the protections against voter fraud are chipped away year after year we can rest assured that elections will be dominated by those who know best how to manipulate the the process and the democrats are the professionals in that area the sad things is that michigan s secretary of state ruth johnson is in agreement with byrum as democrats say vote early and vote often  online voting absolutely not if the democrats believe that there are people who cannot get out to vote i would prefer to see moneyspent to shuttle people to the polls no reason absentee voting in a society of completely honorable people this would be a wonderful convenience and should be adopted however we are not so far removed from dishonest operation of the election process that we should ignore history how easy would it be for political bosses to collect the absentee ballots fill them out and then have the voter send them in johnson stole the primary for senator in texas with graveyard votes chicago stole the election for kennedy let s not make it easier for the thugs online registration no reason sure let s devalue voting more by allowing proxy voting or maybe letting your dog do it for you or better yet let s allow dogs to vote no wonder there are growing groups of people who do not appreciate the right to vote and how precious it really is  should the legislature pass law allow for online voter registration and noreason absentee voting  ',0),(4034,'node',' should we be the world s policeman  eleven year ago a previous president had ldquo undeniable evidence rdquo that iraq had weapons of mass destruction resulting in a prolonged war costing us dearly fast forward to 2013 and we find president obama going down that same path he boldly declared that the use of chemical weapons in syria would constitute a ldquo red line rdquo and warned assad that such actions would not go unchecked it had appeared last week that obama had put all of the elements in place to send in the missiles and save the day for some reason now he is feels he needs to seek authorization from congress because the ldquo coalition of the willing rdquo he thought he would get support from has not materialized so as we sit back and watch as congress and the president debate the issue we hope they realize where we have been in the past korea viet nam iraq and afghanistan and what the results of those conflicts were and hope they ask themselves 1 are we sure that assad gassed the civilians or did the rebels do it themselves 2 what will be the consequences of our involvement by taking sides 3 what will be the result of the regime change and who will fill that void 4 how will it impact the power balance in the region who will fill syria rsquo s void iran 5 how will it impact the global economy 6 will we truly not put ldquo boots on the ground rdquo 7 isn rsquo t this a un responsibility and if so why are we taking the lead 8 why aren rsquo t the arab muslim nations in the region taking the lead 9 how long can we continue to be the world policeman is it too late to brush the line out of the sand probably not i think sarah palin rsquo s had the answer in an earlier statement she made   ldquo let allah take care of it rdquo  ',0),(4982,'node',' lame duck more taxes fees  with no solution to the ldquo road funding rdquo dilemma that plagues michigan roads the michigan senate is once again considering the options it has to raise the necessary funds to address the issue governor snyder will be bending arms when the legislature returns in september to get his agenda pushed through in the lame duck session with leadership positions coming up after the general election in november in both chambers ldquo deals rdquo and ldquo promises rdquo will surely be made to seal the deal on roads and who knows what else politics as usual in lansing   for an article on what rsquo s happening behind the scenes to get the road problem fixed go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201408 michiganroadfundingsenatewhtml incartriver ',0),(2948,'node',' ccrp poll mandate that employers grant sick leave to employees  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview another bill that has been introduced in the michigan house 2012 house bill 5625 mandate michigan employers provide paid sick leave introduced by rep jim ananich d on may 15 2012 to mandate that employers grant employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked up to 40 hours annually for small businesses and 72 hour annually for larger employers currently public employees receive paid sick leave based on hours worked as part of their benefit package a michigan house member has proposed that all small businesses provide the same benefit to their employees the legislation would require that the employer grant 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked according to the legislation it would require that paid sick leave shall accrue in 1hour increments up to a minimum of 40 hours per calendar year for employees of a small business 10 employees or less and 72 hours for all other employees businesses with more than 10 employees if you would like to see the text of the proposed legislation click on the following link  http wwwlegislaturemigov documents 20112012 billintroduced house htm 2012hib5625htm new poll question should the legislature pass legislation to require small businesses to provide sick leave to their employees yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldlegislaturepasslegislationrequiresmallbusine  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature override governor snyder s veto of the transparency bill yes 80 no 18 undecided 3 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(4886,'node',' it s just the primary   ldquo perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one s government is not necessarily to secure freedom rdquo friedrich august von hayek are you going to vote in the upcoming august primary election on august 5 the answer on average for about 80 or more of registered voters is ndash probably not what a testament as to why our country is in the political morass we find it in today if you were to ask most registered voters if they are going to vote in a mid term election this year they would say no they would have any number of excuses as to why they choose not to participate in picking their preferred political party affiliated candidate to run in the general election the truth is probably most of the primary ballot rsquo s candidates are running unopposed so the primary voter rsquo s participation would be of little consequence however as is the case this year the republican primary voters in the 4th congressional district will be picking who they want to run as their candidate in the november general election the winner among the three candidates on the primary ballot will most likely ultimately become the 4th congressional district rsquo s next congressman so are primary elections important absolutely when 20 of the registered voters can control the result of who wins in the general election that rsquo s a big deal that means that 80 of the people had no voice in their representation as to who will go to washington remember voting is a right that people have given their lives for and that many countries in the world do not have the luxury of having the bottom line get informed and remember to vote on august 5 you can be among the 20 who will have the responsibility of electing our next congressman lets make sure we pick the right one  ',0),(4989,'node',' is the tea party movement experiencing death throes  tpoutjpg is the tea party movement experiencing death throes  ',0),(5068,'node',' ccrp poll clinton county proposed new septic and well regulations   new poll overview the mid michigan health department clinton gratiot and montcalm counties are considering the modification of the regulations related to private homeowner septic tank systems and wells they are proposing the implementation of a database that would contain information about all of the wells and septic systems and gis maps as well as the associated infrastructure to track and update the information the following is from the report and lists some of the possible steps that would need to be taken to implement the system and keep the system updated on an ongoing basis this is from the 24 page report submitted by the committee committee members representing system inspectors reviewed the process used when conducting an inspection of onsite wastewater treatment systems and water wells the inspectors emphasized the importance of easy and quick access to relevant information online eg prior permits asbuilt sketches while individual inspectors may take different approaches the inspections generally include the following collect information about the property through online sources such as assessing records health department records and well logic records coordinate with the local health department to obtain all available records on the subject property when onsite evaluate the typography and soil type determine and evaluate the fuel source relative to location of the well turn on all the water in the house evaluate the well construction document the condition of systems that may affect the septic system eg water softener sump pump etc develop a drawing of tank field structure location property lines etc determine whether or not the tank has been pumped within the last three years if it has been pumped open the tank and inspect its integrity if it has not been pumped within the previous three years arrange for pumping the septic pumper will check the integrity of the tank which is incorporated into the final report hand auger at least two borings to determine system and stone depth and condition findings of the inspection are summarized in a report and submitted to the client inspections would be mandated at the homeowners expense and would be required every 5 years if you would be interested in attending a meeting regarding the proposed regulation changes the following is information regarding an upcoming meeting in carson city the midmichigan district health department would like to invite all county commissioners to attend a luncheon forum to discuss hot topics in local public health including improving and protecting our water resources ndash alternatives to traditional timeofsale ordinances is the funding formula for the health department fair do we need to change it midmichigan district health department commissioner forum first baptist church community center 10010 e carson city road m57 east of the rusty nail restaurant thursday september 25 2014 1200 noon to 130 pm new poll question should the mid michigan health department adopt new proposed regulations related to septic systems and wells yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content shouldmidmichiganhealthdepartmentadoptnewproposedr  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan pass a law that would ban the enforcement of wood burning emission limits in michigan yes 74 no 26 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 this epa is out of control it should be banned defunded and done away with ida s   clinton county 2013g  ',0),(1036,'realname',' bruce harte ',0),(4991,'node',' the thursday night massacre  the clinton county republican party ccrp convention was held thursday august 14th to an overflow crowd which normally would be a good thing in this case however it turned out to be another example of ldquo dirty politics rdquo at issue was the selection of county delegates to the state convention for the purpose of selecting some state wide candidates for the november ballot the vote was controlled by a large block of voters all were certified as precinct delegates who apparently voted identically for the same 19 individuals number of elected delegates that the county can send to the state party convention most of the delegates that were elected and the voters who elected them had never before attended any ccrp meeting or event this block vote appears to have been orchestrated by a group from ingham county and abetted by clinton county residents for the purpose of insuring that lt governor calley is renominated as the lt governor republican party candidate at the state convention the above group organized a ldquo secret rdquo campaign to insure that the ldquo right rdquo county candidates would be elected as state delegates a list was prepared of the ldquo good rdquo candidates and these new precinct delegates most of which had never before been involved with the county party duly voted for the list thus the convention was stuffed with precinct delegates that either believed as the group organizers or would do as they were told so many new voters were present and by all voting for the same individuals they were able to control the ballot swept aside were the mainstays of the county party those who had freely given of their time and money in support of the ccrp thus the ldquo fix rdquo was in and those deemed desirable were elected obviously it meant nothing to the organizers of this movement or these new precinct delegates that the people who are the life blood of the county party were pushed aside we all know that this type of dirty politics is a fact of life at the national level but at the county level amongst so called friends and neighbors at a time when the party needs to be united to combat the very bad things going on in this country we have a group of individuals pulling this garbage it stinks and will cause a backlash that they will regret bruce harte bath  ',0),(3440,'node',' why waste a crisis  the republicans in congress are in panic mode as the president has stated there will be no negotiation on the debt ceiling limit as usual the republicans are caving in out of fear that they probably won rsquo t be reelected watch this video for perspective and then read the article from inventorscom http wwwyoutubecom watch v li0no7o9zme feature youtube truth be known if the debt ceiling won rsquo t cause the sky to fall or the world to end the bottom line is when will we have accountability for an article that sheds a different light on the issue click on the following story link  http newsinvestorscom ibdeditorials 011813641261debtceilingwillnotforcedefaulthtm 18  why waste crisis  ',0),(5086,'node',' granholm for us attorney general   according to the new republic former governor granholm is one if four people left that is under consideration for us attorney general to replace outgoing eric holder even though i think she would be a horrible choice she would be a step up from mr holder and his openly racial animus for an article on the four people who are being mentioned to be in the running for us attorney general go online at  http wwwnewrepubliccom article 119594 onethesefourpeoplewillreplaceericholderattorneygen ',0),(5012,'node',' more than 13 of americans in households receiving federal welfare we ve been funding a war on poverty for half a century yet there are still millions of americans that qualify for federally meanstested benefits what will it take for the federal goverment to figure out the war on poverty isn t working get the details  wwwthenewamericancom economy item 18977morethan13ofamericansinhouseholdsreceivingfed ',0),(3297,'node',' should the legislature pass legislation that would nullify obamacare in michigan based on the 10th amendment  yes no undecided this is the right thing to do we are in the united states of america we are joined together by a common bond of separte states that agreed to unite we didn t join together for a central govt to dictate to us the federal govt went too far with healthcare that is why the founders wrote the 10th amendment and if the federal govt doesn t understand it s role that is why we have the 2nd amendment nullification of obamacare in the last 100 years we have slowly seen our constitutional rights being eroded by progressive politicians from both political parties the last 4 years have been at a new breakneck speed to think that we would ever say that we don t have a choice in this country is unconscionable if we let the federal government continually chip away at every right that is defined in the constitution we have no one to blame but ourselves they say we can be arrested without cause because of the ndaa they say we are forced to purchase a product obamacare that we don t want they say that we can have our property taken away for the good of the country they are trying to take away our guns where will it stop states have rights and so do we it s about time that the states do whatever they can to restore those rights by any means as thomas jefferson stated so eloquently god forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion the people cannot be all and always well informed the part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive if they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is lethargy the forerunner of death to the public liberty and what country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance let them take arms the remedy is to set them right as to the facts pardon and pacify them what signify a few lives lost in a century or two the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants it is its natural manure  why stop with obamacare why stop with obamacare what about the department education social security medicare food stamps etc states have the right and the duty to it s citizens to nullify these laws just because the supreme court says its the law doesn t make it so they are the fedgov who do you think they ll side with what are you going to do when the supreme court interprets the 2nd amendment incorrectly nullification and the threat of secession is the states only way to protect itself and citizens against the fedgov i ve read the wise words of thomas jefferson in the declaration of independence the south had every right to secede i don t care what any liberal law school lawyer has to say nullification is lunacy and the path to secession really we re going to follow south carolina to nullify federal law as i recall that did not end well for south carolina and several other southern states in the past a state cannot decide what federal laws are constitutional we cannot exist as 50 separate countries with no common laws to bind them anyone who suggests nullification is taking a big step down the path to the dark side and the prospect of division and secession anybody who thinks the state anybody who thinks the state legislature can nullify the supreme court ruling and congressional passage of obamacare is crazy maybe they should reread the constitution and talk to a knowledgeable attorney about the 10th amendment i don t like obamacare either and didn t support it but the us congress passed it in 2010 the president signed it into law and the supreme court in 2012 upheld its key provisions i don t like to pay federal taxes either but the congress passed it president signed it into law and the supreme court has upheld the irs code  ',0),(4993,'node',' stacking the deck  cconjpg stacking the deck  ',0),(4994,'node',' stacking the deck  as they say all is fair in love war with the gop state convention just 3 days off the battle for the lieutenant governor slot on the november ballot with governor snyder still looms as the primary focus of the convention the sad thing is the lieutenant governor position is just one of several critical decisions that will be made on saturday by the convention delegates they will be choosing who will be on the november ballot for university boards where conservative voices have been few and far between they will also be selecting who the ldquo conservative rdquo supreme court nominees will be on the non partisan ballot attorney general bill schuette and secretary of state ruth johnson will also be seeking renomination as well as state board of education candidates where conservative voices of reason are direly needed the convention should be more appropriately titled the ldquo calley renomination convention rdquo what saddens me is that openness and transparency that supposedly the republicans demand of the democrats is glaringly lacking in our own party i believe in a fair fight and an even playing field but the nakagiri vs calley fight has pitted the highpowered money interests of the republican party against a self funded ldquo constitutional conservative rdquo who believes the lieutenant governor should be his own man and not a rubber stamp of the state party or the governor you have to ask where have the principles of fairness have gone when heavily funded groups like the michigan freedom fund and the michigan advocacy trust become involved at the county level in determining who the state convention delegates should be based upon the sole issue of getting brian calley renominated i don rsquo t know the numbers but i would guess the ldquo calley team rdquo probably spent several million dollars to get their message out while nakagiri spent around 13000 with 10000 being his own money it saddens me that people i believed in and that i thought had principles have shown it rsquo s all about power and getting to the next rung on the political ladder as voters we must hold our elected leaders accountable for their actions and make sure we send honest and honorable people to represent us at all levels of government until we do that we will continue to see government as usual   ldquo the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing rdquo  edmund burke  for an article on the upcoming state republican convention and how the state party and the governor have put so much energy into trying to control the county parties all over the state to assure brian calley rsquo s renomination go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140820 politics02308200030 michigangopbracesteapartyshowdown ',0),(4334,'node',' here comes the obamacare tax avalanche now that it s the law we re finding out what s in the obamacare legislation would anyone be surprised to hear that it s chock full of new taxes probably not read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20131227 herecomestheobamacaretaxavalanche   here comes the obamacare tax avalanche  ',0),(4990,'node',' why don t evangelicals vote  the republican party needs all the votes they can get when it comes election time but the relationship with the ldquo evangelical christians rdquo continues to be tenuous at best as the republican party continues to move to the left on the social issues the evangelicals have become more and more disenchanted with the party and its progressive candidates the question becomes can the republican party continue to lose close to a million evangelical voters in each presidential election because the evangelicals refuse to vote for a candidate that is ldquo the lesser of two evils rdquo for an article on the evangelical voters and why they feel they have been ignored go online at  http wwwwashingtonpostcom politics someevangelicalsinrepublicanpartyarefeelingleftout 2014081677c380e8224e11e4958c268a320a60cestoryhtml where much is given much is where much is given much is expected luke 1248 we will continue to watch carefully our legislators and senators and what they do to justify their jobs as our hired public servants we are all tired of the hypocrisy and patronizing of voters kissing babies and passing out dumb dumb suckers at parades the masses are not awake yet but slowly voters are beginning to see clearly through the political ca ca rhetoric clinton county voters deserve better cya  ',0),(4554,'node',' seiu fined almost 200000 over actions tied to 2012 ballot proposal campaign looks like the seiu got caught violating campaign finance laws by concealing the fact that it was bankrolling proposal 4 in 2012 the failed proposal s intent was to unionize home health care workers get the details  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 19891 ',0),(4996,'node',' follow the money  i have been accused of being a ldquo bad republican rdquo by many an i have taken a lot of heat from establishment republicans as they try to defend positions and votes various legislators have made however ldquo facts are facts rdquo and they shed light on the decisions politicians make to further their agendas that conservatives should be uniting against a good example of this is related to legislation that will be coming up for consideration this fall in the michigan legislature the ldquo elliotlarsen civil rights act rdquo will be on the agenda to be amended by adding ldquo sexual orientation rdquo and ldquo gender identity rdquo to its inclusion language for an article on the upcoming legislation and how it may impact the upcoming election go online at  http stacyswimpnet 20140821 blackpastorsdenouncemichiganrepublicansdancewithth  19  follow the money  ',0),(4997,'node',' follow the money  grjpg follow the money  ',0),(4998,'node',' just a simple mistake you decide  the governor rsquo s ldquo transformation manager rdquo has been shown to be a registered voter in 2 states the governors spokesperson says it rsquo s just a ldquo oversight rdquo and it could well be what is a ldquo transformation manger rdquo anyway and what is he transforming i rsquo m just asking because i would like to know this same guy was originally part of the ldquo nerd fund rdquo mirs had an article yesterday about mr baird and this is an excerpt   ldquo originally the new energy to reinvent and diversify nerd fund a nonprofit tied to the administration that doesn t have to disclose its donors paid baird s salary to be a gubernatorial consultant  after an outcry about the fund s secrecy the snyder administration hired baird to fill an official position within the executive office in october 2013 in addition to his connection with the nerd fund baird has worked on education reforms like the education achievement authority eaa a school turnaround initiative that s drawn criticism from democrats baird was also involved in behindthescenes talks on a state furniture contract that benefited a company owned by snyder s cousin rdquo for an article on the governor rsquo s transformation manager and his go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201408 topaidetomichigangovrickhtml incartriver ',0),(4536,'node',' presidential deception again  the obama administration is set to announce another major delay in implementing the affordable care act easing election pressure on democrats the white house will probably announce a new directive allowing insurers to continue offering health plans that do not meet obamacare rsquo s minimum coverage requirements beyond the 2014 elections to keep control of the us senate for an article on obama rsquo s latest move to suppress more negative impacts on the affordable care act click on the following story link  http thehillcom blogs healthwatch healthreformimplementation 199784newobamacaredelaytohelpmidtermdems ixzz2uzvrwgvd 20  presidential deception again  ',0),(5002,'node',' blue states join red states on tax reform taxreformgraphicjpg blue states join red states on tax reform ',0),(5001,'node',' blue states join red states on tax reform which states are doing better economically a recent study shows more states are lowering corporate taxes in an attempt to create a more competitive progrowth environment which states are they read more  newsheartlandorg newspaperarticle 20140822 bluestatesjoinredstatestaxreform  blue states join red states tax reform  ',0),(5003,'node',' new contraceptive coverage plan to be offered for religious nonprofits on friday the obama administration offered another olive branch to religious nonprofits that object to the birth control mandate of obamacare what s the new plan will it finally resolve the conflict between religious communities and obamacare regarding the mandate learn more  wwwpoliticocom story 201408 obamacarecontraceptioncoveragenewplan110261html  new contraceptive coverage plan offered for religious nonprofits  ',0),(5004,'node',' new contraceptive coverage plan to be offered for religious nonprofits obamacaremarketplacejpg new contraceptive coverage plan to be offered for religious nonprofits ',0),(5043,'node',' school districts can be cost conscious the dansville schools has saved 73687387 and its employees haven t had to pay for any health insurance premiums during that time sinply by changing their insurance provider by dropping messa as their thirdparty administrator affiliated with the michigan education association dansville superintendent amy hodgson said they have saved 736873 she said the employees do have to make copays for things such as office visits for an article on the savings dansville schools have seen go online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20500 ',0),(5026,'node',' democrats see new voter turnout techniques as ace in the hole especially in the midterm elections voter turnout is critical to success so how do you get people to the polls some of the techniques tested in the past might surprise you and what s going to work this year learn more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20450 ',0),(5005,'node',' streetcars of undesire  michigan seems to love old technology in the guise of new windmills are all the rage and windmills have existed since the first century anno domini now we see them being built en masse in a vain attempt to replace useful energy sources like coal and nuclear and now we have the detroit m1 light rail project  by light rail i mean trolley san francisco and new orleans have trolleys and they are iconic so why not detroit detroit does have very talented graffiti artists that will gives those streetcars that distinctive d feel as those beautifully decorated cars travel down woodward the residents of the struggling city can watch the art show as it moves down the 3mile track apparently buses aren t cool enough to ride so we need another subsided way for people to go a few miles down the road but don t think we re wasting money it s only 137 million for that 3mile track what else would we spend 137 million on i suggest carbon frame bikes for all the people downtown if you get them really nice racing bikes 2000 apiece we could get 68000 of them and that would help people exercise and lower the city s health bills since detroit and michigan is general is among the fattest states and at least when the weather is good they could certainly reach wherever they were going faster than the trolley ok i admit i have alternative motives for suggesting the bikes there would be so many of them stolen and pawned that i could go to detroit and get a nice bike for cheap  ',0),(5006,'node',' obamacare now covers gender reassignment surgeries through a combination of antidiscrimination policy and a ban on exclusion of preexisting conditions it looks like obamacare coverage will pay for sex change operations we had to pass this bill to find out what was in it read on  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140825 obamacarenowpaysforgenderreassignment  the daily beast article is pretty interesting too  wwwthedailybeastcom articles 20140825 obamacarenowpaysforgenderreassignmenthtml ',0),(5008,'node','  we re getting ready gutierrez expecting executive amnesty for five million illegals immigrationreformjpg  we re getting ready gutierrez expecting executive amnesty for five million illegals ',0),(5018,'node',' build better teachers one aspect of equal opportunity involves getting a quality education there are lots of ideas thrown around about what might level the playing field and we ve been throwing money at the problem for years with little or no appreciable difference could an economist have discovered the most important factor to student performance what paves the way for student success read on  townhallcom columnists monacharen 20140829 buildbetterteachersn1884595 ',0),(5011,'node',' ccrp can the party reunite  read my blog regarding the state republican convention and my view looking to what has happened in the last year and what will happen leading up to the general election the 500000000 man   all emails addresses  ',0),(4434,'node',' snyder calls current immigration laws dumb  governor snyder has come out in support of comprehensive immigration reform and implied that enforcement of the current immigration laws were dumb at an event with former new york city mayor michael bloomberg snyder rsquo s venture in to the immigration quagmire with his opinions on what needs to be done seem a little brash maybe when he becomes president in 2016 he can issue an executive order to make it happen for an article on governor snyder rsquo s remarks regarding immigration reform click on the following link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140126 michigangovcurrentimmigrationlawsdumb with all the michigan with all the michigan unemployed youth i d like him to explain his logiclamonte  ',0),(1642,'node',' top right ad status this advertisement is actively being displayed this advertisement has been active since monday august 13 2012 243pm  statistics impressions clicks clickthru this hour 5 0 000 last hour 0 0 000 today 98 0 000 yesterday 19 0 000 last seven days 478 1 021 this month 2086 32 153 last month 2923 33 113 this year 41785 647 155 last year 41223 589 143 all time 161351 2071 128  click history time user url where clicked dec 24 1931 anonymous thank the founders for the 10th amendment    details  dec 18 1345 anonymous chinese begin drilling for oil in gulf of mexico   details  dec 18 1115 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details details   top right  ',0),(2649,'node',' october 7 2014 ccrp fall fest       october 7 2014 tuesday ccrp fall fest fundraiser from 600 ndash 830 pm at the peacock road tree farm 11854 peacock road lainsgburg mi 48848 see details below  peacock road tree farm website       2014 ccrp fall fest featuring    special guest speaker state board of education candidate maria carl  at the peacock road tree farm in the  snack barn  11854 peacock road laingsburg mi 48848 when tuesday october 7 2014 600 pm to 830 pm 2000 per person 5000 as an event sponsor children under 18 admitted free with their parents dress is casual fall food items will be provided come and join us to hear what state board of education candidate maria carl has to say about her race for the state board of education and the issues that need to be addressed come and enjoy a great time with friends food plenty of things to do for the kids free wagon rides and of course talk of the upcoming november election let s have a great turnout for the event as we look forward to a victory in november 300 200 club sponsors free see footnote for details 300 club sponsors are given free admission to all fundraising events and 200 club sponsors are given free admission to either the summer bbq or the fall fundraiser for 2014  all proceeds will benefit the clinton county republican party  send payment to sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 download registration for here  click here to download  preregistrations only payment will be accepted at the event make your check payable to the clinton county republican party paid for by the clinton county republican party bull po box 92 st johns mi 48879  may 23 2012 trebesh fundraiser june 13 2012 trebesh fundraiser june 13 2012 trebesh fundraiser june 13 2012 trebesh fundraiser july 15 2012 trebesh fundraiser july 15 2012 trebesh fundraiser  ',0),(5013,'node',' expanding medicaid would you be surprised to learn that republicans oppose expansion of medicaid under obamacare polling suggests it is very unpopular among republican voters in key presidentialselection states will this have an impact on those republicans who want to throw their hats into the ring for 2016 read more  wwwnationalreviewcom article 386384 expandingmedicaidjimgeraghty ',0),(5014,'node',' obama reportedly plotting endrun around congress on global climate change a leader works within the system building coalitions to advance an idea we never see this from our current president all he can do is whine about republican opposition and then do whatever he can on his own this time the issue is a united nations agreement that will name and shame countries into cutitng greenhouse gases without the status of a treaty obama can sign on without having to get senate approval do you really think a united nations agreement is going to shame the chinese into doing something they don t want to do unbelievable  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20140827 obamareportedlyplottingendrunaroundcongressongloba  ',0),(5016,'node',' jobs gdp not bad thumbsupjpg jobs gdp not bad ',0),(5015,'node',' jobs gdp not bad the numbers reported this morning are looking better  wwwweeklystandardcom blogs jobsgdpnotbad803919html  jobs gdp not bad  ',0),(4511,'node',' the coming crash of american diplomacy in the middle east the obama administration is currently involved in three diplomatic initiatives in the middle east iran s nuclear weapons program syria s ongoing struggles and the israelipalestinian conflict none is going very well can diplomatic efforts be effective in this part of the world what does this mean to our american allies in the region what happens if they all collapse john bolton offers some insight  wwwlatimescom opinion commentary laoeboltonobamamideastfailure2014021801568248story axzz2tmrkyqzo  the coming crash american diplomacy the middle east  ',0),(5020,'node',' arctic ice cap is growing  arcticicesatellitepicturejpg arctic ice cap is growing  ',0),(4999,'node',' do you think mitt romney should be the republican candidate for president again in 2016  yes no undecided romney 2016 yes yes and yes i m ready for hillary  think dole mccain romney think dole mccain romney moderates are more electable no reagan won 49 states with clear conservative principles when the gop acts like democrats and puts up fuzzy candidates voters get turned off they do not want tweedle dee tweedle dum they do not want two parties doing the same thing the want a choice  romney for president gov romney is a nice fellow but has no backbone to stand up against the opposition in a debate and i believe he is too liberal for my tastes romney we need a proven conservative that has a conservative record like scott walker we conservatives can win and do win if we nominate a true conservative wake up republicans ida s  ',0),(5023,'node',' ccrp poll michigan strategic fund chevy dealership funding  new poll overview the michigan strategic fund recently unanimously approved the capture of tax authorizations of 719528 in local and school taxes for renovations for george matick chevrolet on telegraph road the 50 year old building was converted from a flea market into a dealership 35 years ago according to the medc the building s age excessive size high operational costs increasing costs of regulatory compliance and maintenance and current automotive customer expectations have rendered it unsuitable for longterm continued use the dealership plans to renovate the dealership and install a car wash and fueling center on an adjacent parcel it has purchased the tax capture will pay for brownfieldeligible activities like road and curb work sewer modifications asbestos removal and landscaping questions have been asked as to why this dealership should be given special treatment when other auto dealerships are competing for the same business as they are and it give the appearance that the medc rsquo s strategic fund is picking winners and losers medc community assistance team specialist stacy esbrook said other dealerships are nearby and george matick chevrolet is trying to stay afloat the community does not want to have a large vacant parcel if the dealership closes she said board member bill martin said this was a tough decision and that it rsquo s a close call but i want to make sure people know i don rsquo t think we should be in the business of financing dealerships or the construction thereof medc president and ceo mike finney said he doesn t recall the medc ever having approved incentives for auto dealerships in the past and it does raise a concern but in this case there was a public infrastructure need we evaluate every project on a project by project basis in this case because of some of the public infrastructure needs that were there it made sense for the medc staff to recommend it and the board appropriately approved it finney said michael lafaive a director with the mackinac center said this type of special treatment is unfair doesn t create jobs and is too costly it is unfair because this dealer no doubt competes with other dealers not lucky enough to get a government handout robbing many taxpayer peters to subsidize the corporate paul only shifts precious resources around evidence shows it is unlikely to create net new jobs worse this is money that could have accrued to local schools depriving them of such revenues represents a very high opportunity cost unless of course some future graduates intend to wash cars on the new site lafaive said new poll question should the medc s strategic fund have approved the capture of tax authorizations to george matick chevrolet yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmedc e28099sstrategicfundhaveapprovedcapturetaxauthoriz  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you think mitt romney should be the republican candidate for president again in 2016 yes 59 no 34 undecided 7 three comments were made on this poll comment 1 romney we need a proven conservative that has a conservative record like scott walker we conservatives can win and do win if we nominate a true conservative wake up republicans ida s comment 2 romney for president gov romney is a nice fellow but has no backbone to stand up against the opposition in a debate and i believe he is too liberal for my tastes comment 3 think dole mccain romney think dole mccain romney moderates are more electable no reagan won 49 states with clear conservative principles when the gop acts like democrats and puts up fuzzy candidates voters get turned off they do not want tweedle dee tweedle dum they do not want two parties doing the same thing the want a choice comment 4 romney 2016 yes yes and yes i m ready for hillary   all emails addresses  ',0),(5021,'node',' obama using federal contractors as guinea pigs to test his social agenda bidders for federal contracts may find that there are more rules to follow to qualify for the work how will these changes affect the bidding process why is the federal government doing this get the details  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 sep 1 federalcontractorsusedastestinggroundforoba  ',0),(5025,'node',' detroit s bankruptcy battle begins detroitskylinejpg detroit s bankruptcy battle begins ',0),(5064,'node',' ccrp fall fest october 7 2014  the clinton county republican party will be holding our fall fest fundraising event once again at the peacock road tree farm in laingsburg on october 7 2014 this is the third year we have held our fall fest event there and it is always a great opportunity to involve the whole family bring the kids or grandkids and while we are listening to this years guests speaker state board of education candidate maria carl the kids can be enjoying the farm on a hayride watching the pig races or some of the other activities that are always part of the evening additionally we will also have the student statesmanship kids we sponsored this year and we will hear what they experienced in their week in lansing learning about how state government works preregistration is be required no late registrations will be allowed at the door dress is casual please rsvp by september 30 2014 to sheri harte willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 or call or email her at 5172816212 or at  shwill1s1959 gmailcom with the number who will be attending please print and return the following form to name email address city state zip occupation employer 300200 club sponsor free event sponsor 5000 2 attendees nonsponsor 300 club sponsors are given free admission to all fundraising events and 200 cllub sponsors are given free admission to either the summer bbq of the fall fest in 2014 please return the completed registration form with your check to make your check payable to the clinton county republican party any questions regarding the event should be directed to sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or at shwillis1959 gmailcom   clinton county 2013r  ',0),(5007,'node','  we re getting ready gutierrez expecting executive amnesty for five million illegals president obama has already told us he will go around the congress and act on immigration reform on his own is it lawful maybe not but he ll get away with it if nobody stands up to him here s what the democrats are expecting  dailycallercom 20140825 weregettingreadygutierrezexpectingexecutiveamnesty  ',0),(5033,'node',' snyder defends tax on pensions downplays 18b tax cut to businesses during a statewide public radio callin show in friday gov rick snyder discussed the changes his administration made to michigan business taxes what impact did these changes have on the state s business environment what about the decision to tax some publicemployee pensions how did this impact seniors in the state what does his democrat opponent have to say about it get the full story  wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140905 politics023090500880 politics snyderdefendstaxpensionsdownplays18btaxcutbusiness ',0),(5046,'node',' marriage republicans and the future according to an article at ldquo frontpagemagcom rdquo the republican party could well be impacted by decisions related to marriage by single adults  ldquo for the first time in american statistical history the majority of american adults are single 124 million or 502 of americans are single some will get married but increasing numbers never will rdquo   ldquo demographically a population of single adults means the death of the republican party it eliminates the possibility of libertarian and fiscally conservative policies it leads inevitably to the welfare state rdquo   for an article on the trend of single adults to not marry and how it may impact the republican party go online at  http wwwfrontpagemagcom 2014 dgreenfield canrepublicanswininapostfamilyamerica vblw6tq8avifacebook ',0),(5034,'node',' obama blames children for hostility to his amnesty plans earlier this year president obama vowed to address the immigration issue on his own due to the inability of congress to act but now he s decided to put off any action until after the midterm elections obama claims it s because the politics shifted during the summer others say it s because any unilateral constitutionallyquestionable action by the president will hurt the democrats in the midtersm what do you think get the details  dailycallercom 20140907 obamablameschildrenforhostilitytohisamnestyplans  ',0),(5035,'node',' obama blames children for hostility to his amnesty plans amnestyjpg obama blames children for hostility to his amnesty plans ',0),(5037,'node',' michigan roads lgbt rights among hot topics as legislature returns the michigan legislature is back in session at least for a little while they ll be heading out of town again soon to campaign for the fall elections but what re going to be the hot topics while they re here read more  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201409 marijuanalgbtroadfundingmihtml  michigan roads lgbt rights among hot topics legislature returns  ',0),(5038,'node',' michigan roads lgbt rights among hot topics as legislature returns michigancapitoljpg michigan roads lgbt rights among hot topics as legislature returns ',0),(5039,'node',' should michigan rethink term limits  since 1992 michigan legislators have been limited to a maximum of three terms in the house and two terms in the senate giving any one legislator a maximum of 14 years in office has this idea served michigan well some don t think so after serving his 14 years in the michigan legislature sen randy richardville rmonroe is working on a proposal that would allow more flexibility in the process how would that work get the details  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201409 shouldmichiganrethinktermhtml incartriver ',0),(1792,'node',' calley recreates lt governor role traditionally the role of lieutenant governor has been to preside over the senate but remain in the shadow of the governorship but michigan s lieutenant governor brian calley is elevating the role from the shadows into the spotlight read more about brian calley where he came from and where he is going in this article published in dome magazine   calley recreates governor role  ',0),(5042,'node',' former republican governor milliken endorses democrat moderate gary peters this is a perfect example of the demise of the gop as it has slowly been infiltrated by ldquo democrat lights rdquo milliken has shown his true ldquo political credentials rdquo in some of his previous endorsements namely the endorsement of john kerry for president in 2004 in his endorsement of peters he states ldquo he has proven to be an independent voice for michigan who puts good public policy ahead of partisan gain rdquo our former governor fails to acknowledge that as any moderate would that it isn rsquo t about partisanship it rsquo s about upholding our constitutional rights and defending the principles our country was founded upon for an article on former governor milliken rsquo s decision to endorse gary peters go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201409 formermichigangovbillmillihtml ',0),(5045,'node',' ccrp poll audit the federal reserve   new poll overview house republican leaders scheduled a vote on the auditing the federal reserve for sometime in the next week as one of a series of preelection bills designed to highlight lawmakers rsquo stances just before they go home to face voters the same bill passed in the house in 2012 on an overwhelming 32798 vote but the democrat controlled senate failed to pass it the bill would order the government accountability office which is congress s chief investigative arm to review the fed s decisionmaking mdash particularly on monetary policy congress established the federal reserve nearly a century ago the system which consists of a board of governors and 12 regional banks act as lenders of last resort to the country s banking system and it is charged both with fighting inflation and with promoting economic growth and employment the congressional budget office said the bill would cost about 5 million for the staff required to conduct the audit the cbo also said the federal reserve would spend money complying with the review which would end up costing the government about 3 million in lower revenue from the fed over the next decade the previous chairman of the federal reserve ben bernanke had opposed an audit saying it could lead to politicians secondguessing the secretive board s decisions despite democratic leaders opposition a number of rankandfile democrats support the legislation new poll question should congress pass legislation that would allow for an audit of the federal reserve yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content shouldcongresspasslegislationwouldallowauditfedera  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should governor snyder and us senate candidate terri lynn land agree to debate their democrat opponents yes 60 no 31 undecided 8 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 snyder election no because the press will just take comments out of context and crucify them unless land and snyder can set the perimeters and they should be very limited we pretty much know where they stand on all the issues already ida s comment 2 debating it is often wise to pass rather than play a weak hand which you have been dealt   all emails addresses  ',0),(5052,'node',' ccrp september 18 2014 ccrp monthly meeting just a quick reminder the september ccrp monthly meeting is this coming thursday september 17 2014 in dewitt at the dewitt city hall 414 e main street at 700 pm the following is the agenda for the meeting ccrp executive committee meeting dewitt city hall thursday september 18 2014 700 pm agenda i call to order ii invocation iii pledge of allegiance iv roll call v approval of agenda vi approval of minutes minutes 6192014 vii committee reports a chair rsquo s report ndash steve willis b treasurer rsquo s report ndash kevin kirk c fundraising report ndash bruce harte sheri harte willis d communications committee ndash none e community involvement ndash kevin kirk f candidate recruitment support ndash none viii new business a candidate support recommendations b maria carl honorarium ndash fall fest ix old other business a granger landfill expansion ndash tonia olson b public interest forum ndash charlie nunez c state party campaign help ndash rick oliveriz d selective service committee ndash daniel allen x upcoming dates events a 10714 ndash fall fest ndash peacock road tree farm b 101614 ndash monthly meeting st johns xi communications a elected officials staff candidates others xiii next meeting a 101614 ndash monthly meeting st johns xiv adjournment sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party   clinton county 2013r  ',0),(5048,'node',' campaign contributions for governor who it comes from  governorjpg campaign contributions for governor who it comes from  ',0),(5047,'node',' campaign contributions for governor who it comes from  in politics it rsquo s all about the money and where it comes from these contributions are a good indicator of what the various interests who contribute to their campaign might expect in return from ldquo their candidate rdquo if they get elected for an article on where campaign contributions come from go online at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20489 19  campaign contributions for governor who comes from  ',0),(5049,'node',' congressman camp s proposed tax plan  according to ldquo thehillcom rdquo house ways and means chairman dave camp rsquo s tax reform plan would slash charitable giving by as much as 34 billion a year according to a new study for an article on how the proposed tax plan would impact our taxes go online at  http thehillcom policy finance domestictaxes 217617studycampstaxreformwouldreducecharitablegivi 19  ',0),(5050,'node',' congressman camp s proposed tax plan  1040jpg congressman camp s proposed tax plan  ',0),(5051,'node',' ccrp read about potential voter fraud in november in scott stoecker s blog  http clintoncountygoporg content ifonlybosstweedhadhadtechnology  all emails addresses  ',0),(4686,'node',' should michigan pass a package of bills to bailout detroit with oversight by a committee to guarantee their solvency  yes no undecided detroit bailout i do agree with changing the pension system to a 401k and having a committee to oversee their finances does make sense but with any bankruptcy assets need to be sold if possible i think that some of the artwork could be sold why should the entire state pay for detroit s mistakes  detriot bailout creating a nanny to oversea detroit is a non winner for both the state and detroit detroit needs to admit to itself that they had ample forewarning and chose to ignore the advice there already exists a plantation mentality by both the citizens and the government official in the city and bailing them out does nothing for force them to learn from these mistakes and cultivate responsible management of their government detroit really they did create their own problem and it is their responsibility to pay for it it is not the responsibility of the rest of the state yes they may have to sell some valuable artwork maybe just one piece aww and or sell the water system or real estate that s the breaksyes they need to move to defined contribution pensions as soon as possible but be careful about this when new labor contracts are entered into recall how the unions extended existing contracts for a long time in order to avoid right to work yes there needs to be a commission as described to monitor much of detroit s fiscal behavior in the next 20 years minimum there is always a huge city of detroit scandal every 20 years so it might be good for a commission to run longer with the intention of trying to change that scandal culture so that those accustomed to it will die off and the younger replacements might not be trained in it who knows i don t recall whether the description of the commission included appointments to the pension board s and commission monitoring of the pension systems that has been a real corrupt cess pool and that needs to happen i m nervous about the concept that the commission would not be active during periods of fiscal health in detroit this is a problem first accountants can make anything seem like it meets some terms and second a new granholm as governor would automatically define anything as fiscal health to play games with detroit so i think it s a bad and risky idea that should be scrapped finally obviously the discussion of an amount of a bail out is a buy in to get the extended commission ok get to a number that is really low 1 millionand no more a million is enough to sound serious and not insulting to detroiters and not so high that it insults the rest of us 195 million is still a huge insult to the rest of us robbing peter to pay paul   broke nations are bailing out other broke nations with borrowed money units of government are following suit how long before the entire system collapses greed gluttony pride all with promises of a bright future from political hacks we elect if the entire us gross domestic product is 63 trillion dollars and we supposedly owe the international bankers up to 211 trillion dollars in debt how does common core math reconcile this problem  http theeconomiccollapseblogcom archives tag bailouts father god have mercy on our ignorance and arrogance individually and as a nation  http deadlysinscom sins gluttonyhtml in the 1990s we warned units of government as their counsel to use san diego as a model of what not to invest in ie derivatives all smoke and mirrors to support pension funds that county collapsed its system you can not squeeze lemon from a rubber tire philip nancy bareham  should michigan pass package bills bailout detroit with oversight committee guarantee their solvency  ',0),(5062,'node',' mr koskinen s continuing deception the continued travesty of the testimony of mr koskinen from the irs before congress just shows the corruption that exists within our government and the need for accountability for an article on the continued deception being shown by the head of the irs before congress go online at  http onlinewsjcom news articleemail kimstrasselstonewallkoskinen1411081532lmyqjaxmte0o tesla y ',0),(5063,'node',' government technicalities and red tape may doom gun dealers ssg tactical is one of the largest gun dealers in virginia with 10 employees offering training classes and concealedcarry fashion bags the business owners are part of an industry that adds 318 billion to the us economy many in the gun industry worry that heightened federal scrutiny and government regulations will put them out of business for an article on bureaucratic red tape that many run gun dealers out of business go online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 sep 18 onerousatfrulesthreatentoputgundealersout  ',0),(5024,'node',' detroit s bankruptcy battle begins detroit s bankruptcy plan goes to court today will the grand bargain hold up read more  wwwusatodaycom story news nation 20140831 detroitbankruptcytrialbegins 14899547   detroit bankruptcy battle begins  ',0),(5066,'node',' a moderate or a conservative in 2016 for president  pressjpg a moderate or a conservative in 2016 for president  ',0),(5065,'node',' a moderate or a conservative in 2016 for president  as the republican candidates jockey for position in the upcoming presidential in 2016 is it time take a new path and actually pick a conservative instead of the traditional moderates we have had in the last two elections for an article on the outlook of winning the us senate in november and the presidency in 2016 go online at  http wwwamericanthinkercom blog 201409 badnewsforgop2016presidentialrunhtml 19  moderate conservative 2016 for president  ',0),(4992,'node',' stacking the deck  as they say all is fair in love war with the gop state convention just 3 days off the battle for the lieutenant governor slot on the november ballot with governor snyder still looms as the primary focus of the convention the sad thing is the lieutenant governor position is just one of several critical decisions that will be made on saturday by the convention delegates they will be choosing who will be on the november ballot for university boards where conservative voices have been few and far between they will also be selecting who the ldquo conservative rdquo supreme court nominees will be on the non partisan ballot attorney general bill schuette and secretary of state ruth johnson will also be seeking renomination as well as state board of education candidates where conservative voices of reason are direly needed the convention should be more appropriately titled the ldquo calley renomination convention rdquo what saddens me is that openness and transparency that supposedly the republicans demand of the democrats is glaringly lacking in our own party i believe in a fair fight and an even playing field but the nakagiri vs calley fight has pitted the highpowered money interests of the republican party against a self funded ldquo constitutional conservative rdquo who believes the lieutenant governor should be his own man and not a rubber stamp of the state party or the governor you have to ask where have the principles of fairness have gone when heavily funded groups like the michigan freedom fund and the michigan advocacy trust become involved at the county level in determining who the state convention delegates should be based upon the sole issue of getting brian calley renominated i don rsquo t know the numbers but i would guess the ldquo calley team rdquo probably spent several million dollars to get their message out while nakagiri spent around 13000 with 10000 being his own money it saddens me that people i believed in and that i thought had principles have shown it rsquo s all about power and getting to the next rung on the political ladder as voters we must hold our elected leaders accountable for their actions and make sure we send honest and honorable people to represent us at all levels of government until we do that we will continue to see government as usual   ldquo the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing rdquo   edmund burke  for an article on the upcoming state republican convention and how the state party and the governor have put so much energy into trying to control the county parties all over the state to assure brian calley rsquo s renomination go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140820 politics02308200030 michigangopbracesteapartyshowdown 19  domination of the process  domination of the process while hiding in the shadows by minor league youngsters who parade around their so called christian values passing out dumb dumb suckers at parades who possess very little life experience and have only worked as political hacks in the local or state legislative process does not qualify these youngsters ie snots spoiled rotten brats to make major decisions impacting the very lives of citizens seniors military veterans and struggling families in this state it was normal at one time for folks who have endured the challenges of life failures and successes having raised a family changed diapers endured financial hardship ran a business taking care of aging parents etc then they would be qualified to run for office to benefit michiganders and future generations not their own self centered political lusts that is a formula as to how you become a servant and give back the good book makes is clear where much is given much is expected they shall know you by the fruit of your labor thou shalt not bear false witness to bad if you don t agree the truth shall make you free not your selish opinion from working downtown playing barney big shot nelson  stacking the deck  ',0),(5070,'node',' public servants or elected aristocracy  aristocjpg public servants or elected aristocracy  ',0),(4138,'node',' mi house bill 4315 smartmeters  mi house bill 4315 smartmeters   an act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state to provide for alternative energy suppliers to provide for licensing to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties to abolish the michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission to provide for the continuance transfer and completion of certain matters and proceedings to abolish automatic adjustment clauses to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption to create a fund to provide for a restructuring of the manner in which energy is provided in this state to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy to allow for the securitization of stranded costs to reduce rates to provide for appeals to provide appropriations to declare the effect and purpose of this act to prescribe remedies and penalties and to repeal acts and parts of acts call or contact your state representative and let them know how you feel about being forced to have an electric metering device replaced or installed at your residence that will be an invasion of your constitutional right to privacy and possibly hazardous to your physical well being  smart meter information websites http emfsafetynetworkorg pageid 872 http wwwwndcom 201212 healthhazardslinkedtoutilitymeters  http wwwtakebackyourpowernet news 20130519 britishmpstoldofsmartmeterrisksukrolloutdelayedbyy  http michiganstopsmartmeterscom wirelessornotsmartmetersharmyourhealth  contact your state representative at  http wwwsenatemichigangov senatorinfohtml house energy technology committee  chair representative aric nesbitt email aricnesbitt housemigov vice chair representative mike shirkey link to text of the bill click here  energy technology committee members  aric nesbitt r committee chair 66th district mike shirkey r majority vicechair 65th district jeff farrington r 30th district ray franz r 101st district bradford jacobsen r 46th district rick outman r 70th district peter pettalia r 106th district amanda price r 89th district wayne schmidt r 104th district dale zorn r 56th district joseph graves r 51st district dan lauwers r 81st district thomas stallworth d minority vicechair 7th district rudy hobbs d 35th district david nathan d 8th district bill lavoy d 17th district marilyn lane d 31st district charles brunner d 96th district henry yanez d 25th district collene lamonte d 91st district 19  ',0),(5075,'node',' a second black president ben carson  rumor has it that dr ben carson may be seriously considering running for president in 2016 as devout christian and a conservative the question is whether the black voters will vote for him because of his stands on conservative issues for an article on dr carsons possible run for president go online at  http wwwmlivecom news detroit indexssf 201409 detroitnativedrbencarsonohtml incartriver ',0),(5076,'node',' obama fights climate change with executive order  our fearless leader has issued another executive order to create a 30day alter system to warn us of the imminent danger that will be caused by ldquo climate change rdquo for read more on the president rsquo s latest action to keep us safe from climate change disasters go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140923 obamaannouncesnewexecutiveactionstofightclimatecha ',0),(4488,'node',' should congress pass a bill requiring food stamp recipients to show a photo id when purchasing groceries  yes no undecided id to purchase food stamps and voting this is a no brainer the naacp just had a protest rally about id s required for voting and they required all in attendance to produce a valid picture id the government can pay to have the picture taken when applicant applies and provide this on the food stamp card many require photo id with your credit card this is no different during check out this then provides another photo id for voting reduction in fraud would pay for the whole thing well worth it don t know how anyone who is sane can argue against it  require photo id one on the other comments stated we don t need excessive laws and regulations that limit our liberty and i totally agree with that sentiment the problem is that he she misses the point when he she ignores the fact that the misuse and abuse of food stamp benefits is a wasteful use of fiscal resources passing a law that stops fraud and abuse is a good law and would be a responsible move on the part of congress photo id my problem with all of these new laws is that every time you pass a new law you take a freedom away somewhere down the road and the end result is a stronger stronger and more overpowering centralized government america did not become the the greatest nation in history by legislating everything under the sun to the contrary it is the lack of regulation and the taxation that tends to accompany regulation that truly promotes freedom and or life liberty and the pursuit of happiness we do not need any more new laws   should congress pass bill requiring food stamp recipients show photo when purchasing groceries  ',0),(2402,'node',' ccrp poll teaching alternative lifestyles in public schools  new poll overview some michigan school districts are considering the addition of alternative lifestyles to their sex education curriculum starting in middle school or earlier new poll question should alternative lifestyles be taught as part of the sex education curriculum for children in public schools yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content should e2809calternativelif  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should a student be suspended for their comments on homosexuality based on their religious beliefs yes 0 no 100 undecided 0 two comments were made on this poll question anonymous comment 1 i agree with ida salisbury but i go farther and question why the cc gop poll question did not go the next step and ask whether the teacher should have been suspended it would have been particularly interesting to see how we all voted on both of these questions may i also point out that the teacher s behavior was more than bullying in that the teacher holds a position of authority over the student concerning the teacher who i believe should have been disciplined the discipline should be for wearing a political teeshirt in class was divisive in that it endorsed homosexuality and for the teacher who then spent an entire class day promoting homosexuality and division among students and using his authority as a teacher to causing a student who held religious beliefs that the practice of homosexuality is wrong to respond in opposition to the teacher s comments the student was set up by the teacher the teacher was wrong the teacher is the one who should have been suspended the school is wrong the school district should pay comment 2 this teacher was the bully this teacher is engaging in indoctrination not education is this america or russia or china our liberty and freedom are in grave danger ida salisbury   all emails addresses  ',0),(5083,'node',' ccrp fall fest candidate signs candidate forum letters to the editor  fall fest at peacock road tree farm on 10714 last date to register is tuesday 9302014 call sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email shwillis1959 gmailcom to reserve your seat and or for details senator rick jones and terri lynn land signs we have signs for both candidates that can be picked up in bath township call 5172814458 to make arrangements for pick up candidate forum ndash tuesday september 30 in dewitt the league of women voters of the lansing area will be hosting a candidate forum on tuesday september 30 at 700 pm in the community room of lake trust credit union 12750 escanaba drive dewitt both the republican and democratic party s candidates have agreed to participate we are hoping voters in the 24th district will take this opportunity to hear both candidates present their views on questions submitted by the audience terri lynn land letters to the editor terri lynn land rsquo s campaign has provided us a pdf file with several different talking points from their campaign the pdf file is can be downloaded by clicking on the link below they would also need to know when anyone submits a letter so they can follow which papers people are submitting letters to and if they actually get published please contact carly nelson at carly terrilynnlandcom if you have to submitted a letter land talking points pdf file  clinton county 2013g  ',0),(5084,'node',' whose rights are being infringed  we continue down a path that will continue to see our rights infringed if we contunue to liberal judges rule against the rights of those who hold strong religious beliefs for an article on family a run business by a christian couple that has experienced first hand the effects of the lgbt agenda and what they have done to comply with the courts go online at  http dailysignalcom 20140926 farmerslesbiancouplehatefulpeople utmsource heritagefoundation utmmedium email utmcampaign saturday mkttok 3rkmmjwwff9wsronsqjlzkxonjhpfsx57e8vwkw3lmi 2f0er3fovrpufgji4ds8zhi 2bsldweygjlv6sgfqrlbma1ozrgowxu 3d 19  whose rights are being infringed  ',0),(5085,'node',' whose rights are being infringed  libertyjpg whose rights are being infringed  ',0),(5088,'node',' krauthammer s take on the midterm elections  krautjpg krauthammer s take on the midterm elections  ',0),(5089,'node',' obama s priority golf or national security   according to briebartcom ldquo a new government accountability institute gai report reveals that president barack obama has attended only 421 of his daily intelligence briefings known officially as the presidential daily brief or pdb in the 2079 days of his presidency through september 29 2014 rdquo for an article on what president obama rsquo s lack of interest in national security concerns go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom bigpeace 20140929 reportobamahasmissedoverhalfhissecondtermdailyinte 19  ',0),(5101,'node',' higher sales tax preferred option for funding roads although potholes were grabbing more attention in the spring michigan residents still rate it right up there with problems the state needs to solve how do michiganders rate the condition of the roads and how should we pay for their repair get the details  wwwfreepcom story news politics 20141005 salestaxhikepreferredmichiganroadfix 16726831  ',0),(5090,'node',' obama s priority golf or national security  golfjpg obama s priority golf or national security  ',0),(5091,'node',' snyder schauer ad truth analysis   political ads are never truly accurate in that there may be half truths and make inmplications about candidates that may not be totally accurate for an article on campaign ads in the governor rsquo s race regarding education funding go online at  http wwwfreepcom story news local michigan 20140929 snydertvadtoutseducationspending 16425359  ',0),(5093,'node',' sex ed for 5year olds  sexedjpg sex ed for 5year olds  ',0),(5092,'node',' sex ed for 5year olds   as a country we are falling far behind other countries in the world in math and science and have to hire people from other countries to fill skilled job vacancies however we will have the most educated kids in the world regarding varied sex practices in a world turned upside down we have lost focus on what our priorities should be as a country for an article on what is happening around the country in our schools regarding sex education of our children beginning as early as the age of 5 go online at  http wwwthenewamericancom culture education item 19181sexeducationforfiveyearoldspushedbypedophiles 19  sex for 5year olds  ',0),(5094,'node',' bill gates a major player in pushing common core   as a major proponent and financial supporter if common core bill gates feels standardization is critical to the success of our educational system however common core critics feel that national education standards will erode local decisionmaking for an article on the part bill gates has played in the common core agenda go online at  http reasoncom blog 20140930 watchbillgatesconfirmeverybodyswor ',0),(3849,'node',' senate passes immigration bill in a 6832 vote the senate passed their version of an immigration reform bill in order to get the votes needed it is loaded with pork the house however will go through the regular process to create their own immigration bill and eventually this legislation will end up in a conference committee for resolution for information on the passage see  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130627 senatepassesamnesty6832 to get details on the pork  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130627 immigrationbillriddledwithpork for a discussion on a conservative plan for immigration reform read wayne allyn root s article  wwwhumaneventscom 20130625 theconservativeplanforimmigrationreform   senate passes immigration bill  ',0),(4368,'node',' michigan budget surplus what to do with it  merry christmas michigan  it would appear the state has and extra 100000000000 in the treasury left over after they paid the bills with our tax dollars the question now becomes what are they going to do with that found money for an article on what rsquo s under consideration for that extra money click on the following link  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140108 politics02301080030 michiganlawmakerssplitplansbudgetsurplus odyssey tab topnews text frontpage 19  michigan budget surplus what with  ',0),(5099,'node',' snyder chastises obama administration over new bridge  plazajpg snyder chastises obama administration over new bridge  ',0),(5098,'node',' snyder chastises obama administration over new bridge   governor snyder accused the obama administration of potentially alienating canada over the federal government rsquo s refusal to pony up 250000000 for a customs plaza for the new detroit river bridge the governor has gone after federal funding for the plaza after the michigan legislature failed to allow state funds to be used for that purpose earlier for an article on the governor rsquo s frustration in acquiring federal funding for the plaza go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom story news politics elections 20141002 snyderfedsfootbillplazaalienatecanada 16624255  19  snyder chastises obama administration over new bridge  ',0),(5100,'node',' don t be a burden die at 75   dr ezekiel emanuel one of the architects for the affordable care act is arguing that living to be 75 years old should be long enough for anyone now we understand where the cost savings will be because obamacare just wants older people to go away as we get closer to its full implementation we will see if ldquo death panels rdquo to deny care will become a reality to expedite the demise of the elderly for an article on ezekiel emanuel rsquo s comments about packing it in at 75 go online at  http wwwnationalreviewcom article 388787 shouldwehopedie75victordavishanson ',0),(5104,'node',' ccrp upcoming events opportunities to help  just a quick reminder about upcoming events fundraisers and opportunities to help that will be taking place in the next few weeks john moolenaar for congress meet greet wednesday october 8 2014 7 pm and ends at 830 pm the committee to elect john moolenaar to us congress is sponsoring a meet and greet town hall this wednesday october 8 2014 at the wilson center board room 101 w cass street st johns mi 48879 the event begins at 7 pm and ends at 830 pm light refreshments will be served senator jones anne hill for commissioner walk day saturday october 11 2014 bath township from 1100 am to 300 pm we will be having a walk day for state senator rick jones and county commissioner candidate anne hill on saturday october 11 in bath township from 1100 am to 300 pm we will be knocking on doors and passing out literature for the candidates the weather is expected to be good both senator jones and anne hill need your help in winning their races we will be meeting for instructions for where to walk at 1100 am in the parking lot in bath at the main 4 corners at clark and webster roads if you are able to help out please contact steve willis at sgwillis1945 gmailcom or call 5172814458 so we can get a count representative tom leonard fundraiser tuesday october 14 2014 430630 pm 13481 blaisdell drive dewitt mi 48820 representative tom leonard will be holding a fundraising event with special guest john moolenaar state senator and congressional candidate should you have any questions or need to rsvp please contact phil goodrich at pgoodrich87 gmailcom  letters to the editor for the candidates please consider writing letters to the editor for our candidates to get our message out senator jones is in a tough race and could use our help in winning reelection if you write lettersthe state journal has a 100 word limit and the dewitt bath and st johns papers have a 150 word limit seniors read these papers everyday   clinton county 2013r  ',0),(4203,'node',' should michigan pass a law that would define lgbt as a protected class in the elliotlarsen civil rights act  yes no undecided  should michigan pass law that would define lgbt protected class the elliotlarsen civil rights act  ',0),(5102,'node',' the big money democrats have you seen harry reid standing at the podium in the senate denouncing the koch brothers for trying to buy elections he s done it several times some even believe it s an obsession with him but when you start looking at the facts it looks like the democrats are some of the biggest spenders around and guess whose pac is spending the most no shortage of hypocrisy in the dems camp read more  onlinewsjcom articles thebigmoneydemocrats1411599398 and in case you ve missed some of harry s greatest hits on the senate floor check this out  freebeaconcom politics msnbcblastssenreidashypocriticalsadandpathetictoca   the big money democrats  ',0),(5103,'node',' the big money democrats heybigspenderjpg the big money democrats ',0),(5106,'node',' court ducks samesex marriage decision ussupremecourtjpg court ducks samesex marriage decision ',0),(5105,'node',' court ducks samesex marriage decision by refusing to take up any of the cases before them relating to samesex marriage the supreme court allowed the lowercourt decisions against bans on gay marriage to remain in effect read the full story  thehillcom regulation courtbattles 219845courtpaveswayforgaymarriage  court ducks samesex marriage decision  ',0),(5107,'node',' michael bloomberg s pac backing ads for snyder independence usa former new york mayor michael bloomberg s pac is supporting gov snyder s reelection bid with an ad buy the ads highlight some of the same positive themes as snyder s campaign what else has bloomberg done to support the governor get more information  wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201410 michaelbloombergpacbackinghtml ',0),(5108,'node',' michigan s lost decade was historic the democratic candidate for lieutenant governor recently suggested that the granholm years weren t really so bad what do you think let s take a look at a some facts read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 20563 ',0),(5110,'node',' confidence in obama on economy sinks to new low obamafrowningjpg confidence in obama on economy sinks to new low ',0),