(3469,'node',' ccrp poll f16 fighters for egypt  poll overview four f16 fighter jets have been shipped to egypt as part of a foreign aid package sixteen f16s and 200 abrams tanks are to be given to the egyptian government before the end of this year under a foreign aid deal signed in 2010 with thenegyptian president hosni mubarak critics say it doesn t make sense to follow through with the package given that new egyptian president mohammed morsi has given decidedly mixed signals about relations with the us in the comments translated by the middle east media research institute morsi has stated that children be taught to hate jews many worry that arming such a volatile egypt will endanger israel us aid accounts for as much as 80 of the egyptian defense ministry rsquo s weapons procurement costs in essence american taxpayers have been egypt rsquo s major arms supplier subsidizing the supply of f16 jet fighters m1a1 abrams battle tanks armored personnel carriers apache helicopters and hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus military equipment an obama spokesperson has said the administration seeks to maintain a strategic partnership with egypt that enhances the security and peace of the region new poll question are you in favor of the shipment of f16 jets and and abrams tanks to egypt yes no undecided are you in favor of the shipment of f16 jets and abrams tanks to egypt   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks yes 19 no 78 undecided 3 five comments were made on this poll question comment 1 idling diesel trucks lets pass a law that makes it illegal for our elected officials to be a dumb a comment 2 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 comment 3 no more taxes or fees no i am sick of new taxes comment 4 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 comment 5 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   all emails addresses  ',0),(3229,'node',' are logging roads real roads  loggersjpg are logging roads real roads  ',0),(3231,'node',' ccrp poll personhood for fetuses and tax credits for expecting parents   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview michigan house bills 5684 and 5685 the house tax policy committee recently heard testimony on a bill that would grant personhood status to fetuses allowing expectant parents to qualify for a tax exemption democrats and prochoice advocates said the twobill package is similar to attempts in mississippi colorado and other states to pass personhood bills meant to obstruct abortion rights by declaring a fetus of any age a person michigan would be the first state to succeed in passing such a law parents would be able to claim a dependency exemption for a fetus that has completed at least 12 weeks of gestation as of the last day of the tax year and that has been under the care and observation of a physician since at least 12 weeks of gestation the period of gestation would have to be determined by a physician rep lisa lyons of alto sponsor of one of the two bills said the legislation is meant to help pregnant women with the costs of prenatal care the personal exemption is 3950 for the 2013 tax year and 4000 for the 2014 tax year and subsequent years allowing fetuses to qualify would cost michigan about 5 million annually in revenue according to a house fiscal agency analysis new poll question should the legislature pass legislation to grant personhood to fetuses and award tax credits to expecting mothers yes no undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganlegislaturepasslegislationgrant e2809cpersonhood e2809dfetusesandawardtaxcredit  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of changing michigan rsquo s election law to allow for anyone to vote absentee without needing a reason yes 40 no 52 undecided 8 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 expansion of absentee voting 1 the described proposal does not have adequate controls on verifying who exactly is voting the described problem of grand rapids voters waiting for 4 hours can be remedied by more poll workers in polls in which there are a lot of registered voters 2 i am very disappointed in ruth johnson not coming up with a remedy to guarantee that military ballots will be processed and received in a way that guarantees that those votes will be counted no later than election day 3 here is something that ruth johnson needs to deal with it is not true that the problem of clerks sending out unrequested absentee ballots has been remedied using me as an example in the 2012 presidential we requested absentee ballots in the august primary as we were out of town then much to my surprise we received unrequested november general election ballots in the mail yes ballots not requests for ballots i called the sos election division about this and the staffer said that the clerk had likely used a form in the primary election in which we were requesting absentee ballots for both the primary and general i don t think that this occurred and why would it and i would have noticed it just because someone will be out of town in august does not mean that they would be out of town in november and there was nothing on the form i signed that indicated multiple dates this is not the first time that this has occurred with the city of lansing clerk s office furthermore primary elections and general elections are separate elections under michigan election law including campaing finance law as absentee ballots are the easiest way for voter fraud to occur there needs to be great care that ballots do not go out willy nilly 4 having a great percentage of voters voting 45 days prior to the election is a bad idea this really means that a general election where there was a contested primary really only lasts 30 to 45 days and it would be nonexistent for voters who actually vote at the beginning of the time period while some voters know very early on exactly who they wish to vote for most voters wait until close to the actual election to decide and it is a bad idea for people to vote without access to sufficient information to choose and prior to candidates to be able to campaign especially when their is a protracted primary followed by summer when voters won t listen so candidates lay fairly low the general election doesn t start up until after labor day so this would result in a 30 to 45 day general and for those voting absentee at the earliest possible time they are allowing no time to receive any information that would be revealed during the general election comment 2 no reason absentee voting if provisional ballots are set aside until verification of the voter s signature i think we need to look at changing our voting methods i have been told that the democrats are already using avs by simply having their voters say that they will be outoftown on election day so they automatically qualify to vote early i also think as part of any election changes that we need to set aside provisional ballots that are cast on election day until they can be verified as qualifying voters as well   all emails addresses  ',0),(3230,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass legislation to grant personhood to fetuses and award tax credits to expecting mothers  yes no undecided personhood yes to personhood no to tax credits we ll have to get social security numbers for the unborn rand paul has a good idea https wwwyoutubecom watch v qgcy4jyiss  tax fairness a tax deduction for parents of fetuses what a great idea it s time for tax fairness one group of women will get all of us to pay for their contraception and abortions and another group of women will get a tax break from all of us to have a child and that child will grow up to fill the seats in schools and universities and eventually become teachers and professors doctors and nurses to keep us healthy inventors to make new products to improve our lives soldiers policy and fire personnel to make us safe workers to make things that we need and farmers to grow our food lawyers and judges to help us straighten out our disagreements and politicians to find more ways to take our money why didn t someone think of this sooner the rest of us can actually enjoy an eventual benefit for the tax deduction get the bills passed  ',0),(3248,'node',' westphalia township westphalia township the westphalia township hall is located at 119 south westphalia street westphalia mi 488949810 phone 9895873411 fax fax 9895873153 there are currently 5 republican elected officials supervisor alden jthelen r 7880 s wright rd westphalia 9895876676 clerk jane p bierstetel r 110 gutha dr po box 91 westphalia 9895874491 treasurer marvin m smith r 413 birch lane po box 187 westphalia 9895876778 trustee john e platte r 7423 s grange rd westphalia 9895874003 trustee daniel j pung r 10120 w pratt rd st johns 9895876618 the next election for all township elected positions is november 2016 clinton county commissioners westphalia township has one republican elected county commissioner district no 2 david w pohl r 1180 s hinman road fowler mi 48835 ph 989 5932688 term exps 12312014 township meetings  the westphalia township board meetings are the 2nd monday of every month starting at 730 pm and are held at the township hall ',0),(3255,'node',' michigan righttowork rally december 4 2012 righttowork legislation is expected to be considered this week in the legislature in lansing the unions will be marshalling their forces to show the solidarity by bussing the supporter to lobby the legislators to vote against the bill the question is are michigan residents going to let 175 percent of the workers in michigan bully the legislature into defeating a righttowork bill are we going to let the majority of the worker s voices be heard and tell or legislators that it s wrong that people are forced to join a union and pay dues to an organization that blatantly supports the liberal agenda take the time and let your voice be heard you may not get another opportunity like this again the following is a message from people who will be have a rally for righttowork on tuesday december 4 2012 at the capitol from core principles you have an opportunity to do something very special tuesday december 4th in lansing join with hundreds of your freedom loving friends to stop into lawmakers offices and tell them to step out courageously and support labor freedom let them see that they have friends all over the state who are ready to go to work on their behalf to stave off any negative attacks that may come as a result of their courage here s the details the centerright coalition invites you to join americans for prosperitymichigan anytime between 10 am and 3 pm on tuesday december 4th for workplace freedom lobby day righttowork would be one of the biggest victories for limited government that we have seen to date in michigan this is a day you don t want to miss being a part of december 4 2012 1000 am to 300 pm michigan state capitol on december 4th urge your legislator to support giving workers the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union no michigan worker should be forced to pay dues to a union in order to keep their job activists will be provided with talking points training on how to lobby their legislator a heated tent on the capitol lawn and light refreshments attending please register here http wwweventbritecom event 4954425821 utmsource copy of labor free  for more information call americans for prosperitymichigan 517 8539073 or email infomi afphqorg    test posting newsletter  ',0),(3205,'node',' the golden calf of increased tax rates what s wrong with raising the tax rates especially on rich people at the top of the economic heap president obama insists it s the only way to get out of the economic mess he s perpetuated is it really a good idea what do the rich do when tax rates increase what does everybody else do when their tax rates go up for an analysis of the effects of increased tax rates be sure to read  wwwredstatecom danbongino 20121118 thegoldencalfofincreasedtaxrates  ',0),(3251,'node',' state healthcare exchange is dead for now  snyderexchangejpg state healthcare exchange is dead for now  ',0),(3250,'node',' state healthcare exchange is dead for now  the michigan house standing committee on health policy refused to report out senate bill 693 the state healthcare exchange bill that had passed the senate earlier in the year at this point the bill is probably dead for this legislative session but governor snyder and his ldquo positive relentless action rdquo attitude will probably resurrect it in the next legislative session that convenes in 2013 he will undoubtedly be working on the incoming freshmen house members to get them to support the legislation and to pass the exchange clinton county rsquo s state representative paul opsommer was instrumental in defeating the bill as one of the health policy committee members for a detailed article on the defeat of the bill click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom news indexssf 201211 obamacarehealthexchangedefehtml 19  state healthcare exchange dead for now  ',0),(4954,'node',' doj ordered to id fast furious documents withheld from congress after a lengthy delay a foia lawsuit brought by judicial watch is producing results the dc us district court has ordered the department of justice to turn over a list of documents relating to the fast and furious gun running scandal withheld from the congress through executive privilege what will we learn read more  townhallcom tipsheet katiepavlich 20140731 judgeordersdojtoreleasedocumentswithheldfromcongre ',0),(3253,'node','  16 trillion in new taxes more stimulus president obama offered his new plan to avoid the ldquo fiscal cliff rdquo and it includes 16 trillion in new taxes and 50 billion in new stimulus spending the plan didn rsquo t include any concessions the republicans were looking for representative boehner flatly rejected the proposal and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell called the proposal a ldquo step backward for a detailed article on the president s plan to solve our debt problem click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom bigjournalism 20121129 obamasinsultingfiscalcliffproposallaudedasstrategi utmsource twitterfeed utmmedium twitter 19  16 trillion new taxes more stimulus  ',0),(3254,'node','  16 trillion in new taxes more stimulus obamasanswerjpg  16 trillion in new taxes more stimulus ',0),(3256,'node',' michigan righttowork rally december 4 2012 righttowork legislation is expected to be considered this week in the legislature in lansing the unions will be marshalling their forces to show the solidarity by bussing the supporter to lobby the legislators to vote against the bill the question is are michigan residents going to let 175 percent of the workers in michigan bully the legislature into defeating a righttowork bill are we going to let the majority of the worker s voices be heard and tell our legislators that it s wrong that people are forced to join a union and pay dues to an organization that blatantly supports the liberal agenda take the time and let your voice be heard you may not get another opportunity like this again the following is a message from the people who will be having the rally for righttowork on tuesday december 4 2012 at the capitol from core principles you have an opportunity to do something very special tuesday december 4th in lansing join with hundreds of your freedom loving friends to stop into lawmakers offices and tell them to step out courageously and support labor freedom let them see that they have friends all over the state who are ready to go to work on their behalf to stave off any negative attacks that may come as a result of their courage here s the details the centerright coalition invites you to join americans for prosperitymichigan anytime between 10 am and 3 pm on tuesday december 4th for workplace freedom lobby day righttowork would be one of the biggest victories for limited government that we have seen to date in michigan this is a day you don t want to miss being a part of december 4 2012 1000 am to 300 pm michigan state capitol on december 4th urge your legislator to support giving workers the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union no michigan worker should be forced to pay dues to a union in order to keep their job activists will be provided with talking points training on how to lobby their legislator a heated tent on the capitol lawn and light refreshments attending please register here http wwweventbritecom event 4954425821 utmsource copy of labor free  for more information call americans for prosperitymichigan 517 8539073 or email infomi afphqorg    clinton county emails april 2012  ',0),(3258,'node',' clinton county parks green space committee meeting parks green space committee meeting parks green space committee meeting fri 12072012 830am  ',0),(3259,'node',' clinton county planning commission meeting planning commission meeting clinton county planning commission meeting thu 12132012 700pm  ',0),(3260,'node',' clinton county board of commissioners meeting board of commissioners meeting clinton county board of commissioners meeting fri 12142012 900am  ',0),(3261,'node',' clinton county ag preservation board meeting ag preservation board meeting clinton county ag preservation board meeting mon 12172012 630pm location  1st floor conference room ',0),(3262,'node',' clinton county zoning board of appeals zoning board of appeals clinton county zoning board of appeals tue 12182012 700pm  ',0),(3263,'node',' 2013 club sponsor ldd planning meeting club sponsor ldd planning meeting club sponsor ldd planning meeting mon 12032012 700pm location  steve sheri s home 4789 drumheller bath mi 48808  ',0),(3264,'node',' michigan righttowork rally december 4 2012 righttowork rally righttowork rally tue 12042012 1000am location  capitol lawn ',0),(3265,'node',' us senate vote that will alter our constitution  i just received this from a friend who passed it along to me if you don t want the united nations altering our constitution please call or email our us senators and tell them to vote no on the vote for the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities crpd tuesday december 4 contact information for michigan s two us senators carl levin washington dc 2022246221 lansing 5173771509 http levinsenategov contact email debbie stabenow washington 2022244822 e lansing 5172031760 http wwwstabenowsenategov p contact in defense of life and libery rick ross chairman ctv shiawassee http wwwctvshiawasseeorg http wwwfacebookcom ctvshiawassee date mon 3 dec 2012 115315 0500 subject sound the alarm tomorrow us senate vote on rights of disabled very bad from  amyjaynehawkins gmailcom to  ginamichop gmailcom thanks to my dad glenn beck rick santorum and this parentalrightsorg initiative with hslda s michael farris for raising my attention to this issue and calling for action rick santorum puts it better than i can the us senate has scheduled a vote on the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities crpd for tuesday december 4 the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities crpd would give the un oversight of the healthcare and education choices parents with special needs kids make it is outrageous that the government could tell you and me what is best for our children particularly when they rsquo ve never met the child if this were to pass crpd would become the law of the land under the us constitution s supremacy clause and would trump state laws and could be used as precedent by state and federal judges this treaty would give the government acting under un instructions the ability to determine for all children with disabilities what is best for them it also would give the un discretion over decisions about how we educate our special needs kids and could potentially eliminate parental rights for the education of children with disabilities the call to action michigan has two us senators stabenow and levin both democrats please call email fax reach them via social media and pray it is most worthwhile to call your senators recruit people in other states to call theirs if you were to call senators in other states it will not have a great impact as their job is to listen to their constituents tell them to vote no on crpd read further for more information and see patriotvoicescom rick santorum s website and information here amy hawkins  all emails addresses  ',0),(3266,'node',' c mon bob costas never let a crisis go to waste that is what rahm emmanuel said and bob costas is a devotee of that worldview after the murder suicide of kansas city chief linebacker jovan belcher and his girlfriend little bob used this event to promote the idea of a gun in every home to that innocent men and women can defend themselves against vicious murderers oops wait that never happened instead he said in addition to other meaningless drivel  this handguns do not enhance our safety they exacerbate our flaws tempt us to escalate arguments and bait us into embracing confrontation rather than avoiding it in the coming days jovan belcher s actions and its possible connection to football will be analyzed who knows but here is what i believe if jovan belcher didn t possess a gun he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today jovan was a professional football player linebackers can bench press 300 pounds he certainly didn t need a gun to kill someone he could have done that with a toothpick so to follow little bob s logic if only we had gun control laws like they do in safe cities like chicago new york city and washington dc we would be alright if all guns in detroit would disappear bunnies and kittens would run through the perfectly safe streets of a beautiful panacea governmentregulated lemonade stands on every corner because people don t kill people guns do guns possess the owner to do things like violently shoot girlfriends rob gas stations and vote for republican but we also can t dismiss the statement about jovan s murder and its possible connection to football ie concussions yes big guys playing football on sunday afternoons leads to murder apparently if the nfl was replaced by the quiet ball league pain and suffering would end i m guessing that is what he means by his nonsensical statement i wonder what the trauma of punters and their violent action of kicking a football has on the psyche of small children maybe we should get a government grant to study that let me offer an alterative theory to the wackedout idea that football and guns caused the death of kasandra jovan was a murderer who did an evil act because some people do evil things anyone else tired of hearing how it thanked his coach and owner for the opportunity they gave him how about more coverage of the fact that he killed a woman jovan wasn t a victim he was a predator so to bob costas and all the other liberal airheads who will use any tragic event to push forward their liberal ideology hellip c mon man  ',0),(4772,'node',' congressman paul ryan lauds camp at 4th congressional breakfast  congressman paul ryan speaking at bucks run golf club at the 4th congressional district republican spring breakfast paid tribute to congressman camp rsquo s years of service to the people of the state of michigan to read more on the 4th congressional spring breakfast at buck rsquo s run with paul ryan in mt pleasant go online at  http wwwourmidlandcom news usrepryanlaudsretiringdavecampatth article55e26d82543b52789945f2d6736ae488html ',0),(3268,'node',' power politics follow the party line  amashoustedjpg power politics follow the party line  ',0),(3270,'node',' faith based adoptions the michigan house will consider allowing faithbased agencies to deny adoptions on religious grounds under proposed legislation in the michigan house faithbased organizations that accept state funding would not be required to perform or assist in adoptions that violate their religious teachings for and article on the legislation and the obstacles to passage click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201212 michiganhousebillwouldallohtml ',0),(3274,'node',' is it time for righttowork  rtwjpg is it time for righttowork  ',0),(3273,'node',' is it time for righttowork  rumor has it that the legislature will be considering righttowork legislation before the end of this legislative session even though it is past the deadline for new introductions the speculation is the actual legislation will be an amendment to an existing bill that is currently under consideration freedom to work has had one event at the capitol to press the issue and they have a number of other events scheduled for the upcoming days on righttowork hoping to move the issue forward before the end of the year for and article on the righttowork issue and what is likely to happen click on the following story link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18007 19  time for righttowork  ',0),(3275,'node',' 2013 club sponsor invoice request this webform is to enter club sponsor information after a person has been contacted by phone regarding becoming a 2013 club sponsor enter the information regarding the contact below and them submit the form steve will generate and invoice upon receipt of the notification and send it either by email or through the usps to the contact person who signed up for club sponsorship title first name last name address line 1 address line 2 city state zip code email address home phone mobile phone employer club sponsor level 300 level sponsor 200 level sponsor 150 level sponsor comments  ',0),(2437,'node',' court unanimously slaps down obama s antireligion doctrine this week the us supreme court made a decision on the hosannatabor evangelical lutheran church and school v equal employment opportunity commission case unanimously opposing the obama administrations s radical doctrine that the federal government can tell a church who it must employ as a minister if the church violates antidiscrimination employment provisions for details on the justices opinions in the case see  wwwhumaneventscom articlephp  court unanimously slaps down obama antireligion doctrine  ',0),(2696,'node',' may 3 2012 ccrp county convention       may 3 2012 ccrp county convention monthly executive committee meeting 730 st johns         we will be holding a county convention on may 3 2012 at the clinton county courthouse at 100 e state street in st johns at 700 pm the convention has been called by the state republican party to select delegates to attend the state convention on may 18 may 19 at cobo convention center in detroit  the monthly executive committee meeting will be held immediately following the county convention  may 3 2012 ccrp county convention  ',0),(3039,'node',' what if obama wins in 2012  we have seen the democrat party move to the far left and our republic being transformed into state socialism we can rsquo t afford 4 more years of obama and the progressive agenda for a vision of what the next 4 years may hold for us click on the following story link rdquo  http wwwtheblazecom stories whathappensifobamawins  19  what obama wins 2012  ',0),(3277,'node',' snyder will sign rtw bill  michigan governor rick snyder said today that a bill will be introduced that would make michigan the nation s 24th righttowork state and that when it arrives on my desk i plan on signing it rdquo for an article on the details of the righttowork bill pending before the legislature click on the following story link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 17977 ',0),(1608,'node',' who s paying  energy it s the backbone of our economy the lifeblood of american culture we all use it we all need it but who is paying for it who is subsidizing america s energy read more at  politicsblogsfoxnewscom 20110303 itsallyourmoneypayingenergysubsidies 69  who paying  ',0),(3279,'node',' mi house passes bill to nullify ndaa  nondaajpg mi house passes bill to nullify ndaa  ',0),(3280,'node',' unions try to stop rtw vote  from the detroit news   ldquo the capitol was on lockdown due to labor protests following thursday s announcement gov rick snyder and the republicancontrolled legislature will push righttowork legislation rdquo   ldquo the lockdown enforced by squadrons of michigan state police was declared after a group of union protesters tried to storm the senate chamber just hours after this morning s announcement by snyder lt gov brian calley and house and senate republican leaders rdquo  michigan state police spokeswoman shannon banner said eight people have been arrested and that troopers used pepper spray to subdue the protesters rdquo  for an article on union rsquo s attempts to stop the righttowork vote click on the following story link  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20121206 politics02212060434 housesenatequicklytakeuprightworkbills8protestersa odyssey tab topnews text frontpage ',0),(2523,'node',' michigan leads against unconstitutional obamacare mandate michigan will be taking a lead role in defending the first amendment right to freedom of religion from obamacare mandates announced attorney general bill schuette on thursday forcing religious organizations to violate their deeply held beliefs by mandating what they must provide in their health care plans threatens religious liberty in our country labor unions and large corporations have been exempted from various tenets of obamacare yet this administration refuses to allow any exemption for religious organizations who attempt to exercise this first amendment right read more at  michigangov ag 045347164588565901527106800html  michigan leads against unconstitutional obamacare mandate  ',0),(3283,'node',' kids as climate change agents  climatechangekidsjpg kids as climate change agents  ',0),(3282,'node',' kids as climate change agents  those of you who grew up in the 50 s may recall the stories you heard about the russians taking children away from their families day care and brain washing them sending them to school to be little communists agents of change given that background this story is all too familiar what happened to the concept of teaching children to research all aspects of a topic and then through analytical thinking determining for themselves what to think about it how did education become a means for advancing the liberal agenda get the full story at  wwwthenewamericancom worldnews item 13843unsummittransformingyourkidsinto e2809cclimatechangeagents e2809d  kids climate change agents  ',0),(3285,'node',' thumbs up for the mitten  reinventmichiganjpg thumbs up for the mitten  ',0),(3287,'node',' ccrp poll righttowork carve outs for police fire  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview under the legislation employees would only pay union representation fees agency fees if they chose to do so federal law prohibits workers from being required to be union members and pay union dues as a condition of employment however unless a state has a righttowork law employees in companies where a union already exists are forced to pay union fees if they don t pay the dues typically the fees are nearly as costly as the dues the governor said the legislation will cover both public and privatesector with one carve out for public safety meaning police and fire personnel he said this was because of their unique status and cited public act 312 which creates a binding arbitration process for labor disputes new poll question should the righttowork bill allow for exceptions for police and fire employees for union membership requirements yes no undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldrightworkbillallowex  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass a bill to allow faithbased agencies to determine adoption eligibility based on religious criteria yes 79 no 10 undecided 10 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 in the legislation there should be provision that such adoptions are intended to sustain the values held by person from whom the child came should such be the case f nose comment 2 faith based adoptions yes faith based organizations should absolutely be able to retain that right and discretion which i believe to serves the best longterm interest of the child as well   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3163,'node',' what the ballot proposals will cost us  special interests shouldn t be given special consideration in the constitution unions are pushing hard to carve out a sweetheart deal for their members the people of michigan should not vote for special treatment for 3 of the population to see the cost of all of the proposals and what they are projected to cost you and me read the follwoing article  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 17904 19  what the ballot proposals will cost  ',0),(3298,'node',' ccrp poll obamacare nullification   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview since the supreme court rendered its opinion on the constitutionality of a mandatory federal health care system last summer many americans consider the matter settled others feel the constitution still does not delegate congress the power to create and run a health care system some state have been refusing to put their faith in dc politicians to fix a problem dc politicians created in the first place south carolina has became the latest state to consider the nullification of obamacare with the announcement that rep william chumley will sponsor a bill in the 2013 legislative session declaring the ppaca unconstitutional and void in their state if passed the bill would set the stage for blocking implementation of the mandatory federal health care system in south carolina it shall be the duty of the legislature of this state to adopt and enact any and all measures as may be necessary to prevent the enforcement of the patient protection and affordable care act within the limits of this state the bill will be filed in columbia before the end of the year and will be voted on in the lameduck session when asked in a recent interview as to why he was filing this bill rep chumley said that it is because of federal overreach we are following the constitution it is the right thing to do if passed the south carolina freedom of health care protection act would authorize the state of south carolina to stop anyone from enforcing or implementing obamacare within the boundaries of that state south carolina joined three other states already committed to efforts nullifying obamacare in the 2013 state legislative session rep allison littell mchose introduced a861 in the new jersey legislature in january and it will carry over into the coming year the oklahoma and maine legislatures will also consider similar bills in 2013 it is also believed that up to twelve other states will likely consider similar legislation in 2013 new poll question should the legislature pass legislation that would nullify obamacare in michigan based on the 10th amendment yes no undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldlegislaturepasslegisla  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the righttowork bill allow for exceptions for police and fire employees for union membership requirements yes 29 no 66 undecided 6 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(3290,'node',' new insurance fee in health overhaul law it s the gift that keeps on giving starting in 2014 health care plans will be hit with a 63perhead fee to help cover people with preexisting conditions do we have a recent cost estimate for implementation of obamacare the cbo has already doubled their original estimate tell me again this legislation saves money how get the details at  wwwdetroitnewscom apps pbcsdll article ',0),(3291,'node',' school district cancels class so teachers can protest righttowork  actions speak louder than words because the taylor school district expected so many teachers to miss school today so they could protest righttowork legislation it closed the schools for students is this behavior on the part of the teachers not the best reason yet to give teachers the option to not join the union read more at  dailycallercom 20121211 schooldistrictcancelsclasssoteacherscanprotestrigh  ',0),(3292,'node',' school district cancels class so teachers can protest righttowork  classcancelledjpg school district cancels class so teachers can protest righttowork  ',0),(3296,'node',' ccrp ndaa nullification house bill 5768 update 121112  the senate judiciary committee unanimously passed hb5768 and referred the bill to the committee of the whole for discussion on wednesday 121212 your action is needed now to pass this bill yet this week 1 in clinton gratiot counties call senator emmons at 517 3733760 or email her at  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e webforms rep 2 in ingham county call senator whitmer at 5173731734 or email at  http whitmersenatedemscom contactme urge them to pass this bill let them know that you want them to stand up for the constitution of the united states and the constitution of michigan ndash they took an oath to both 3 call and email the governor rsquo s office ndash 517 3733400 or  http wwwmichigangov snyder the last session day is thursday 121412 we need to get this bill passed and to the governor by then the bill would prohibit any agency of this state any political subdivision of this state any employee of any agency of this state or any political subdivision of this state or any member of the michigan national guard from assisting an agency of the armed forces of the united states in the investigation prosecution or detainment of any citizen of the united states under certain circumstances effectively prohibiting any state cooperation with indefinite detention without due process written into the national defense authorization act   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3294,'node','  anarchy union thug politics  unionthugsjpg  anarchy union thug politics  ',0),(3295,'node',' ccrp righttowork we were there  anarchy union thug politics several of us from clinton county went down to the capitol to witness the historic passage of the righttowork legislation the noise in the capitol was deafening as the unions were out en mass expressing their dissatisfaction with what was transpiring for a first hand account on what we saw and experienced click on the following link to our website  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content e2809canarchy e2809dunionthugpolitics  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3293,'node','  anarchy union thug politics  several of us from clinton county went down to the capitol to witness the historic passage of the righttowork legislation the noise in the capitol was deafening as the unions were out en mass expressing their dissatisfaction with what was transpiring as the day progressed the protester rsquo s moods changed as they were looking to take their frustration out on anyone that opposed their agenda we were in the american rsquo s for prosperity tent on the east capitol lawn as things escalated and we could hear the protesters chanting outside   ldquo this is what democracy looks like rdquo  it looked more like ldquo anarchy rdquo than ldquo democracy rdquo as the group of people who represent only 17 percent of michigan rsquo s workforce continued to press their issue things quickly turned worse as we began to hear the chany   ldquo knock it down rdquo  referring to the american rsquo s for prosperity tent that we were in luckily we were quickly ushered out of the back of the tent while several people were still in the tent as the protesters continued to revel in the destruction of the tent to the cheers of the crowd as they completed their goal the same people who want us to respect their rights have absolutely no respect for anyone elses as they try to retain their special interests michigan has taken a big step forward today in making the playing field even for all of michigan rsquo s workers thanks to clinton county rsquo s paul opsommer the other legislators who had the courage to vote for it and governor snyder who made the tough decision to do what was right for all of michigan rsquo s workers for a video of the day rsquo s events and the destruction of the afp tent and to see the union thugs who caused the destruction today watch the following video  http wwwyoutubecom watch v ssrabbkvq0 feature playerembedded for a video of the destruction of the tent from the inside click on the following link  https wwwyoutubecom watch feature playerembedded v 0nugfr4cwkm steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  as long as our government is administered for the good of the people and is regulated by their will as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property liberty of conscience and of the press it will be worth defending andrew jackson 19 thanks for posting steve thanks for posting steve it s hard to believe that with all the law enforcement and cameras there that something can t be done to bring many of these people to justice i went down there got to i went down there got to hear jesse jackson it was quite a site to see andy t inside the big tent are inside the big tent are we as michigan citizens inclusive or exclusive myself and several other local citizens from clinton county participated and observed this most compelling example of democracy in action ie a republic directly from inside that tent i saw the orchestrated and deliberate actions of people assulting other citizens who were minding their own business and peacefully exercizing their constitutional rights while i was in that tent during this civil break down i tried to focus on the safety of several women who were praying and terrified what is happening to our united states and what ever happened to equal risks equal benefits i also have vivid memories of witnessing first hand the over throw of an entire government by communists back in 1987 i can see quiet clearly how a nation can collapse lke a tent when neighbors turn against each other over political entitlements we as michiganders must do better than this all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing sir edmund burke pn bareham  ',0),(3299,'node',' the aftermath of righttoworkmageddon another lovefest from the peaceful protesters of michigan s unions i really expected more from them more violence that is as it was  a comedian was punched   a hot dog vendor s cart was overturned   the americans for prosperity tent was torn down  and who knows what else but the capitol wasn t burned to the ground as far as i know and though a democrat legislator threatened that there would be more violence  there haven t been any deaths of course  26000 kids were without their teachers  nice job mea once again you showed your true colors putting angry protests before educating children i rode my bike down to see the protests it was quite impressive with all the people who should have been working chanting idiotic things like this is what democracy looks like standing around chanting is what democracy looks like and there was the line of drummers and chanters circling the capitol like they were going to blow their horns and down would come the walls ala jericho but in the end the union protests were pointless the right to work legislation passed and now people have a choice to either join a union and have their money embezzled and or sent to democrats or not join and be harassed and threatened by union goons but kudos to all the legislators that had the common sense to vote for this legislation and great job to those awesome people who supported clint tarver  the owner of the hot dog stand who suffered 400 in damages a web site raised 15000 to help him undo the damage that the union thugs did  ',0),(1648,'node',' bottom right ad links to https wwwfacebookcom groups ccrpmich  status this advertisement is actively being displayed this advertisement has been active since wednesday march 16 2011 459pm  statistics impressions clicks clickthru this hour 0 0 000 last hour 6 0 000 today 115 0 000 yesterday 165 0 000 last seven days 1396 0 000 this month 115 0 000 last month 4853 6 012 this year 18596 32 017 last year 40459 98 024 all time 137037 377 028  click history time user url where clicked feb 22 1649 anonymous should michigan pass legislation to require liability insurance for gun owners    details  feb 21 1251 anonymous if you are asked by a doctor if you have guns in your home will you tell them you do    details  feb 13 2135 anonymous 2014 lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette   details  feb 13 2012 anonymous http wwwclintoncountygoporg    details  feb 13 1958 anonymous are you in favor of the michigan legislature changing the way electoral votes are allocated to be by congressional district    details  feb 7 1728 anonymous 2014 lincoln day dinner with attorney general bill schuette   details  feb 7 1252 anonymous upcoming events    details  feb 5 1453 anonymous http wwwclintoncountygoporg cont   details  feb 3 2151 anonymous http wwwclintoncountygopcom    details  jan 30 2048 anonymous http wwwclintoncountygoporg    details  jan 29 2239 anonymous   details  jan 26 0324 anonymous   details  jan 24 2135 anonymous are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks    details  jan 22 1708 anonymous   details  jan 22 0716 anonymous   details  jan 21 0406 anonymous   details  jan 20 0954 anonymous   details  jan 18 0334 anonymous http clintoncountygopcom content    details  jan 17 0808 anonymous club sponsor 2014   details  jan 16 1315 admin http wwwclintoncountygoporg    details  jan 16 1314 anonymous http wwwclintoncountygoporg    details 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libertarians have secured their own talk shows on the major news networks like john stossel who continually interjects the libertarian philosophy in issues that range from personal liberties to national security a few months ago a fellow tea party activist and republican told me that libertarians were a danger and a threat to republicans and their party ideals this statement completely boggled my mind as i couldn t grasp how a conservative couldn t appreciate the message of liberty individual freedom and prosperity libertarians aren t deserving of the label of crazy beatniks it is often these libertarianminded republicans that stand up for our freedom and rights when other republicans are prepared to send them down the river styx a great example is rep justin amash who has bravely fought against dangerous legislation and has been an outspoken advocate for the freedoms of the american people when ndaa was introduced by sen carl levin and heralded by sen john mccain as being brilliant and necessary legislation see  wwwyoutubecom watch  justin amash  wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201112 usrepjustinamashgatheringhtml was one of the loudest opposers to this bill in this time of a fractured gop and a crucial election year the time to unite the party is now embrace the libertarian invasion  ',0),(249,'node',' becoming a clinton county precinct delegate the clinton county party is always looking for activists to become precinct delegates it is our hope to fill all precinct delegate positions during the next election cycle  what is a precinct delegate  the role of a precinct delegate is one of the most important functions of true ldquo grassroots rdquo activism the precinct delegate is responsible for electing our party leaders and selecting several of our statewide elected officials it is the active precinct delegate who wins elections for either the democratic or republican party precinct delegates are elected directly by the voters of each precinct to serve as a ldquo gobetween rdquo to the elected leaders party officials and voters within the precinct precinct delegates are also responsible for representing their particular precinct at the county convention it is at the convention that these delegates elect the clinton county executive board and further select delegates to represent clinton county at the state convention where statewide leaders such as the attorney general secretary of state and lieutenant governor are selected  what is a precinct  the precinct is the smallest political unit in clinton county all voters in a precinct will vote at their appointed precinct location  what will you do as a precinct delegate  it is the number one responsibility of the precinct delegate to act as an activist for our party it is the precinct delegate who gets people involved on a ldquo grassroots rdquo level and recruits activists into our party let rsquo s face it since a precinct is so small there is a good chance that a delegate will know many of the citizens in their precinct neighbors church members etc it is our hope that our precinct delegates will be able to recruit republican activists within their precinct and get them involved with our county party other duties of a precinct delegate include getting people registered to vote taking information on issues and candidates to the voters in the precinct and keeping our elected officials abreast about the issues going on within the precinct  how does one become an elected precinct delegate  precinct delegates are elected in the august primary only voters of the two major parties can vote for delegates within their party thus only republican voters choose republican precinct delegates democrats cannot elect republican precinct delegates unless they choose to vote in the republican primary each precinct is allotted a number of precinct delegates based on past party voting strengths the county chair will be able to tell you how many delegate positions have been allocated to your precinct precinct delegate candidates file an affidavit of identity for ballot access there is no longer a petition requirement for precinct delegate candidates a precinct delegate candidate can file with the clerk of their county city or township of residence your affidavit of identity must be notarized which can be done at the clerk rsquo s office but don rsquo t forget your id candidates for precinct delegate must file their affidavit of identity form with their clerk the filing deadline for precinct delegate candidates falls on the thirteenth tuesday prior to the august primary a precinct delegate can now be elected with just one vote before three votes were needed the filing deadline to get your mame on the ballot for the august 5 2014 primary to become a clinton county precinct delegate is may 6 2014 precinct delegate application form affidavit click here to download  what are the responsibilities of a precinct delegate  a precinct delegate is the true ldquo grass roots rdquo leader of the republican party after the primary those elected will be officially notified by the county clerk by mail this notification will include the time and place of the district or county party convention which will be held in august so that they can fulfill their voting duties at the convention precinct delegates should take their official notification to the county convention at the county convention the delegates will elect delegates to the state convention scheduled usually for sometime in september these conventions may debate or adopt resolutions for recommendations to the state convention s platform committee the state convention may also adopt a party platform the county delegates will all have a say in this county delegates are also responsible for nominating such important positions as candidates for supreme court justice attorney general secretary of state state board of education and university boards and presidential electors furthermore after election day precinct delegates have another responsibility late in the year and early the following year the precinct delegates will convene in the county convention to elect executive committees and officers to serve through the following election these are the party leaders who will govern your county party over the course of the next two years there they will also elect delegates to the february state convention where new state party officers and a new state central committee will be chosen to serve through the next two years here is a quick list of things you should do to be a delegate   bull file your affidavit of identity with your county city or township clerk no later than 400 pm on the twelfth tuesday prior to the august primary bull your affidavit of identity must be notarized bull contact all your friends within your precinct and encourage them to vote for you in the august primary which will be held on the second tuesday the following link is for the form you need to fill out to get you name on the august primary ballot to be elected in your precinct to become a delegate in clinton county sites default files precinctdelegatefilingformpdf  becoming clinton county precinct delegate becoming clinton county precinct delegate becoming clinton county precinct delegate becoming precinct delegate  ',0),(1041,'node',' ingham county judges this is for ingham county but it may be of interest to some of you i was researching candidates for the upcoming elections and remembered seeing a few signs for jim jamo  so i looked him up right on the front page i saw we are pleased to announce the ingham county sheriff gene wriggelsworth the uaw region 1c capital area cap council and the greater lansing labor council afl ndash cio have joined numerous local judges attorneys and community members in endorsing jim jamo for ingham county circuit court judge visit the news events page for further information the first endorsement sheriff wriggelsworth i have no issue with but the second and third are from unions and any candidate endorsed by unions is generally one i avoid sometimes it comes down to which candidate has the fewer union endorsements judges are supposed to nonpartisan but we all know that s bunk having the unions behind him makes him a liberal or at least a democrat boo boo looking at other candidates clinton canady gave money to obama  so that makes him a liberal and he was endorsed by rosemarie aquilina and since my liberal inlaws had a sign for her during the last election she must be a liberal too anecdotal yes but i ll stick with my gut to see a list candidates for races across the region see the lansing state journal   ',0),(1685,'node',' 2012candidates  2012 republican candidates for office       president of the united states                                   mitt romney website        us senate       pete hoekstra website        us house of representatives   dave camp  website          michigan supreme court       supreme court justice stephen markman  website    supreme court justice brian zahra  website    judge colleen a o brien  website        state board of education                 todd a courser   melanie kurdys website        michigan house of representatives 93rd house district       tom leonard website       michigan state university board of trustees       melanie foster website    jeff sakwa  website        university of michigan board of regents       dan horning website    rob steele website        wayne state board of governors                         michael j busuito                           satish b jasti       clinton county races       county wide offices         clerk  register of deeds   diane zuker     drain commissioner   phil hanses     prosecutor   charles sherman     sheriff   wayne kangas   website      treasurer   tina ward       clinton county commissioners         district 1  district lebanon essex greenbush duplain ovid townships   kam washburn     district 2  district dallas bengal westphalia riley eagle townships                 city of grand ledge part    dave pohl     district 3  district bingham township and st johns precincts 1 2 3   bruce delong     district 4  district dewitt twp pcts 4 5 7  watertown twp pcts 1 2     jack enderle     district 5  district city of dewitt pcts 1 2 dewitt twp pcts 1 2 3     bob showers     district 6  district bath twp pcts 1 2 5 east lansing pct 17 dewitt twp pct 6     anne hill     district 7  district bath twp pcts 3 4 victor township olive township     adam stacey   website  ',0),(3169,'node',' should the republican party move more toward the middle and abandon their conservative ideologies  yes no undicided 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 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 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 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 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 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 moving to the center when the dems got shellacked in the 2010 election did they move to the center absolutely not they doubled down and supported openly gay marriage immigration amnesty more government giveaways and more control the other side moves to wherever they can maximize the most political gain be it the center or far left we do not move because our principles are based on truth and not political gain 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  should the republican party move more toward the middle and abandon their conservative ideologies  ',0),(3272,'node',' ccrp poll faith based adoption legislation  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview the michigan house will consider allowing faithbased agencies to deny adoptions on religious grounds under proposed legislation in the michigan house faithbased organizations that accept state funding would not be required to perform or assist in adoptions that violate their religious teachings the legislation which moves on for a possible house vote by the end of the year would prohibit the state or a local government entity from denying a grant or contract to an agency that objects to participate in certain adoptions or childcare placements due to religious convictions the michigan catholic conference which supports the legislation says faithbased organizations around the nation have been forced to decide between funding and honoring traditional beliefs the legislation does not change or restrict how any adoptions are administered today the bills simply recognize religious liberty rights and protect those rights from coercive efforts tom hickson conference vice president for public policy and advocacy said in a release new poll question should the legislature pass legislation that would allow faithbased agencies to determine eligibility based on religious criteria yes no undecided should the legislature pass a bill to allow faithbased agencies to determine adoption eligibility based on religious criteria   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan legislature pass legislation to grant personhood to fetuses and award tax credits to expecting mothers yes 52 no 42 undecided 6 two comments were made on this poll question comment 1 tax fairness a tax deduction for parents of fetuses what a great idea it s time for tax fairness one group of women will get all of us to pay for their contraception and abortions and another group of women will get a tax break from all of us to have a child and that child will grow up to fill the seats in schools and universities and eventually become teachers and professors doctors and nurses to keep us healthy inventors to make new products to improve our lives soldiers policy and fire personnel to make us safe workers to make things that we need and farmers to grow our food lawyers and judges to help us straighten out our disagreements and politicians to find more ways to take our money why didn t someone think of this sooner the rest of us can actually enjoy an eventual benefit for the tax deduction get the bills passed comment 2 personhood yes to personhood no to tax credits we ll have to get social security numbers for the unborn rand paul has a good idea https wwwyoutubecom watch v qgcy4jyiss    2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(2471,'node',' mid michigan tars    pizza pop food and fun   come to the midmichigan teenage republican kickoff february 11 2011 at 700 pm in this crucual election year young people need to get involved let s get organized and make a difference all ages 13 welcome  for more information contact nic roberts 5178861398 nicdena prodigynet ',0),(3286,'node',' should the righttowork bill allow for exceptions for police and fire employees for union membership requirements  yes no undecided  ',0),(3301,'node',' ag says right to work applies to state employees attorneygeneralofficejpg ag says right to work applies to state employees ',0),(3300,'node',' ag says right to work applies to state employees the righttowork legislation signed into law this week by governor snyder specifically exempted police firefighters and the michigan state police yet some civil service commissioners believe the law does not apply to classified civil servants today michigan attorney general bill schuette stated that the law applies to state employees and he expects the civil service commission to follow the law read the full article at  wwwmlivecom news indexssf 201212 agschuetterighttoworklawhtml  says right work applies state employees  ',0),(4966,'node',' barack obama the new trickledown president  the president has shifted into full campaign mode he is now taking credit for the booming economy and the stock market rally and jobs have been coming in at over 200 o00 a month for the last six months he ll say anything he believes will buoy up the democrats for the coming midterms hopefully nobody will look behind the curtain only with very low expectations would a 2 economy be characterized as booming many believe the stock market has hit record levels due to the easy money policy of the federal reserve not any fiscal policy from the white house and has anyone noticed that the gains in jobs almost exactly aligned with the end of emergency unemployment benefits is anybody buying this story read more  wwwcnbccom id 101892595  barack obama the new trickledown president  ',0),(5175,'node',' obama plans to protect up to 5m from deportation despite republican warnings that moving forward unilaterally with immigration will poison the well president obama plans to overhaul the country s immigration enforcement system protecting up to 5 million illegals from deportation can we draw any broad conclusions from this about how the president intends to deal with the republicancontrolled congress will the republicans be able to come up with a strategy to move the nation forward anyway time will tell for the immigration story see  wwwcnbccom id 102132231  obama plans protect from deportation  ',0),(5069,'node',' public servants or elected aristocracy  the founders fears of an elected class of elite bureaucrats has truly come to fruition with frequent vacations high wages and exorbitant benefits it rsquo s time to hold our elected leaders in washington accountable for an enlightening article that equates the wages of those who we send to washington as an hourly rate of pay go online at  http thehillcom homenews news 218579timeindcforlawmakersworksoutto608perhour 19  ',0),(4901,'node',' 4th congressional race tighter than expected after the sudden retirement of congressman dave camp earlier this year there was a mad scramble for potential candidates to declare for the open seat three candidates have subsequently declared including constitutional conservative candidate peter konetchy from roscommon businessman paul mitchell from tomas township in saginaw county and state senator john moolenaar from midalnd currently there is no clear winner to read more about the race and the candidates go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20140714 politics01307140013 gopbattlecampscongressseatgetsfeisty 19  4th congressional race tighter than expected  ',0),(3304,'node',' ccrp poll the new emergency manager law you can now follow the ccrp on twitter ccrpm get news and updates as we post them you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview the michigan legislature passed a new law to give financially distressed cities and school districts a choice of bankruptcy or a stateappointed emergency manager with power to cancel union contracts the bill will now go to governor snyder for his signature it will replace a similar 2011 measure voters repealed nov 6 2014 the new law will retain the state s power to declare financial emergencies and give local governments the options of a consent agreement entering into mediation with creditors getting an emergency manager or filing for chapter 9 bankruptcy protection supporters of the legislation feel it provides alternatives that weren t there in the emergency manager law that was repealed by the voters in november the repeal of public act 4 in november left the state without an efficient mechanism to rescue cities and schools the new bill will reinstate broad powers for emergency managers but local officials could still make decisions or develop alternate solutions that produce equal savings it also permits local officials to ask the governor to remove emergency managers within the first year or dismiss them after a year with a twothirds vote of a governing body such as a city council new poll question are you in favor of the new emergency manner law that the legislature passed this week yes the state needs ways to intervene when local jurisdictions refuse to resolve their fiscal problems no the people spoke in november and they don rsquo t want state intervention undecided are you in favor of the new emergency manager law that the legislature passed this week   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass legislation that would nullify obamacare in michigan based on the 10th amendment yes 86 no 12 undecided 2 five comments were made on this poll question comment 1 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 comment 2 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 rsquo 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 rsquo 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 rsquo 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 comment 3 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 comment 4 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 comment 5 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   all emails addresses  ',0),(4905,'node',' feds seeks to nullify all state abortion laws  nullifyjpg feds seeks to nullify all state abortion laws  ',0),(5074,'node',' is it time for a new political party  a new pew poll asked voters which ideological category they fit into  39 said moderate  34 said conservative 21 said liberal with both mainstream political parties leaning to far to the left or right people have become disenchanted with the candidates that each party puts forth for an article on the viability of a thirds political party that will appeal to middle americans go online at  http wwwdetroitnewscom story opinion columnists nolanfinley 20140920 finleypartyrestus 15908767  ',0),(3302,'node',' are you in favor of the new emergency manager law that the legislature passed this week  yes the state needs ways to intervene when local jurisdictions refuse to resolve their fiscal problems no the people spoke in november and they don t want state intervention undecided  are you favor the new emergency manager law that the legislature passed this week  ',0),(3303,'node',' ccrp poll the new emergency manager law you can now follow the ccrp on twitter ccrpm get news and updates as we post them you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview the michigan legislature passed a new law to give financially distressed cities and school districts a choice of bankruptcy or a stateappointed emergency manager with power to cancel union contracts the bill will now go to governor snyder for his signature it will replace a similar 2011 measure voters repealed nov 6 2014 the new law will retain the state s power to declare financial emergencies and give local governments the options of a consent agreement entering into mediation with creditors getting an emergency manager or filing for chapter 9 bankruptcy protection supporters of the legislation feel it provides alternatives that weren t there in the emergency manager law that was repealed by the voters in november the repeal of public act 4 in november left the state without an efficient mechanism to rescue cities and schools the new bill will reinstate broad powers for emergency managers but local officials could still make decisions or develop alternate solutions that produce equal savings it also permits local officials to ask the governor to remove emergency managers within the first year or dismiss them after a year with a twothirds vote of a governing body such as a city council new poll question are you in favor of the new emergency manner law that the legislature passed this week yes the state needs ways to intervene when local jurisdictions refuse to resolve their fiscal problems no the people spoke in november and they don t want state intervention undecided http wwwclintoncountygoporg content areyoufavornewemergencyman  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass legislation that would nullify obamacare in michigan based on the 10th amendment yes 86 no 12 undecided 2 five comments were made on this poll question comment 1 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 comment 2 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 rsquo 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 rsquo 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 rsquo 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 comment 3 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 comment 4 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 comment 5 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   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3306,'node',' is this a threat  the labor unions aren t doing themselves any favors a speaker at a protest against righttowork legislation said governor snyder would get no rest if he signed the legislation he also said they would be at his daughter s soccer games if this was a comment someone made to a union member it would certainly be considered a threat does the same logic apply when the situation is reversed read the full story at  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18063 ',0),(3308,'node',' medical companies brace for devastating obamacare tax medicaldevicesjpg medical companies brace for devastating obamacare tax ',0),(3307,'node',' medical companies brace for devastating obamacare tax a new tax on medical devices slated to take effect in a few weeks as part of obamacare could have significant negative effect on the medical equipment industry in some cases layoffs have already begun because the 23 percent tax is on gross sales its impact will be greater than meets the eye what does this mean for jobs and new development for this industry read more  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20121213 medicalcompaniesbracefordevastatingobamacaretaxpre   medical companies brace for devastating obamacare tax  ',0),(3310,'node',' social security adds to the deficit and the debt socialsecuritycardsjpg social security adds to the deficit and the debt ',0),(3311,'node',' parks green space commission meeting friday january 4 at 830 am fri 01042013 830am location  clinton county corthouse ',0),(3312,'node',' clinton county board of commissioners meeting organizational meeting 900 am clinton county courthouse tue 01082013 900am location  clinton county courthouse ',0),(3313,'node',' clinton county planning commission meeting monthly planning commission meeting 700 pm clinton county courthouse thu 01102013 700pm  ',0),(3316,'node',' ccrp executive committee meeting january 2013 meeting 700 pm clinton county coutyhouse thu 01172013 700pm  ',0),(3318,'node',' clinton county finance personnel committee meeting finance personnel committee meeting 800 am clinton county courthouse tue 01292013 800am  ',0),(3271,'node',' should the legislature pass a bill to allow faithbased agencies to determine adoption eligibility based on religious criteria  yes no undecided faith based adoptions yes faith based organizations should absolutely be able to retain that right and discretion which i believe to serves the best longterm interest of the child as well faith based adoption in the legislation there should be provision that such adoptions are intended to sustain the values held by person from whom the child came should such be the case f nose  should the legislature pass bill allow faithbased agencies determine adoption eligibility based religious criteria  ',0),(3001,'node',' americans want smaller federal government a washington post poll held between july 25 and august 5 found that large majorities of americans want a smaller federal government some would find these results surprising get details about who was polled and what they said at  cnsnewscom news article washpostpolllargemajoritieswantsmallerfederalgovts  americans want smaller federal government  ',0),(3320,'node',' c mon man john boehner winston churchill is my favorite historical political figure his tenacity in the face of hardship is legendary and his famous quote says it all we shall defend our island whatever the cost may be we shall fight on the beaches we shall fight on the landing grounds we shall fight in the fields and in the streets we shall fight in the hills we shall never surrender who does this remind you of in modern day politics if you said john boehner you have been taking too much of the for medical purposes only marijuana you know the kind where you can find a shop selling it or paraphenlia for it on every corner mr boehner is the antichurchill when faced with an intractable enemy determined to destroy prosperity and freedom the speaker of the house third in line for the presidency took the courageous decision to give in  but just a little so far boehner on friday offered 1 trillion in higher tax revenue over 10 years and an increase in the top tax rate on people making more than 1 million a year the house speaker is also offering a large enough extension in the government s borrowing cap to fund the government for one year before the issue must be revisited mdash conditioned on obama s agreeing to the 1 trillion in cuts awesome show of hands who thinks that jb will take a firm stand on that tax hike for people earning over 1 million dollar a year and not eventually completely cave on the 250000 number that obama wants and who thinks that when the democrats roll over jb that they will completely ignore any promises for spending cuts let s be honest a tax hike on people making 1 million a year or 250000 a year is meaningless symbolism and will not stop not even slow down a teeny tiny bit our trip to financial oblivion any solution besides massive changes in our welfare entitlement programs is absolute folly and utterly than useless so to jb for choosing golf dates with the president over principals and common sense c mon man  ',0),(3321,'node',' scrooges losing war on christmas every year the atheists and secularists crawl out of the woodwork to prevent christians from celebrating christmas while pornography is being protected for adults many municipalities are bowing to the offense that is being perpetrated by those who believe in a christian faith are they winning the war on christmas read all about it  wwwhumaneventscom 20121217 garybauerscroogeslosingwaronchristmas  ',0),(3323,'node',' can we rationally discuss guns  2ndamendmentrightjpg can we rationally discuss guns  ',0),(3322,'node',' can we rationally discuss guns  in the wake of the horrific tragedy that occurred in connecticut the issue of gun control is again front and center in the media why do we only discuss this issue in the aftermath of a tragedy what can be said in defense of our second amendment right to bear arms this thoughtful article discusses the subject coolly and rationally outside of the media glare of a recent disaster read the full story at  wwwhumaneventscom 20121217 gunlobbyistreadytogiveup   can rationally discuss guns  ',0),(2778,'node',' how the affordable care act will affect doctors the affordable care act is supposed to increase access to health care and bend down the health care cost curve there is already a flood of regulations and a debate continues over the law s implications all of this leads to more uncertainty how will all of this impact the most critical players the doctors get more information at  dailycallercom 20120530 howtheaffordablecareactwillaffectdoctors   how the affordable care act will affect doctors  ',0),(3184,'node',' do you believe that incumbent candidates should not be contested in primary elections  yes no undecided incumbents should be incumbents should be challenged if they are not voting correctly it has nothing to with moral failings way to go gop abandon your prolife candidates and throw them under the bus mitt romney and his ilk got what they deserve incumbents should be unchallenged unless only if there is a significant moral failing that makes them unsuitable to hold office or they make a significant defection from a prevoiusly established position on a major issue extreme of course our republican candidates should be right to life rtl is not extreme but the extreme candidates lose we replaced good us senators with poor candidates giving up seats helps the dems senator lugar was replaced by richard mourdock the idiot that coined the phrase legitimate rape how did that work out now a long time republican seat is held by the demoncrats we republicans need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot extreme fools cannot win  ',0),(3179,'node',' am i a legend  have you ever read the book i am legend by richard matheson not the movie with will smith it s completely different in the book humanity has mutated into vampires and must sleep underground during the day and only the main character neville is a normal human throughout the book the vampires are trying to capture neville and in the end they do as neville is about to be executed at the hands of his tormentors he realizes that to this new race of humans he is the bogeyman he is the legend of which everyone hates i turned on fox news on november 7th to hear news of the catastrophe no not hurricane sandy hurricane obama a category 6 storm that has blown us into perpetual debt and national mediocrity i saw mitt romney give his concession speech speaking that our republican ideas will live on etc etc yet our ideas lost again why is that on election night a statement bill o reilly resonated with me he spoke of the changing demographics in this country not just racial but sociological people in this country want stuff and will vote to keep that stuff rush limbaugh made a similar statement saying people aren t going to vote against santa clause and to millions of people that is what obama is he passed out phones in cleveland and opened his stash in detroit  who can make the sun shine why the obamaman can he can wrap it up in hope and make the world feel good and that is what got me down i realized for the first time that i was in a shrinking group of people that believes that anyone can be successful without hard work perseverance and the freedom to purse dream at the opposite end are those who think they are entitled to stuff they have not gotten a fair chance they think and they want stuff too and if they can t afford it well then that s not fair and the government should fix that all must be fair in 21st century america whatever their definition of fair is so the candidate of the takers has won two presidential elections so i have to ask myself am i the legend i have this idea of providing for myself and family through hard work but tens of millions of people don t and their growing voice will soon overwhelm those who work and provide what s the solution to that  ',0),(1269,'node',' ccrp 2010 county convention election of officers and executive committee the county convention called for in the bylaws 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 will be called on when thursday november 18th were clinton county courthouse st johns mi time 700 pm at that convention we will choose 16 new executive committee members as well as our chair vicechair treasurer and secretary for the rules regulating the convention and the selection process click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content clintoncountyrepublicanbylaws thu 11182010 700pm 34 location  clinton county courthouse 100 east state street st johns mi 48879  ',0),(3327,'node',' court reinstates obamacare lawsuits birthcontrolmandatejpg court reinstates obamacare lawsuits ',0),(3326,'node',' court reinstates obamacare lawsuits the dc circuit court of appeals has ruled in favor of two christian schools that are suing for exemption from the contraception mandates included in obamacare the appeals court says their cases were inappropriately dismissed by two lower courts why does the court of appeals believe these cases have merit get the details at  freebeaconcom courtreinstatesobamacarelawsuits   court reinstates obamacare lawsuits  ',0),(3328,'node',' obama says righttowork is the right to work for less really  as so many issues portrayed by left thinking the facts tell a different story employees in states that do not require employees to join a union as a condition of employment may have a lower wage rate but their percapita disposable personal income is actually higher why does the president nevertheless insist workers suffer economically if they are not union members follow the money read the full story at  wwwhumaneventscom 20121220 debunkerobamasaysrighttoworkistherighttoworkforles  ',0),(3329,'node',' snyder vetoes concealed weapon bill on tuesday governor rick snyder vetoed a bill that would have allowed gun owners with additional permits to carry concealed weapons in places where they were previously prohibited such as schools places of worships and bars while some conservatives believe permitting concealed carry permits more generally would actually reduce the incidence of violent gun crimes governor synder did not support the expansion of these laws the governor has his reasons  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20121219 michigangovsnydervetoesconcealedweaponsbill ',0),(3330,'node',' the queen james bible are you serious  a new ldquo revised rdquo version of the bible the ldquo queen james rdquo version has been published that has altered the passages that speak to the issue of homosexuality as a sin read this article to see how a group bent on rationalizing their lifestyle mold the bible to fit their interpretation of what christianity is http wwwthenewamericancom culture faithandmorals item 14025 e2809cqueenjamesbible e2809dclumsilycleansesscripturesof e2809chomophobia e2809d 19  ',0),(2962,'node',' ccrp poll petition drive for 23 legislative vote to approve tax increases  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview michigan alliance for prosperity officially submitted their petitions with the michigan bureau of elections to place a question before michigan voters in november that would require lawmakers to get a twothirds majority in order to pass future tax increases in michigan the amendment increases the legislative approval requirement to raise taxes from the current 50 percentplusone to twothirds of the legislature new poll question should michigan voters pass the ballot proposal to require a 23 vote in the legislature to raise taxes yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should michigan voters pass the ballot proposal this november to require a 23 vote of the legislature to raise taxes   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass legislation to require small businesses to provide sick leave to their employees yes 16 no 84 undecided 0 three comments were made on this poll question comment 1 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 comment 2 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 business what is a shame is that this sort of thing would need to be legislated comment 3 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 emails addresses  ',0),(2961,'node',' should michigan voters pass the ballot proposal this november to require a 23 vote of the legislature to raise taxes  yes 70 28 votes no 30 12 votes undecided 0 0 votes total votes 40 raising taxes we need to elect responsible individuals to our government members of our legislature need to do what is right and correct for our business environment in michigan requiring a 23 majority vote by both houses would be a great step in preventing taxation abuses to mandate that employers grant paid sick leave to their emploees will only lead to the destruction of our michigan based companies in other words stop the entitlement freebees to help those who create the businesses and provide the business environment respectfully loren dean mohney  should michigan voters pass the ballot proposal this november require 23 vote the legislature raise taxes  ',0),(2058,'node',' is it the states place to be monitoring and tracking the bmi indexes of school age children  yes 10 4 votes no 85 35 votes undecided 5 2 votes total votes 41 recording bmi on school age children i suspect some misguided bureaucrat is suggesting this but this does not seem a high priority for state government and if there is an issue on which i feel gov snyder is failing us it is in recognizing and acting in concert with other states to derail obamacare any putative savings from coercing parents to feed children differently will be eaten alive by the federal mandates for spending in such areas while senior care will get rationed it just sounds too much like the typically invasive washington dc policy position it takes a lot of people to do any type of survey and for it to be ongoing you are just feeding bureaucratic jobs i am in favor of minimal bureaucracy overriding the voting mandates and the legislative representative process greg palen bmi tracking of kids the state has no right to get involved in keeping data on individuals kids or anyone else it is a personal rights and privacy issue who is going to have access to this data how it will be used and what will be the actions the state or any other entity may make if they determine they need to be take to address the issue through potential future legislation   vote click this link  ',0),(3974,'node',' 2013 ccrp summer bbq in bath township ',0),(4075,'node',' 2014 candidates us senate  terri lynn land   website     facebook   us congress 4th congressional district  john moolenaar   website   michigan lieutenant governor  lieutenant governor brian calley    website     facebook   michigan supreme court  judge james redford    website     facebook  justice david viviano    website  justice brian zahra    website   michigan senate 24th district  senator rick jones    website     facebook   michigan house 93rd district  representative tom leonard    website     facebook   msu board of trustees  melanie foster    website     facebook  jeff sakwa  facebook   u of m board of regents  dr rob steele   facebook  ron weiser   website     facebook   wayne state board of regents  satish jasti    website   clinton county commissioners   district 4 ken mitchell  facebook   district 6 anne hill   website   district 7 adam stacey   facebook   2014 candidates  ',0),(4661,'node',' obama interstate toll roads could be coming to a road near you  the obama administration in the newly proposed ldquo grow america act rdquo would allow states to assess tolls on existing interstate highways if the bill passes and some legislators in michigan would love to see that happen current law does not all for the use of tolls on the federal interstate system to read more on the new proposed changes to the intestate highway system by allowing for toll roads to be created within the states go online at  http wwwfoxnewscom politics 20140430 administrationwantstoletstatescollecttollsonhighwa  19  ',0),(4662,'node',' obama interstate toll roads could be coming to a road near you  bannertollroadsjpg obama interstate toll roads could be coming to a road near you  ',0),(4663,'node',' ccrp legislation alert  a hearing to give testimony on hb 4925 was held earlier today in lansing by the transportation and infrastructure committee the bill would permit a publicprivate partnership agreement that would provide for the charging and collection of user fees and ancillary charges for the use of a public transportation facility the bill uses the terms user fees and ancillary charges in place of the terms tolls or tolling the bill would give mdot a much larger degree of control in the decision making process for making decision without the oversight and approval of the legislature for the approval to assess fees tolls etc it also allows for highoccupancy vehicle hov lanes on highways the bill also states that nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the conversion of any lanes existing on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section into tolled or userfee lanes except that the department may determine which lane of an existing highway is designated for imposition of user fees if capacity of that highway is expanded in a state and country where government is continually getting more draconian and expanding its power and authority we all need to let our legislators know where we stand on the issues the question we all need to ask is that do we want the michigan department of transportation to have more decision making authority to make these publicprivate partnership agreements without legislative oversight i thought we elected our senators and representatives to make these decision not government bureaucrats that have no accountability to the voters if you agree let you elected officials in lansing know where you stand on this issue for the text of the bill click on this link  http wwwlegislaturemigov documents 20132014 billintroduced house p for the bill analysis click on the following link  http wwwlegislaturemigov documents 20132014 billanalysis house pdf one last thing to consider the obama administration is pushing the grow america act that would allow states to create toll roads that are part of the interstate road system for an article on obama s proposed legislation click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygopcom content obama e2809cinterstatetoll    all emails addresses  ',0),(3748,'node',' ccrp stupid democrat bill of the week we are starting a stupid bill of the week feature on our website click the following link to read this weeks entry http wwwclintoncountygoporg content stupiddemocratbillweek51613 don rsquo t forget we also have our monthly meeting tonight in in st johns steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom  all emails addresses  ',0),(3751,'node',' ccrp parades festivals need volunteers to walk in parades the clinton county republican party has decided to actively participate in several of the events and festivals that will be taking place during the summer months in clinton county we will be walking and passing out candy where it is allowed by the parade rules in the following parades on the dates listed below for parades coming up in july and august if you have the time would you please contact the parade organizer contact person listed below to get details on the specific parades and or festivals you might be able to help out at thanks you to those who have already volunteered anne hill any where help is needed gail capling fowler michael wagner to be determined max dollarite any where help is needed lamonte lator dewitt july 4 2013 thursday westphalia st mary rsquo s parish 4th of july parade parade only contact phil nancy bareham h 517 2024719 m 517 402 2203 nbareham yahoocom july 13 2013 saturday elsie dairy festival parade parade only contact gail wadell h 989 2246244 m 9898625609 july 28 2013 sunday fowler parade most holy trinity church festival parade only contact larry coreen strzalka h 5176221589 larry 5172435934 coreen 5172435930 coreen  thatsmyquilt gmailcom larry  larrystrzalka gmailcom  bath days parade festival parade festival contact bruce harte h 517 6417287 c 5172565726 harte msuedu august 3 2013 parade saturday bath st johns mint parade festival 891381113 parade festival contact bob craig h 989 2248278 bobcraig50 msncom august 10 2013 parade saturday st johns dewitt ox roast festival and parade 8151381713 parade only contact phil nancy bareham h 517 2024719 m 517 402 2203 nbareham yahoocom august 17 2013 parade saturday dewitt steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom    clinton county 2013r  ',0),(3581,'node',' 10 negative consequences of obamacare  these are some of the known consequences of obamacare we will see in the future 1 millions are and will lose their current insurance 2 healthcare premiums will continue skyrocket 3 job losses 4 potential doctor shortages 5 tax increases on america s middle class to see the details of these negative impacts and the other possible effects click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom bigjournalism 20130322 toptenobamacarestoriesmediacoveringup 19  10 negative consequences obamacare  ',0),(3036,'node',' should the federal government provide crop insurance to farmers or should it be private sector insurance only  keep the insurance the same combined public private make it private sector insurance only no government involvement undecided crop ins the private sector can always do everything cheaper than the govt there is less fraud abuse and outright criminal activity in the private sector plus they are employing people and and paying taxes into the govt yes corporations are people contrary to the morons in the democrate party ida s  ',0),(3336,'node',' the real cost of energy subsidies  gratiotwindmillsjpg the real cost of energy subsidies  ',0),(3335,'node',' the real cost of energy subsidies  the ldquo golden goose rdquo of subsidies is about to end at midnight on december 31 2012 since 1992 2400000000000 of our tax dollars have been wasted to encourage investment in wind power through direct spending tax breaks r d loan guarantees and other federal support of electric power it is estimated that a oneyear extension of existing federal subsidies for wind power would cost the us taxpayers almost 1200000000000 billion it rsquo s time to stop the insanity and let the energy markets live or die based on the free market economy for an article on what subsidies cost and the other impacts of what these subsidies are click on the following story link  http onlinewsjcom article sb10001424127887324481204578179373031924936html 19  the real cost energy subsidies  ',0),(4430,'node','  the tea party must be crushed  new york senator chuck schummer last week stated that the tea party s influence is undeniable and that ldquo it must be crushed for the good of the nation rdquo in his statement he suggested an irs crackdown on funding for tea party groups and went on to say we have to look at electoral reform it is so sad that both the republicans and the democrats vilify the people who truly believe in what this country was founded upon and are trying to save it by restoring responsible government for an article on senator schummer rsquo s comments click on the following link  http wwwcnsnewscom news article susanjones schumersuggestselectoralreformwaylessengripteapart 20  ',0),(4431,'node','  the tea party must be crushed  schummerjpg  the tea party must be crushed  ',0),(4079,'node',' ccrp resolution 201310 no military action against syria   ccrp resolution 201310 passed september 19 2013 take military action against syria sent congressman camp senator levin and senator stabenow  ',0),(919,'realname',' nbareham ',0),(920,'realname',' nancy bareham ',0),(3121,'node',' are you in favor of the federal government mandating rearview cameras on all new vehicles  yes no undecided  ',0),(3338,'node',' ccrp poll the fiscal cliff who to blame  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll question if congress and the president cause the us to go over the fiscal cliff whose fault will it be president obama s fault the senate democrat s fault reid mcconnell the house republican s fault speaker boehner the house tea party republican s fault all of their faults undecided to vote in this poll click on this link if congress and the president cause the us to go over the fiscal cliff whose fault will it be   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question what options should the house republicans take to avoid the fiscal cliff 87 demand budget cuts and hold the tax threshold at 1000000 and risk going over the fiscal cliff 3 agree to the presidents demand for additional revenue 10 undecided there was one comment submitted comment 1 the fiscal cliff why not go over it it would force mandatory cuts no one would be responsible for and then we can get our house in order is there a possibility of a recession maybe but as most economists point out a recession actually begins about six months before we recognize we are in one and is usually over six months before we know it if the fiscal cliff will cause a recession it won t be before aug 2013 plenty of time to shore things up chop chop   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3343,'node',' the assault on gun owners  feinsteingunsjpg the assault on gun owners  ',0),(3342,'node',' the assault on gun owners   ldquo all political power comes from the barrel of a gun the communist party must command all the guns that way no guns can ever be used to command the party rdquo   ndash mao tse tung we have reached a tipping point when the people determined to deprive us of our 2nd amendment rights are about to push their agenda too far it has even been suggested that there could be a revolution within our country if what is being proposed by senator feinstein were to come to fruition for an article on the proposed changes to the gun laws click on the following story link  http wwwinfowarscom feinsteinsguncontrolbillwilltriggerthenextamerican  19  the assault gun owners  ',0),(1931,'node',' new fuel economy standards new fuel economy standards announced friday will undoubtedly increase the cost of a new car how much will consumers be willing to pay the obama administration hopes that savings in fuel costs will offset the higher prices what do you think read more at  wwwmsnbcmsncom id 43943209 ns businessautos  ',0),(3346,'node','  fiscal cliff deal kick it down the road  iwonjpg  fiscal cliff deal kick it down the road  ',0),(3347,'node',' hobby lobby to defy contraception mandate  the owners of the hobby lobby have decided to defy the health and human services hhs mandate that requires employers to provide their employees with free contraception their decision could cost the company an estimated 13 million in federal fines per day on january 1 the federal government will require thousands of american business owners including those who say the action would violate their moral and religious convictions to begin including free birth control as part of their health insurance plans for an article on the mandate issue that impacts private businesses click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom culture faithandmorals item 14068hobbylobbywilldefycontraceptionmandateothersm ',0),(3278,'node',' mi house passes bill to nullify ndaa  state representative tom mcmillin introduced hb 5768 and it was passed unanimously in the house 107 to 0 the bill would prevent the arrest and indefinite detention of citizens of michigan under the authority of relevant provisions of the nation defense authorization act ndaa the bill will now go to the senate for consideration and hopefully be passed before the end of this legislative session for an article on the details of the bill click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews constitution item 13848michiganstaterepsunanimouslypassbillnullifyin 19  house passes bill nullify ndaa  ',0),(3836,'node',' michiganvotes senate bill aims to bolster corporate welfare economic development sounds liks a good thing bringing businesses into the state or expanding existing businesses creates jobs increases tax revenues and boosts the state s economy so given that is it advantageous for the state to subsidize the growth and or expansion of business have economic development programs been effective in the past maybe not read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18778 ',0),(3349,'node',' ccrp poll fiscal cliff bill passage  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview congress has averted the fiscal cliff at least temporarily the deal will 1 extend tax cuts for individuals making less than 400000 and couples making less than 450000 2 raise the top rate on estate taxes and capital gains 3 extend unemployment benefits for one year 4 block a 27 percent cut in medicare payments to doctors 5 delay for two months the acrosstheboard spending cuts known as the sequester 6 will add roughly 4 trillion to the deficit 7 the bill has 15 billion in spending cuts while increasing tax revenues by 620 billion mdash a 411 ratio of tax increases to spending cuts five of michigan s gop congressmen voted for it including dan benishek dave camp candice miller mike rogers fred upton three of michigan s gop congressmen voted against passage of the bil including justin amash bill huizenga tim walberg speaker john boehner and vice presidential candidate paul ryan also voted for the bill new poll question is the fiscal cliff deal a deal you would have agreed to and is it time for a new speaker of the house yes speaker boehner should remain as speaker of the house yes but we need a new speaker of the house no speaker boehner needs to be replaced no speaker boehner should remain as speaker of the house undecided to vote in this poll click on this link is the fiscal cliff deal a deal you would have agreed to and is it time for a new speaker of the house   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question if congress and the president cause the us to go over the fiscal cliff whose fault will it be 48 president obama rsquo s fault 0 the senate rsquo s democrat rsquo s fault reid mcconnell 0 the house republican rsquo s fault speaker boehner 15 the house tea party republican rsquo s fault 37 all of their faults 0 undecided there were no comments submitted   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3351,'node',' michigan gop congressmen side with dems on fiscal cliff deal  upsidedownflagjpg michigan gop congressmen side with dems on fiscal cliff deal  ',0),(3350,'node',' michigan gop congressmen side with dems on fiscal cliff deal  when will the conservative republicans in congress stand up to the progressive democrats republicans and socialists who are running moving our country ever closer to bankruptcy the sad things is that the 5 of michigan rsquo s gop congressmen voted for it including dan benishek dave camp candice miller mike rogers fred upton give credit to the 5 of michigan rsquo s gop congressmen voted against passage of the bill for it including justin amash bill huizenga tim walberg speaker john boehner and vice presidential candidate paul ryan also voted for the bill the deal will 1 will extend tax cuts for individuals making less than 400000 and couples making less than 450000 2 raise the top rate on estate taxes and capital gains 3 extend unemployment benefits for one year 4 block a 27 percent cut in medicare payments to doctors 5 delay for two months the acrosstheboard spending cuts known as the sequester 6 will add roughly 4 trillion to the deficit 7 the bill has 15 billion in spending cuts while increasing tax revenues by 620 billion mdash a 411 ratio of tax increases to spending cuts is this a deal that you would have agreed to is it time for a new speaker of the house for an article on the real deal and what it means to all of us click on the following story link  http reasoncom blog 20130102 fiscalcliffdealraisestaxesdelaysse 19  michigan gop congressmen side with dems fiscal cliff deal  ',0),(3352,'node',' quit whining it s only half your money glad this would never happen here  athens greece ap mdash greeks earning more than euro 42000 55000 per year will now be taxed at a new top rate of 42 percent under a major new tax reform bill submitted to the country s parliament late thursday the new tax rates part of the austerity measures demanded by the country s international rescue lenders were submitted to parliament hours after the finance ministers from the 17 european union countries that use the euro agreed in brussels to restart rescue loan payments greece is in line to get euro 491 billion 64 billion between now and march with euro 343 billion of that amount due in the coming days that sounds awful the way a company or country could tell another country how to structure its tax system what kind of country would let itself be owned like that with out of control spending that s terribly obtuse of its leaders to do such a thing today ends a long and difficult period of anxiety for greece samaras told greek reporters in brussels well thank goodness for that now that government theft sorry tax rates have been raised to take almost half of what a middle class earner would make all is well in the aegean the birthplace of democracy  ',0),(3348,'node',' is the fiscal cliff deal a deal you would have agreed to and is it time for a new speaker of the house  yes and speaker boehner should remain as speaker of the house 18 5 votes yes but we need a new speaker of the house 0 0 votes no and speaker boehner needs to be replaced 61 17 votes no and speaker boehner should remain as speaker of the house 18 5 votes undecided 4 1 vote total votes 28 fiscal cliff not only does the speaker of the house need to be replaced the five michigan republicans that voted for it do also it is time that everyone realizes what is going on to fix this problem and they didn t by the way there needs to be spending cuts that will amount to something all these people are doing is looking out for their own special interests if they tell you otherwise they are lying the only way out of this mess is to embrace the constitution of the united states of america as it is written not interpeted by some idealistic judge with a globalistic agenda the democrats liberals globalists whatever you want to call them are scared of the constitution that is why they try to change it why obama tries to excutive order over it only the pure of heart armed with this document and the devices that the founding fathers have given us can stop the tyranny going on in our government sadly there is not anyone left like this in washington dc friends countrymen it is yet to get worse please prepare plan and organize with those of like mind it will be the only source to survival in what is to come god bless fiscal cliff obviously the annomyous individual has little or no understanding of how the constitution was written and the basics behind its objective of compromise do we need to cut spendig yes but we do not control the senate or the presidency actually we don t even control the house because the entire party is didvided and the speaker could not even bring his own deal to a vote in the houseif we want to cut spending we will have to compromise or there will be no deal and we will continue to slide down into an economic recession its time for the gop to reasert its base which is in the middle and not the far right you have failed to convince the american public that you have a plan that could pass the only way to pass a deficit reduction that includes actual budget reductions is for moderates from both parties to show leadership mike wall  the fiscal cliff deal deal you would have agreed and time for new speaker the house  ',0),(3354,'node',' 2013 clinton county republican party club sponsorship  the 2012 election didn t turn out the way we had hoped we were disappointed we didn t win the presidency and send a new us senator to washington even though we were disappointed at the national level we maintained our majority in michigan in the legislature and the supreme court in the next two years we will be working hard to make sure the gains we have made in michigan don t get eroded in 2014 clinton county will be electing a new state senator to represent us because of reapportionment and that race will be critical to maintaining our republican majority in the michigan senate and retaining our majority in the michigan house to accomplish these goals we need all the help we can get both monetarily and with your time to get our candidates elected in 2014 with your help we will retain our six county commission seats as republican regain the one county commissioner seat we lost in 2012 keep clinton county 100 republican in the michigan house senate retain the governor lt governor attorney general secretary of state reelect congressman dave camp to represent us for another two years retain control of the michigan house and senate retain conservative control of the michigan supreme court we can achieve these goals with your help it is important that we continue our efforts to elect people who will represent the interests of clinton county s residents one of the means to accomplish these goals is to offer opportunities to be a club sponsor of the ccrp your continued support will allow us to continue our efforts by helping us to cover the initial costs for fund raising events during 2013 providing financial support for clinton county candidates who will run in contested races in 2014 maintenance of the clinton county republican website  wwwclintoncountygoporg  and helping us to maintain an outreach to fellow conservatives and independents who believe in our goals and political philosophy for information on becoming a ccrp club sponsor for 2013 click on the following link  club sponsor 2013 or click on this link to download and print a file for information and that can be used to register to become a club sponsor thanks you in advance for your support of the clinton county republican party   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3474,'node',' the un climate change the sun  a new report shows the united nations has admitted that solar activity may play a significant role in climate change the leaked report by a un group dedicated to climate studies says that heat from the sun may play a larger role than previously thought for an interesting article on both sides of the argument click on the following story link  http wwwfoxnewscom science 20130201 reportshowunadmittingsolaractivitymayplaysignifica  ',0),(3357,'node',' gop identity crisis  rinojpg gop identity crisis  ',0),(3359,'node',' bruce harte the event cook  2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3360,'node',' attendees at the registration tent 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3361,'node',' miike cary bonnie cary mike trebesh ryan cressman sarah cressman 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3362,'node',' rep paul opsommer barb opsommer 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3363,'node',' daniel cummings adam stacey toot barnard and sheriff wayne kangas 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3364,'node',' attendees enjoying the meal 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3365,'node',' attendees relaxing under the deck overhang 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3366,'node',' ccrp banner 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3367,'node',' deward christmas sheriff candidate steve lehman 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3368,'node',' claude vail jenell leonard 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3369,'node',' commissioner adam stacey bob craig 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3370,'node',' state rep candidate mike trebesh sheriff candidate ryan cressman sarah cressman 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3371,'node',' event sponsors dawn bill sherman from eagle township 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3372,'node',' elaine snyder bonnie cary roger dennings coreen strzalka james goerge larry strzalka james goerge ryan cressman 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3373,'node',' steve willis presenting appreciation for service award to rep paul opsommer 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3374,'node',' rep opsommer with representative from senator emmons office accepting tribute 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3375,'node',' 2012 ccrp scholarship award winner ellen roderick from pewamo westphalia high school 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3376,'node',' mary roderick 2012 scholarship award winner ellen roderick ray snyder 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3377,'node',' county commissioner jack enderle 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3378,'node',' steve gobbo marcia hekman 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3379,'node',' us senate candidate randu hekman deward christmas 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3380,'node',' tom irrer claude vail 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3381,'node',' janice harte 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3382,'node',' jean bond rep opsommer 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3383,'node',' msu trustee candidate jeff sakwa speaking to the crowd 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3384,'node',' state representative candidate jeremiah napier speaking to the crowd 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3385,'node',' senator rick jones 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3386,'node',' senaor rick jones scott hummel 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3387,'node',' state representative candidate kevin kirk dewitt township trustee dave seeger dana kirk rep opsommer 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3388,'node',' event sponsors larry coreen strzalka ray elaine snyder and sheri harte willis 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3389,'node',' state representative candidate tom leonard phil bareham 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3390,'node',' a packed crowd for the event 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3391,'node',' county commissioner candidate anne hill 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3392,'node',' sheriff wayne kangas 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3393,'node',' ccrp chairman steve willis introducing guests to the crowd 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3394,'node',' the bareham kids playing on the swing set 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3395,'node',' steve willis taking a break 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3396,'node',' sheri harte willis dewitt township trustee dave seeger 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3397,'node',' david smith steve gobb roni christmas jeremiah napier 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3398,'node',' bath township trustee candidate bruce harte enjoying the food he prepared 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3399,'node',' event sponsors dawn bill sherman bill brewbaker jenell leonard barb opsommer chatting 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3400,'node',' dave roderick father of scholarship recipient ellen roderick 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3401,'node',' senator rick jones addressing the crowd 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(3402,'node',' elaine snyder james goerge ray snyder and coreen strzalka 2012 summer bbq in bath township ',0),(1517,'node',' clinton county township information ',0),(3170,'node',' ccrp poll republican party political positions   you can comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview meghan mccain tweeted this today keep calling people like me rino s and see how many elections we keep winning people say the republican party can no longer appeal to voters and that its conservative positions have cost it a large segment of the voters the president wants to pass programs that republicans are ideologically opposed to it is suggested that the gop move away from its positions on abortion same sex marriage immigration obamacare legalization of marijuana and renewable energy for a few new poll question should the republican party move more toward the middle and abandon their conservative ideologies yes no undecided should the republican party move more toward the middle and abandon their conservative ideologies   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question who do you think will win michigan in the presidential election on november 6 obama 13 romney 88 no comments were made on this poll question   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3406,'node',' spending on steroids porkbarreljpg spending on steroids ',0),(3908,'node',' a kemp growth plan for detroit according to john hayward senior writer for human events detroit has the highest residential and commercial property taxes and the second highest industrial property tax in the united states now that the city has filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy it has a chance to get out from under the burdens that have brought the city down how can detroit attract new business and new jobs read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130722 akempgrowthplanfordetroit   kemp growth plan for detroit  ',0),(3415,'node',' obama relying on big checks for smaller inaugural party those of you who are paying attention may have noticed that the president often says one thing and does another the instances are too numerous to mention and now after harping on the evils of corporate money in the political process he s looking for some big donors to give him some big money to fund his inauguration the campaign was just so expensive that it tapped out his thousands of grass roots small donors so he has no choice is anyone really surprised by this you can read the article here  wwwreuterscom article 20130110 ususapoliticsinaugurationidusbre90906920130110 ',0),(3408,'node',' reelect obama again  it didn t take long for the democrats to start working on obama s next election yes that s right his next election all it takes is a little amendment to the constittution to remove the limitation on the number of terms someone can serve as president can you imagine a scenario in which the white house and or congress manufactures such a horrible crisis that it would be necessary to keep obama for another term has anyone spoken to joe biden or hillary clinton about this read more  wwwgovtrackus congress bills 113 hjres15 text ',0),(3409,'node',' judge hathaway will retire to avoid suspension michigan supreme court justice diane hathaway announced that she will retire january 21 in response to the judicial tenure commission s complaint calling for her suspension from the bench judge hathaway and her husband attorney michael kingsley are accused of misrepresenting their net worth so they would qualify for a short sale on their 15 million home the short sale wiped out nearly 600000 in mortgage debt for the couple this is just one example of the kind of behavior that causes people to mistrust their elected officials it is a sad day for michigan when a member of its highest court acts as if she is above the law read the full story at  wwwlansingstatejournalcom interactive article 20130107 news01301070046 hathawayretireafterjudicialagencycallshersuspensio ',0),(3410,'node',' blackburn america deserves better than abortion  rep marsha blackburn rtennessee has introduced the first prolife bill of the new congress hr 61 would prevent the department of health and human services from giving money to abortion providers such as planned parenthood the left has already started the screaming what happened to safe legal and rare abortion on demand has become their battle cry our president voted more than once to prevent a doctor from attending to an aborted baby born alive in a lateterm abortion and the left accuses the right of being without compassion go figure  ',0),(3411,'node',' blackburn america deserves better than abortion  abortionjpg blackburn america deserves better than abortion  ',0),(3412,'node',' obama supporters shocked  what an ironic twist many obama supporters are shocked that their paychecks are smaller in 2013 and they thought obama was only going to stick it to the rich don t miss this entertaining story  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 jan 6 obamasupportersshockedangrynewtaxincreases  ',0),(3413,'node',' once more into the fray clinton county s very own tom leonard gets some coverage in the detroit news in an article about bad feeling on the part of democrats on the way right to work was passed in december will the bad behavior of those dastardly snidely whiplashtype republicans have repercussions in 2013 tom s response it is my hope and prayer that we can put the issues they had behind us and move forward said rep tom leonard rdewitt township me too commenting on his hope of getting things done in lansing with bipartisan support what i ve said is fortunately i wasn t a part of some of those battles i get to come in with a clean slate leonard said that s not going to matter tom has an r after his name so he will most definitely be lumped in with the rest of the evil republican juggernaut who has oppressed the working man for the benefit of big business anyone who runs as a republican votes for a republican or agrees with anything rush limbaugh has ever said is psychologically deranged in the eyes of the left so even though tom wasn t there he will be a target the republicans had the audacity take on one of the democrats big fundraising mechanisms the unions that kind of insult has not gone unnoticed so prepare for the democrats big offensive i m not sure of all the details of their attack yet but it will involve their two main tactics lying and character assassination count on it  ',0),(3407,'node',' in support of marriage  almost 60 percent of americans have a highschool degree but not a college degree we call this group ldquo middle americans rdquo which includes those with some college or an associate rsquo s degree and it is this group that is driving the key trends in marriage today cites a report generated by the national marriage project yet politicians pay little attention to this group and offer very little to support their establishment of married twoparent families why is this often overlooked portion of the society so important learn about the benefits to american society  wwwnationalreviewcom articles 336797 getting60percentmarriedinterview ',0),(3550,'node',' ccrp poll required national service  poll overview congressman charles rangel dny has introduced hr 748 in the us house that would require all persons in the united states between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service either as a member of the uniformed services or as civilian service in a federal state or local government program or with a communitybased agency or communitybased entity to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet endstrength requirements of the uniformed services to provide for the registration of women under the military selective service act and for other purposes new poll question should congress should pass hr 748 that would require every 18 to 25 year old to participate in some form of national service yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  should congress should pass hr 748 that would require every 18 to 25 year old to participate in some form of national service   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should congress pass legislation to repeal the defense of marriage act to make same sex marriage legal yes 9 no 91 undecided 0 there were two comments made on the poll comment 1 doma when america ceases to be good she will cease to be great the bible says that homosexuality is an abomination god does not change marriage can only be defined as between one man and one woman woe to this nation should we change that ida s comment 2 doma marriage is a state or church function keep the feds out of it   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3424,'node',' obama floats ambitious immigration bill after largely ignorning the issue of immigration in his first term president obama is expected to push for immigration reform in his second term as one would expect the bill s provisions are primarily those supported by the left except it falls short of offering complete amnesty for those who are already here illegally what proposals will the legislation include will our current stubbornly high umeployment rate have an impact read more  dailycallercom 20130114 obamafloatsambitiousimmigrationbillstopsshortofsim  ',0),(3417,'node',' biden obama prepared to take executive action on gun control weaponsbanjpg biden obama prepared to take executive action on gun control ',0),(3419,'node',' ccrp new poll raising money for road repairs   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview the federal government s auditor says congress should institute a pilot program to test raising money for road repairs through a tax on vehicle miles traveled over the coming decade the federal government faces a 110 billion shortfall for road repairs without new revenue as americans buy more fuel efficiency vehicles the federal highway trust fund is running out of money congress spent 34 billion to cover shortfalls in the trust fund from 200810 and has approved 188 billion for 2013 and 2014 the congressional budget office in august estimated that to meet future highway needs between 2012 and 2022 the trust fund would need another 110 billion in funding gao says congress could either hike gas taxes to 316 to 466 cents a gallon to fix the roads or impose a 09 cent to 22 cent per mile tax on all travel gao says to address shortfalls in road funding through a mileage tax drivers of passenger vehicles with average fuel efficiency would pay 108 to 248 per year in mileage fees compared to the 96 these drivers currently pay in federal gasoline tax it would be a boon to suv owners and other owners of larger vehicles drivers of less efficient vehicles now pay more in fuel taxes than drivers of vehicles with greater fuel efficiency a hybrid owner getting 40 mpg could see road taxes rise from 53 a year to as much as 248 an suv owner would see taxes rise from 132 to 248 evs don t burn gas and users don t pay anything for road repairs several states have tested systems that gather vehicle mileage and location data which has raised privacy concerns but none have actually collected money from users almost all states expressed concerns about privacy issues if global positioning systems were used to track the location of passenger vehicles mileage fees for passenger vehicles however continue to face significant public concerns related to privacy as well as cost challenges gao said new poll question how should we pay for road repairs in the future continue to use the federal and state gas taxes to fund road repairs by raising the gas tax change the funding to be based on miles driven rather than fuel consumption undecided to vote in this poll click on this link how should we pay for road repairs in the future   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you think congressman camp should vote to raise the debt ceiling yes 15 no 85 undecided 0 there was one comment submitted comment 1 debt ceiling i can t believe the coward republicans cannot find the courage to stand against obama and to take their only trump card that they have and cash it in they should just say no deal until the senate submits a budget nothing will pass nothing gets done until the budget is passed in the senate ida salisbury   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3456,'node',' gun legislation reported out of senate committee a michigan senate committee reported out legislation for consideration by the upper chamber that would keep certain pistol licensing information confidential and exempt michiganmade guns from federal regulations governor rick snyder appeared to be non committal on where he stands on the issues for the details of the committee meeting and what the effects of the legislation would be click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201301 michigangunregulationpistollicensedisclosurebillsp ',0),(3421,'node',' schuette gop roadmap for success begins with abcs abcsjpg schuette gop roadmap for success begins with abcs ',0),(3420,'node',' schuette gop roadmap for success begins with abcs immediately after barack obama s reelection all the chatter began about how to fix the republican party does the message of progrowth smaller government and lower taxes fall on deaf ears in light of the obama society how does the gop regain a footing in the political landscape michigan attorney general bill schuette believes the future of america lies in its ability to teach its populace to read the statistics are astounding read his oped here  wwwdetroitnewscom article 20130110 opinion013011003331008 opinion01 schuettegoproadmapsuccessbeginsamericansmasteringa on a related note ohio has become the 14th state to adopt a plan that guarantees children can read at grade level by the end of third grade or they re held back the premise behind the move is that until third grade students are learning to read after third grade they re reading to learn opponents are quick to point out problems with the program see the full story at  wwwpbsorg newshour bb education janjune13 reading0104html  schuette gop roadmap for success begins with abcs  ',0),(3422,'node',' gop needs a new narrative all the signs are there the republican base is shrinking and the conservative movement is losing steam across many sectors of society not since reagan has the party had an eloquent effective messenger with a captivating story to tell does the gop need a new story read more  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 jan 10 wayforwardforrepublicanparty  ',0),(3356,'node',' gop identity crisis  we hear all the talk about how we need to go to the middle and be more moderate in where we stand on the issues or we will never win the presidency again we hear that the crazy conservatives will ruin the party the sad truth is that being a ldquo moderate rdquo isn t working out it is nothing more than being a ldquo liberal republican rdquo when will the republican party realize they need to have a message that is different than what the democrats have or they will never win again for an interesting take on the republican party and what it has become click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom reviews opinion item 14097gopapartyofmoderates 19  gop identity crisis  ',0),(3429,'node',' health insurance premiums on the rise have people figured out that free health care costs somebody money even though provisions of the new health care law will not take effect until 2014 some insurance companies are already charging higher rates in anticipation of the increased taxes that are coming clearly everybody understands that taxing insurance will make health care more affordable read the article  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130116 premiumssettorisethisyearinrunuptoobamacaretaxonin  ',0),(3425,'node',' obama floats ambitious immigration bill latinovotejpg obama floats ambitious immigration bill ',0),(3426,'node',' 2013 state convention candidates chair  sam moore  bobby schostak co chair coalitions vicechair outeach vicechair grassroots vicechair ethnic vicechair administrative vicechair youth vicechair   blake edmonds  website    matt jones  website  ',0),(3431,'node',' the problem is the us senate the us senate hasn t passed a budget in years without a budget nobody has any idea who is spending the money or where it is going it s a great idea if you re trying to keep the public in the dark about spending some on the left have been talking about reinstituting the gephardt rule which would automatically raise the debt ceiling when a budget is approved by the house except they re omitting one key detail the deliberative process that is supposed to occur between the house and the senate to create an agreedupon budget does anyone honestly believe the left has any interest in curbing spending read more  wwwredstatecom 20130117 howthebudgetprocessisbeingdismantled  ',0),(3464,'node',' boehner s regrets  house speaker boehner is expressing his regrets regarding the fiscalcliff strategy the house agreed to in a lastminute deal late last year he now feels the house should have taken a different course by demanding the senate produce a bill to avert the worst parts of the combination of tax increases and spending cuts that were due to hit on jan 1 for an article on boehner rsquo s new perspective on what should have been done and what the house will do in the future click on the following story link  http thehillcom homenews house 279413boehnerfullofregretoverfiscalcliffmoves ',0),(3448,'node',' is obama a socialist or facist  president obama makes light of the people who have referred to him as a socialist even though his policy positions clearly show that he is not a believer in the free market and the rights of the individual however john mackey the ceo of whole foods has another take on president obama rsquo s political leanings for an article the possibility that mr obama could be more fascist than socialist in his beliefs click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 14271ispresidentobamamoresocialistorfascist 19  obama socialist facist obama socialist facist  ',0),(609,'node',' michigan legislative calendars michigan legislative calendars michigan legislative calendars 13  representatives  ',0),(1188,'node',' ccrp on facebook  http wwwfacebookcom pages  14  news  ',0),(3428,'node',' indiana south carolina join fight to nullify obamacare when the federal government is cramming something down their throats what can the states do to nullify the overreach state legislators in indiana and south carolina are working on proposals to fight back again obamacare what s the strategy will it work read more  wwwthenewamericancom usnews constitution item 14195indianasouthcarolinajoinfighttonullifyobamaca ',0),(2229,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass this bill and an allow an exception for these retired state employees to double dip  yes allow this exception and consider exceptions in the future on a department by department basis based on need 31 5 votes yes allow this exception but do not allow for exceptions in the future 0 0 votes no exceptions should be allowed 69 11 votes undecided 0 0 votes total votes 16 allow state employees to double dip who is going to work for nothing but why are hiring these people back i thought the point of having people retire early was to save the state money if not why did they retire in the first place ida salisbury  ',0),(3430,'node',' the purpose of the second amendment yesterday president obama announced his plans to restrict gun ownership in response to the tragedy in newtown connecticut there has been a lot of chatter about why do people need certain kinds of weapons but is that what the second amendment is about what did the founders intend when they wrote these provisions take a moment to learn the history behind the second amendment  wwwredstatecom 20130115 thepurposeofthesecondamendment  ',0),(2797,'node',' smart meters  smart meter public hearing   the michigan public service commission will be having a public hearing on september 10 2012 at 200 pm before administrative law judge dennis w mack at constitution hall 525 west allegan lansing michigan the hearing will be a prehearing conference to set future hearing dates and decide other procedural matters any interested person may attend and participate the hearing site is accessible including handicapped parking persons needing any accommodation to participate should contact the commission s executive secretary at 517 2416160 in advance to request mobility visual hearing or other assistance the will also be discussing the optout option for homeowners in regard to smart meters this would be a great time to let your voice be heard even though our electric utility provider consumers energy will not be there to download information on the public hearing click on this link  sites default files smartmeterhearing91012pdf  93rd district debate 93rd district debate ccrp 93rd district debate july 19 2012 ccrp 93rd district debate july 19 2012 ccrp 93rd district debate july 19 2012 ccrp 93rd district debate july 19 2012  ',0),(3439,'node',' ccrp poll another road repair option ccrp passes debt ceiling resolutions click here to read   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview the michigan legislature is considering two revenue generating plans to pay for road repairs plan 1 would hike fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees to pay for road repairs plan 2 would be a 2 percentage point increase in the state rsquo s 6 sales tax the plan would involve passing legislation to remove the 19cent a gallon gasoline tax motorists pay at the pump and to impose a sales tax on the wholesale level along with vehicle registration fees together aimed at raising the targeted amount if passed the legislation would be tiebarred to a joint resolution calling for a statewide vote on another option to fund roads mdash amending the state constitution to increase the state sales tax and dedicating the amount raised from the two percentage point hike to fixing and maintaining the state rsquo s roads and bridges voters would be asked whether they want the plan the legislature adopted or the sales tax plan which would also remove the 19centpergallon gas tax this legislation would require the voters to choose one of the two options for road repairs new poll question are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would force tax and or fee increases that voters would decide on yes no undecided are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would force tax and or fee increases that voters would decide on   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question how should we pay for road repairs in the future 52 continue to use the federal and state gas taxes to fund road repairs by raising the gas tax 4 change the funding to be based on miles driven rather than fuel consumption 43 undecided one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 gas tax on miles driven wait the federal govt the tax payers and citizens have a penny left in their wallets let us figure out a way to take it   all emails addresses  ',0),(3218,'node',' secretary of state wants to expand absent voting in response to a november 16 editorial calling a 4hour wait to vote unacceptable when other options are available secretary of state ruth johnson penned this guest column explaining her desire to expand absent voting to noexcuse voting read the full article at  wwwmlivecom opinion grandrapids indexssf 201211 secretaryofstateruthjohnsohtml ',0),(4168,'node',' senator jones bill to restrict more bridge card abuse passes in senate  the michigan senate on tuesday approved legislation seeking to block bridge card holders from withdrawing cash from atms located in strip clubs liquor stores or horse racing tracks the sixbill package introduced by sen rick jones rgrand ledge would require the department of human services to work with atm service providers to develop and implement a program to block cash benefits at those locations for details on the 6 bill package to put greater controls on bridge cards read on at  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201310 michigansenateapprovesbridghtml 19  senator jones bill restrict more bridge card abuse passes senate  ',0),(4656,'node',' one nation under allah  oneunderalljpg one nation under allah  ',0),(4657,'node',' rand paul s position on abortion rand paul according to one national poll is the frontrunner right now among republicans many were surprised and disappointed with his comment at a recent appearance at a university of chicago institute of politics speaking engagement to read his position on abortion go online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 apr 25 familyresearchcouncilprolifersalarmedsenran  ',0),(4658,'node',' indiana s governor pense his common core deception  as governor pence touts his accomplishments in ldquo removing rdquo common core in indiana and replacing it with ldquo indiana core rdquo the truth is that it is the ldquo same old common core rdquo just repackaged to read about the repackaging of ldquo common core rdquo in indiana go online at  http wwwnationalreviewcom article 376860 commoncorerebrandhustlemichellemalkin ',0),(3441,'node',' why waste a crisis  debtbannerjpg why waste a crisis  ',0),(3442,'node',' news you need to know from the ccrp  why waste a crisis  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content whywastecrisis  ccrp debt ceiling resolutions sent to congress http wwwclintoncountygoporg content debtceilingresolutionsccrp20131  justice for justice hathaway from scott stoecker rsquo s blog http wwwclintoncountygoporg content justicejustice  become a ccrp club sponsor http wwwclintoncountygoporg content clubsponsor2013  a report from secretary of state ruth johnson ruth report for january 2013   http wwwclintoncountygoporg   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3447,'node',' divider in chief divideconquerjpg divider in chief ',0),(3449,'node',' is obama a socialist or facist  facism1jpg is obama a socialist or facist  ',0),(3450,'node',' the loss of liberty  president obama in his inaugural address continued his assault on personal liberty as we know it he talked of the ldquo collective rdquo rather than the ldquo individual rdquo he attacked the ldquo rich rdquo and spoke of the injustice to the middle class he talked of the ldquo diverse concepts of liberty rdquo and insisted that these could all fit together under the collective mission of the government to achieve its redistributive aims for an analysis on mr obama rsquo s vision of where he wants to take our nation in the next four years click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 14271ispresidentobamamoresocialistorfascist ',0),(3452,'node',' universities slash teachers hours to evade obamacare given the liberal leaning of so many colleges and universities you might expect that they would be jumping on the obamacare bandwagon are you surprised to hear that some are slashing hours to avoid having to cover adjunct professors health care costs do you think those who are being pinched by lost income along with a requirement to carry health care insurance are wondering what happened to the liberal utopia they so firmly believe in read more  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130122 universitiesslashteacherhourstoevadeobamacare ',0),(3462,'node',' senators reach deal on immigration a group of eight senators has come to a highlevel agreement on a plan to move forward with immigration reform the plan to be announced monday afternoon addresses such issues as a path for citizenship for illegals already here and giving green cards to immigrants who have graduated with certain degrees from american universities among other things for full details see  newsyahoocom senatorsreachdealimmigrationchanges050551602html  senators reach deal immigration  ',0),(3455,'node',' ccrp poll penalties for idling diesel vehicles poll overview senator hoonyung hopgood d has introduced a bill in the michigan senate that would 1 prohibit heavy diesel trucks over 8500 pounds from idling more than five minutes within a one hour period or 15 minutes for loaded buses or 30 minutes for ones waiting to unload with certain exceptions 2 make violators subject to fines of up to 500 3 allow for fines revenues to go to local governments new poll question are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would impose fines on idling diesel trucks yes no undecided are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would force tax and or fee increases that voters would decide on yes 33 no 48 undecided 19 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 stop trying for a magic bullet stop trying for a magic bullet learn to use the income that you have wisely every time the government improves something it just cost us more money   all emails addresses  ',0),(5056,'node','  the syria quagmire friend or foe  owjpg  the syria quagmire friend or foe  ',0),(5057,'node',' the real bill milliken  this is what rsquo s wrong with the republican party we have former michigan governor milliken who has endorsed john kerry and barack obama for president and former governor jennifer granhom and now endorses liberal democrat gary peters for the us senate and democtart mark toten for michigan attorney general when will we ever learn that we need a truly ldquo closed primary rdquo to weed out the liberal interlopers who have infiltrated our party and continue to cause havoc this is the same guy that also has endorsed governor snyder for a second term what does that tell you for an article on former governor milliken rsquo s endorsement of democrat mark toten for michigan attorney general go online at  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201409 formerrepublicangovbillmilhtml incartriver 19  ',0),(5058,'node',' the real bill milliken  milldorjpg the real bill milliken  ',0),(2149,'node',' should michigan use the popular vote instead of the constitutional electoral college allocation in selecting the president  yes 0 0 votes no 88 15 votes undecided 12 2 votes total votes 17 electoral college and this is being proposed by a rep operative we are in more trouble than we knew i am glad saul is the former head of the rep party let us hope the new one has more constitutional knowledge than this dunce  electoral college i agree with the original comment through our constitution the founders formed a republic form of government not a democracy where all elections except president vp votes are determined strictly on popularity votes cast in the top national election the use of the electoral college is to balance the national needs of maintaining a republic now of 50 states so that we elect a national leader the matter of balancing the republic makes sure that no one issue place group etc dominates to the exclusion of other aspects necessary to maintain a nation of out of many one people and states the result of the civil war and our entire history as one nation would have very different if it weren t for these bedrock principles democrats will want to switch so that an alliance of the mega cities can overwhelm and dominate every other need and interest in the rest of the united states  ',0),(3459,'node',' ccrp things that you might want to know   who am i an interesting video about two politicians who does this sound like   smartmeter nazis  smartmeter nazis   president obama socialist or facist  is obama a socialist or facist   are you a conservative terrorist  are you a conservative terrorist   become a ccrp club sponsor club sponsor 2013   http wwwclintoncountygoporg   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3457,'node',' are you a conservative terrorist  a west point think tank has said antifederalists who   ldquo espouse strong convictions regarding the federal government believing it to be corrupt and tyrannical with a natural tendency to intrude on individuals rsquo civil and constitutional rights rdquo  are a threat to our country because we are not progressive in our views of our country and thus we could be considered potential terrorists for an article on the study click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews item 14301westpointterrorismstudytargets e2809cfarright e2809dconservatives  are you conservative terrorist  ',0),(978,'realname',' martinmm ',0),(2147,'node',' electoral college or popular vote  there is a serious effort to change the way we pick our president and both republicans and democrats alike are pushing this agenda in michigan republican saul anuzis is making the case for the ldquo popular vote rdquo option to the michigan republican party in the past the party has been steadfastly against that option the founders devised electoral vote system as a check to make sure the ldquo states rdquo had a say in who became president rather than the more populous states having a greater influence for an article on what this change could mean to michigan and the rest of the states click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom opinion muskegon indexssf 201109 stevegunnelect 19 impossible to understand impossible to understand where anuzis is coming from on this challenge to bedrock constitutional principles the article linked to is foolish and the author of it is either a democrat or not very knowledgable his comments on the founders wanting to veto popular votes or not trust the masses is wrong and offensive through our constitution the founders formed a republic form of government not a democracy where all elections except president vp votes are determined strictly on popularity votes cast in the top national election the use of the electoral college is to balance the national needs of maintaining a republic now of 50 states so that we elect a national leader the matter of balancing the republic makes sure that no one issue place group etc dominates to the exclusion of other aspects necessary to maintain a nation of out of many one people and states the result of the civil war and our entire history as one nation would have very different if it weren t for these bedrock principles it is democrats who will want to switch so that an alliance of the mega cities can overwhelm and dominate every other need and interest in the rest of the united states  electoral college popular vote  ',0),(2151,'node',' good investment you decide  secretary of transportation ray lahood came to michigan to tout the new high speed rail with a 200 million in hand for the project michigan s two us senators are all on board as well as governor snyder i will hold my opinion on the issue you decide if it s a good investment of our money for an article on the issue from wwwdetnewscom click on the following story link  http wwwdetnewscom article 20111019 miview 110190428 theboondoggle we should tell the feds keep we should tell the feds keep the money and put it back in the treasury we should tell the feds to we should tell the feds to keep the money and put it back in the treasury it is not our money send it back to china  ',0),(2154,'node','  there are other ways to approve the bridge  if you really want something you will do anything to get it done that may be the approach that governor snyder may have to take if he wants his bridge plan to be implemented after several failed attempts to get the legislature to move his initiative along it has been stated that there are other ways to make it happen without the approval of the legislature  snyder has said there are other ways to approve the bridge than working through the legislature and lt gov brian calley has said asking the federal government to take over the project is one possibility others have suggested snyder could use an executive order  so are we to assume the elected representatives of the people of the state of michigan don t really have a voice that would appear to be what governor snyder is saying whatever happened to we the people for an article on the bridge issue and what other options governor snyder could take to get his bridge built without legislative approval click on the following story link  http detnewscom article 20111021 metro 1102104001022 rss10 mid 50 19 governor snyder and lt governor snyder and lt governor calley were elected to look after the best interests of the state they know that the new international trade crossing will provide the world class trade crossing that michigan needs this bridge project will create 10000 construction jobs in the shortterm and help support the more than 250000 michigan jobs that count on trade with canada in the long run and the best part is they have crafted a deal that would build the bridge at no cost to michigan taxpayers governor snyder lt governor calley and sen judy emmons should be commended for supporting this important project and putting the interests of michigan over a billionaire trying to protect his monopoly michigan s business community including the auto industry agribusiness manufacturing community and 18 statewide and local chambers of commerce support their efforts they should be commended for standing up to the owner of the ambassador bridge and the millions of dollars they have spent to misinform the public and buy legislative support i hope they look at all the options available to move this project forward tom shields dewitt pct 1 judy emmons slogan is milk judy emmons slogan is milk cows not taxpayers does she really believe that this dric bridge won t cost taxpayers money sure we ve heard the excuses from snyder and his lapdogs it won t cost taxpayers a thing it s free money from canada and the federal government or it ll pay for itself in tolls come on people there is no such thing as a free lunch federal money is clearly taxpayer money and eventually canada will want to be paid what then we all know how will industry is thriving up here apparently judy emmons is like all the rest establishment gop republicans who are more than happy to increase the size of government and destroy private enterprise along the way despite telling many people at the ccrp bbq that she was pro liberty and for the interests of prosperity and business she obviously is not she is backing big government legislation that is propelled by a gop establishment force we all know that she is of a farming family who is supposedly friendly to small business hah how would senator emmons and her family feel if the government decided to have a government operated milking farm right next to her family s i doubt she d care for it or would she i am really disappointed with emmons and her ability to be swayed by the machine that is being driven by snyder and his cronies judy emmons slogan is milk judy emmons slogan is milk cows not taxpayers does she really believe that this dric bridge won t cost taxpayers money sure we ve heard the excuses from snyder and his lapdogs it won t cost taxpayers a thing it s free money from canada and the federal government or it ll pay for itself in tolls come on people there is no such thing as a free lunch federal money is clearly taxpayer money and eventually canada will want to be paid what then we all know how will industry is thriving up here apparently judy emmons is like all the rest establishment gop republicans who are more than happy to increase the size of government and destroy private enterprise along the way despite telling many people at the ccrp bbq that she was pro liberty and for the interests of prosperity and business she obviously is not she is backing big government legislation that is propelled by a gop establishment force we all know that she is of a farming family who is supposedly friendly to small business hah how would senator emmons and her family feel if the government decided to have a government operated milking farm right next to her family s i doubt she d care for it or would she i am really disappointed with emmons and her ability to be swayed by the machine that is being driven by snyder and his cronies  there are other ways approve the bridge  ',0),(2156,'node',' the founders america  is this the america our founders risked their lives for are we going to let these people transform our country into a european style socialist country  in 2012 you will decide  watch this video to see who these people are http wwwyoutubecom watch v i8utyq2zkmk many of these people at many of these people at occupy wall street are being duped the teachers have so dumbed down are education that the protesters no nothing of our founding or how the economy works what they think they want will put us all in poverty waht a shame they are so ignorant  ',0),(2157,'node',' things you need to know from the ccrp  read this weeks news that affects you there are other ways to approve the bridge  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content thereareotherwaysapprovebr electoral college or popular vote  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content electoralcollegeorpopularvote the founders america  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content foundersamerica good investment you decide  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content goodinvestmentyoudecide  test posting newsletter  ',0),(3461,'node',' imaginary fuel mandate overturned  imagine that a federal court has ordered that the epa can rsquo t order energy companies to purchase fuel that isn rsquo t commercially available for an article on he court decision click on the following story link  http dailycallercom 20130126 judgerulesepacantmandateuseofnonexistentbiofuels  ',0),(3465,'node',' have christians given up  the prospect of four more years of obama rsquo s policies has discouraged the hopes of many christians as obama continues to extend his policies beyond the boundaries of the written law and moral truth no nation has ever moved into collectivism and amorality and been capable of recovering from it many are claiming we are already past the point of no return the biggest danger is that many christians have just given up they believe the battle is lost because of the implementation of laws to eliminate religious freedoms and culturally sex pornography and immorality go on unabated for an article on why christians should redouble their efforts to make a difference and to initiate change click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom culture faithandmorals item 14281whendisappointmentturnstodiscouragement ',0),(3466,'node',' agenda 21 and sustainable development  an excerpt from thenewamericancom on the un rsquo s agenda 21 ldquo sustainable development rdquo plan   ldquo alabama banned it the republican national committee rnc officially opposes it even a group of democrats has now joined the fight and the movement to stop it is growing stronger every single day twenty years after the united nations birthed the global lsquo sustainable development rsquo scheme known as agenda 21 its tentacles have stretched across america into every level of government but the battle to stop it is in full swing rdquo  clinton county rsquo s board of commissioners had been involved in part of the agenda 21 initiative with their participation in the ldquo icleilocal governments for local environmental initiatives rdquo but has since withdrawn their participation from the program we need to be aware of what decisions are elected leaders are implementing to make sure that we do not become part of the agenda 21 movement for more information on the un global agenda 21 movement click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom tech environment item 11999sustainablefreedomsurgingoppositiontoagenda21 e2809csustainabledevelopment e2809d 19 the michigan association of the michigan association of counties and national association of counties should have opposed this when this policy first appeard on the scene back in the mid 1990s where were these association executives who are supposedly watching out for michigans county commissioners and local control absolutlely stunning smart metrer technology which is also part of agenda 21 is another aspect which citizens must study and strongly oppose you do not want this techhology attached to your home who exactly finances agrnda 21 please study this international policy and how it will impact your future  http wwwpostsustainabilityinstituteorg whofundsunagenda21html philip n bareham  ',0),(3467,'node',' agenda 21 and sustainable development  agenda21jpg agenda 21 and sustainable development  ',0),(3453,'node',' who does this sound like  we are always admonished to look at the past to make our decisions regarding the future and to make sure we don rsquo t repeat the same mistakes from the past the following link to a video should be food for thought as we look at our country who we are and where we are headed click on the following link to watch a video about parallels between two people one from the past and one from the present  https wwwyoutubecom embed rrjuhbkmle feature playerdetailpage 19  who does this sound like  ',0),(3353,'node',' 2013 clinton county republican party club sponsorships  the 2012 election didn t turn out the way we had hoped we were disappointed we didn t win the presidency and send a new us senator to washington even though we were disappointed at the national level we maintained our majority in michigan in the legislature and the supreme court in the next two years we will be working hard to make sure the gains we have made in michigan don t get eroded in 2014 clinton county will be electing a new state senator to represent us because of reapportionment and that race will be critical to maintaining our republican majority in the michigan senate and retaining our majority in the michigan house to accomplish these goals we need all the help we can get both monetarily and with your time to get our candidates elected in 2014 with your help we will retain our six county commission seats as republican regain the one county commissioner seat we lost in 2012 keep clinton county 100 republican in the michigan house senate retain the governor lt governor attorney general secretary of state reelect congressman dave camp to represent us for another two years retain control of the michigan house and senate retain conservative control of the michigan supreme court we can achieve these goals with your help it is important that we continue our efforts to elect people who will represent the interests of clinton county rsquo s residents one of the means to accomplish these goals is to offer opportunities to be a club sponsor of the ccrp your continued support will allow us to continue our efforts by helping us to cover the initial costs for fund raising events during 2013 providing financial support for clinton county candidates who will run in contested races in 2014 maintenance of the clinton county republican website  wwwclintoncountygoporg  and helping us to maintain an outreach to fellow conservatives and independents who believe in our goals and political philosophy for information on becoming a ccrp club sponsor for 2013 click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content clubsponsor2013 or download and print the following file and return it to the address on the form thanks you in advance for your support of the clinton county republican party   test posting newsletter  ',0),(3727,'node',' automakers warn new ethanol mandate could damage vehicles most of the gasoline sold in this country contains 10 ethanol a highoctane fuel derived from corn now the government wants to increase that percentage to 15 a level many auto manufacturers claim will damage vehicle engines whose opinion do you trust read more  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130507 automakerswarnnewethanolmandatecoulddamagecars  ',0),(3476,'node',' why is the military training in us cities  terroristtrainingjpg why is the military training in us cities  ',0),(3478,'node',' obama an oath the constitution oathjpg obama an oath the constitution ',0),(3477,'node',' obama an oath the constitution when president took the oath of office he stated that he would ldquo preserve protect and defend the constitution rdquo for a person who taught constitutional law he obviously does not understand the fundamentals of federal lawmaking he fails to recognize that congress makes the laws and the executive branch is to carry them out not the other way around president obama has continually violated the rule of law and his oath of office by ignoring the will of congress and the people for an insightful commentary from congressman steve king click on the following story link  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 feb 1 theconstitutionalwaystrumpspolitics  19  obama oath the constitution  ',0),(3481,'node',' rove declares war on the tea party looks like the big money and the republican establishment have joined forces to form the conservative victory project it s unclear what they consider to be conservative and only time will tell if there will be victory or not would it be more productive to concentrate on the common goals of all conservatives rather than promote dissension in the ranks united we stand wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130203 rovedeclareswarteaparty ',0),(3480,'node',' ccrp poll admitting gay boys and adults into the boy scouts as members and leaders poll overview the boy scouts of america will be making a decision soon as to whether they will allow gay boys and adults to become active participants in their organization to be a member you have to swear an loyalty oath to god as well as country and you have to subscribe to their declaration of religious principle declaration of principle   the boy scouts of america maintains that no member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to god the recognition of god as the ruling and leading power in the universe and the grateful acknowledgment of his favors and blessings are necessary to the best type of citizenship and are wholesome precepts in the education of the growing members  today in our secular progressive society many americans would like to see the boy scout organization drop their religious requirements new poll question are you in favor of the boy scouts dropping their restriction that gay boys and adults can t be part of the organization yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content areyoufavorboyscoutsdroppi  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the shipment of f16 jets and abrams tanks to egypt yes 5 no 95 undecided 0 there were two comments to this poll questions comment 1 fighters to egypt is this pres nuts this leader in egypt hates israel and the us ida s comment 2 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   all emails addresses  ',0),(3345,'node','  fiscal cliff deal kick it down the road  the senate did what it always does put a band aid on it and agree to look at it again in three months no need to rush a decision even though we have just reached the debt ceiling the president refuses to deal with budget cuts and the senate hasn rsquo t had a budget for almost 4 years the only elected representatives that are willing to fact the facts and have the guts to vote no and take a stand for fiscal responsibility are the ldquo tea party rdquo republicans for an article the gridlock what it means click on the following story link  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2012 dec 31 congresswontmeetcliffdeadline  19  ',0),(3485,'node',' reid we need more tax increases and they wonder why the democrats have a reputation for tax and spend  wwwhumaneventscom 20130203 harryreidweneedmoretaxincreasesvideo  ',0),(3482,'node','  father of the prius declares electric cars not viable  after pouring billions of dollars into technology to promote electric vehicles on thursday the department of energy said the goverment is backing off president obama s vision of 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015 hybrid car pioneer and ldquo father of the prius rdquo takeshi uchiyamada thinks the technology that would make electric cars viable doesn t yet exist will the federal government ever learn read more  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130204 fatherofthepriusdeclareselectriccarsnotviable ',0),(3749,'node',' open congress  federal legisltion search  open congress 1  public policy  ',0),(148,'node',' michigan right to life http wwwrtlorg  16  public policy  ',0),(3750,'node',' michigan votes  bill tracker for michigan legislature http wwwmichiganvotesorg forum forums   public policy  ',0),(3484,'node',' secretive house group close to immigrationreform agreement immigrationreformjpg secretive house group close to immigrationreform agreement ',0),(3486,'node',' 2013 ldd sponsor options the following are the regular and early bird options that are available for the lincln day dinner with sheriif richard mack  early bird options must sign up on or before march 15 2013   regularly offered options ',0),(3578,'node',' ccrp dewitt library millage meeting  we have been asked to forward this information regarding the proposed millage increase in dewitt for the library the following is a link to a story on the proposed library millage that was in the state journal  http wwwlansingstatejournalcom article 20130317 dewittbath01303170017 dewittlibraryproposalsmay7ballot there will be a meeting tonight march 20 at 530 pm in the dewitt charter township hall 1401 herbison road anyone interested in more details on how this is going to increase property taxes and the plan they have come up with for a new library should plan on attending serious questions need to be asked before any new millage is levied on the people of dewitt 1 is a 50 increase in money reasonable a 100 could a person buy a new google chrome laptop or a couple kindles for that same amount of money why is it so close to the highway who will be attracted to our community are the population household income projections wildly optimistic   clinton county emails april 2012  ',0),(3479,'node',' are you in favor of the boy scouts dropping their restriction that gay boys and adults can t be part of the organization  yes no undecided scouting the boy scouts are what the boy scouts are they are a private organization not government even the boy scouts have a constitutional liberty right of association and constitutional liberty right of religious principles if someone wishes to start up a special scoutinglike group for gay boys or for lgbt youth that s fine and within their constitutional liberty right of association and i would applaud them for doing so this is what is great about america there s room for all and we don t have to act like bullies saying that the boy scouts or christian groupsor republican groups have to change but other groups don t have to change including any muslim group the naacp the various ethnic or gender clubs or caucuses within the national and each state s democrat party the log cabin republicans or the stonewall democrats the national lesbian and gay journalists association queer youth alliance scouting for all lbgt youth scotland or the myriad of lgbt groups easily found in the this listing on wikipedia http enwikipediaorg wiki listoflgbtrelatedorganizations lighten up folks keep in mind that the market keep in mind that the market will determine what happens with the boy scouts it looks like they are doomed first sports now gays gay scout leaders this is a totally bad idea we will be reading and hearing soon about abuse of boys if this is allowed please boy scouts do not be bullied yes i said it bullied into making this very bad decision gays in the boy scouts how does a prepubescent or other minor boy have an established sexual orientation exactly and who determines that it is real or affected i personally feel openly gay men should not be scout leaders not that i feel that there might be any greater risk of potential sexual predation than any other adult youth leaders whatever sexual orientation seems like the boy scouts should be more concerned with keeping their financial operations in proper order from what i understand of some of their fairly recent problems that all being said do we also ask the question regarding lesbians in the girl scouts or is that already accepted practice or even policy  ',0),(3489,'node',' christian group booted from u of m campus the asian chapter of intervarsity christian fellowship has had to relocate off the university of michigan campus because the university claims the group s constitution violates the university s nondiscrimination policy apparently a christian group that requires its leaders to sign a statement of faith is viewed as discriminatory to those who do not agree with those tenets of faith isn t this just a matter of making choices about who to discriminate against read the article  wwwthenewamericancom culture faithandmorals item 14421christiangroupbootedfrommichiganuniversity ',0),(3491,'node',' cbo outlook apocalypse soon capitolmoneyjpg cbo outlook apocalypse soon ',0),(5140,'node',' dems want fcc to regulate political content on the internet it rsquo s the same old game with the progressives when it comes to freedom of speech their latest move is to stifle any political content on the internet that might reflect badly on them or their candidates for an article on what the federal communications commission may be recommending to limit political free speech on the internet go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20141025 democratspushfornewheavyregulationsoninternetposti 19  dems want fcc regulate political content the internet  ',0),(3492,'node',' obamacare may cost a family 20000 a year if you are a person who is not covered by an employerbased insurance policy there are around 7 million more than first thought by the cbo you will be required to purchase your own health insurance coverage the irs has pubished their regulation that defines what health insurance coverages would be required for a family to comply with the provisions of obamacare for a family of five 2 adults 3 children the least expensive compliant policy will cost 20 o00 per year does this sound like affordable get details  wwwthenewamericancom usnews healthcare item 14420familiestopayatleast 20000ayearforinsuranceunderobamacaresaysirs ',0),(3493,'node',' the tipping point second terms can be tricky political winds swing back and forth the second four years can be difficult this commentary written by redstate s eric erickson looks at the democrats and the challenges they face with their candidate in his second term  wwwredstatecom 20130207 thetippingpoint  ',0),(3920,'node',' states seek to nullify obama efforts what can we do when the federal goverment keeps reaching into our lives we can fight back that s what s happening in at least 37 states that are introducing legislation at the state level to nullify what is coming out of washington there s more than one way to stand up against an overreaching federal goverment read more  wwwpoliticocom story 201307 statesnullificationobama94826html  states seek nullify obama efforts  ',0),(3921,'node',' states seek to nullify obama efforts what can we do when the federal goverment keeps reaching into our lives we can fight back that s what s happening in at least 37 states that are introducing legislation at the state level to nullify what is coming out of washington there s more than one way to stand up against an overreaching federal goverment read more  wwwpoliticocom story 201307 statesnullificationobama94826html ',0),(3495,'node',' ccrp poll governor snyder s proposed medicaid expansion through the affordable health care act poll overview a huge expansion of the medicaid program that would increase eligibility to those with incomes below 133 percent of the poverty level was enacted as part of obamacare and then made optional for states by last june s supreme court ruling on the law since that ruling governors and legislatures have been wrestling with whether to go along with the expansion at the end of 2012 13 state governors were known to oppose expanding the program in their states another 18 governors supported it and 20 were undecided the most common reasons cited by governors who opposed or were unsure about committing their states to the expansion were the federal government would not come through on the funding concerns about the impact on state budget states need more flexibility freedom from federal oversight states would have to raise taxes to pay for it uncertainty need more information medicaid is a ldquo broken program rdquo harms its beneficiaries entitlement programs create more dependency in july of 2012 the michigan house fiscal agency published a memo suggesting this state would save money if it accepts the expansion because we could redistribute some costs from state taxpayers to national taxpayers including 175 million currently spent on mental health services that conclusion depended on several questionable assumptions the main one being that the feds will actually come through with the extra money promised as part of the expansion the governors were concerned that the federal government won t uphold their end of the agreement that money would come to the states because president obama has already signaled that the extra money may not be forthcoming he did so in both his 2012 and 2013 budget recommendations proposing a shift to a single medicaid blended rate for each state which essentially means shifting the costs to the states hellip governor snyder has already indicated that he is in favor of expanding medicaid services as part of the affordable health care act new poll question are you in favor of the legislature passing legislation that would expand the medicaid coverage as part of obamacare yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content areyoufavorlegislaturepassinglegislationwouldexpan  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the boy scouts dropping their restriction that gay boys and adults can t be part of the organization yes 18 no 82 undecided 0 there were three comments made on the poll comment 1 gay scout leaders this is a totally bad idea we will be reading and hearing soon about abuse of boys if this is allowed please boy scouts do not be bullied yes i said it bullied into making this very bad decision comment 2 scouting the boy scouts are what the boy scouts are they are a private organization not government even the boy scouts have a constitutional liberty right of association and constitutional liberty right of religious principles if someone wishes to start up a special scoutinglike group for gay boys or for lgbt youth that s fine and within their constitutional liberty right of association and i would applaud them for doing so this is what is great about america there s room for all and we don t have to act like bullies saying that the boy scouts or christian groupsor republican groups have to change but other groups don t have to change including any muslim group the naacp the various ethnic or gender clubs or caucuses within the national and each state s democrat party the log cabin republicans or the stonewall democrats the national lesbian and gay journalists association queer youth alliance scouting for all lbgt youth scotland or the myriad of lgbt groups easily found in the this listing on wikipedia http enwikipediaorg wiki listoflgbtrelatedorganizations lighten up folks comment 3 keep in mind that the market keep in mind that the market will determine what happens with the boy scouts it looks like they are doomed first sports now gays   all emails addresses  ',0),(3494,'node',' are you in favor of the legislature passing legislation that would expand the medicaid coverage as part of obamacare  yes no undecided  ',0),(3497,'node',' debunker wildfires droughts storms oh my  obamaworriedjpg debunker wildfires droughts storms oh my  ',0),(3496,'node',' debunker wildfires droughts storms oh my  polite folks might say that the president sometimes stretches the truth to make a point others might just say bunk it appears that obama s comments in his inaugural address defending his green energy policy are not exactly factual actually according to statistics from federal government agencies the claims are false so what kind of misinformation is the president spreading around get the facts  wwwhumaneventscom 20130207 debunkerwildfiresdroughtsstormsohmy   debunker wildfires droughts storms  ',0),(3500,'node',' ccrp 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack thursday april 11 2013 eagle eye golf club 15101 chandler road east lansing mi 48823 for the 2013 lincoln day dinner we are excited to announce that our keynote speaker will be the former sheriff of graham county arizona richard mack sheriff mack gained national recognition in 1994 when he filed suit against the clinton administration challenging the constitutionality of the brady bill as a result of the suit the united states supreme court ruled that the brady bill was in fact unconstitutional and that the federal government could not commandeer state or county officers because of that suit sheriff mack has made it his mission to educate law enforcement officers and the american citizenry about the meaning of being a constitutional law enforcement officer currently he heads up the national office of constitutional sheriffs and peace officers associations cspoa in times like these when our 2nd amendment right is being threatened sheriff mack brings a timely message about the importance of electing true constitutional sheriffs and what that means to all of us who believe in our gun rights 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 couple with photo opportunities 12500 dinner reception single with photo opportunities 6500 dinner only couple 7500 dinner only single 4000 registrations and payments are due on or before thursday april 4 2013 for more information and or to register online please click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content 2013lincolndaydinnersheriffrichardmack or to download and print a file to send your registration in click on the following link 2013 ccrp lincoln day dinner with sheriff mack http wwwclintoncountygopcom sites default files registrationformsp3pdf thank you for your support of freedom our constitution and the clinton county republican party   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3501,'node',' solar industry grapples with hazardous wastes isn t that the way it goes we re encouraged to jump on the solar energy bandwagon because it s good for the environment and then we discover there s a dark side to the equation who knew production of solar panels resulted in tons of polluted sludge and contaminated water read more  newsyahoocom solarindustrygrappleshazardouswastes184714679html ',0);
INSERT INTO `search_dataset` VALUES (3502,'node',' c mon man barack obama ready to be blown away  read on  jennifer granholm rsquo s selection as a white house cabinet member could boost michigan rsquo s fortunes and raise its visibility within president barack obama rsquo s administration political pundits say whoa i m awestruck our fearless exgovernor has been mentioned as possibly becoming secretary of energy because of her efforts to bankrupt the state i mean push green energy well same thing luckily most people in michigan were smart enough to vote no on proposal 3 the horrible renewable energy bill that would lead to consistently higher energy rates so we haven t fallen into the green trap yet the 37 who voted for it probably couldn t read a large chunk of detroit or are named michael moore would having a secretary with a history in michigan politics be a bad thing ldquo a cabinetlevel position has to be a great advantage for the state rdquo bob kolt a democratic political consultant said ldquo jennifer granholm has a tremendous knowledge of all things michigan and its priorities and that can only pay off for michigan rdquo uh yes it would be a bad thing if that candidate were leading michigan while the state was in the we suck the most phase of national unemployment rates for years remember that time yeah granholm was in charge as far as i know she s still blaming john engler for that or is it george w bush perhaps she s also blaming william woodbridge michigan s first whig governor for not promoting biomass plants in the thennewlyacquired upper peninsula poor ww getting a bad rap not all has gone well for her though for the green pastures of a job with the federal government she was passed over for the attorney general position which is a shame ag holder was largely responsible for the weapons sent to mexican criminals in the fast and furious operation leading to the death of mexicans and americans alike slow and sedate granholm s plan to smuggle hockey sticks and beer into canada would have been much better received and let s not forget the disappointment of having al is it getting hot in here or is just my bloviating gore selling his network for which she worked to the oilbacked planetkilling aljazeera that s gotta sting so to barack obama for considering a candidate with no measurable success in what you want to hire her for hellip c mon man  ',0),(3504,'node',' mi electoral vote change  michigan legislators are weighing possible changes to electoral college rules michigan is currently one of five states debating changes to how its electoral college votes are counted republicans want to change the rule that the popular vote winner gets all of that state s electoral votes instead they want to apportion the state s electoral votes according to which candidate gets the biggest popular vote in each of the 14 congressional districts if this would have been in effect in the last election mitt romney would have received a majority of michigan s 16 electoral votes last year even though obama beat him by a nearly 450000 popular votes there are plans to introduce a bill that would award all but two of michigan s 16 electoral college votes according to congressional district results the remaining two would go to the candidate winning the statewide majority the us constitution allows each state to determine how it will split up its share of the 538 electoral votes available for an article on the issue click on the following story link  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20130125 politics02301250376 ixzz2j5xzrojq 19  electoral vote change  ',0),(3505,'node',' mi electoral vote change  electoralvotesjpg mi electoral vote change  ',0),(4192,'node',' food stamp cuts kick in as congress debates more in 2009 the economic stimulus package provided a temporary boost in food stamps this additional benefit has contributed to the doubling in cost of the program since 2008 but now the temporary benefits have run out what happens now the federal government has given and now it is taking away get the details  newsyahoocom foodstampcutskickcongressdebatesmore051207441polit ',0),(3510,'node',' what recovery  statistics can be confusing do you wonder why there is so much talk about a recovery in the economy but the unemployment rate continues to climb what do the numbers really mean get some background information that might help clear up these discrepancies  wwwhumaneventscom 20130214 puzderwhatrecovery  ',0),(3509,'node',' the broke retreating state of our union stateoftheunionjpg the broke retreating state of our union ',0),(3508,'node',' the broke retreating state of our union to hear him tell it our country s in great shape if we can just get the rich to pay a little more everything s going to be just fine is it mr president have you spent any time lately looking at the actual state of the union the facts might not paint such a rosy picture  wwwnationalreviewcom articles 340557 brokeretreatingstateourunioneditors  the broke retreating state our union  ',0),(3511,'node',' taxpayers paying 2 billion to deliver babies for illegals federal law prohibits illegal immigrants from receiving medicaid yet a report from kaiser health news claims that more the 2 billion in free emergency medicaid dollars is spent every year on people who are in this country illegally how does this happen read more  dailycallercom 20130215 report2billionspentannuallyformedicaidemergenciesl  ',0),(3315,'node',' clinton county finance personnel committee meeting finance personnel committee meeting 900 am clinton county courthouse thu 02212013 900am  ',0),(3314,'node',' clinton county zoning board of appeals zoning board of appeals meeting 700 pm clinton county courthouse tue 01152013 700pm  ',0),(3319,'node',' clinton county board of commissioners meeting board of commissioners meeting 900 am clinton county courthouse tue 02262013 900am  ',0),(3317,'node',' clinton county ag preservation board meeting ag preservation board meeting 630 pm 1st floor conference room clinton county courthouse mon 02252013 630pm  ',0),(3512,'node',' 4th congressional district caucus state convention  4th congressional district caucus the 4th c0ngressional district caucus will meet on friday nigh february 22 2013 at te lansing center fri 02222013 700pm  ',0),(3513,'node',' state convention at the lansing center state convention the gop state convention will be held at 900 am at the lansing center sat 02232013 900pm  ',0),(3514,'node',' 2nd amendment rights bills before michigan legislature call your senator  2nd amendment rights bills before the michigan legislature the michigan senate will be considering senate bill 63 on tuesday senate bill no 63 entitled a bill to create the michigan firearms freedom act to make certain findings regarding intrastate commerce to prohibit federal regulation of firearms firearms accessories and ammunition involved purely in intrastate commerce in this state to provide for certain exceptions to federal regulation and to establish certain manufacturing requirements please call or email you senator to vote for passage of the bill senator joe hune livingston shiawassee counties 5173732420  senjhune senatemichigangov senator gretchen whitmer ingham county 5173731734  http whitmersenatedemscom contactme senator rick jones allegan barry eaton counties 5173733447  senrjones senatemichigangov senator roger kahn gratiot saginaw counties 5173731760  senrkahn senatemichigangov  senator judy emmons clinton ionia montcalm counties 5173733760  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e webforms rep  the strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government thomas jefferson 17431826   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3516,'node',' obama vows to bypass congress on climate change climatechangejpg obama vows to bypass congress on climate change ',0),(3515,'node',' obama vows to bypass congress on climate change as we ve already witnessed in the past president obama can t be bothered with the provisions of the constitution when it comes to achieving his goals so who is surprised that he made it clear in his state of the union address that he would act on his own if congress doesn t act fast enough on his climate change agenda oath of office notwithstanding the president intends to forge full speed ahead with what he considers to be manmade climate change legislation through executive order maybe eliminating the congress altogether will be part of his budget if he can manage to get a budget to the congress anytime soon read more  wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 14542obamavowstobypasscongressonclimatechange  obama vows bypass congress climate change  ',0),(3518,'node',' president obama s minimum wage delusion minimumwagejpg president obama s minimum wage delusion ',0),(3517,'node',' president obama s minimum wage delusion raising the minimum wage to 9 per hour sure sounds good doesn t it it s certain to have popular appeal especially for those who are currently working for the minimum wage when the results of minimum wage increases are brough to light though some of those who are currently working for 725 an hour won t be working at all for 9 an hour because one of the unfortunate side effects of increased minimum wages is fewer minimumwage jobs and where did anybody come up with the idea that someone working for minimum wage should be able to raise a family that s just ridiculous what other effects will an increase in the minimum wage have how honest is the argument in support of increased minimum wages read more  spectatororg archives 20130214 presidentobamasminimumwage   president obama minimum wage delusion  ',0),(1199,'node',' the stephen colbert immigration comedy tour  just when you think the congressional democrats couldn rsquo t go any lower they come up with the idea of asking stephen colbert to give his testimony on immigration his testimony may have gotten its share of laughs from the audience by the sad truth is that the whole event made a mockery of the hearing process and shows the blatant disrespect that is shown by the democrats for the importance of why hearings are held for an analysis by mary katharine ham of the weeklystandardcom click on this link   ldquo surprise colbert testimony becomes side show dems will regret the audacity of jokes rdquo  227  the stephen colbert immigration comedy tour  ',0),(5080,'node',' obama decimating our military  the man who said he would bring peace to the world and won the nobel peace prize continues to see the world become a more dangerous place day by day in a time when we need a stronger military we have more military cuts and less capabilities to address critical issues that face us daily for more on the president rsquo s military cuts that could effect our ability to combat terrorists around the world go online at  http wwwbreitbartcom bigpeace 20140925 toptwoweaponsinuscampaignagainstisisbothcancelledb 19  obama decimating our military  ',0),(5081,'node',' obama decimating our military  missojpg obama decimating our military  ',0),(2290,'node',' senator levin wants to override the 4th amendment  not yet but it may be happening soon michigan rsquo s senator carl levin and senator john mccain drafted a bill in secret senate bill 1867 that will give the government the right to arrest and detain you without cause in direct violation of the constitution the us senate will be voting this week on whether to pass this bill that would give the president the power to order the military to pick up and imprison you without charge or trial how long are we going to put up with the erosion of our constitutional rights under the guise of ldquo our security rdquo   call our members in congress and let them know how you feel  senator carl levin 202 2246221 senator debbie stabenow 202 2244822 congressman mike rogers current 202 2254872 congressman dave camp future2013 202 2253561  make a difference get involved        elect responsible people in 2012               spread the word send this page link to your friends and neighbors http wwwacluorg blog nationalsecurity senatorsdemandmilitarylockamericancitizensbattlefi 19 we have the best government we have the best government which transnational corporate money can buy attacks on our civil liberties are at an all time high citizens deserve due process period after due process and if convicted of treason they should be stripped of their citizenship and expelled or executed this is not the only attack on civil liberties by levin and stabenow both of them voted to allow transnational corporations to take american ingenuity to take our patented inventions to low wage countries for their and only their profit they called it the america invents act aia and have conducted a massive media campaign claiming that giving our inventions away will create jobs small business creates jobs big business exports jobs and with aia now will be exporting our future jobs the only thing which can preserve our standard of living in the face of globalization is patent property rights exclusivity of patent rights translates into higher profits and prosperity unenforceable patent property rights translates into razor thin profits and a long decline both levin and stabenow deserve to have their tails tossed out of office ronald j riley job creating inventorentrepreneur  senator levin wants override the 4th amendment  ',0),(3525,'node',' ccrp poll do you have a gun  read the resolutions the ccrp has sent to our elected leaders in washington and lansing regarding issues of concern to all of us  poll overview republican lawmakers are furious with the american academy of pediatrics aap for backing questions about gun ownership during kids checkups the practice is common among doctors who argue it is vital to ensuring children s safety at home president obama has vowed to protect doctors right to ask conservative lawmakers say pediatricians go too far when they ask about family firearms and suggested that the doctors practice of asking about guns could ultimately help the government surveil citizens rep steve king riowa asked what they re doing is compiling a record that one day the obama administration or a succeeding administration could tap into who is getting those records they will be in obamacare s database file that s part of that he added that it would be easy for congress to pass a law enabling federal officials to use those records to identify where guns are in january obama promised guidance that affirms doctors right to ask freely about gun safety doctors and other healthcare providers also need to be able to ask about firearms in their patients homes especially if children are involved the white house said new poll question if you are asked by a doctor if you have guns in your home will you tell them you do yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  if you are asked by a doctor if you have guns in your home will you tell them you do   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the michigan legislature changing the way electoral votes are allocated to be by congressional district yes 70 no 24 undecided 5 there were no comments made on the poll   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3526,'node',' 2013lddform 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack  thursday april 11 2013 eagle eye golf club 15101 chandler road east lansing mi 48823 reception starts at 530 pm dinner starts at 630 pm for the 2013 lincoln day dinner we are excited to announce that our keynote speaker will be the former sheriff of graham county arizona richard mack sheriff mack gained national recognition in 1994 when he filed suit against the clinton administration challenging the constitutionality of the brady bill as a result of the suit the united states supreme court ruled that the brady bill was in fact unconstitutional and that the federal government could not commandeer state or county officers because of that suit sheriff mack has made it his mission to educate law enforcement officers and the american citizenry about the meaning of being a constitutional law enforcement officer currently he heads up the national office of constitutional sheriffs and peace officers associations cspoa in times like these when our 2nd amendment right is being threatened sheriff mack brings a timely message about the importance of electing true constitutional sheriffs and what that means to all of us who believe in our gun rights we anticipate this event will be a highly attended event so early registration is recommended for details and or to register click on the following link  2013 clinton county lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack ',0),(3881,'node',' ccrp summer bbq just 2 weeks away  because of the summer bbq we will not be holding our monthly meeting in july the clinton county republican party summer bbq thursday july 25 from 530 to 830 pm with constitutional law professor william wagner as our guest speaker speaking on a subject of concern to all of us american laws for american courts the three ccrp 2013 scholarship winners and their parents will also be in attendance we will also be holding a silent auction which includes the following items droid razr smart phone donated by alan nelson at the cellular connection in st johns bbq tool set donated by roger janet dennings from dennings associates in elsie individual picnic tote donated by roger janet dennings from dennings associates in elsie for details and or to register for the ccrp summer bbq click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content 2013ccrpsummerbbq or download and print and return the registration form at the end of this email late registrations will accepted at the door 2000 per adult kids free please bring a check made out to the clinton county republican party don t miss this great opportunity to hear a great speaker and meet our scholarship winners if you have a silent auction item you would like to donate for the bbq please contact sheri harte willis at 5172816212 bbq registration form bbq flyer  all emails addresses  ',0),(3528,'node',' ccrp poll liability insurance for gun owners  poll overview a bill has been introduced in new york that would require all gun owners to obtain and continuously maintain insurance coverage of at least 1 million or they will suffer immediate revocation of such owner s registration license and any other privilege to own a firearm if the citizen fails to obtain the insurance they will be in violation of the law the bill would force gun owners to buy liability insurance gun owners would have 30 days to buy the insurance if the gun is lost or stolen it must be reported to the police if a crime is committed by the gun before its loss or theft is reported to the police the previous owner is liable the gun owner would lose their legal privilege to own a gun it is estimated that simple liability insurance for 1 million in coverage for gun owners would cost between 16002000 annually the ccrp is having our annual lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack on april 11 2013 sheriff mack will be giving a timely speech on the second amendment and our constitutional gun rights for details on the event and or to register click on the following link  sheriff mack at the ccrp lincoln day dinner on april 11 2013  new poll question should michigan pass legislation to require liability insurance for gun owners yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganpasslegislationrequireliabilityinsur  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question if you are asked by a doctor if you have guns in your home will you tell them you do yes 8 no 90 undecided 2 there were no comments made on the poll   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(5181,'node',' should the michigan house pass the bill to raise the gas tax based on the wholesale price of gas  yes no undecided tax on gas the same old story every time the price of gas goes down they want to increase the tax on it when gas goes up will they lower the tax hell no start using the tax dollars for what it was intended for stop moving money around for your pet projects gas tax increase i cannot understand why we subsidize the movie industry and then ask taxpayers to ante up more money for road repairs there is money to be spent on roads without raising taxes on us all its apparent that when michigan can pay professor gruber almost 12 million to set up a health care exchange that we did not use in the end we are not choosing wisely with funding maybe the representatives in lansing should pick up the phone and talk with a few of the retired appropriations committee members they know where there is fat to cut how about asking dave agema for some suggestions unfortunately a lot of our representatives don t feel the need to spend time digging for the answers much easier to follow the leader and parrot their talking points once the bill is passed i hope that enough of the representatives say no time to cut the fat and eliminate the pet projects those of us on fixed incomes don t want to choose between gas and buying food gas tax no new taxes no increased taxes the only republican governor who lost in 2014 was the one who raised the gas tax tom corbet of penn tax payers want less taxes not more or new creative ones tax increase michigan still reels from a spotty economy too many are unemployed or underemployed increasing road taxes will increase the cost of everything shipped food clothing getting to jobs heating the house visiting grandma there is no quicker or more certain way to kill the fledgling recovery we pay 400 million too much each year for government construction until we repeal the prevailing wage laws republicans raised the budget 7 billion a year in just four years subsidies for movies and crony capitalism and to bail out detroit would have paved roads we do not collect too little tax money we just do not use it wisely cut the fat first  dump proposed gas tax now the wholesale price of gasoline and diesel can change twice in one day the administration and accounting of the proposed tax would be a nightmare for the fuel distributors almost all of who are independently owned family businesses they are not big oil treasury would need new software to administrate this new tax the list goes on michigan already has one of the highest fuel tax rates in the nation and has sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel along with the federal excise tax and state excise tax michigan sales tax is placed on the federal excise tax we tax the tax the proposed tax will raise the price of fuel and put gas station owners out of business legislators need to quit stealing from the road tax fund and there will be enough money to fix our roads how many more abandoned gas stations do we need on our corners  raise gas taxes  our road tax use is the highest among the neighboring states and yet our roads are worse why is that because the money is not being appropriated for road repair let s get that fixed before we raise taxes  raise gas tax  it s my understanding that our road use taxes are higher i this state than neighboring states and yet our roads are worse why is that it s because the money is not being appropriated for road repair let s fix that before we talk about raising taxes  ',0),(3531,'node',' ccrp alert obamacare healthcare exchange in michigan vote in lansing 22813 a bill in the michigan house hb 4111 h1 is close to being voted on the governor attempted to start up health care exchanges through the affordable health care act last year but the house committee that paul opsommer was on voted it down in committee governor snyder is back again this legislative session for a second try with a group of new house members including 93rd house district representative tom leonard representing clinton and the southern part of gratiot county attempting to push though the exchange partnership again the bill would allow for a state healthcare exchange partnership under obamacare substitute house bill 4111 was just passed out of the appropriations committee by a vote of 243 it will now go to the full house for a second and if no changes are made a final third reading before a vote from the full house for final passage establishing a state health insurance exchange partnership as dictated by obamacare requires complete submission to federal government regulations and the loss of state sovereignty over all health care issues the law stipulates that ldquo an exchange may not establish rules that conflict with or prevent the application of regulations promulgated by the secretary of health and human services hhs rdquo the federal government will dictate all of the components of the exchange and how the exchange will be run so you need to determine if a federal run health care program is in your best interest for an article from forbes on the differences between the various exchange options and what other states have done click on the following link  http wwwforbescom sites aroy 20121217 statefederalpartnershiphealthinsuranceexchangesthe  if you want your voice heard regarding your health care choices contact your state representative regarding where you stand on the implementation of the obamacare healthcare exchange partnership in michigan in clinton southern gratiot counties call representative leonard at 517 3731778 toll free 877 8598086 fax 517 3735780 or email him at tomleonard housemigov  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3534,'node',' is the defense of marriage act unconstitutional  doma1jpg is the defense of marriage act unconstitutional  ',0),(3533,'node',' is the defense of marriage act unconstitutional  the obama administration appears to be attempting to influence the us supreme court by filing a brief weeks before the supreme court will consider the issue of same sex marriage by saying the ldquo defense of marriage act rdquo as passed by congress ldquo violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection rdquo for an article on the issue click on the following story link  http thehillcom blogs blogbriefingroom news 284521obamabriefdefenseofmarriageactunconstitution 19  the defense marriage act unconstitutional  ',0),(3539,'node',' snyder s obamacare deal governor snyder couldn rsquo t force through healthcare exchanges last year because he couldn rsquo t get the votes but it would appear the governor will have better luck this year with a new group of house members and a senate that passed a similar bill last session thankfully clinton county rsquo s state representative tom leonard voted against the bill for an article on the vote in the house on the state federal partnership click on the following story link  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20130228 politics02302280439  19  ',0),(3536,'node',' ccrp poll repeal of the defense of marriage act poll overview the obama administration appears to be attempting to influence the us supreme court by filing a brief weeks before the supreme court will consider the issue of same sex marriage by saying the defense of marriage act as passed by congress ldquo violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection rdquo the law denies to tens of thousands of samesex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important federal benefits that are available to legally married oppositesex couples the brief added president obama has ordered his administration not to defend the law and announced he supported samesex marriage during last year rsquo s presidential campaign the supreme court will hear arguments next month on the case of edith windsor who was forced to pay taxes on the estate of her deceased partner thea spyer the couple had married in canada and their marriage was recognized in their home state of new york at the time spyer died in 2009 but windsor was forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate taxes that would not have been required if her deceased spouse had been a man house republicans have taken up the defense of doma which overwhelmingly passed congress in 1996 and was signed by former president clinton congressional democrats are currently pushing measures that would repeal doma in addition to groups legal efforts to have the law ruled unconstitutional the supreme court is also scheduled to hear arguments about california s proposition 8 a ballot initiative to ban samesex marriage approved in 2008 new poll question should congress pass legislation to repeal the defense of marriage act to make same sex marriage legal yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldcongresspasslegislationrepealdefensemarriage  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan pass legislation to require liability insurance for gun owners yes 2 no 98 undecided 0 there were no comments made on the poll   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3537,'node',' obama s blame game  being president requires leadership senate republicans are promoting legislation that would temporarily suspend the sequester for a week and give president obama the authority to direct where specific spending cuts should be made rather than each agency or program bearing an equal share of the cuts obama could minimize or even eliminate the cuts in some areas while increasing the cuts in others for an article on the president rsquo s refusal to take a leadership role and make realistic cuts click on the following story link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130228 obamarejectspowertoprioritizesequestercuts 19  ',0),(3538,'node',' obama s blame game  idontwanttojpg obama s blame game  ',0),(3540,'node',' snyder s obamacare deal exchangesjpg snyder s obamacare deal ',0),(3541,'node',' repeal the 17th amendment  when the founding fathers created the constitution it allowed for senators to be appointed by each state legislature not elected by the voters as they are now the point was to give each state a seat at the table thereby ensuring that the interests of the states were not over run by the federal government but the 17th amendment changed all that putting the election of senators in the hands of the electorate as thing have turned out was that such a great idea read more  wwwnationalreviewcom articles 341894 repeal17thamendmentcharlescwcooke ',0),(3543,'node',' republicans and their faulty moral arithmetic liberalconservativejpg republicans and their faulty moral arithmetic ',0),(3542,'node',' republicans and their faulty moral arithmetic in politics perception is reality facts don t matter history doesn t matter even results don t matter it s all about the message based on the 2012 elections the conservative message about jobs economic growth and personal freedom doesn t resonate with voters yet progressive policies that create dependency hollow out the family unit and ultimately result in shredding of the social safety net are perceived as caring what can conservatives do to change this perception read more  onlinewsjcom article sb10001424127887324338604578326350052940798html  republicans and their faulty moral arithmetic  ',0),(3544,'node',' legislators chip away at proposal a tax limits you just can t expect the government to accept limits on taxation legislators will look for ways to work around it no matter what you do so goes proposal a which was designed to overhaul school financing and cutandcap property taxes does proposed legislation that expands the use of the socalled sinking funds abide by the spirit of proposal a get the details  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18339 ',0),(3546,'node',' gop seeks to smooth roughest cuts avert shutdown sequestorjpg gop seeks to smooth roughest cuts avert shutdown ',0),(3547,'node',' ccrp alert last chance to stop obamacare healthcare exchange in michigan the michigan senate will be considering hb 4111 that has passed the michigan house to defeat the bill in the senate we need need at least 20 out of 26 of our republican senators to vote no on the bill watch the following video and then call or write your conservative state senator senator emmons senator jones in clinton county and ask them to protect your individual right to choose and to vote no on hb 4111 when it comes before the senate  http redalexandriavacom 20120702 statesshouldflatlyrejectobamacareexchangesvideo  please call or email you senator to vote for passage of the bill senator joe hune livingston shiawassee counties 5173732420  senjhune senatemichigangov senator gretchen whitmer ingham county 5173731734  http whitmersenatedemscom contactme senator rick jones allegan barry eaton counties 5173733447  senrjones senatemichigangov senator roger kahn gratiot saginaw counties 5173731760  senrkahn senatemichigangov  senator judy emmons clinton ionia montcalm counties 5173733760  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e webforms rep a vote in the senate might could come as early as today tuesday march 5th if we do nothing we only have ourselves to blame sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party ccrpmich gmailcom 5172814458  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(4396,'node',' ccrp poll ending federal marijuana prohibition act   new poll overview representative jared polis dco has introduced hr 499 in the us house that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and leave the power to regulate marijuana to the individual states similar to the power they have to regulate alcohol and for other purposes new poll question are you in favor of the federal government leaving the power to regulate marijuana to the individual states yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content areyoufavorfederalgovernmentleavingpowerregulatema  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should voters amend the term limit law to allow voters the option of having them run beyond the legislators defined term limits yes 33 no 65 undecided 3 three comments were made on this poll question comment 1 term limits i do not believe we should change term limits we the people voted put them in place for a reason to be able to get rid of the free loaders of our tax money without term limits it was very hard to get these people out and term limits has worked well there are always good new people in mich to run for office ida s comment 2 term limit change while i might like a constitutional conservative having the option to get his or her term extended past practice has proven that for 90 percent of the legislature more time spent in lansing means more time to forget why the citizens of their district elected them are they so undereducated that it takes them 6 or 8 years to learn the job private business would not tolerate just a long breakin time anything that prolongs their stay just gives them more time to get cozy with the lobbyists i don t mean to indict all politicians but as they say if the shoe fits wear it comment 3 this is not a good idea term limits have been good for michigan since they passed in 1992 we have had two good governors engler snyder one bad one you guess and a series of rdominated legislatures only during the granholm days did we fall back and man did we ever former legislators are not repeat not starving in the streets or unable to find jobs most are doing more useful things now than before and we are getting good candidates for higher office   all emails addresses  ',0),(3423,'node',' obama floats ambitious immigration bill after largely ignorning the issue of immigration in his first term president obama is expected to push for immigration reform in his second term as one would expect the bill s provisions are primarily those supported by the left except it falls short of offering complete amnesty for those who are already here illegally what proposals will the legislation include will our current stubbornly high umeployment rate have an impact read more  dailycallercom 20130114 obamafloatsambitiousimmigrationbillstopsshortofsim   obama floats ambitious immigration bill  ',0),(3730,'node',' do you feel nullification should be used in michigan to nullify federal laws deemed to violate michigan s constitution  yes no undecided nullification if anybody remembers the civil war decided the question it s time for the repuplican party to stop being the stupid party nullification now  maybe the person who commented about repuplican party should learn to spell when the federal government is continually usurping the powers delegated to the states in the us constitution its time to take more drastic measures to take the power back to where it rightfully belongs we are no longer a republic of the people we are a socialist state moving toward tyranny if nullification doesn t work out maybe we need to revisit the last time it was tried the stupid party is the only party that has a chance to save our republic if you consider yourself a republican you need to rethink that you probably voted for king barack i and belong in the party that believes in marxism  ',0),(3551,'node','  oz bilks state retirement system  ldquo jenny granholm rsquo s rdquo decisions are still costing michigan taxpayer rsquo s money a michigan movie studio has defaulted on its own bills michigan motion pictures studios the producer of the movie   oz the great and powerful  has missed its last three payments on 18 million of their bond obligations for an article on what the  ldquo michigan movie credits rdquo  really cost us as taxpayers click on the following story link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18384 utmsource mackinac center publications utmcampaign dd8146ef0bmichcapcon12282011 utmmedium email ',0),(3594,'node',' king brarack says he would mandate everify  biometricidjpg king brarack says he would mandate everify  ',0),(3535,'node',' should congress pass legislation to repeal the defense of marriage act to make same sex marriage legal  yes no undecided doma marriage is a state or church function keep the feds out of it doma when america ceases to be good she will cease to be great the bible says that homosexuality is an abomination god does not change marriage can only be defined as between one man and one woman woe to this nation should we change that ida s  ',0),(4350,'node',' should michigan pass a new law regarding infant safe sleep practices for hospitals and new parents  yes no undecided infant safe sleep law it seems to me that all such a law woulld accomplish is for some grieving parent to be arrested and charged because he she had a baby that died while sleeping in an unauthorized position it does not take a village as hillary clinton said it does to raise a child when will the bureaucrats stop with the idea that they have power over every aspect of our lives  infant safe sleep law this is ridiculous proposing such a law why not educate people in grammar school or high school on how to read and how to learn we have the whole internet at people s disposal plus parenting classes options if they want to know this infant sleep act this is another good reason we need a parttime legislature please get out of our lives and leave us alone ida s safe sleep the ideas behind this law are great however they need to be spread through family church community and educational organizations this is an example of the expansion of the literal nanny state it also is an eroding of the responsibility and privilege of family and is not part of any giant legal arena if this were followed the next would an open door to every detail of life ormand hook mecosta county  ',0),(5203,'node',' dark money politcal power  people will do anything to get and retain power and control wxyz in detroit recently did a story on ldquo secret money rdquo and the impact it has had on elections in michigan they shed some light on what politicians have done to make sure no one finds out where that money comes from and who these ldquo secret donors rdquo are that contribute to these ldquo political agendas rdquo and ldquo campaigns rdquo for the an article on what goes on with these secret groups and their money go online at  http wwwwxyzcom news localnews investigations darkmoneydonationsfueladsmeanttoinfluencevoterslaw 19  dark money politcal power  ',0),(5204,'node',' dark money politcal power  secretmoneyjpg dark money politcal power  ',0),(5205,'node',' do you feel the information regarding who donates to these secret groups for political campaigns should be made public  yes no undecided mixed emotions on this issue mixed emotions on this issue you should be able to support whom you please the problem is the obscene advantage large money has the health care lobbies who bought 2 billion a year for themselves through medicaid expansion influence peddling destroys fairness and equal opportunity secret michigan political groups secret societies nothing done in government in todays culture is above board i ve worked with most of the folks who hide in the shadows ie michigan advocacy trust its all about control by the establishment and to bs the locals and voters when i first started monitoring government budgets at the state level it was 28 billion dollars annually its now 53 billion annually the state population has declined and there use to be one secretary for every 2 state legislators so whats happened we have as much narcissistic republicans many with no life experience just like the democratic party how come this republican gov has spent 5 billion tax dollars more than when granholm was in the govs office it should have been part time long ago i worked in the clerks office in the state house so i know what im talking about and worked on every budget moving through the legislature all that is necessary for evil to prevail is that good people do nothing hosea 46  ',0),(5206,'node',' ccrp poll undisclosed sources of political funding   new poll overview donors are shelling out millions of dollars to help produce ads and to help political campaigns designed to sway voters and to influence voters the question is who are the men and women funding these political agendas in michigan issue ads are given special protection under the law these commercials don rsquo t explicitly tell you who to vote for but they are designed to make you feel a certain way about a candidate and influence your vote governor rick snyder said this kind of dark money is dangerous because it conceals who rsquo s trying to influence policy and for what reasons maintaining secrecy has a great appeal to the donors some of whom write checks totaling millions of dollars you can easily find out if someone seeking a contract or favorable law wrote a check to a politician rsquo s campaign you can t find out who gives to these groups ads for candidates have the look and feel of campaign ads but were paid for with these secret donations a group that has put several them on tv is the michigan advocacy trust and if you want to learn more about who they are you can t the group is controlled by prominent republican richard mcclellan who has stated that he will never release the names of his donors and the law says he doesn t have to in 2013 michigan secretary of state ruth johnson tried to change that she announced that while she can rsquo t stop ads like these we can make sure the public knows who is paying for them new senate majority leader arlan meekhof didn t like that idea and was successful at stopping legislation that would have made that information public even governor rick snyder mdash who warned of the dangers of dark money mdash signed the bill into law and allowing secret money to flow in with no limits for the story from wxyz in detroit on this issue from wxyz in detroit click on the following link  http wwwwxyzcom news localnews investigations darkmoneydonations  new poll question do you feel the information regarding who donates to these secret groups for political campaigns should be made public yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygopcom content doyoufeelinformationregardingwhodonatesthesesecret  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan legislature pass hb 5974 to change the formula for allocating michigan rsquo s president electoral votes yes 67 no 28 undecided 6 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 this is an improvement but this is an improvement but the best way would be to allocate electors based on the vote for president in each congressional district with the two at large proportional that would most closely represent the will of the people   all emails addresses  ',0),(3711,'node',' sportcaster comes out as christian  these days it s news when a wellknown person comes out of the closet to announce his or her homosexuality but what happens when someone comes out as a christian read all about it  spectatororg archives 20130501 asportscastercomesoutasch ',0),(3604,'node',' the death of the family since the 70 s when marriage was viewed by some as a meaningless piece of paper to the 21st century when more and more children are being born out of wedlock the traditional views of marriage and the family have been in turmoil in american society where will it all lead read mark steyn s commentary  wwwnationalreviewcom articles 344287 deathfamilymarksteyn ',0),(3552,'node',' are common core education standards a good thing  a majority of states have decided to adopt national school content standards including michigan that agreed to the standards a few years ago however now some states are taking a second look for an article on why michigan may be reconsidering the adoption of ldquo common core rdquo education standards click on the following story link  http wwwdetroitnewscom apps pbcsdll article aid 2013303040329 19  ',0),(3553,'node',' are common core education standards a good thing  standardsjpg are common core education standards a good thing  ',0),(3554,'node',' levin s exit leaves an opening in the senate with the retirement of senator carl levin michigan republicans have a great opportunity to capture a seat in the us senate the dems socialists and republicans are already floating potential candidate names for the 2014 race for an article on the run for the open senate seat click on the following story link  http wwwbloombergcom news 20130307 democraticussenatorlevinofmichiganwontseekreelecti 19  ',0),(3555,'node',' levin s exit leaves an opening in the senate levincjpg levin s exit leaves an opening in the senate ',0),(3579,'node',' i m sad give me money if bath township raised my property taxes which they did am i allowed to sue for mental anguish after all finances are tight and that extra money could have gone for gas or groceries of spongebob squarepants pajamas but now that money is gone and i am emotionally crushed for its loss what if a policeman ran over my cat which they didn t could i then call sam and take the township to court i would imagine obama voters would say yes but i m not here to mock obama voters i ll save that for the next post no i m here to praise the michigan supreme court  in a 40 decision thursday the court says beckie price of dewitt can t be awarded money for mental anguish for the destruction of property the court says there s no precedent for it a deliveryman accidently filled ms price s home with heating oil i hate when that happens for which the insurance company paid the full cost of the home if not more but because it was so traumatic to get 260000 she was given an additional 100000 yes i would agree that losing one s house is a traumatic experience the mistake was financially made right with the 260000 insurance company payout but society has now deemed that anything unpleasant must be met with a cash settlement  keep calm and carry on  no way that is so 1940 s england panic and sue is the 2010 s american way  ',0),(3914,'node',' ccrp poll require response to drivers license organ donor inquiry  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview representative jeff irwin has introduced a bill that would not allow for the issuance of a a drivers license to a person who fails to respond to a question on secretary of state application forms text from the bill as introduced an applicant shall respond to the oral or printed inquiry described under subsection 4 a with yes no or decline to answer the secretary of state shall not issue an original or renewal operator s or chauffeur s license if the applicant fails to respond to the inquiry as described in this subsection new poll question should the michigan legislature pass a bill that forces drivers to respond to a question regarding organ donation yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganlegislaturepas  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan consider amending or repealing the stand your ground law yes 5 no 95 undecided 0 there were no comments submitted on this poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(3952,'node',' are they really watching us  do you wonder if ldquo they rdquo are really watching everything you are doing online i had that question answered a couple of weeks ago when i was online the first incident occurred was when i was surfing for articles on the internet to post on the clinton county republican party website i had located one about an online social media company name being withheld here because this could be suppressed also the story centered around the fact that the social media company had closed this individuals account they had posted unacceptable content the questionable content contained a negative statement about the online social media provider and its suppression of free speech on their site as an experiment i logged into the site in question and wrote a brief comment on censorship and attempted to post a link to the ldquo free speech rdquo suppression article to their social media site i immediately received a message back that the content i had just posted was not acceptable the second incident took place the next day i was posting an article to our website about nsa surveillance and i had created a graphic to use with the story content and named it spyjpg i uploaded the text and the graphic to our internet host provider and our website went down immediately i attempted to resolve the issue but eventually i had to contact the hosting company after they looked into the problem they told me that the word ldquo spy rdquo is a targeted term that has been flagged as suspicious so our site was taken down as a precaution i didn rsquo t ask what the other words or phrases were that i shouldn rsquo t be using i am sure they wouldn rsquo t have told me just remember what our elected leaders keep telling us it rsquo s all for our own protection that we are being surveilled trust us  ',0),(2911,'node',' ccrp 93rd house district debate questions details the clinton county republican party will be holding a debate on july 19 2012 at the rodney b wilson center auditorium in st johns at 101 w cass street between the four candidates who are running for the 93rd house district seat the debate will be from 700 to 900 pm the doors will open at 615 the debate will be approximately an hour and onehalf for opening remarks questions and closing remarks and then time to talk to the candidates twentyeight potential questions have been submitted to the candidates in advance for them to prepare their responses as many questions as possible will be asked during that time frame and the questions that are asked will be at the discretion of the moderator you can see the questions that have been submitted to the candidates and can download and print them off if you would like to take them to the debate by clicking on the following link  ccrp 93rd house debate questions if you have any particular questions that you would like the moderator to ask send a email with the question you would like asked to  ccrpmich gmailcom we look forward to seeing you at the debate  19  ccrp 93rd house district debate questions details  ',0),(2910,'node',' ccrp 93rd house debate questions for a printable pdf version of the questions that you can download and take to the debate click on the link below  ccrp 93rd house debate questions administrative rules regulations  question   the michigan legislature passes legislation that the governor signs as part of the legislation the executive department agencies are given the responsibility of developing the rules that are associated with that legislation this process places the decision making process in the hands of unelected bureaucrats what do you feel can be done to change the rule making process to assure a less draconian rule making process on the part of the executive branch and the various departmental agencies    agriculture  question  earlier this year the dnr issued an invasive species order that classified feral hogs as an invasive species their order defining what a feral swine was so broadly written that it included the livestock of many michigan farmers who raise oldworld heritage breed pigs within fullyfenced farms the farmers must now slaughter their livestock without reimbursement or risk a felony conviction sixteen state legislators have requested that governor snyder amend the dnr s invasive species order to not include swine raised under the husbandry of humans and inside a fence senator booher testified before the senate agriculture committee that the actions taken by the dnr are a perfect example of government and bureaucrats moving with total disregard for the law private property rights and the constitution  what is your opinion regarding the dnr s decision what recourse do the farmers have in regard to the decision and what can be done to assure that the dnr adequately addresses issues such as this in the future  candidate qualifications  question professional qualifications   each of you offers a different set of professional qualifications education and experience why will your specific attributes better qualify you for the job as our next state representative  question time in the district   many people believe that it is important that our next state representative be someone that knows and understands the dynamics of the district looking at each of your resumes there is a big disparity between the time you have lived in the district and your experiential backgrounds how do you feel that your time in the district and your experience would adequately qualify you to represent the people of the 93rd house district  casinos  question   there is a petition drive to amend the constitution to allow for seven new casinos in michigan including one in dewitt township at clark corners are you in favor of amending the michigan constitution to approve this amendment and or for allowing additional casinos in michigan and if so why  clinton county judgeship  question   the michigan legislature approved the elimination of clinton county s district judgeship were you in favor of the elimination of clinton county s only district judge and if not what would you do to reverse that decision  constitutionality of federal laws mandates  question   in 2010 rep opsommer introduced house joint resolution yy in the michigan house if it would have been approved by the legislature and the governor it would have put a ballot proposal up for consideration by the people of the state of michigan if it had passed it would have created a joint federalism commission that would have been responsible for examining the constitutionality of certain actions by the federal government in regard to the 10th amendment to the us constitution relating to state rsquo s rights are you in favor of amending the michigan constitution in this way to limit the federal government s intrusion into issues that should fall under the responsibility of the state  dric question petition drive  there is a petition drive to place a question on the ballot that would require voters to approve any new bridge or tunnel from michigan to canada are you in favor of this becoming part of michigan s constitution and do you feel it would impact governor snyder s decision to build the bridge without legislative approval  education  question early childhood education   there is much debate in the republican house over budget cuts and including that of education what is your current policy view on the importance of early childhood education in the turnaround and recovery of the state of michigan  as a candidate for the 93rd house seat what are your current views on education including the funding for early childhood education   question funding based on performance    should a portion of school funding be tied to improvement measures such as graduation rates education attainment scores and attendance   question unfunded liability of school health and pension funds    school funding is a major budgetary issue every year do you feel that the latest compromise by the governor to address the unfunded liability of the pension and health care benefits is a responsible solution or should they have gone farther in placing greater responsibility on the school rsquo s employees   question funding of schools sources   michigan funds it s schools with money from a variety of sources including local property taxes state income taxes sales taxes and a sixmill state education tax and others many argue that the funding base is unreliable and that it needs to be changed would you be in favor of changing the school funding plan that is currently used and if so how would you change it   question vouchers   private schools in michigan currently do not receive funding from state tax dollars several states do allow for vouchers from state tax revenues to be used by parents who choose to send their kids to private and or religious schools would you be in favor of changing the school funding plan to allow for vouchers to be used in this way and if so why   question teaching alternative lifestyles   some school districts in michigan have modified their sexual education curriculum to include alternate lifestyle information are you in favor of passing legislation to make the teaching of alternative lifestyles a requirement in public schools and if so why and should kids be able to opt out upon parental approval  subsidies tax abatements  question  michigan has used subsidies and tax abatements as an enticement for businesses to come to michigan and or stay in michigan an example of that would be the film industry tax subsidies that were recently increased from 25 million dollars to 50 million dollars for 2013 as a member of the house are you in favor of spot subsidizing business interests or granting tax abatements and if so why  obamacare  question   governor snyder has already started the process to implement a health care exchange in michigan but the house has failed to pass legislation to fund the program that the affordable health care act requires state legislatures to do are you in favor of michigan moving ahead with healthcare exchanges  political pressure  question   we all know the power in lansing is vested in lobbyists party caucuses and in the governor s office when push comes to shove will you be willing to compromise your position to vote against what you believe because the party needs your vote if they promise you something in return  prisons  question privatizing  the michigan senate has passed senate bill 877 and sent it to the house for approval the bill would allow for the privatization of a prison by the department of corrections as a member of the house would you vote for approval of the privatization of prisons and if so why   question costs  michigan currently spends 23 of its yearly general fund budget on prisons with almost a quarter of the general fund budget being spent on prisons what would you propose to reform michigan s corrections department  renewable and green energy  question  there is a ballot proposal to require michigan s electric utilities to provide 25 of their electricity from renewal energy resources by 2025 are you in favor of the state mandating renewable energy requirements from utility energy providers   question   natural gas supplies are projected to last for decades but the extraction for getting the gas requires the use of a process called fracking there will probably be a ballot proposal this november that would ban the process of fracking are you in favor of banning fracking as a method for the extraction of gas  rfid  question   a national electronic id rfid has been proposed for years and michigan currently offers an enhanced driver s license that uses that technology with obamacare it has also been suggested that everyone have an electronic id in order to receive services additionally it has been proposed that the national id be required for employment verification what is you position on requiring rfid s in michigan for driver s licenses and on a national id being required as a condition of employment  same sex marriage  question  the us supreme court will probably be considering the constitutionality of same sex marriage that is being passed by various states additionally the defense of marriage act signed into federal law in 1996 is no longer being upheld by the us attorney general public act 324 of 1996 amended the michigan statute governing marriage to specify that a marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex is invalid in michigan are you in favor of changing the law to allow for same sex marriage  same sex and domestic partner benefits  question benefits for partners   same sex and domestic partner benefits are an issue that has been in the news in michigan over the last year the attorney general has filed suit over a decision by the civil service commission to allow these benefits to state employees and the court has thrown out the suit as a member of the house are you in favor of offering benefits for same sex and domestic partners and if so why  smartmeters  question   consumers energy and dte are in the process of installing and or replacing electric meters with smartmeters smartmeters will send information on electricity usage through the use of pulses that may be harmful to the residents of the home additionally the smartmeter technology will allow the utility to determine if you are using too much energy and to potentially shut off or control your electric usage remotely currently the utility companies are not offering an opt out option to homeowners who choose not to have the meters installed or replaced what is your stand on smartmeter technology and the utility companies unwillingness to allow for an opt out option and would you be in favor of passing legislation that would force the utilities to offer an opt out that wasn t cost prohibitive  sustainable development  question   sustainable development was originally authored by the united nations george hw bush and 177 other world leaders agreed to it in 1992 and in 1995 bill clinton signed executive order no 12858 creating a presidential council on sustainable development  are you in favor of  sustainable development   and the measures that it would require of local and state government to be in compliance  taxes  question voter approval of increases   there is a current petition drive that seeks to add a constitutional amendment that would require a twothirds vote of the legislature or statewide ballot vote to raise taxes are you in favor of such an amendment to the constitution  question income taxes   michigan currently has a fixed income tax rate of 435 there have been several discussions regarding changing how michigan taxes income including 1 the fair tax 2 a flat tax 3 and a graduated income tax should michigan s income tax be changed and if so what should it be changed to and why   ccrp 93rd house debate questions  ',0),(2919,'node',' should the michigan house agree to setting up a healthcare exchange or wait until after the november election to decide  yes set up the healthcare exchange now that governor snyder wants no wait to decide on what to do until after the november election undecided health care exchange tell the house to pass the health exchange legislation even if and that s a big if the gop capture both the pres and the sen it doesn t mean that they will be able to repeal any aspect of the healthcare law if they don t act mich families will lose mike wall health exchanges continue to say no to health exchanges it will not be a benefit to michigan residents listen to rick perry who understands the false promise of 0bamaproposed health exchanges 0bama has never proposed anything that is a benefit to americans not one thing and the health exchanges are just one more bad misdescribed thing to say defeat continue to say no even if in the worst possible scenarios we wind up stuck with 0bamatax health exchanges are unfunded mandates from the feds to the states all that it will do is expand medicaid to people who are or who claim to be poor including illegal alliens the feds will only pay more for this expansion of service for a short time and then michigan taxpayers will be stuck with an inflated bill that we cannot afford medicaid is the worst possible health care the reimbursements are so low that medical providers refuse to serve medicaid patients or only allow a few patients expanded medicaid will reduce the number of doctors and expand the line to be able to see a doctor medicaid that is expanded in a state that votes to accepts health exchanges steals money from medicare health care steals an extraordinary amoun t of money from michigan taxpayers adds to government bureaucracy and provides very very little in return  ',0),(3696,'node',' ccrp 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack photos thank you to everyone for a great event with sheriff rickard mack at our lincoln day dinner on april 11 at eagle eye in east lansing to see the photo images from the event we have posted on our website click on the following link  2013 clinton county republican party lincoln day dinner photo gallery thanks again the ccrp lincoln day dinner committee  all emails addresses  ',0),(3915,'node',' real issues with medicaid in michigan governor rick snyder is pushing for expansion of the medicaid program in michigan which is key to obamacare implementation yet studies do not find that medicaid expansion has positive effects on health outcomes are there better ways to actually improve health care read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18910 ',0),(2800,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass a plastic bag tax  yes 9 3 votes no 91 29 votes undecided 0 0 votes total votes 32 re plastic bags and reality the intention of the proposal imay be of merit however the the road to tyranny is paved with good intentions the underlying question is what are we going to do about michigans deficit and unfunded liabilities we are attempting to confirm if that fiscal budget number is close to 125 billion dollars on the backs of michigan taxpayers stunning philip bareham plastic bag tax i suppose the next tax will be based on the number of toilet paper squares we use in public restrooms new taxes i think the legislators must lay awake nights just coming up with new ways to take more of our money what they haven t already taken that is pretty soon it will be how much did you make send it in we need to get rid of these tax and spend liberals in both parties ida salisbury plastic bag tax what an incredible burden of record keeping for retailers politicians need to quit abusing the business owners who actiually creat jobs they need to clean up the abuses in thier own house  ',0),(4033,'node',' should we be the worlds 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),(3561,'node',' the states burden of medcaid s obamacare tax medicaid2jpg the states burden of medcaid s obamacare tax ',0),(2972,'node',' ccrp poll older truck ban and diesel restrictions  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues remember to vote tuesday august 7 new poll overview state representative rashida tlaib introduced house bill 4899 on september 7 2011 the bill would prohibit pre2007 diesel trucks over 14000 lbs buses school buses and construction equipment from being operated unless their motors are replaced or retrofitted to standards mandated by the california air resources board failure to comply would make owners subject to a 5000 per day fine the bill would also 1 mandate annual truck smoke and tampering inspections with a 40 fee 2 authorize taxpayer subsidies for diesel retrofits 3 impose a new tax on leases of diesel farm or construction equipment 4 impose a truckidling limit of five minutes in any hour subject to a 750 fine 5 require registration of all diesel engines over 50 horsepower including farm tractors this requirements would apply only to trucks registered or garaged in michigan not ones just passing through new poll question should the legislature pass legislation requiring the ban or retrofitting of commercial diesel vehicles made before 2007 yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldlegislaturepasslegisla  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan voters pass the ballot proposal this november to require a 23 vote of the legislature to raise taxes yes 69 no 31 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 raising taxes we need to elect responsible individuals to our government members of our legislature need to do what is right and correct for our business environment in michigan requiring a 23 majority vote by both houses would be a great step in preventing taxation abuses to mandate that employers grant paid sick leave to their emploees will only lead to the destruction of our michigan based companies in other words stop the entitlement freebees to help those who create the businesses and provide the business environment respectfully loren dean mohney   all emails addresses  ',0),(3762,'node',' is the irs the prayer police   during a recent ways and means committee hearing rep aaron schock rill grilled outgoing irs commissioner steven miller about the irs targeting a prolife group in iowa schrock inquired as to whether the irs question specifically asked of the coalition for life of iowa of   ldquo please detail the content of the members of your organization rsquo s prayers rdquo   was it appropriate to ask of a 501 c3 applicant for an article on the irs targeting of christian based groups click on the following story link  https wwwthomasmoresocietyorg 20130517 congressreceivesirrefutableevidenceofirsharassment  20  the irs the prayer police  ',0),(3764,'node',' is the irs the prayer police  handsjpg is the irs the prayer police  ',0),(3765,'node',' clinton county judgeship saved  clinton county will keep the district court judgeship originally set for elimination in 2011 governor snyder on monday signed senate bill 43 which amended a 2011 law eliminating several judgeships across michigan for an article on the legislation that will assure clinton county a district court judgeship click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom lansingnews indexssf 201305 clintoncountykeepsdistricthtml ',0),(3761,'node',' the bloated farm bill  the ldquo farm bill rdquo will cost 940 billion over five years that is about as much as obamacare purports to cost over ten spending on food stamps will make up 80 percent of it and the bill as marked reports 20 billion in savings by tightening eligibility and closing loopholes for an article on the farm bill and its inherent problems click on the following story link  http wwwnationalreviewcom article 348581 aggies e28099farmeditors ',0),(3766,'node',' snyder vs schauer toss up  if the gubernatorial election for michigan governor were held today some of the polls show republican governor rick snyder would be in a virtual tie with potential democratic challenger mark schauer according to the results of a new statewide from epicmra poll for an article on governor snyder rsquo s slip in popularity click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201305 pollmichigangovricksnyder2html ',0),(3566,'node',' vulnerable dems afraid of their own budget  after four years of not passing a budget the senate democrats have introduced a budget plan at last in summary it s pretty simple raise taxes leave entitlements alone how will this go over with the american public what will senate republicans do read more  wwwredstatecom 20130312 vulnerableincumbentdemocratsleeryofbudgetmcconnell  ps still nothing from the white house what happens when if the president s budget arrives on capitol hill  ',0),(3568,'node',' frack to the future frackingjpg frack to the future ',0),(3595,'node',' will same sex marriage destroy the church  will the current administration that is currently forcing religious institutions to purchase abortion pills through obamacare eventually use civil rights violations to order that churchs have to perform samesex marriage ceremonies consider that it was just a few months ago that the white house criticized a reverend for preaching the bible s teachings on homosexuality resulting in his invitation to speak at obama s inauguration being rescinded for the complete story read the rest of the article at  http wwwbreitbartcom bigjournalism 20130326 samesexmarriageisthemediasvehiclethedestinationist ',0),(3570,'node',' in reality debt matters it matter a lot in an interview with abc news president obama said that at the moment the national debt is manageable no immediate problem everybody calm down wasn t his excuse for the poor economy a huge debt that was left by the previous administration and now that the debt has doubled since obama took office it s no longer a problem who does he think he s kidding read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130313 inrealitydebtmattersitmattersalot  ',0),(3571,'node',' in reality debt matters it matter a lot in an interview with abc news president obama said that at the moment the national debt is manageable no immediate problem everybody calm down wasn t his excuse for the poor economy a huge debt that was left by the previous administration and now that the debt has doubled since obama took office it s no longer a problem who does he think he s kidding read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130313 inrealitydebtmattersitmattersalot  ',0),(3573,'node',' the debt matters it matters a lot debtjpg the debt matters it matters a lot ',0),(3572,'node',' the debt matters it matters a lot in an interview with abc news president obama for the moment the national debt is manageable no immediate problem everybody calm down wasn t this the same guy who blamed the poor economy on a huge debt left by the previous administration and now that it s doubled no big deal who does he think he s kidding read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130313 inrealitydebtmattersitmattersalot   the debt matters matters lot  ',0),(4017,'node',' ccrp poll military strikes on syria   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview us military preparations are underway for a limited twoday surgical strike aimed at punishing syrian president bashar alassad for his alleged use of chemical weapons that killed an estimated 1300 people the attack would probably last no more than two days and involve sealaunched cruise missiles striking military targets not directly related to syria s chemical weapons arsenal the launch would be dependent upon three factors 1 determining that assad s regime was culpable in those attacks 2 consultation with us allies and with congress 3 determination that such an attack could be justified under international law house speaker john boehner has not had any consultations with any of the senior officials planning the launch and under article i section 8 of the constitution states that only congress shall have power to declare war house speaker john boehner wants the president to explain his actions beforehand and consul with congress before acting more than just to congress the president has an obligation to the american people to explain the rationale for the course of action he chooses why it s critical to our national security and what the broader strategy is white house spokesman carney stated that consulting with congress does not mean having congress authorize something other potential complications include 1 hitting the chemical plants directly could easily unleash clouds of poisonous gas that could kill more civilians than the original attacks 2 try to maintain the functions of the state in order to avoid a power vacuum that would boost the alqaedalinked rebels and possibly allow them to get their hands on chemical weapons 3 enraging assad so that he might elevate his attack on his own people 4 currently only 9 percent of americans actually support a us military intervention in syria new poll question should president obama order surgical military strikes on syria yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should president obama order surgical military strikes on syria   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should all of the members of michigan s gop congressional delegation in the us house vote to defund obamacare yes 75 43 votes no 18 10 votes undecided 7 4 votes total votes 57 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 obamacare it seems odd that the people who didn t vote for the defunding are in leadership positions what s in it for them are they protecting their self interests and their positions we the people elected them to vote what is best for their constituents and they are not doing that in many ways i am extremely disappointed in camp rogers upton and miller if they want to stop the destruction of our republic they need to get on board and do everything they can to stop the single most damaging federal program that was ever devised it s time to elect people who will stand up for the constitution and what this country was founded upon that s why we hold primaries if people would only wake up and see what our elected officials are doing to us comment 2 obamacare funding vote i am not at all a fan of pres obama or his care but the premise of all is ignorant and disrespectful to the wishes of the constituents in each legislator s district each elected official must listen to and act on beheld of the greatest public good for all the people in their district so any legislator is first responsible sadly i can tell you first hand that this does not seem to occur in the case of ours   all emails addresses  ',0),(3575,'node',' balanced budget would increase job growth this has been the week of the dueling budgets both house republicans and senate democrats have introduced dramatically different budgets these budgets underscore the significant differences betwen the parties in their views of how to deal with the debt and move the country forward a former congressional budget office director douglas holtzeakin predicts that the republican budget plan would result in more economic growth and consequently more jobs how does he reach that conclusion get details  newsyahoocom blogs ticket formercongressionalbudgetchiefbalancedbudgetincrea ',0),(3576,'node',' the michigan house tackling the issues that matter to michiganders this is why michigan needs a parttime legislature  michigan house approves bear cub handling bill  our governing body has debated this issue it has spent time determing how old a bear can be and how much the bear can weigh for it to be safe to be around humans the senate approved the bill last month and the measure will be returned to that chamber for final approval of an amendment that would ensure the law applies only to existing facilities but luckily for all humanity this only applies to existing facilities so those hordes of bear cub petting zoos will not be popping up across the state i would have prefered they put live bears in detroit city council chambers but since our legislators have so much time to spend on bear issues maybe they ll get to that one next month  ',0),(3446,'node',' divider in chief the man who claimed to be coming to washington to bring the country together to rise above the political wrangling is singing a different song now david plouffe one of obama s top advisors brought a message of division and confrontation to candy crowley s show on cnn sunday this is just a continuation of the president s ongoing attempts to silence his opposition my way or the highway will congressional republicans rise above this manipulation and come together for the good of the country read more  dailycallercom 20130121 topaideobamaseekstosplitrepublicanpartyintowarring   divider chief  ',0),(3580,'node',' the dems say we don t have a spending problem you decide  this is a excerpt from an article from michigan capitol confidential   ldquo according to the latest capital improvement program submitted to the state evart municipal airport has no hangars no fueling no aircraft based there and an issue with deer entering the runway over the next five years the airport has requested 1072884 in federal entitlements 93936 in federal apportionment 89553 from the state and 534678 from the local government the nearly 17 million requested is more than the 16 million the airport has received from those sources since 2000  for an article on where the federal government could be cutting spending click on the following story link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18433 ',0),(3582,'node',' 10 negative consequences of obamacare  obamacarejpg 10 negative consequences of obamacare  ',0),(3584,'node',' ccrp poll amnesty and the right to vote  ccrp poll amnesty and the right to vote poll overview republican senators are attempting to stop senate democrats from pushing through an amnesty and guestworker bill through the senate before it can be debated by the public the legislation could pass with as little help as a few republican votes likely to come from republican senators graham flake marco rubio and john mccain the bill is expected to include an amnesty for at least 11 million lowskill immigrants and put them and their foreign relatives on a path to citizenship it would also provide work permits to many additional foreign workers there are currently no details on the content of the proposed legislation conservative talk show host rush limbaugh suggests that if an amnesty bill is passed with no restrictions it will be the end of the republican party he also suggests the bill should have language in it that would deny the illegal immigrants who would receive amnesty the right to vote for 25 years new poll question if an amnesty bill is passed should the right to vote be limited for a period of time after it is granted there should be no limit on voting after amnesty voting rights should be denied for 5 years voting rights should be denied for 10 years voting rights should be denied for 15 years voting rights should be denied for 20 years none of the above to vote in this poll click on this link  if an amnesty bill is passed should the right to vote be limited for a period of time after it is granted   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question who should run as the republican candidate to replace senator carl levin in the us senate in 2014 congressman mike rogers 19 state attorney general bill schuette 13 congressman justin amash 9 congressman dave camp 9 national committeewoman terri lynn land 7 congresswoman candice miller 6 governor rick snyder 4 none of the above 33 there were no comments made on the poll   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3586,'node',' are dems going to push a secret amnesty bill for votes  amnestyjpg are dems going to push a secret amnesty bill for votes  ',0),(3585,'node',' are dems going to push a secret amnesty bill for votes  never trust what goes on behind closed doors the democrats are pushing hard to cut a deal that will grant amnesty to 11000000 undocumented aliens it is a perfect opportunity to complete their path to ldquo state socialism rdquo that the president and his progressive minions have been pushing for the last 4 years if the amnesty bill they are pushing passes it could well be the end of the republican party as we know it to read an article on what is going on and the possible outcome click on the following story link  http dailycallercom 20130319 sessionsgopalliesaskforhearingsonsecretimmigration  19  are dems going push secret amnesty bill for votes  ',0),(3587,'node',' clinton county republican party lincoln day dinner last chance  clinton county republican party lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack all registrations payments due by april 4 don rsquo t miss this great opportunity thursday april 11 2013 eagle eye golf club 15101 chandler road east lansing mi 48823 reception at 530 pm dinner at 630 pm for the 2013 lincoln day dinner our keynote speaker will be the former sheriff richard mack who fought against the clinton administration challenging the constitutionality of the brady bill and won when the united states supreme court ruled that the brady bill was in fact unconstitutional and that the government could not commandeer state or county officers in times like these when our 2nd amendment right is being threatened sheriff mack brings a timely message about the importance of electing true constitutional sheriffs and what that means to all of us who believe in our gun and state rsquo s rights the cost for this year s event are dinner reception with photo opportunities couple 7500 single 6500 dinner only couple 7500 single 4000 registrations and payments are due on or before thursday april 4 2013 to register online click the following link  2013 ccrp lincoln day dinner with sheriff mack  or download print and return the following registration form by mail  2013 ccrp lincoln day dinner with sheriff mack registration form  please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to steve willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 payments are due on or before april 4 2013 any questions should be directed to shwillis1959 gmailcom or to 5172816212 thank you for your support of the clinton county republican party  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3588,'node',' biden republicans didn t get the message in 2012  vice president biden told an enthusiastic crowd that the 2012 election results were a mandate for the democrats and on america s future direction and that republicans didn t get the message all the democrats need to do in 2014 is to win 17 seats in the house and they will be in total control of congress and be able to complete the ldquo fundamental transformation rdquo of america from a republic to a socialist democracy to read an article on what the democrat goals are to destroy the america as we know it click on the following story link  http wwwcbsnewscom 830125016257575972 bidenrepublicansdidntgetthemessagefrom2012  19  biden republicans didn get the message 2012  ',0),(3589,'node',' biden republicans didn t get the message in 2012  crazyjoejpg biden republicans didn t get the message in 2012  ',0),(3593,'node',' king brarack says he would mandate everify  senators lindsey graham rsc and chuck schumer dny have been pushing for the creation of a biometric id card that would use personal markers such as fingerprints to make it easy for employers to check the status of prospective hires but graham said cost estimates came back higher than he expected and  that seems to have been costprohibitive so we re looking at other ways to achieve the same goal  everify was launched as a pilot program in 1997 and now is used by about 7 percent of employers it s largely voluntary as a federal program but mandatory in some states  draft immigration legislation by president barack obama which he has said he ll offer if the senate group doesn t come to agreement quickly enough would make everify mandatory nationally and the senate group is likely to take the same route for the complete story read the rest of the article at  http newsyahoocom senateimmigrationgroupnationalidtoocostly203225949 19  ',0),(3567,'node',' frack to the future does anyone else see a problem with public policy being impacted by yoko ono and lady gaga looks like the latest cause of pop culture is fracking or more to the point antifracking what irony that the progressives should come out against a practice that is in fact moving the country forward in its quest to become energy independent yet despite all the real scientific evidence to the contrary celebrities and hollywood have deemed that fracking will cause an environmental holocaust and must be stopped everyone should be charging their smart phones tablets and mp3 players from their windmill in the back yard read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130312 fracktothefuture   frack the future  ',0),(3569,'node',' obama s charm offensive what s going on at the white house has president obama discovered humility or is this just a charade for the press read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130312 obamascharmoffensive  ',0),(3591,'node',' senator jones introduces legislation to roll back tax increases on retirees in direct response to discussions with frustrated residents from his senate district senator jones has introduced legislation the proposed proposed legislation would restore the personal income tax exemptions on pensions and the homestead property tax credits for the complete story read the rest of the article at  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201303 groupofrepublicansenatorsshtml ',0),(3583,'node',' if an amnesty bill is passed should the right to vote be limited for a period of time after it is granted  there should be no limit on voting after amnesty voting rights should be denied for 5 years voting rights should be denied for 10 years voting rights should be denied for 15 years voting rights should be denied for 20 years undecided amnesty mass deportation seems unlikely if they are going to be here anyway let s get them signed up as citizens and paying taxes as soon as possibleno one that isn t a fully naturalized citizen should have the right to vote i m more concerned with the additional expansion of social welfare and education subsidization for this population any amnesty must be balanced by enhanced restriction of unlawful entry and residence in the us we cannot have an allinfree policy with no controls or individual responsibility  amnesty bill passed should the right vote limited for period time after granted  ',0),(2366,'node',' paul pulls ahead in iowa ron paul has pulled ahead in the the polls with the iowa caucuses just two weeks away and newt gingrich rsquo s lead has evaporated as he has faced a constant barrage of negative advertising from the other candidates paul leads with 23 percent romney at 20 percent gingrich at 14 percent santorum at 10 percent jon huntsman michele bachmann and rick perry at four percent and gary johnson at two percent for an article on the sudden change and why there has been such a dramatic change in the poll numbers click on the following story link  http thehillcom blogs ballotbox polls 200201pollgingrichdropsiniowapaultakeslead 19  paul pulls ahead iowa  ',0),(3935,'node',' obama scoffs at keystone jobs pipelineconstructionjpg obama scoffs at keystone jobs ',0),(3079,'node',' ccrp poll a second term for obama   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview if you believe the polls governor romney should drop out of the race now he doesn rsquo t have a chance obama is campaigning everyday while the country and the world are in turmoil and the mainstream media say things are getting better everyday obama panders to all of his special interests to garner their votes and he promotes class and race warfare the question if obama wins a second term is how did it happen that a president that performed so poorly won a second term obama rsquo s future an our future are vested in your vote and your participation in the political process answer the poll question and then ask yourself if you want 4 more years of obama and his goal to fundamentally transform america if that s what you want do nothing and it will happen new poll question if obama wins the election in november what will be the reason he won obama s policies and programs the influence of his special interest groups the influence of the main stream media the ignorance of the voters the weakness of governor romney because i didn t get involved undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content ifobamawinselectionnovemberwhatwillbereasonhewon to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you favor the state passing a law that would mandate a driver turn on a vehicle s interior lights when stopped by the police yes 12 no 82 undecided 6 no comments was were on this poll question if you would like to help call 5172814458 or email ccrpmich gmailcom you control our country rsquo s future with your vote get involved elect responsible people in 2012 send this link to your friends and neighbors http wwwclintoncountygoporg   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3597,'node',' the un wants your guns  gunsjpg the un wants your guns  ',0),(3596,'node',' the un wants your guns  some of the sections of the proposed un agreement would require the federal government to unconstitutionally infringe upon the right of americans to keep and bear arms as protected by the constitution rsquo s second amendment the preamble of the arms trade treaty points to the united nations charter as the source of guiding principles upon which the agreement is based citizens of the united states however recognize god as the source of all rights they enjoy not even the constitution claims to be the giver of rights it is merely the protector of them for the complete story on how this agreement would remove our second amendment rights read the rest of the article at  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews item 14931finalversionofarmstradetreatyreleaseddisarmam 19  the wants your guns  ',0),(3598,'node',' justin amash us senator  justin amash is being mentioned as a potential us senate candidate to replace senator carl levin who will not seek reelection in 2014 amash became the subject of speculation when several potential candidates for the seat said they wouldn rsquo t be interested in running for the complete story on if he may be considering running in the primary and what his chances of getting the nomination might be read the rest of the article at  http wwwnationaljournalcom magazine thesenatetroublemakerinwaiting20130321 ',0),(3731,'node',' ccrp poll nullification overruling federal laws by states   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview nullification is the exercise by a state or states of the right to hold as null void and of no legal effect any act of the federal government that exceeds the boundaries of the powers given to it by the states in the constitution nullification has regained prominence recently as the federal government has enacted obamacare and various gun control restrictions opponents of these efforts point to the fact that the authority to do neither of these things is granted to the federal government in the constitution therefore states are flexing their sovereign muscles nullifying these and other attempts by the federal government to constrict the scope of liberty nullification is not the right of states to nullify any federal act rather it is the right of states to choose to not enforce any federal act that fails to conform to the constitutionally established limits on the authority of the federal government nullification presupposes that there are myriad areas over which the constitution has given purview to the federal government defense naturalization foreign relations interstate commerce etc when washington decides to start legislating issuing edicts and executive orders in areas not within its constitutional boundaries healthcare education gun ownership the states reserve the right to check that usurpation by refusing to afford such acts the power of law new poll question do you feel nullification should be used in michigan to nullify federal laws deemed to violate michigan s constitution yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content doyoufeel e2809cnullification e2809dshouldbeusedmichigannullifyfederallawsdeemed  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan legislature vote to remove the state from the federal common core standards initiative yes 89 no 11 undecided 0 there was one comment submitted comment 1 common core standards the state board of education primarily democrats agreed to this in 2010 but the legislature has never approved it the federal government needs to stay out of what clearly is a states rights issue the federal government has never proved it can effective manage anything urge your state senator to vote for the passage of the house appropriation bill that removes the funding for this boondoggle and to do what you can to get hose bill 4276 reported out of committee and to the floor for a vote by the full house   all emails addresses  ',0),(5194,'node',' bienvenido your bill has been taken care of in case you missed the speech obama gave a pep talk to illegals i ve condensed it for you below i uh have a dream i uh have a dream that someday and uh that day is now that people will not be judged on the content of their characters but whether or not they will vote for democrats it is uh not important where a voter comes from or uh even if they re a citizen so long as know the difference between an r and a d that is the important part id isn t required to vote and only gets in the way who needs a wallet thick with a driver s license when uh that same space can be used by cards to withdraw money so graciously given to you by taxpayers or uh as we like to call them in washington uh suckers i want you to ask uh what would you like your country to do for you well your country needs something from you first and that is to continue to vote democratic these benefits don t come free they hellip oh ha sorry yes they do come free to you freedom isn t free but uh you don rsquo t have to pay for it and uh may your divine entity of choice or no entity if that is your choice bless los estados unidos  ',0),(3979,'node',' ccrp fall fest at peacock road tree farm don rsquo t miss the opportunity to hear special guest speaker scott hagerstrom michigan director americans for prosperity at the peacock road tree farm in the snack barn 11854 peacock road laingsburg mi 48848 when thursday october 1 2013 530 pm to 830 pm 2000 per person 5000 as an event sponsor children under 18 admitted free with their parents dress is casual don t miss this opportunity to hear a great speaker and to have the kids experience all that there is to do at the farm while the adults hear about how we can help restore responsibility in government please rsvp by september 25 2013 to sheri harte willis at shwillis1959 gmailcom with the number of attendees about scott hagerstrom scott hagerstrom was named state director of americans for prosperitymichigan in june 2008 hagerstrom s sixteen years of experience includes directing legislative political and grassroots strategy for michigan s leading free market legislators scott learned the importance of free market policies early on when his family was forced to move from downriver detroit to rural southwest michigan to indiana in pursuit of economic opportunity scott worked his way through high school and college earning his ba in political science from michigan state university and a juris doctorate from thomas m cooley law school hagerstrom and his wife amy are the proud parents of mckenzie dagny david and amelia come and join us for a great time on october 1 in 2013 at the peacock road tree farm please feel free to download print and return the following registration form if you would like to sign up to attend fall fest and you don t want to register online fall fest registration form click here to download  go to to the following web address to register for the event online at the ccrp website http wwwclintoncountygoporg content 2013fallfest  registrations will be accepted at the door we look forward to seeing you on october 1 2013 at the peacock road tree farm   all emails addresses  ',0),(3574,'node',' opposition to obamabacked national education scheme grows the common core state standards initiative sets gradebygrade requirements for k12 students in many academic areas it was used as the basis for president obama s race to the top that awarded 435 billion in federal grants to schools as a result a large majority of the states adopted the standards so they would be eligible to receive the money but there are many concerns about the common core initiative not only does it shift control of educational curriculum away from the states but home schoolers and private institutions are concerned that they also will lose educational liberty parental rights and local authority as with so many federal initiatives that look good on the surface drilling down exposes problems why is opposition growing to the common core read more  wwwthenewamericancom culture education item 14756oppositiontoobamabackednationaleducationschem ',0),(2293,'node',' ccrp poll lift cap on charter schools   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview the house education committee tuesday will discuss the bill the senate recently passed that would remove the cap on charter schools senate democrats unanimously opposed senate bill 618 arguing it opens the doors to forprofit schools and jeopardize the future of public schools school boards have also said it would have negative repercussions charter school advocates say it will empower parents by expanding school choice the cap prevents universities from authorizing more than 150 charter schools approximately 110000 students are enrolled in charter schools new poll question should the cap on the number of charter schools that are allowed be lifted yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content should e2809ccap e2809dnumbercharterschoolsareallowedbelifted  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the state of michigan require and asset test for people to qualify for food stamps yes 88 no 12 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll question anonymous comment 1 hellooooooo it is obvious too many people are gaming the system drug testing must be done to weed out those who are also drug and alcohol addicted we should not subsidize their addiction   all emails addresses  ',0),(3602,'node',' should dave agema resign  agemajpg should dave agema resign  ',0),(3601,'node',' should dave agema resign  michigan s republican national committeeman dave agema is taking serious flack because of a controversial antigay social media posting and has been asked by some members of his party to resign a group of 21 young republican activists released a letter calling for him to resign his post from the rnc after posting a copy of an online article on his facebook page wednesday titled everyone should know these statistics on homosexuals for the complete story read the rest of the article at  http wwwdetroitnewscom article 20130328 politics02303280433 19  should dave agema resign  ',0),(3603,'node',' sharia law in america  don rsquo t miss this rare opportunity to become informed about a threat that is very real radical islam sharia law and the attack upon the american constitution  mount hope church will be featuring kamal saleem former islamic terrorist but now a believer in christ  mount hope church is committed to stand against evil and they are giving us an opportunity to become informed about a threat that is very real radical islam sharia law and the attack upon the american constitution so that you can prepare yourself to oppose it mount hope church will be hosting a speaker who at one time in his life epitomized that threat to america former terrorist kamal saleem saleem a former islamic terrorist left jihad behind and is now a follower of christ saleem who was born and raised in lebanon worked for a variety of notorious terrorist groups in the middle east including the muslim brotherhood saddam hussien and yasser arafat as a young man he came to america with the goal of helping to destroy the country from within by implementing cultural jihad but the true god had other plans now his life rsquo s focus is not only to share the love of christ with muslims but also to wakeup america and the body of christ regarding the clear and present danger radical islam imposes on our faith and on our way of life the central theme of this event is to help us understand that the politically correct crowd which is deepening and widening doesn rsquo t want us to see the obvious that our first and second amendment rights are under attack as is the united states constitution our own government and media are greasing the skids for the acceptance of an expanding government and a diminishment of freedom in america some of you increasingly realize that we are coming closer to losing our constitutional republic to forces from within and without you are needed not only to understand the times but to know what to do come and do your best to bring others who may be unaware regarding the realities of the fight for constitutional america when saturday april 27 2013 time 600 pm where mount hope church  845 ionia road  portland mi 48875 there is no registration fee however a freewill offering will be taken  for directions or for more information about the event call 5176474136 19  ',0),(4670,'node',' supreme court oks prayer before public meetings the us supreme court ruled today that having a prayer at a public meeting does not violate the constitution atheists and others who object to the practice do not have to participate read the full story  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 may 5 dividedcourtoksprayerpublicmeetings   supreme court oks prayer before public meetings  ',0),(4727,'node',' may 15 2014 clinton county republican party monthly meeting in st johns  please find attached a copy of the agenda for the may 15 2014 ccrp monthly meeting in st johns at the clinton county courthouse 100 e state street at 700 pm 4th congressional candidate paul mitchell will be in attendance at this meeting if you have any questions you might want to ask him about his candidacy if you attended the 2014 ccrp lincoln day reception and had your picture taken with attorney general bill schuette we will have the photos available at the monthly meeting i look forward to seeing you on may 15 in st johns to download the meeting agenda click here sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(1925,'node',' catherinebiewer  catherine biewer  daughter of charles linda biewer st johns high school graduate gpa 397 home schooled from 20072010 st johns high school 20102011 organizations national honor society writers club 4h debate club homeschoolers for life roller ice hockey church choir youth group work burger king college will be attending aquinas college in grand rapids catherine biewer essay throughout human history societies have tried numerous ways of governing people each with varying successes from ancient roman emperors to old french kings to modern american presidents throughout the ages the ways of governing have been added to continuously because of revolutionary ideas as americans we have been fortunate enough to have benefited from a free society thanks to certain simple revolutionary ideas these ideas grew rapidly and triggered a whole new vision of life and its meaning directly proportional to these ideas were the exceptional people behind them who started the spark and encouraged the flame such names as george washington thomas paine and paul revere continually echo throughout american history as prime examples of ideal patriotic americans they stood for freedom of speech of religion of the press mdash for ldquo life liberty and the pursuit of happiness rdquo so that all people who came to america would be given an equal chance and wouldn rsquo t be hindered by an unjust and greedy government they stood for a limited government that would provide for the needs of the people and yet still maintain freedom by means of the declaration of independence the constitution and the bill of rights they set this tone of freedom which they intended to be spread throughout the united states of america and influence the unborn generations yet to come their vision for the federal government was based off the assumption that wellintended workers were to represent the local people as a whole in their area in their minds the government rsquo s role while being run by ordinary people was to simply keep order ensure freedom and protect all american citizens and let the rest be managed by the people they envisioned there to be a hasslefree simple willingness of the people to govern themselves they intended for the people to have the aid of the federal government only in pressing issues which couldn rsquo t be resolved by the local communities in the founding leaders rsquo vision there was no room for mandatory governmental healthcare stimulus money or a trillion dollar debt obviously these men had great expectations for the government they were aiming so that the government of the united states would never turn into what they had just come from where the government was ruled by tyrants who declared unjust laws in our federal government today it would be wise for us to look back at our founding leaders rsquo vision its importance for today is becoming ever clearer the spirit in washington dc is no longer identical to the original american spirit whereas the american people want the federal government out of personal lives the federal government continues making reasons as to why it is essential for it to be there therefore the federal government while it is important for our country rsquo s survival has inexplicitly become a crutch it has forcefed its people in order for them to become dependent on it now as a consequence the people are slowly relinquishing their freedom and allowing more intrusive laws and regulations the pressing question now is what will cause us to get back to our founding leaders rsquo vision that has been debated countless times and there is no clear path in front of us in the meantime we should all be focusing on keeping our own personal life in sync with our own ideals if we ourselves look back to the ways of government that we so desire and in turn match our lifestyle to that simple way perhaps it will quicken the return of limited government in our country we all must have faith that we american citizens can influence our federal government one voter at a time finally we must never lose sight of the plentitude of freedom we still possess and be thankful for the sacrifice it took  catherine biewer from johns high school  ',0),(1926,'node',' kimberlythelen           kimberly thelen                   daughter of brian rose thelen         fowler high school graduate           gpa 399           salutatorian     organizations national honor society band 4h students against destructive     decisions piano teacher for four years active in her church altar server children rsquo s     liturgy of the word assistant     college will be attending baker college of owosso majoring in accounting kimberly thelen essay i believe that our country rsquo s founding leaders had a clear vision of the role of the federal government james madison and other founding fathers made this apparent in the constitution of the united states here they laid out their ideas of an ideal but not perfect government they envisioned the government as being the voice and protector of the people the role of the federal government should be to do what is best for the united states as a whole while trying to keep the best interests of the people in mind the government should also protect every person rsquo s unalienable rights such as the right to life liberty and happiness our founding fathers also defined what the role of the government is by establishing the three branches of government the legislative executive and judicial branches each have a precise role in our government according to the constitution i believe they wanted the government to be a strong and dependable force in our lives but not to be too controlling or big they showed this by establishing that our country rsquo s economic system is free enterprise this way people can make their own decisions while the government can provide for essential public services therefore i believe our founding father rsquo s vision of the role of the federal government is to act on our country rsquo s and people rsquo s best interests while not being too big while our country rsquo s founding leaders rsquo vision of the role of the federal government has not changed it still remains very relevant and important today the united states is in a recession right now and does not seem to be coming out of it soon our country is currently facing the biggest deficit we rsquo ve ever had currently at over 14 trillion millions of unborn children have been killed due to abortions because of the roe v wade case the government is imposing jobkilling laws that put more regulations on businesses there is too much reckless and irresponsible spending going on in capital hill the list can go on and on this is where the federal government needs to step in and realize that these things need to be stopped first of all the federal government needs to protect the right to life including unborn children the government has to protect the most innocent of our society the government needs to reduce spending immediately and decrease our dependence on foreign oil to stimulate the economy raising taxes is not the answer to our spending problems so cuts must be made i believe the government should have some regulations on businesses but not so many that we cannot be competitive in a global economy the government needs to identify what is proper and necessary for the good of the public and eliminate what is not for example president barack obama rsquo s budget for 2010 had a deficit of 1555 trillion this is an outrageous number let alone that is only for one year the us representatives just passed a bill that would reduce federal spending by an unprecedented 38 billion this is hopefully the beginning of reduced spending and more responsible use of our hardearned tax money in conclusion i believe the federal government needs to go back to its roots and look upon our founding leaders rsquo views of government they need to be reminded of what the role of the federal government was intended to be only then will we see the necessary reform that is needed in washington dc  kimberly thelen from fowler high school  ',0),(1927,'node',' annawhiteman             anna whiteman                       daughter of dr sheila gendich           dewitt high school graduate             gpa 4033     organizations national honor society swim team senior captain mvp senior year      track and field kickboxing helped students after school with school work      internship with rep paul opsommer     college university of evansville in indiana        majoring in international relations diplomacy anna whiteman essay      to come  anna whiteman from dewitt high school  ',0),(3605,'node',' will a bipartisan abdication will the united states get involved in the ongoing bloody conflict in syria according to the constitution the president can only act with the consent and approval of the congress will the congress sit idly by while the president acts independently according to his own plan only if the congress continues to abdicate its constitutional authority read on  wwwhumaneventscom 20130328 georgewillabipartisanabdication  ',0),(3607,'node','  i think we ve got a deal  immigrationreformjpg  i think we ve got a deal  ',0),(3606,'node','  i think we ve got a deal  senator lindsey graham indicates there may be a bipartisan deal to address the issue of immigration reform get the details in this video  dailycallercom 20130331 lindseygrahamonimmigrationithinkwevegotadealvideo   think got deal  ',0),(3609,'node',' household income tumbles during obama recovery  shrinkingincomejpg household income tumbles during obama recovery  ',0),(3988,'node',' amash on cnn health care reform mandates are like trying to regulate burger types so claims rep justin amash when he appeared on cnn s state of the union on sunday what else did he have to say read the full story  wwwmlivecom news grandrapids indexssf 201308 obamacareisamericansno1cohtml ',0),(4337,'node',' vending machines may be hazardous to your health  the food and drug administration is at it again ndash what a surprise the newest incursion into our everyday lives will be when their new rules take effect in 2014 that will require vending machine operators to list the calorie count for each of the items contained within their vending machines i know when i walk up to one of those machines my first thought is   ldquo boy it sure would be nice to know what the number of calories is in each of those items before i make my purchase decision rdquo  but currently it rsquo s like a game of roulette and you can only get that information after you make the purchase and then you get the sticker shock that is followed by immediate guilt and possible need for counseling from a nutritionist that will be assigned by the affordable care act navigator maybe their endgame is to run the vending machine operators out of business or maybe we should just put a sign on each vending machine that reads ldquo vending machines may be hazardous to your health rdquo isn rsquo t it wonderful that the federal government is always trying to protect us from ourselves  happy new year  ',0),(4316,'node','  you have to pass the bill to find out what s in it   ldquo you have to pass the bill to find out what rsquo s in it rdquo   nancy pelosi  nancy pelosi made this statement with her botex smile fixed on her face probably knowing full well that ldquo obamacare rdquo was by far the most intrusive piece of legislation ever to be enacted by congress and signed into law talk show host and constitutional lawyer mark levin in his book the liberty amendments reveals the fiendishness of the law and how the marxist elements of our country residing in washington dc knew it would be a game changer ndash but they didn rsquo t want us to know for an enlightening of how the law was crafted and its impact on all of us for now and in the future read the following comments by mark levin   ldquo when congress passed obamacare it attempted by statute to confer fundamental legislative powers on the executive branch and even sought to prohibit future congresses from altering its unconstitutional act specifically congress created the fifteenmember independent payment authority board ipab which ostensibly is responsible for controlling medicare costs the board submits a proposal to congress which automatically becomes law and the department of health and human services must implement it unless the proposal is affirmatively blocked by congress and the president even then it can be stopped only if elected branches agree on a substitute obamacare also attempts to prohibit citizens from challenging the board rsquo s decisions in court moreover obamacare seeks to tie the hands of future congresses by forbidding congress from dissolving the board outside of a sevenmonth period in 2017 and only by a supermajority threefifths vote of both houses if congress does not act in that time frame congress is prohibited from even altering a board proposal rdquo   as we look ahead to the 2014 elections you have to wonder if the ldquo low information voters rdquo will realize that the end of the republic could well be at hand or will they wake up and become involved to make our elected officials accountable for their actions   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   friedrich august von hayek   ',0),(4084,'node',' would president washington be surprised  the world i grew up in the 50 s and 60 s has long since passed over the last 50 years we have ldquo evolved rdquo or ldquo devolved rdquo depending on your perspective our once moral country is slowly disappearing under the guise of ldquo secular humanism rdquo president washington rsquo s decision to not seek a third term was a clear indication that our new country would not follow the path of the european countries that were ruled by kings washington expressed his feelings our our new republic in a open letter that appeared in the newspapers on september 19 1796 about where our national strength comes from and what the pillars of our country rsquo s founding were based upon the following is an excerpt from that open letter   ldquo of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity religion and morality are indispensable supports in vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens the mere politician equally with the pious man ought to respect and to cherish them a volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity let it simply be asked where is the security for property for reputation for life if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice and let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle rdquo     ldquo it is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government the rule indeed extends with more or less force to every species of free government who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric ldquo   washington and the founding fathers would be appalled at what our republic has become  ',0),(3991,'node',' medicaid kabuki dance   the governor and the michigan senate republicans continue their kabuki dance over medicaid expansion in lansing and around the state as we seem to be approaching the final scene in this political play later this month over the last few months we have seen the drama unfold with the passage of hb 4714 in the house after pressure was applied by lobbyists and the governor that was soon followed by more pressure on the senators again by the governor with his obamaesk medical professional staff in their scrubs sullenly lined up behind him lobbyists and the progressive media continued to play their part as it was scripted demanding a vote from the senators and telling them to come back from ldquo vacation and vote rdquo state of michigan department of community health employees were called in to help by lighting up the twittersphere with tweets for people to call their senators and tell them to vote for the expansion the governor came back early from a trip to israel to apply his ldquo relentless positive action rdquo on the nonconformist free thinking senators who hadn rsquo t bent to his will all this was to no avail majority leader richardville invoked the hastert rule not allowing for a floor vote because a majority of the republican caucus was not in favor of passage over the summer the governor and lt governor took their medicaid expansion show on the road to the senate districts where the deviant senators were from the drum beat to come back and vote continued from the governor the democrats and the media but richardville wouldn rsquo t relent finally a meeting was held between the governor and richardville and they all agreed to play nice for a while now that summer has almost come and gone the stage has been set for what may well be the final act of the medicaid expansion drama the final act of the play may well take place on august 27 when the senate reconvenes to address the issue to muddy the waters two alternative private market plans sb 422 and in sb 459 sb 460 have been introduced for possible consideration along with the original plan that was passed by the house earlier this year hb 4714 senate minority leader gretchen whitmer says she is concerned about whether there will even be a vote one rumor has it that senator richardville may allow all three medicaid options to come up for a vote knowing the two alternative plans are doomed to defeat before they ever get serious consideration ultimately will richardville bend to the ldquo nerd rsquo s rdquo will and go against tradition to ignore the hastert rule and allow a vote on the hb 4714 even though the caucus is not in agreement like any good drama the final act always has a surprise i don rsquo t want to give it away but inside politics might be in play imagine that it is suggested there may be a senator that may sell his soul for ldquo 25 pieces of silver rdquo in seeking the senate leadership position in the next term of the senate this senator might consider changing his position and vote for expansion of medicaid in exchange for his assistance in passing the expansion the benefit to him would be to get assistance in becoming the new majority leader in 2015 in the end if medicaid expansion passes in the senate the governor the lobbyists and the special interests will have won and the ldquo people rdquo who believe in our country and what it was founded upon will have lost as we wait to see the final act i hope ldquo the people rdquo of michigan have sent ldquo people of principles rdquo to represent them in lansing and that they will not bend to the pressure of the special interests  let rsquo s pray they will do the ldquo right thing rdquo  ',0),(2766,'node',' entitlement vs responsibility conservatives don rsquo t understand why liberals better know as progressives because it sounds less harmless think spending money the government doesn rsquo t have is better than cutting the tax burden on businesses and keeping taxes lower on everyone the following is a perfect example of their flawed thought processes last year secretary of agriculture tom vilsack on msnbc made the following statement on the supplemental nutrition assistance program snap   ldquo i should point out that when you talk about the snap program or the food stamp program you have to recognize that it rsquo s also an economic stimulus rdquo ldquo every dollar of snap benefits generates 184 in the economy in terms of economic activity if people are able to buy a little bit more in the grocery store then someone has got to stock it shelve it package it process it ship it all of those are jobs it rsquo s the most direct stimulus you can get into the economy during tough times rdquo  it isn rsquo t just the snap food stamp program that hurts the economy unemployment entitlement and the societal acceptance of aid to unwed mothers with dependent children has also created an attitude of entitlement that fosters irresponsibility as we near the tipping point when the people who use the entitlements cast more votes to elect the people who are willing to dole them out we must be diligent in keeping that from happening the next election could very well determine the fate of the republic failure to elect constitutional conservatives will allow the progressives to complete their agenda of turning our great nation into a european style socialist state ',0),(2602,'node',' a trip to fantasyland   i love science fiction and as a ldquo trekie rdquo from the 60 rsquo s i have always embraced the innovative futuristic ideas that they presented however at some point reality has to meet the cost of innovation as a country we are mired in 15 trillion dollars of debt and we have a president and congress that are always willing to add to it with no sense of accountability of what happens when the debt comes due i mention this because this morning i read an article from domemagazinecom that contains the following statement by the author  ldquo one recent innovation that caught my attention isn rsquo t so much about the car as it is the road itself researchers at stanford have proposed a gamechanging idea an electrical highway that will charge your electric car battery as you drive rdquo   ldquo that rsquo s right no stopping or plugging in required in other words they rsquo ve invented the car equivalent of a starbucks drivethru but a whole lot faster and a great way to alleviate the lsquo range anxiety rsquo and inconvenient recharging issues that deter many people from considering an electric vehicle rdquo  http domemagazinecom foreigncorrespondent ar022112 i wonder how much will these magic highways cost to build how many will there be where will they be built who will pay for the cost of the technological advances it begs the question who can afford vehicles that run 30 miles on a charge and cost 43000 33000 with the proposed obama kickback from government motors from you and me as the taxpayer  oh that rsquo s right money is no object we can just print more or borrow it from china  this scenario fits in perfectly with emperor obama rsquo s fantasyland plan for the bankruptcy of america  ',0),(3610,'node',' un approval of arms trade treaty sets up obama senate showdown last month 53 senators voted in favor of a nonbinding amendment to stop the united states from entering into a united nations treaty that would regulate trade of small arms and other conventional weapons on tuesday however the administration voted in favor of the un treaty is this just another act of petulence by an administration that wants to get its way or is does president obama think he can circumvent the congress once again with an executive order read the full story  thehillcom blogs globalaffairs untreaties 291401unadoptsobamabackedarmstradetreatyopposedbyt ',0),(3611,'node',' union greed drives california to bankruptcy you may have heard about a city in california that is filing for bankruptcy stockton california offered its employees absurd pensions and benefits for years and now finds itself unable to meet these unsustainable obligations as a result stockton s citizens have faced cutbacks to public programs while the unions have been allowed to protect their outrageous pay levels will the city get away with ignoring the real driver of its indebtedness and more importantly will the citizens of stockton stand for it get the details  reasoncom archives 20130329 uniongreeddrivescaliforniabankruptcy ',0),(3612,'node',' ingham county lincoln day dinner with governor snyder  the ingham county lincoln day dinner has the governor as our speaker on april 16th at the big ten room a at the kellogg center with dinner at 600 pm ndash the 300 club invitation with form is attached but dinner tickets are 75each or 140per couplestudent tickets are 35 a 300 membership allows you to bring a guest to the dinner and all receptions during the year you may also join on line at wwwicgoporg  to download the flyer and for informaiton click on this link  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3614,'node',' nfib small businesses to reduce hiring smallbusinessjpg nfib small businesses to reduce hiring ',0),(3613,'node',' nfib small businesses to reduce hiring even though net job growth has been increasing for small business for the first few months of the year future plans for hiring or another story despite the encouraging economic improvement in the stock market and the housing industry small business isn t seeing the same positive result are we still seeing small businesses being created why are small business owners reluctant to hire read more  dailycallercom 20130404 nfibsmallbusinessestoreducehiring   nfib small businesses reduce hiring  ',0),(3615,'node',' the propaganda curriculum the 3 r s have taken on new meaning in the 21st century progressism is taking over the public schools the traditional reading riting and rithmetic curriculum has turned into racism reproduction and recycling what is going on in the public school system get details  wwwhumaneventscom 20130404 howpropagandarulesourschools  ',0),(1790,'node',' grand rapids here they come from mark j perry s blog  s ome companies are now relocating from california to michigan according to this report from joe vranich 70 companies left california from january 1 through april 15 of this year and the 3 destination behind texas 14 and arizona 6 was michigan with four relocations tied with nevada and just last thursday an irvingbased company blackford capital announced that it s the fifth california company heading this year for greener and more businessfriendly pastures in grand rapids michigan that s disinvestment event 78 so far this year according to vranich who regularly tracks the companies moving out of california the post also mentioned that renting a uhaul from los angeles to grand rapids is more expensive than renting one from gr to la meaning that demand is greater heading to michigan than to california what happened on january 1st of this year hmm hellip football games yes but that probably didn t have anything to do with it oh i know governor snyder was inaugurated and he didn t even need to take a trip to japan to bring jobs here  ',0),(3616,'node',' should the legislature pass legislation to continue to fund private business ventures in the future with taxpayer money  yes no undecided  should the legislature pass legislation continue fund private business ventures the future with taxpayer money  ',0),(3617,'node',' ccrp poll should state continue to fund private businesses  commenting on poll questions you can still vote on poll questions however your commenting options have been changed due to excessive spam commenting on the ccrp website probably from democrats that have noting better to do comments will only be allowed by registered users of the site if you think you are a registered user and no longer know your username and or password email us at ccrpmich gmailcom and we will let you know if you have one and what your login in and password are if you are not a registered user of the ccrp website and you would like to be one to allow you to comment on stories and polls click on the login link in any story or poll and we will assign you that information poll overview the michigan legislature is looking to extend and expand a government program that allows for select tax breaks subsidies and loans to firms and special interests the 21st century jobs fund law that was enacted in 2005 allows for selective business subsidygranting earmarked for specific types of economic activities analysis of these and other state economic development programs indicate that they consistently have fallen short on jobs projections lack sufficient documentation by auditors and show little or no return to taxpayers for the money invested for the complete article with other statistics go to the following page  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18492  new poll question should the legislature pass legislation and continue to fund these types of ventures in the future with taxpayer money yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  should the legislature pass legislation to continue to fund private business ventures in the future with taxpayer money   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should dave agema resign his position as michigan s national republican committeeman yes 23 no 75 undecided 2 no comments were made on this poll question   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(986,'realname',' showersb ',0),(987,'realname',' latorlt ',0),(3618,'node',' the scoop on wind with wind farms popping up all over the place the latest news isn t good the ceo of the nation s biggest producer of wind energy says it s costly unreliable and only getting worse with goverment subsidies read what else he has to say  bostonheraldcom newsopinion opinion editorials 201304 thescooponwind ',0),(3620,'node',' rebuilding a ruined city we don t have to look very far to see a crumbling city that s the result of poor governing once the picture of america s industrial strength detroit is now collapsing under its own weight what went wrong can anything be done to bring it back learn more  wwwrealclearpoliticscom articles 20130407 rebuildingaruinedcity117832html ',0),(3622,'node',' four more years of pain unemploymentlinejpg four more years of pain ',0),(3621,'node',' four more years of pain last week s employment numbers were abysmal but all we re hearing is that the economy is recovering things are getting better do you suppose that s what the 496000 workers who dropped out of the work force think many aren t seeing the recovery that s allegedly underway but you d never know that based on the reporting you see every night in the mainstream what does it all mean read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130406 fourmoreyearsofpain   four more years pain  ',0),(3623,'node',' your kids aren t your own the concept of family is under attack more evidence of this can be seen on msnbc s commercial break that suggests that kids should be the responsibility of everyone and lumping everybody s kids together will somehow lead to better decision making regarding the group s well being are they suggesting that two caring parents invested in their children s well being isn t the best possible environment for a child to be raised does anyone else find this alarming read more  wwwnationalreviewcom articles 345053 yourkidsarentyourownrichlowry ',0),(3624,'node',' brief thoughts on current legislation i love these legislative updates that the http wwwmackinacorg 18497 wwwmackinacorg 18497 puts out so here are some brief thoughts on a few of the items on their list senate bill 251 allow less than unlimited auto crash injury insurance  wow i actually agree with a democrat on something which is to allow a person to buy insurance with less than unlimited liability coverage that would give consumers more choice and should keep costs down i ll bet sam bernstein will be lobbying hard against this one i m surprised a democrat introduced it senate bill 276 require community service work by welfare recipients  this has no chance of passing but i love the idea if you are getting help for nothing in return you should provide help for nothing in return house bill 4363 ban local governmental body ldquo phonein rdquo voting  another duh piece of legislation the fact that we even need such a thing shows how certain elected officials don t take their responsibility actually showing up to cast a vote that might interrupt the viewing of quality programming like well anything on mtv and what if the only time a citizen were trying to bribe a councilperson and the only time said official were available was during times they were supposed to be debating an issue man how is a corrupt official supposed to make a dis honest living  house bill 4455 restrict and regulate unmanned aerial drone vehicles  i don t know if this bill applies to dearborn as well but the bill bans weaponscarrying drones in michigan i don t think this could actually supersede federal law instigated by the king in washington dc but rep mcmillan s heart is in the right place namely that us citizens not be spied upon and bombed by our own country we re a blue state after all but we do have a lot of rural territory and not everyone s mind is right out in the country best to keep an eye on us  ',0),(3487,'node',' early bird table sponsor options lincoln day dinner early bird table sponsorship options for 2013 we are offering two early bird option offers that are a significant reduction over our regular table sponsor options including   35000 table sponsor dinner only   this sponsorship option includes eight tickets to the dinner there will also be signage at the dinner recognizing your group and acknowledgment in the linclon day dinner program this option is 15000 less than the traditional table sponsor cost   48000 table sponsor including dinner reception with sheriff mack   this sponsorship option includes eight tickets to the dinner and reception with the opportunity to have their picture taken with sheriff mack at no additional cost there will also be signage at the dinner recognizing your group and acknowledgment in the linclon day dinner program this option is 2000 less than the traditional table sponsor cost and it includes the predinner reception that is not included with the normal table sponsor cost any questions should be directed to sheri harte willis at 5172816212 or email her at shwillis1959 gmailcom please select the sponsorship option of your choice and provide us with the necessary information to complete your registration below business group name contact name address line 1 address line 2 city state zip code phone email address confirmation of your registration will be sent to this email address table sponsorship choice 35000 early bird table sponsor for eight dinner only 48000 early bird table sponsor for eight dinner reception with photo opportunity with sheriff mack payment options select we have enclosed a check payable to the clinton county republican party for the amount of the sponsorship option selected above please send a check payable to the clinton county republican party to steve willis 4789 drumheller road bath mi 48808 payments are due on or before march 15 2013 dinner guest 1 dinner guest 1 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 2 dinner guest 2 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 3 dinner guest 3 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 4 dinner guest 4 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 5 dinner guest 5 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 6 dinner guest 6 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 7 dinner guest 7 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken dinner guest 8 dinner guest 8 meal choice select sliced top sirloin garlic rosemary chicken submitted by  ',0),(3798,'node',' should the the legislature pass a bill allowing for red light cameras by local governments to ticket violators in michigan  yes no undecided cameras all of the cameras public private etc can be made to be able to be operated by one operator for example the police the feds etc so that they can see it all and this is already true in some large cities and of course there are the drones did you see the video on what a drone can see a bird from 17500 feet perhaps we have enough cameras and that is only one reason why we don t need the red light cameras it is a mistake to think of all the various cameras as separate and unrelated to each other  ',0),(3625,'node',' should the michigan legislature pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage in michigan to 1000  yes no undecided  should the michigan legislature pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage michigan 1000  ',0),(3626,'node',' ccrp poll minimum wage increase  commenting on poll questions you can still vote on poll questions however your commenting options have been changed due to excessive spam commenting on the ccrp website probably from democrats that have noting better to do comments will only be allowed by registered users of the site if you think you are a registered user and no longer know your username and or password email us at ccrpmich gmailcom and we will let you know if you have one and what your login in and password are if you are not a registered user of the ccrp website and you would like to be one to allow you to comment on stories and polls click on the login link in any story or poll and we will assign you that information poll overview sen bert johnson dhighland park has introduced senate bill 203 that would increase the minimum wage from 740 per hour to 10 per hour over a twoyear period the bill would also tie the minimum wage to the cost of living from 2016 on the rate would increase with the cost of living every two years a poll from a survey of michigan residents conducted by google consumers survey showed that more than 70 percent of michigan residents would support increasing the minimum wage to 9 or more per hour gov rick snyder has made it clear that he opposes a minimum wage increase at either the state or federal level he also has argued that increasing the minimum wage could actually harm lower income workers gov snyder has been quoted as saying in fact you could cause people to lose their job by raising the minimum wage if passage of senate bill 203 fails it is possible that those supporting the measure could get the proposal to increase the minimum wage on the 2014 statewide ballot new poll question should the michigan legislature pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage in michigan to 1000 yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link  should the michigan legislature pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage in michigan to 1000   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass legislation to continue to fund private business ventures in the future with taxpayer money yes 17 no 81 undecided 3 there were no comments made on the poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(2258,'node',' should michigan public schools require the reciting of the pledge of allegiance each day  yes 76 16 votes no 24 5 votes undecided 0 0 votes total votes 21 pledge  some teachers argue that small children are unable to understand what giving their consent means or understand the pledge they are taking when did the daily saying of the pledge of allegiance stop occuring in our schools teachers that argue this nonsense should not be teachers and should be removed they must have a huge attitude problem and are unwilling to do the job paid for by american taxpayers the entire purpose of education at home or in schools is that children small and big learn the meaning of words and ideas by repetition whether please thank you i love you i m sorry addition subtraction the times tables etc teacher that may this arguement may personally disagree with the pledge or hate the united states and wish to obstruct the student s education of all that the pledge says about the united states our symbols and their meaning flag republic one nation under god liberty and justice for all if a teacher cannot or will not teach the pledge of allegiance it is likely that they are also not properly teaching american history world history or citizenship and key core values  should michigan public schools require the reciting the pledge allegiance each day  ',0),(3628,'node',' big brother is watching listening  nsajpg big brother is watching listening  ',0),(3627,'node',' big brother is watching listening  just outside of salt lake city utah there is a new massive construction project nearing completion for the national security agency the nsa says the data center is for the intelligence community with a major focus on cyber security current director of the nsa general keith alexander declined requests to sit down for an interview many people believe including former nsa employees say the data center is a threat to our liberty security and privacy for the complete story read the rest of the article at  http wwwfoxnewscom tech 20130412 nsadatacenterfrontandcenterindebateoverlibertysecu  19  big brother watching listening  ',0),(3629,'node',' obamacare s budget busting  the inescapable truth is that president obama wants to get rid of the roughly 1 trillion budgetcutting sequester and substitute it with a 1 trillionplus tax hike that means more spending and more taxes for an article from wall streets larry kudlow on what the effects of obamacare will have on all of us read the rest of teh article  http wwwnationalreviewcom articles 345477 obamasgrowthbustingbudgetlarrykudlow ',0),(3631,'node',' what debt everything is great  budgetdirectorjpg what debt everything is great  ',0),(3630,'node',' what debt everything is great  in a budget committee hearing president obama s budget director jeff zients admitted he did not know how much debt was added under the president s plan saying that there are a lot of numbers there to view a video with the comments from the budget director click on the following link  http wwwyoutubecom watch v wrax3jl9rqi feature youtube 19  what debt everything great  ',0),(995,'realname',' johnsonl ',0),(3632,'node',' congressional public servant benefit changes as proposed by warren buffett congressional public servant benefit changes as proposed by warren buffett warren buffet has proposed the congressional reform act of 2013 please take the time to read the following attached pdf file and see if you agree with the content if you do pass it along to the people on your email list and have them call their elected representatives in washington and let them know how you feel about their status as our elected public servants  congressional public servant benefit changes  test posting newsletter  ',0),(3633,'node',' congressional public servant benefit changes as proposed by warren buffett congressional public servant benefit changes as proposed by warren buffett warren buffet has proposed the congressional reform act of 2013 please take the time to read the following attached pdf file and see if you agree with the content if you do pass it along to the people on your email list and have them call their elected representatives in washington and let them know how you feel about their status as our elected public servants  congressional public servant benefit changes  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3785,'node',' state income tax credits for day care  1 should the legislature be giving tax breaks to families for child care that we end up footing the bill for 2 i thought having childern was a choice and that it was the parents responsibility to assume the cost of raising them 3 and she wants to give a break to people making up to 10000000 rep dian slavens 2013 house bill 4005 authorize state child care subsidies and tax breaks introduced by rep dian slavens d on january 9 2013 to authorize a ldquo refundable rdquo state income tax credit essentially a cash subsidy in many cases that would be a percentage of a federal income tax child care credit the individual can claim with the percentage ldquo means tested rdquo on the basis of gross income ranging from 110 percent for households with less than 25000 income to 20 percent for those between 65000 and 100000 text of the proposed bill sec 272a 1 for tax years that begin after december 31 2012 a taxpayer may credit against the tax imposed by this act an amount equal to the following specified percentages of the credit the taxpayer is allowed to claim as a credit under section 21 of the internal revenue code for a tax year on a return filed under this act for the same tax year a for a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income as defined in the internal revenue code of less than 2500000 110 b for a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income as defined in the internal revenue code of 2500000 or more but less than 4000000 100 c for a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income as defined in the internal revenue code of 4000000 or more but less than 6500000 80 d for a taxpayer with an adjusted gross income as defined in the internal revenue code of 6500000 or more but less than 10000000 20 2 if the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year the state treasurer shall refund the excess to the taxpayer without interest except as provided in section 30 of 1941 pa 122 mcl 20530 19  ',0),(3635,'node',' will the government grab 401ks iras  ira401kjpg will the government grab 401ks iras  ',0),(3636,'node',' human trafficking legislative day thursday may 1 2013 senator judy emmons has requested that i inform and invite you to human trafficking legislative day at the state capitol thursday may 2nd 2013 930 am ndash 230 pm for details see the attached pdf flyer for the event human trafficking legislative day flyer clinton county republican party  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3637,'node',' human trafficking legislative day thursday may 2 2013 senator judy emmons has requested that we inform and invite you to human trafficking legislative day at the state capitol thursday may 2nd 2013 930 am ndash 230 pm for details see the attached pdf flyer for the event human trafficking legislative day flyer clinton county republican party  2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3638,'node',' ccrp monthly meeting april 18 2013 dewitt city hall  ccrp monthly meeting april 18 2013 dewitt city hall we will be holding our ccrp monthly meeting on thursday april 18 2013 at the dewitt city hall at 700 pm please find attached the agenda for this months meeting we look forward to seeing you there sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party ccrp executive committee meeting dewitt city hall dewitt michigan thursday april 18 2013 700 pm agenda i call to order ii invocation iii pledge of allegiance iv roll call attendance sheet v approval of the agenda vi approval of minutes from march 21 2013 meeting vii committee reports a chair rsquo s report steve willis b treasurer rsquo s report kevin kirk c lincoln day dinner report coreen strzalka d communications committee report steve willis e fundraising committee report bruce harte f community involvement report mike wagner janet dennings g issues activism report david smith h candidate recruitment activism nancy bareham viii old business none ix new business a county party platform b presence at county events dewitt ox roast mint festival bath days etc x upcoming dates events a july 25 2013 summer bbq buck toot rsquo s in bath township xi communications a ruth report steve gobbo b elected officials staff candidates xii other business xiii next meeting a may 16 2013 executive committee meeting st johns xiv adjournment   clinton county emails april 2012  ',0),(3639,'node',' are windmills hazardous to our health  seventeen northern michigan residents have filed a lawsuit claiming a new consumers energy windmills are making people sick the 2500000000 lawsuit filed against lake winds energy park wind farm in mason county claims the windmills were built too close to their homes and that residents are suffering from dizziness sleeplessness headaches and other physical symptoms because of the noise read the rest of the article on the issue at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18528 ',0),(3640,'node',' hope for sunshine in maryland  in maryland the government thinks if it rains you should pay more taxes so they have passed legislation to make that happen to read what they have done to tax rainfall and how they will determine what you should pay click on the following link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 15111raintaxtosoakmarylandtaxpayers ',0),(3641,'node',' what s the nsa doing in bluffdate utah   ldquo those who surrender freedom for security will not have nor do they deserve either one rdquo   benjamin franklin the government is more than willing to provide us with security but at what cost to our liberty and personal freedoms the nsa knows more about us than we do about ourselves and they have created a place in utah that no one seems to want to talk about where they will be storing volumes of data on each of us to hear want a previous nsa employee who designed and wrote spy software for the nsa thinks about it click on the following link to watch a video http wwwyoutubecom watch v r93k3rkpre 19  ',0),(3642,'node',' what s the nsa doing in bluffdate utah  spysjpg what s the nsa doing in bluffdate utah  ',0),(3644,'node',' mi medicaid expansion snyder vs gop legislature snydersexpansionjpg mi medicaid expansion snyder vs gop legislature ',0),(3646,'node',' steve willis giving the welcome message 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3647,'node',' nancy bareham giving opening remarks 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3648,'node',' presentation of the colors by the st johns vfw 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3649,'node',' phil bareham giving the invocation 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3650,'node',' jenny worth singing the star spangled banner  2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3651,'node',' should a business owner be able to deny services to customers that would violate the owners religious beliefs  yes 100 1 vote no 0 0 votes undecided 0 0 votes total votes 1  ',0),(3652,'node',' ccrp poll denial of service based on the first amendment commenting on poll questions you can still vote on poll questions however your commenting options have been changed due to excessive spam commenting on the ccrp website probably from democrats that have noting better to do comments will only be allowed by registered users of the site if you think you are a registered user and no longer know your username and or password email us at ccrpmich gmailcom and we will let you know if you have one and what your login in and password are if you are not a registered user of the ccrp website and you would like to be one to allow you to comment on stories and polls click on the login link in any story or poll and we will assign you that information new poll overview the state of washington has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a washington florist for not serving a long time customer who wanted flowers for his marriage to his same sex partner she cited her religious beliefs as the reason for her refusal to cater to their wedding the aclu has filed a suit accusing her of discriminatory practices based on sexual orientation washington state voters in november voted to allow gay marriage but the aclu s lawsuit is not based on the legality of samesex marriage in the state instead it centers on the state s law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation the aclu states that everybody is entitled to their own private religious beliefs and the aclu respects that strongly but a business open to the public cannot use religion as a reason to justify discriminating the florist rsquo s attorney said that forcing his client to sell flowers for a gay wedding violated her constitutional rights of freedom of speech association and religious exercise the main argument put forth by the aclu is that gay marriage is a civil right new poll question should a business owner be able to deny services to customers that would violate the owners religious beliefs yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldbusinessownerbeabledenyservicescustomerswoul  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan legislature pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage in michigan to 1000 yes 2 no 98 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll question   2012 all emails addresses  ',0),(3653,'node',' school pensions underfunded by 2240000000000 michigan legislators are considering ways to address the underfunding of the school pension system house bill 4190 would change the way that the state apportions the costs of catching up on years of school pension system underfunding under the bill school districts would send in an amount determined by their current operating expenses these include payroll as well as other expenses including payments to vendors the reality is that the legislature must address the issue by closing the current defined benefit system to new employees instead providing them with a defined contribution retirement system read more on the issue at  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18546 ',0),(3655,'node',' road fixes where does the money come from  roadsjpg road fixes where does the money come from  ',0),(3654,'node',' road fixes where does the money come from  goveror snyder is calling to increase road funding by more than 100000000000 ldquo a year rdquo representative wayne schmidt r of traverse city chair of the house transportation and infrastructure committee has scheduled testimony on bills to move the discussion from if the state should boost road funding to how the state should increase road funding read more on what is being proposed to fix the roads at  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201304 michiganroadfundinghouseplhtml 19  road fixes where does the money come from  ',0),(1001,'realname',' birgell ',0),(3656,'node',' bloomberg wants to take away more of our rights  new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced the constitution would have to be reinterpreted in order to curtail civil liberties to prevent terrorism bloomberg likened such reinterpretation to the supreme court rsquo s interpretation of the second amendment which he says allowed for greater gun control to preserve public safety this man considered himself to be a ldquo republican rdquo at one time before he became a ldquo democrat rdquo and now says he is ldquo unaffiliated rdquo talk about a split personality and this guy wants to change the constitution to curtail more of our rights to read more on his comments click on the following link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130423 bloombergconstitutionreinterpreted 19  bloomberg wants take away more our rights  ',0),(3657,'node',' bloomberg wants to take away more of our rights  bloombergconstitutionjpg bloomberg wants to take away more of our rights  ',0),(3659,'node',' snyder in agreement on internet sales tax  internetsalestaxjpg snyder in agreement on internet sales tax  ',0),(3658,'node',' snyder in agreement on internet sales tax  congress is considering legislation that would permit states to impose state and local taxes on ldquo internet rdquo purchases known as ldquo the marketplace fairness act rdquo president obama has endorsed the concept of the legislation and the senate has voted 74 to 20 on a procedural vote to move the bill forward to read more on the proposed new internet tax and how it may impact you click on the following link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews congress item 15181internetsalestaxbillmovesforwardinsenate 19  snyder agreement internet sales tax  ',0),(3660,'node','  152500 to study voice therapy for transgenders  the federal government is spending 152000 to study ldquo voice therapy rdquo for transgenders saying it is incumbent to being ldquo accepted as one s preferred gender rdquo i didn rsquo t know there was such a thing as a preferred gender i thought if you looked at you private parts that was the indicator of your gender and the president says there is nowhere to cut are you serious to read more on the idiotic spending of the federal government click on the following link  http wwwcnsnewscom news article govtspending152500studyvoicetherapytransgenders ',0),(3662,'node',' paul opsommer introducing keynote speaker sheriff richard mack 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3661,'node',' paul opsommer giving his introduction of sheriff mack 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3663,'node',' sheriff richard mack addressing the crowd 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3664,'node',' sheriff richard mack addressing the crowd 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3665,'node',' sheriff mack making a point on the 2nd amendment 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3666,'node',' ldd chairperson coreen strzalka thanking the ldd committee and others 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3667,'node',' ccrp treasurer kevin kirk acknowledging elected officials in attendance 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3668,'node',' gail wadell walking up to receive the republican of the year award 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3669,'node',' gail wadell receiving the republican of the year award from ccrp chairman steve willis 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3670,'node',' gail wadell receiving a special tribute from senator judy emmons representative tom leonard 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3671,'node',' gail wadell receiving a special tribute from senator judy emmons representative tom leonard 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3672,'node',' fundraising chair bruce harte announcing silent auction winners 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3673,'node',' ldd silent auction items 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3674,'node',' ldd silent auction item 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3675,'node',' ray snyder sheriff mike raines tom emery 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3676,'node',' midland county sheriff scott stephenson sheriff mack 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3677,'node',' coreen strzalka dr sheila gendich larry strzalka david smith 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3678,'node',' isabelle terry patrick anderson senator judy emmons 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3679,'node',' larry strzalka karen richards sheriff mack 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3680,'node',' sheriff mack representative tim kelly from saginaw county 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3681,'node',' paul opsommer representative tim kelly from saginaw county 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3682,'node',' sheri harte willis nancy bareham checking attendees in 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3683,'node',' tom shields patrick anderson steve gobbo 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3684,'node',' alan nelson jonathon thompson scott hummel 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3685,'node',' paul mcnamara ryan and sarah cressman alan nelson 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3686,'node',' dawn bill sherman representative tom jenell leonard and tom shields 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3687,'node',' dana kevin kirk with senator rick jones 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3688,'node',' acknowledgement of event sponsor granger 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3689,'node',' student statesman recipients robert garrett and nic roberts with rick sheila robbe 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3690,'node',' county commissioners jack enderle adam stacey 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3691,'node',' senator rick charlene jones with alan erika cropsey 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3692,'node',' bill brewbaker jenell leonard jennifer brewbaker 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3693,'node',' phil bareham c william kaufmann david smith 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3645,'node',' 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye  2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack eagle eye  ',0),(3919,'node','  pay for performance not recommended in michigan teacher evaluation group s report after two years of study the michigan council for educator effectiveness released its report this week the report indicates that michigan needs a strong system for evaluating teacher performance but that these findings should not be used as a basis for merit pay how did they come to this conclusion read more  wwwmlivecom education indexssf 201307 payforperformancenotrecommhtml incartriverdefault ',0),(3694,'node',' ldd reception sponsor pohl oil 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3695,'node',' jenny worth the st johns vfw color guard 2013 lincoln day dinner with sheriff richard mack at eagle eye ',0),(3852,'node',' should the federal government be determining what to serve serving size and the content of meals in michigan schools  yes no undecided school lunch menus what s next the feds come into your home and tell you what you can and cannot cook or eat this is ridiculous and just like the rest of the liberal progressive and communist ideas it will not work what should happen is to have all the kids take gym and swim however on second thought do the boys have to shower with the girls anf vice versa this world has gone completely mad ida s  should the federal government determining what serve serving size and the content meals michigan schools  ',0),(4045,'node',' ccrp fall fest at peacock road tree farm 3 weeks from today  don t miss the opportunity to hear special guest speaker scott hagerstrom michigan director americans for prosperity at the peacock road tree farm 11854 peacock road laingsburg mi 48848 when tuesday october 1 2013 530 pm to 830 pm 2000 per person 5000 as an event sponsor children under 18 admitted free with their parents dress is casual don t miss this opportunity to hear a our guest speaker and to have the kids experience all that there is to do at the farm while the adults hear about how we can help restore responsibility in government please rsvp by september 25 2013 to sheri harte willis at shwillis1959 gmailcom with the number of attendees about scott hagerstrom scott hagerstrom was named state director of americans for prosperitymichigan in june 2008 hagerstrom rsquo s sixteen years of experience includes directing legislative political and grassroots strategy for michigan rsquo s leading free market legislators scott learned the importance of free market policies early on when his family was forced to move from downriver detroit to rural southwest michigan to indiana in pursuit of economic opportunity scott worked his way through high school and college earning his ba in political science from michigan state university and a juris doctorate from thomas m cooley law school hagerstrom and his wife amy are the proud parents of mckenzie dagny david and amelia come and join us for a great time on october 1 in 2013 at the peacock road tree farm please feel free to download print and return the following registration form if you would like to sign up to attend fall fest and you don t want to register online fall fest registration form click here to download  go to to the following web address to register for the event online at the ccrp website 2013fall fest  registrations will be accepted at the door we look forward to seeing you on october 1 2013 at the peacock road tree farm   all emails addresses  ',0),(3698,'node',' repeal the 2nd amendmentwhere do i sign  allowedtovotejpg repeal the 2nd amendmentwhere do i sign  ',0),(3699,'node',' will amnesty kill the republican party  republicans are concerned about the political implications of the path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants even though they may have up to 13 years to broaden the party s appeal to hispanics however the schumerrubio bill would create an expedited citizenship process for millions of illegal immigrants that would make them eligible for citizenship in just 5 years to read more about the proposed plan for amnesty and the concerns of the gop for the future of the party click on the following link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130424 legalizationcouldgivegoppermanentelectoraldisadvan ',0),(3700,'node',' the truth is out there and only costs 20k hats of to the detroit news for this fantastic title next frontier for cheeks kilpatrick panel exploring existence of alien life the ahem esteemed former congresswoman and proud mother of his honor detroit s own kwame kilpatrick has got a new gig searching for life beyond our own planet yes a group here on earth will be trekking among the stars or at least in their imagination for proof that the truth is out there dubbed the citizen hearing on disclosure the public panel pledges to expose evidence of extraterrestrial vehicles and a government effort to deny sightings of such craft commonly called ufos if you are like me you probably wondered why mrs kilpatrick would be involved in such a farout cheeky idea as looking for alien life and government conspiracies granted aliens visiting earth is a saner idea that the 911 truthers have but still wonder no more kilpatrick will be joined by five other former members of congress for the hearings each will be paid about 20000 and their expenses will be covered bassett said yes for hosting 30 hours of congressionalstyle hearing not congressional hearing but congressionalstyle hearings mrs kilpatrick will be paid a fair amount of cash and get the opportunity to visit strange new worlds or at least the east coast she is not the only one either this is a bipartisan event showing that both republicans and democrats can reach up and touch the face of crazy when there is cash involved full disclosure i like star wars star trek and the xfiles and if asked i would be on this commission and i would delay my mocking of the group until after i was paid my 20000 so what s the point well stephen bassett executive director of paradigm research group no i had never heard of them either has been looking for truth in all the wrong places but he has high hopes with his new exelected officials sortof all star team after all these years of government secrecy about area 51 and all those other hidden alien artifacts stored away in government facilities right next to the arc of the covenant which indiana jones found things are hopefully going to change bassett said he hopes the hearings will generate enough attention for the government to change its mind there is a government policy of denial bassett said and once that policy ends we are going to learn the truth about this phenomenon pretty quickly hope and change my friends is everywhere so adjust your tin foil hat and hold on tight  ',0),(3702,'node',' where s the economic growth  thumbsupthumbsdownjpg where s the economic growth  ',0),(3704,'node',' lesbian activist s surprisingly candid speech gay marriage fight is a lie to destroy marriage masha gessen an activist in the lgbt community gave a speech in 2012 that supports a theory held by many traditional marriage proponents granting gays the right to marry is really intended to destroy the institution of marriage and redefine the traditional family the video clip included with this story offers some insight into her thinking on the subject  newsyahoocom lesbianactivistsurprisinglycandidspeechgaymarriage ',0),(3706,'node',' turmoil swirling around common core commoncorejpg turmoil swirling around common core ',0),(3707,'node','  land bank bailout is rep kildee s first bill originally characterized as a way to help cities eliminate blight rep dan kildee s first sponsored piece of legislation appears to provide funding for land banks which are used to acquire taxforeclosed properties how does that eliminate blight read more  wwwmackinacorg 18450 ',0),(3708,'node',' should the michigan legislature vote to remove the state from the federal common core standards initiative  yes no undecided common core standards the state board of education primarily democrats agreed to this in 2010 but the legislature has never approved it the federal government needs to stay out of what clearly is a states rights issue the federal government has never proved it can effective manage anything urge your state senator to vote for the passage of the house appropriation bill that removes the funding for this boondoggle and to do what you can to get hose bill 4276 reported out of committee and to the floor for a vote by the full house  ',0),(3709,'node',' ccrp poll poll results  commenting is back we have once again made commenting on polls and stories on our website available to everyone after adding a comment submit it and it will be posted as part of the story or poll after it has been reviewed for acceptable content by the site administrator new poll overview public schools across the country are making a transition to the new common core standards that will change the way math and reading are taught in 45 states and the district of columbia criticism of the approach is emerging from groups as divergent as the tea party and the teachers union the standards were intended to set common goals for reading writing and math skills that students should develop from kindergarten through high school graduation but as the common core shifts from theory to reality issues are arising 1 state lawmakers are concerned about the cost which the fordham institute estimated could run as high as 12 billion nationally 2 progressives worry about new exams saying that the proliferation of standardized tests is damaging public education 3 teachers worry that they haven t had enough training and lack the resources to competently teach to the new standards 4 conservatives say the new standards mean a loss of local control over education and amount to a national curriculum they ve begun referring to it ldquo obamacore rdquo a bill has been introduced in the michigan house hb 4276 that is still in committee would remove michigan from the common core standards initiative on april 24 the michigan house approved a budget that would prohibit any general funds from being spent to implement the common core state standards or the smarter balanced assessments based on the standards the budget now moves to the michigan senate for consideration let your state senator and representative know where you stand on the issue this is a link to house bill 4276 for an article on the bill click on the following story link   new poll question should the michigan legislature vote to remove itself from the federal common core state standards initiative yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganlegislaturevoteremovestatefederal e2809ccommoncorestandards e2809dinitiative  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should a business owner be able to deny services to customers that would violate the owners religious beliefs yes 83 no 8 undecided 8 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(3712,'node',' house budget puts roads above film subsidies what do you think would benefit the state more film subsidies or road repair that s the question before the legislature if you think it s a nobrainer think again read more  wwwmackinacorg 18564 ',0),(3875,'node',' more epa regulations coming the obama administration is waiting to release a host of new environmental regulations that go far beyond the president s plans to issue new standards for greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants it looks like the ldquo transformation of america rdquo is moving full speed ahead and there is nothing that can stop his agenda for bankrupting our country read more on the pending release of the new regulations at  http thehillcom blogs regwatch energyenvironment 309397powerplantrulesandmorecomingfromepaadministr 19  more epa regulations coming  ',0),(3714,'node',' april jobs report surprising strength consistent with a slowdown jobsbannerjpg april jobs report surprising strength consistent with a slowdown ',0),(3715,'node',' us orders new visa reviews for arriving students we ve learned in the past couple of days that more students have been accused of involvement in the boston marathon bombings one of those students was here without a valid student visa as a result homeland security has ordered border security agents to verify that every international student arriving here has a valid student visa wouldn t you have expected that to be standard operating procedure apparently there was a glitch in the system read more  wwwnewsmaxcom newsfront bostonbombingstudentvisas 20130503 id 502736 ',0),(3717,'node',' fracking doesn t pose health risks when there is so much evidence to the contrary why are environmentalists insisting that fracking is a public health risk besides the job opportunities that might result from expanding the recovery of natural gas from shale there are other benefits as well learn more about the debate  dailycallercom 20130429 frackingdoesntposehealthrisks  ',0),(3724,'node',' stop common core  governor snyder has joined with secretary of education arne duncan to fully support the implementation of common core standards that includes a huge expansion of unproven early education standards and spending at the state level it was reported in mirs today that gov rick snyder had some strong words today on two subjects that are hanging in the balance in the state budget negotiations during a town hall meeting on education in detroit today snyder said he thinks the common core state standards are a good thing and he continued to lay out his arguments for more funding for early childhood education in michigan us secretary of education arne duncan was with snyder at the town hall arne duncan like his boss president obama is fully supportive of and working hard to implement a full federal takeover of public education to find out more on common core download the following pdf file call your state legislator rsquo s and the governor and tell them michigan does not want common core governor rick snyder po box 30013 lansing michigan 48909 phone 517 3733400 phone 517 3357858 constituent services fax 517 3356863  governor snyder has said he does support common core  senator judy emmons po box 30036 lansing mi 489097536 by phone 517 3733760 by fax 517 3738661 representative tom leonard n1197 house office building po box 30014 lansing mi 48909 phone 517 3731778 toll free 877 8598086 fax 517 3735780 email tomleonard housemigov  representative leonard has said he does not support common core  senator rick jones po box 30036 lansing mi 489097536 by phone 517 3733447 by fax 517 3735849 by email senrjones senatemichigangov  senator jones has said he does not support common core  19  ',0),(3725,'node',' ccrp alert stop common core  governor snyder has joined with secretary of education arne duncan to fully support the implementation of common core standards that includes a huge expansion of unproven early education standards and spending at the state level it was reported in mirs that gov rick snyder had some strong words today on two subjects that are hanging in the balance in the state budget negotiations during a town hall meeting on education in detroit today snyder said he thinks the common core state standards are a good thing and he continued to lay out his arguments for more funding for early childhood education in michigan us secretary of education arne duncan was with snyder at the town hall arne duncan like his boss president obama is fully supportive of and working hard to implement a full federal takeover of public education to find out more on common core download the following pdf file call your state legislator rsquo s and the governor and tell them michigan does not want common core governor rick snyder po box 30013 lansing michigan 48909 phone 517 3733400 phone 517 3357858 constituent services fax 517 3356863 governor snyder has said he does support common core senator judy emmons po box 30036 lansing mi 489097536 by phone 517 3733760 by fax 517 3738661 representative tom leonard n1197 house office building po box 30014 lansing mi 48909 phone 517 3731778 toll free 877 8598086 fax 517 3735780 email  tomleonard housemigov  representative leonard has said he does not support common core senator rick jones po box 30036 lansing mi 489097536 by phone 517 3733447 by fax 517 3735849 by email  senrjones senatemichigangov  senator jones has said he does not support common core   all emails addresses  ',0),(2364,'node',' executive branch wants to bypass legislature on healthcare exchanges steve hilfinger the person responsible for creating a new statewide health exchange stated he s ready to go around the legislature if republicans won t allow him to start work on the obama healthcare exchange it rsquo s time that the state departments realize that they are given their authority by the legislature in the laws that they pass and that they need to go by the law at this point mr hilfinger doesn rsquo t have that authority for an article on the possible actions being considered click on the following story link http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201112 snyderrepseekswaytogethehtml ',0),(2368,'node',' gingrich the constitution rogue judges gop presidential candidate newt gingrich said that if there is broad opposition to a court decision congress should subpoena the ruling judge to defend his or her action in a hearing room gingrich appearing on cbs rsquo s ldquo face the nation said   ldquo there is a rdquo fundamental assault on our liberties by the courts rdquo  he reiterated his position that the president and congress should have the authority to ignore court rulings they disagree with for an article on his position of removing judges click on the following story link  http wwwtheblazecom stories gingrichblastsincreasinglyarrogantjudiciarywouldco  19  gingrich the constitution rogue judges  ',0),(2372,'node',' important news updates from the ccrp important news updates from the ccrp you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues obama punts on healthcare exchanges http wwwclintoncountygoporg content obamapuntshealthcareexchanges gingrich the constitution rogue judges http wwwclintoncountygoporg content gingrichconstitutionroguejudges paul pulls ahead in iowa http wwwclintoncountygoporg content paulpullsaheadiowa snyder executive branch want to bypass legislature on healthcare exchanges http wwwclintoncountygoporg content executivebranchwantsbypasslegislaturehealthcareexc  other ccrp news links to like the ccrp on facebook click on this link http wwwfacebookcom pages clintoncountymigop 103375466421220 sk wall to join the ccrp facebook group and get important news updates click on this link http wwwfacebookcom groups ccrpmich  to learn how to become a precinct delegate click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content becomingclintoncountyprecinctdelegate ccrp executive committee monthly meeting in st johns thursday january 19 2012 http wwwclintoncountygoporg content ccrpexecutivecommitteemonthlymeetingstjohns you control our country s future with your vote get involved elect responsible people in 2012 send this link to your friends and neighbors  http wwwclintoncountygoporg  steve willis chairman clinton county republican party 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom  all emails addresses  ',0),(3728,'node',' the etax scam a bill designed to impose state and local taxes on all internet sales has been moved out of committee to the senate floor this legislation promoted as a means of leveling the playing field between brickandmortar businesses and internet companies flies in the face of the free enterprise system what impact with an internet sales tax have on commerce get the details  patriotpostus alexander 17882  the etax scam  ',0),(3729,'node',' the etax scam internettaxjpg the etax scam ',0),(3734,'node',' irs apologizes for targeting conservative groups irsjpg irs apologizes for targeting conservative groups ',0),(3732,'node',' irs apologizes for targeting conservative groups so it turns out the irs was targeting conservative groups during the 2012 election season what a surprise of course it was a bunch of lowlevel employees who did this so there ll be no accountability or consequences what has this government become read more  newsyahoocom irsapologizestargetingconservativegroups144349480h  irs apologizes for targeting conservative groups  ',0),(3736,'node',' benghazi whistleblower a registered democrat voted for both hillary obama hillaryliesjpg benghazi whistleblower a registered democrat voted for both hillary obama ',0),(3735,'node',' benghazi whistleblower a registered democrat voted for both hillary obama how times change the lawyer of gregory hicks the former us deputy chief of mission in libya who testified before the house oversight and government reform committee wednesday confirmed the information to the daily caller on saturday about hicks rsquo party affiliation and his voting history what reward does he get for testifying and telling the truth about what happened keep reading and you decide if there was retribution because of his testimony http dailycallercom 20130511 benghaziwhistleblowerademocratvotedforhillaryandob ixzz2t5jxytwu 19  benghazi whistleblower registered democrat voted for both hillary obama  ',0),(3738,'node',' muslim influence in the obama administration read the following article on the website link and you decide where president obama stands on islam and its influence in washington and in his administration http wwwamericanthinkercom 201304 canapresidentwhohaspromisedtostandwiththemuslimspr ixzz2tcmp9cdz 19 is the pres a muslim are is the pres a muslim are there six christians advising him ida salisbury  muslim influence the obama administration  ',0),(3739,'node',' muslim influence in the obama administration whmuslimsjpg muslim influence in the obama administration ',0),(3744,'node',' ccrp monthly meeting thursday may 16 2013 clinton county court house in st johns  please find attached a copy of the agenda for the may 16 2013 ccrp monthly meeting you will also find attached a proposed resolution dealing with the educational common core state standards that are under consideration in the legislature please review the resolution prior to the meeting and have any amendments that you would like to propose at the meeting and please bring enough printed copies of the amendatory changes to distribute to the executive committee members for review and discussion purposes the ccrp executive committee members will be voting on passage of the resolution at the meeting to download the agenda and resolution click on this link i look forward to seeing you on may 16 in st johns sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom  clinton county 2013r  ',0),(3741,'node',' ccrp poll michigan no fault auto insurance  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview legislation proposing sweeping changes to michigan s nofault auto insurance law was introduced last month michigan s nofault auto insurance law went into effect in october 1973 it replaced a system in which injured parties often had to sue to recover costs under nofault drivers rsquo claims are paid by their own insurance company lawsuits are limited to cases involving death permanent disfigurement or serious impairment of body function while 15 states have some form of nofault auto insurance michigan is the only state that requires auto policies to provide accident victims with lifetime medical care with no financial cap michigan catastrophic claims association created in 1978 mcca is oversees a fund that helps auto insurers pay for care of those with catastrophic injuries it currently pays costs above 500000 which will increase to 530000 on july 1 mcca assesses insurers annual fees which are passed on to consumers on july 1 the fee goes from 175 per vehicle to 186 per vehicle data used to calculate the annual fee is the subject of ongoing litigation house bill 4612 proposed legislation would put a 1 million cap on medical benefits to auto accident victims drivers would save 125 per vehicle in insurance costs it also includes cost controls and a fiveyear program for fighting insurance fraud supporters of the changes say the unlimited benefit can t be sustained without skyrocketing premiums that will force more to drivers to go uninsured they argue that auto insurers covering accidentrelated health care pay more for services than regular health insurers medicare medicaid or workers comp insurers opponents argue that since mcca s ratesetting data is not public it s impossible to know whether drastic changes are needed they oppose trading lifetime coverage for a 125 onetime savings and say the 1 million cap is likely to add tens of millions in costs to medicaid while also resulting in substandard care for victims new poll question should michigan change the nofault auto insurance law to set a 100000000 lifetime on accident benefits yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganchangenofault  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question do you feel nullification should be used in michigan to nullify federal laws deemed to violate michigan s constitution yes 90 no 10 undecided 0 there were two comments submitted on this poll anonymous comment 1 nullification if anybody remembers the civil war decided the question it s time for the repuplican party to stop being the stupid party anonymous comment 2 nullification now maybe the person who commented about repuplican party should learn to spell when the federal government is continually usurping the powers delegated to the states in the us constitution it s time to take more drastic measures to take the power back to where it rightfully belongs we are no longer a republic of the people we are a socialist state moving toward tyranny if nullification doesn t work out maybe we need to revisit the last time it was tried the stupid party is the only party that has a chance to save our republic if you consider yourself a republican you need to rethink that you probably voted for king barack i and belong in the party that believes in marxism   all emails addresses  ',0),(3740,'node',' should michigan change the nofault auto insurance law to set a 100000000 life time on accident benefits  yes no undecided  ',0),(3855,'node',' obama tries to escape george w bush s long shadow in africa africa was expecting a lot from america s first black president whose father was from kenya george w bush is credited with saving millions of lives with his antiaids work and bill clinton eliminated trade restrictions for thousands of exports to the us president obama must walk a fine line what does the president plan to do for africa it s an interesting approach coming from a president who engenders dependency in this country read more  washingtonexaminercom obamatriestoescapegeorgewbushslongshadowinafrica article 2532524 ',0),(3856,'node',' medicaid manipulation tactics  the opinions expressed in the following statement do not necessarily reflect those of the clinton county republican party steve willis chairman clinton county republican party medicaid manipulation tactics governor snyder has expressed his disappointment and perhaps outright disdain for senator richardville and the michigan senators who didn t jump on the medicaid expansion bandwagon the governor was irate that all of his toy soldiers weren rsquo t walking in lock step with his agenda to federalize michigan s health care system as part of the affordable health care act rsquo s medicaid expansion it would seem the governor forgot or ignored the fact there are three branches of government in michigan according to michigan rsquo s constitution i guess he didn rsquo t realize just because he wants the legislature to pass what he wants passed they won rsquo t comply blindly since the initial shock of not having what he wants the ldquo nerd rdquo has been in full tantrum mode by demanding the senate take a vote his tantrum included various forms of intimidation including making threats to individual senators with potential retribution if they don rsquo t vote for passage going on the road with his dog and pony show with his promotional props to tell everyone what a great deal it will be for michigan and to call and badger their senator making robo calls to individual senator rsquo s districts asking voters to call their senator and put pressure on them to vote for passage have state employees calling from state phones to make calls pushing for passage using state employees on state time from a state department public health to send out twitter messages telling people to call their senators to vote for passage badgering the senators using all of the media to intimidate them to ldquo not go on vacation but come back to lansing and vote rdquo for not having any political experience it hasn rsquo t taken long for governor snyder to learn how to play the game of pressure politics and to use all of the tools in his toolbox to get his way ndash no matter what it takes saul alinsky and barack obama would be proud of ldquo the ends justity the means rdquo mentality the governor has used to accomplish his socialist medicaid expansion agenda the governor rsquo s political bullying and demanding that the senate come back and take a vote shows his total disregard for his own party rsquo s ideological differences the truth is a ldquo majority rdquo of both the house and senate republicans are opposed to medicaid expansion as it currently is being proposed but i guess ideology isn rsquo t important to the governor because he isn rsquo t a true republican he is a ceo and he thinks he gets to make the big decisions regardless of what his underlings think it appears now the governor and senator richardville have agreed to play nice and a special senate committee will be meeting on july 3 to discuss how medicaid expansion can be made palatable to get the votes the governor needs for passage i am sure the governor will be cutting deals for votes and ultimately it will pass and become law in michigan the bottom line is anything that encourages the implementation of obamacare needs to be treated like the malignancy it is it needs to be killed before it gets its tentacles into our state rsquo s infrastructure and destroys us economically we all know the ultimate goal of obamacare is a single payer system so why would we be complicit in the federal governments rsquo plan to move us into a medical care system that will be run inefficiently cost us monetarily and ultimately diminish the quality of our health care each of us needs to make sure we contact our state representative and senator and let them know we want them to reject any medicaid expansion they are in office because we put them there they don rsquo t work for the governor and they shouldn rsquo t give away their vote for promises from the governor or lobbyists scheduled meeting on medicaid expansion there will be a government operations committee meeting on wednesday july 3 2013 on hb 4714 medicaid expansion the meeting will be open to the public and statements can be given regarding the medicaid expansion the meeting time has not been set yet but it is imperative that ldquo we the people rdquo get as many people there as possible to testify and or fill out testimony cards stating you opinion on the medicaid expansion if you are unable to make the meeting in person you can send an email to the committee chair and or the committee clerk to enter your email statement into the public testimony for the hearing committee members randy richardville r committee chair tollfree 866 5567917 lansing local number 517 3733543 fax 517 3730927 email  senrichardville senatemichigangov committee clerk tambs senatemichigangov lansing local number 517 3733543   all emails addresses  ',0),(3743,'node',' debbies balanced budget myth  stabenose1jpg debbies balanced budget myth  ',0),(3984,'node',' reid obamacare path to single payer as many have been speculating sen harry reid has confirmed that obamacare is intended to be a path to a singlepayer governmentrun health care system is anyone really surprised it has been the goal all along for the federal government to take over the health care system for the full story  wwwforbescom sites theapothecary 20130810 senharryreidobamacareabsolutelyasteptowardasinglep  ',0),(4189,'node',' cnn obamacare already worsening health care another twist in the obamacare drama may just be coming to light for many their local doctors and or hospitals do not accept the policies offered through the exchanges get the details  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20131030 cnnobamacarealreadyhurtingcoverage ',0),(4191,'node',' ccrp poll pass fail of meap test to determine 3rd grade promotion   new poll overview state representative amanda price has introduced house bill 5111 that if it passed would make promotion from 3rd to 4th grade dependent on how the student scored on the michigan educational assessment program meap reading test administered to all michigan 3rd graders according to the proposed legislation any thirdgraders who didn t pass the reading portion of the meap exam would be held back a year if the bill were law this year as many as 36663 children would have to repeat the third grade because they scored in the bottom two levels of the meap exam in the fall of 2012 if it passes the legislature the mandate would take effect for the 201415 school year thirtytwo other states already have some sort of k3 reading promotion policies in place some of those states have provisions that allow greater flexibility than what the michigan bill is proposing some of the other allow thirdgraders who fail the state exam to demonstrate proficiency in other ways students in year one or two of learning english also aren t held to the same rules as native speakers the house fiscal agency has projected that the bill could result in higher costs to the state and school districts because it would increase the number of students in districts those students once retained likely would end up spending an extra year in school new poll question should michigan pass a law that would deny promotion from 3rd grade to 4th grade based on meap reading test scores yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganpasslawwoulddenypromotion3rdgrade4th  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should a constitutional amendment be passed preventing congress from exempting themselves from mandates yes 94 no 6 undecided 0 four comments were made on this poll comment 1 rand paul bill to deny special exemptions for congress i think his bill is great our president is not a monarch reality is that the bill will not get passed money and power matter most to the people in washingtonwith a few exceptions comment 2 amendment i thought we already had that amendment ida s comment 3 absolutely absolutely comment 4 should congress be exempt from mandates the constitution says equal protection of the laws equal not exempt from the laws not special laws it says equal this is the hallmark of the united states and it applies to everyone congress president vice president supreme court cabinet members everyone   all emails addresses  ',0),(3483,'node',' secretive house group close to immigrationreform agreement looks like a group of house member has been working on immigration reform legislation for four years they re hoping to have a draft of the legislation in bill form before the president delivers his state of the union address later this month what will the legislation include will it get the full support of the house read the full story  thehillcom homenews house 280767secrethousegroupclosetoimmigrationreformagre  secretive house group close immigrationreform agreement  ',0),(3754,'node',' the irs and our health  obamacaretyrantjpg the irs and our health  ',0),(3753,'node',' the irs and our health  the new head of the irs affordable care act office is sarah hall ingram she takes the job after a successful stint with the irs targeting conservative groups for auditing i don rsquo t know about you but i have a few concerns as a vocal conservative that the agency making healthcare decisions for me will do it without a built in bias what a sad day that we have to fear our government and the decisions they make that impact our lives for an article on the person who will be in charge of obamacare click on the following story link  http wwwamericanthinkercom blog 201305 thisiswhattyrannylookslikehtml 19  the irs and our health  ',0),(3755,'node',' right to life abortion governor snyder  a committee named ldquo no taxes for abortion insurance rdquo affiliated with right to life of michigan is backing a petition drive that would prohibit health insurance policies from covering elective abortion unless additional coverage is bought through an optional rider a similar provision was passed by the republicanled legislature last session that governor snyder eventually vetoed for an article the petition drive and the history of why governor snyder vetoed a similar bill last year click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201305 petitiondrivemichiganabortihtml incartriver ',0),(3757,'node',' new federal regulations give pentagon sweeping domestic police power possejpg new federal regulations give pentagon sweeping domestic police power ',0),(3758,'node',' is obama a tyrannt   ldquo unfortunately you rsquo ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate sinister entity that rsquo s at the root of all of our problems they rsquo ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner you should reject these voices because what they suggest is that our experiment in selfrule is somehow just a sham with which we can rsquo t be trusted rdquo  maybe president obama doesn rsquo t know what tyranny means   ldquo a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power rdquo  obama rsquo s version of government looks like tyranny to me what do you think for an article on obama and his latest remarks about his opponents and his tyrannical actions click on the following story link  http wwwnationalreviewcom article 348546 farcryfoundersmonacharen 19  ',0),(3760,'node',' is obama a tyrant  o2jpg is obama a tyrant  ',0),(3759,'node',' is obama a tyrant   ldquo unfortunately you rsquo ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate sinister entity that rsquo s at the root of all of our problems they rsquo ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner you should reject these voices because what they suggest is that our experiment in selfrule is somehow just a sham with which we can rsquo t be trusted rdquo  maybe president obama doesn rsquo t know what tyranny means   ldquo a government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power rdquo  obama rsquo s version of government looks like tyranny to me what do you think for an article on obama and his latest remarks about his opponents and his tyrannical actions click on the following story link  http wwwnationalreviewcom article 348546 farcryfoundersmonacharen  obama tyrant  ',0),(3769,'node',' free college tuition for high school graduates 52425 senator rebekah warren  washtenaw county ann arbor ann arbor township augusta township chelsea dexter township freedom township lima township lyndon township northfield township pittsfield township salem township scio township sharon township superior township sylvan township webster township ypsilanti ypsilanti township 2013 senate bill 223 give tuition subsidies to all high school grads introduced by sen rebekah warren d has introduced senate bill 223 that would give all michigan high school graduates up to five years of grants covering tuition in a state college or university funding would come from repealing 18 billion worth of current state tax deductions exemptions and credits this list of socalled ldquo tax expenditures rdquo from which this money would come includes both corporate welfare tax breaks and subsidies which are often styled as tax ldquo credits rdquo and potential expansions of various taxes paid by individuals larger items include the 18 mill principle residence property tax exemption the income tax personal exemption and the sales tax on food exemption the list also includes many smaller and more obscure items do you think this is a good idea the following is the content of the bill as introduced a bill to establish an educational grant program for eligible resident students who attend public community colleges and universities in this state to provide for the administration of the program to create the michigan higher education grant trust fund and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities the people of the state of michigan enact sec 1 this act shall be known and may be cited as the michigan higher education grant act sec 3 as used in this act a academic year means the period from september 1 of a calendar year to august 31 of the next calendar year b authority means the michigan higher education assistance authority created by 1960 pa 77 mcl 390951 to 390961 c community college means a community college organized under the community college act of 1966 1966 pa 331 mcl 3891 to 389195 or a federal tribally controlled community college that is recognized under the tribally controlled colleges and universities assistance act of 1978 25 usc 1801 to 1864 and is determined by the department of education to meet the requirements for accreditation by a recognized regional accrediting body d eligible expenses means all of the following i tuition and fees charged by a state educational institution ii a student s cost of attendance expenses for books supplies transportation and miscellaneous personal expenses including a reasonable allowance for the documented rental or purchase of a personal computer as described in 20 usc 1087ll 2 as determined by the authority e fafsa means the free application for federal student aid developed under 20 usc 1082 f fiscal year means the fiscal year of this state g michigan higher education grant means a grant awarded by the authority under section 7 h public university means a university described in section 4 5 or 6 of article viii of the state constitution of 1963 i qualified program means a bachelor s degree associate s degree or postsecondary vocational training program at a state educational institution j state educational institution means a degree or certificategranting public university or community college in this state k trust fund means the michigan higher education grant trust fund established in section 11 sec 5 1 the michigan higher education grant program is established the authority shall administer the michigan higher education grant program 2 the authority shall do all of the following a award grants to eligible students under this act b develop a grant agreement to be entered into by a grant recipient and the authority that contains the terms of a grant made under this act and the rights and obligations of the grant recipient and the authority c conduct periodic audits of grant recipients to ensure compliance with the terms of the grant agreement and take necessary steps to enforce the terms of the grant agreement d promulgate any rules that it determines are necessary to implement and administer this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969 1969 pa 306 mcl 24201 to 24328 sec 7 beginning in the 20132014 academic year the authority shall award a grant under this act to an individual if the authority determines that he or she meets all of the following eligibility criteria a continuously resided in this state for the 12 months immediately preceding the date of his or her application and is not a resident of any other state b received a high school diploma from a school district nonpublic school or home school located in this state or successfully completed the general educational development ged test and received a ged certificate from this state c received the diploma or ged certificate described in subdivision b in the 2year period preceding the date of the student s application to receive michigan higher education grant money if the student became a member of the united states armed forces or peace corps during this 2year period and served for 4 years or less the authority shall extend the 2year period by a period equal to the number of days the student served as a member of the united states armed forces or peace corps the authority may also extend the 2year period if the authority determines that an extension is warranted because of an illness disability or other family emergency of the student or in the student s immediate family d is enrolled or has been accepted into a qualified program e signs a written grant agreement with the authority f provides proof satisfactory to the authority that he or she has done both of the following i submitted a fafsa to the united states department of education to determine his or her eligibility for federal grants or scholarships ii applied for any grants or scholarships offered by this state for which he or she is eligible g if the student received a michigan higher education grant in the preceding academic year the student made satisfactory academic progress as defined by the state educational institution in which the student is enrolled since receiving the previous michigan higher education grant h is in compliance with this act and the rules promulgated under this act i meets any other eligibility criteria established in rules promulgated by the authority under section 5 sec 9 all of the following apply to the award of a michigan higher education grant under this act a in the 20132014 academic year the base amount of the grant is an amount equal to the median cost of tuition for a full time student enrolled at a public university in the 20122013 academic year as determined by the department for each subsequent academic year the authority shall adjust the base amount of the grant to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the detroit consumer price index in the preceding 1year period as determined by the state treasurer as used in this subdivision detroit consumer price index means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the detroit area by the bureau of labor statistics of the united states department of labor b the authority shall determine the amount of a student s grant for an academic year by subtracting the amount of any other state or federal grants or scholarships he or she is eligible to receive in that academic year from the base amount established under subdivision a c a student shall use the grant money he or she receives in an academic year to pay for his or her tuition and fees at the state educational institution if the amount of his or her grant exceeds the amount of his or her tuition and fees the student may use the grant money to pay other eligible expenses related to that academic year if the amount of his or her grant exceeds the amount of his or her fees and other eligible expenses in an academic year the student shall return the remaining balance to the authority d a student attending a state educational institution as a fulltime student may not receive a grant in more than 5 academic years if a student is attending a state educational institution as at least a halftime student but is not a fulltime student the authority shall determine the number of academic years for which the student may receive a grant a student attending an state educational institution less than halftime shall not receive a grant e the authority shall disburse a student s grant money to the state educational institution in which he or she is enrolled on the student s behalf according to a payment procedure established by the authority by rule f the annual cost of the total number of grants paid in a fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the legislature for michigan higher education grants in that fiscal year if there are not sufficient funds appropriated by the legislature to provide each student with a grant in the amount to which those students are eligible in an academic year the authority shall establish a maximum grant level for that academic year in any fiscal year the authority may adjust the amount of a michigan higher education grant available to eligible students based upon its determination of available resources and amounts appropriated sec 11 1 the michigan higher education grant trust fund is established in the department of treasury the trust fund shall consist of the following a money allocated to the trust fund as provided by law b money appropriated to the trust fund c donations of money made to the trust fund from any source d interest and earnings from trust fund investments 2 money in the trust fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund and shall not revert to the general fund 3 the state treasurer shall direct the investment of the trust fund 4 the department of treasury is the administrator of the trust fund for auditing purposes sec 13 the department of treasury shall establish and administer a restricted account in the general fund for the michigan higher education grant program all of the following apply to the account a the department of treasury shall credit to the account money appropriated from the trust fund or received from any other source including but not limited to interest and earnings from account investments and any money returned to the authority under section 9 c b the department of treasury shall use the money in the account only to provide money to the authority for grants awarded under this act c money in the account at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried over in the account to the next fiscal year d the state treasurer shall direct the investment of the account e the department of treasury is the administrator of the account for auditing purposes sec 15 by november 1 of each year the authority shall submit a report on its activities under this act to the senate and house fiscal agencies and the state budget director the report shall contain at least the number of michigan higher education grants awarded the maximum amount of a michigan higher education grant paid and the total amount paid out for michigan higher education grants in the immediately preceding fiscal year enacting section 1 it is the intent of the legislature that the first 180000000000 savings realized from the elimination of tax expenditures identified by the legislative tax expenditure review commission described in chapter 7c of the legislative council act 1986 pa 268 mcl 41771 to 41772 shall be used to fund the michigan higher education grant trust fund created in section 11 of this act enacting section 2 this act does not take effect unless senate bill no 224 of the 97th legislature is enacted into law 19  ',0),(3768,'node',' ccrp poll snyder vs schauer for governor  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview if the gubernatorial election for michigan governor were held today some of the polls show republican governor rick snyder would be in a virtual tie with potential democratic challenger mark schauer according to the results of a new statewide from epicmra poll it is common knowledge that anytime an incumbent is below 50 percent they are probably vulnerable and could potentially be defeated with governor snyder at 39 there are serious concerns about his electability his apparent lack of support can be attributed to the state s new righttowork law and the governor s proposal to increase road funding by raising gasoline taxes and registration fees the problem is that he may have alienated conservative republicans independents and moderate democrats who voted for him in 2010 new poll question do you think governor snyder can win reelection in 2014 yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content doyouthinkgovernorsnydercanwinreelection2014  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should michigan change the nofault auto insurance law to set a 100000000 life time on accident benefits yes 75 no 25 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(3770,'node',' free college tuition for high school graduates 52425 senator rebekah warren washtenaw county ann arbor ann arbor township augusta township chelsea dexter township freedom township lima township lyndon township northfield township pittsfield township salem township scio township sharon township superior township sylvan township webster township ypsilanti ypsilanti township  2013 senate bill 223 give tuition subsidies to all high school grads  introduced by sen rebekah warren d has introduced senate bill 223 that would give all michigan high school graduates up to five years of grants covering tuition in a state college or university funding would come from repealing 18 billion worth of current state tax deductions exemptions and credits this list of socalled ldquo tax expenditures rdquo from which this money would come includes both corporate welfare tax breaks and subsidies which are often styled as tax ldquo credits rdquo and potential expansions of various taxes paid by individuals larger items include the 18 mill principle residence property tax exemption the income tax personal exemption and the sales tax on food exemption the list also includes many smaller and more obscure items do you think this is a good idea the following is the content of the bill as introduced a bill to establish an educational grant program for eligible resident students who attend public community colleges and universities in this state to provide for the administration of the program to create the michigan higher education grant trust fund and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities the people of the state of michigan enact sec 1 this act shall be known and may be cited as the michigan higher education grant act sec 3 as used in this act a academic year means the period from september 1 of a calendar year to august 31 of the next calendar year b authority means the michigan higher education assistance authority created by 1960 pa 77 mcl 390951 to 390961 c community college means a community college organized under the community college act of 1966 1966 pa 331 mcl 3891 to 389195 or a federal tribally controlled community college that is recognized under the tribally controlled colleges and universities assistance act of 1978 25 usc 1801 to 1864 and is determined by the department of education to meet the requirements for accreditation by a recognized regional accrediting body d eligible expenses means all of the following i tuition and fees charged by a state educational institution ii a student s cost of attendance expenses for books supplies transportation and miscellaneous personal expenses including a reasonable allowance for the documented rental or purchase of a personal computer as described in 20 usc 1087ll 2 as determined by the authority e fafsa means the free application for federal student aid developed under 20 usc 1082 f fiscal year means the fiscal year of this state g michigan higher education grant means a grant awarded by the authority under section 7 h public university means a university described in section 4 5 or 6 of article viii of the state constitution of 1963 i qualified program means a bachelor s degree associate s degree or postsecondary vocational training program at a state educational institution j state educational institution means a degree or certificategranting public university or community college in this state k trust fund means the michigan higher education grant trust fund established in section 11 sec 5 1 the michigan higher education grant program is established the authority shall administer the michigan higher education grant program 2 the authority shall do all of the following a award grants to eligible students under this act b develop a grant agreement to be entered into by a grant recipient and the authority that contains the terms of a grant made under this act and the rights and obligations of the grant recipient and the authority c conduct periodic audits of grant recipients to ensure compliance with the terms of the grant agreement and take necessary steps to enforce the terms of the grant agreement d promulgate any rules that it determines are necessary to implement and administer this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969 1969 pa 306 mcl 24201 to 24328 sec 7 beginning in the 20132014 academic year the authority shall award a grant under this act to an individual if the authority determines that he or she meets all of the following eligibility criteria a continuously resided in this state for the 12 months immediately preceding the date of his or her application and is not a resident of any other state b received a high school diploma from a school district nonpublic school or home school located in this state or successfully completed the general educational development ged test and received a ged certificate from this state c received the diploma or ged certificate described in subdivision b in the 2year period preceding the date of the student s application to receive michigan higher education grant money if the student became a member of the united states armed forces or peace corps during this 2year period and served for 4 years or less the authority shall extend the 2year period by a period equal to the number of days the student served as a member of the united states armed forces or peace corps the authority may also extend the 2year period if the authority determines that an extension is warranted because of an illness disability or other family emergency of the student or in the student s immediate family d is enrolled or has been accepted into a qualified program e signs a written grant agreement with the authority f provides proof satisfactory to the authority that he or she has done both of the following i submitted a fafsa to the united states department of education to determine his or her eligibility for federal grants or scholarships ii applied for any grants or scholarships offered by this state for which he or she is eligible g if the student received a michigan higher education grant in the preceding academic year the student made satisfactory academic progress as defined by the state educational institution in which the student is enrolled since receiving the previous michigan higher education grant h is in compliance with this act and the rules promulgated under this act i meets any other eligibility criteria established in rules promulgated by the authority under section 5 sec 9 all of the following apply to the award of a michigan higher education grant under this act a in the 20132014 academic year the base amount of the grant is an amount equal to the median cost of tuition for a full time student enrolled at a public university in the 20122013 academic year as determined by the department for each subsequent academic year the authority shall adjust the base amount of the grant to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the detroit consumer price index in the preceding 1year period as determined by the state treasurer as used in this subdivision detroit consumer price index means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the detroit area by the bureau of labor statistics of the united states department of labor b the authority shall determine the amount of a student s grant for an academic year by subtracting the amount of any other state or federal grants or scholarships he or she is eligible to receive in that academic year from the base amount established under subdivision a c a student shall use the grant money he or she receives in an academic year to pay for his or her tuition and fees at the state educational institution if the amount of his or her grant exceeds the amount of his or her tuition and fees the student may use the grant money to pay other eligible expenses related to that academic year if the amount of his or her grant exceeds the amount of his or her fees and other eligible expenses in an academic year the student shall return the remaining balance to the authority d a student attending a state educational institution as a fulltime student may not receive a grant in more than 5 academic years if a student is attending a state educational institution as at least a halftime student but is not a fulltime student the authority shall determine the number of academic years for which the student may receive a grant a student attending an state educational institution less than halftime shall not receive a grant e the authority shall disburse a student s grant money to the state educational institution in which he or she is enrolled on the student s behalf according to a payment procedure established by the authority by rule f the annual cost of the total number of grants paid in a fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated by the legislature for michigan higher education grants in that fiscal year if there are not sufficient funds appropriated by the legislature to provide each student with a grant in the amount to which those students are eligible in an academic year the authority shall establish a maximum grant level for that academic year in any fiscal year the authority may adjust the amount of a michigan higher education grant available to eligible students based upon its determination of available resources and amounts appropriated sec 11 1 the michigan higher education grant trust fund is established in the department of treasury the trust fund shall consist of the following a money allocated to the trust fund as provided by law b money appropriated to the trust fund c donations of money made to the trust fund from any source d interest and earnings from trust fund investments 2 money in the trust fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund and shall not revert to the general fund 3 the state treasurer shall direct the investment of the trust fund 4 the department of treasury is the administrator of the trust fund for auditing purposes sec 13 the department of treasury shall establish and administer a restricted account in the general fund for the michigan higher education grant program all of the following apply to the account a the department of treasury shall credit to the account money appropriated from the trust fund or received from any other source including but not limited to interest and earnings from account investments and any money returned to the authority under section 9 c b the department of treasury shall use the money in the account only to provide money to the authority for grants awarded under this act c money in the account at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried over in the account to the next fiscal year d the state treasurer shall direct the investment of the account e the department of treasury is the administrator of the account for auditing purposes sec 15 by november 1 of each year the authority shall submit a report on its activities under this act to the senate and house fiscal agencies and the state budget director the report shall contain at least the number of michigan higher education grants awarded the maximum amount of a michigan higher education grant paid and the total amount paid out for michigan higher education grants in the immediately preceding fiscal year enacting section 1 it is the intent of the legislature that the first 180000000000 savings realized from the elimination of tax expenditures identified by the legislative tax expenditure review commission described in chapter 7c of the legislative council act 1986 pa 268 mcl 41771 to 41772 shall be used to fund the michigan higher education grant trust fund created in section 11 of this act enacting section 2 this act does not take effect unless senate bill no 224 of the 97th legislature is enacted into law if supportemptyparas endif endfragment  ',0),(3779,'node',' get naked for freedom if we profile people who look different from us the terrorist win if we don t build a mosque near the hole formerly known as the world trade center the terrorist win and apparently if we don t let tsa employees look at us naked the terrorists win too haven t you heard that the scanners that allow any semblance privacy and dignity by showing our privates were being removed well that ain t so on a recent trip to france my wife and i had the wonderful pleasure of revealing ourselves to government employees not french officials of course french airport security was a painless experience that had us sailing through with a simple stroll through a metal detector we didn t even have to take off our shoes apparently the french haven t learned to properly overreact to failed terrorist attacks like we have oh those french and they weren t rude either but in the federal government s attempts to bend over backwards to not offend anyone ie muslims they offend everyone my mother can count on having her bags searched old people can be sure of having their colostomy bags squeezed and poked and everyone shuffles forward like cattle because it s better to suffer under inappropriate searches that risk the ire of the benevolent system but i have to give the tsa credit a sign in the security line said that children under 12 will no longer be molested by strangers apparently there were enough youtube videos showing children being groped to realize that maybe they should back off of grabbing dick and jane oh to be a kid again  ',0),(3772,'node',' the winners losers from sugar subsidies  hersheysjpg the winners losers from sugar subsidies  ',0),(4114,'node',' should michigan term limit laws be changed to allow for 12 years of combined service in either chamber of the legislature  yes no undecided term limits they can get 14 years now 2 2 2 6 4 4 8 14 20 years total would be much better chuck term limits i am sorry but i would limit them even more there are plenty of good people to form a citizen legislature if those currently serving are not happy with their terms we voted leave the term limits alone these legislators need to serve us and then go out and live under the regulations and laws and taxes they have imposed on us ida salisbury 12 year combined i have voted no to a combined service because i believe any limits should be even higher term limits the people have spoken on this bills such as this where our elected officials think that they are smarter then the rest of us peons is why term limits were put into place  ',0),(3777,'node',' if it is determined legal should detroit sell the dia art to cover their current debt to avert bankruptcy  yes no undecided sell dia valuable art collection in my opinion the city of detroit should sell its valuable dia collection only if it was actually in bankruptcy court and declared bankrupt not before don t let the corrupt politicians greedy unions and democrats who got them into this mess off the hook   determined legal should detroit sell the dia art cover their current debt avert bankruptcy  ',0),(3771,'node',' the winners losers from sugar subsidies  the us senate has voted again to continue sugar subsidies even though a coalition of freemarket advocates tried to convince senators to include an amendment to the farm bill to reduce the subsidies the amendment was voted it down 5445 currently the federal government makes all the decisions about supply and demand and pricing rather than allowing the free market to set the prices to read more about how the regulation of sugar and its impact on businesses jobs the economy and each of us click on the following link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics item 15495senatevotestocontinuesugarsubsidies 20  the winners losers from sugar subsidies  ',0),(3781,'node',' tea party groups file suit over targeting they re mad as and they re not going to take it anymore an advocacy group in washington has filed suit on behalf of 25 tea partyrelated groups against the irs and top officials in the obama administration the lawsuit alleges the irs violated the constitutional rights of their groups when it targeted them for special scrutiny when they applied for taxexempt status why does the government believe it is innocent of any wrongdoing read more  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130529 acljfileslawsuitonbehalf25teapartygroupsagainsthol  ',0),(3782,'node',' tea party groups file suit over targeting irsabuseofpowerjpg tea party groups file suit over targeting ',0),(3780,'node',' tea party groups file suit over targeting they re mad as and they re not going to stand for it anymore an advocacy group in washington has filed suit on behalf of 25 tea partyrelated groups against the irs and top officials in the obama administration the lawsuit alleges the irs violated the constitutional rights of their groups when it targeted them for special scrutiny when they applied for taxexempt status why does the government believe it is innocent of any wrongdoing read more  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130529 acljfileslawsuitonbehalf25teapartygroupsagainsthol   tea party groups file suit over targeting  ',0),(3783,'node',' special prosecutor 3 of 4 say yes recent polling shows an overwhelming majority of americans believe a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate allegations that the irs inappropriately targeted conservative groups but how do they feel about the other scandals dogging the white house see what the people had to say  newsyahoocom blogs ticket specialprosecutorrflap34americansyes112536906html ',0),(3634,'node',' will the government grab 401ks iras  from a white house statement released in advance to politicocom pesident obama s 2014 budget will target personal retirement accounts it will include a new proposal that prohibits individuals from accumulating over 3 million in iras and other taxpreferred retirement accounts under current rules some wealthy individuals are able to accumulate many millions of dollars in these accounts substantially more than is needed to fund reasonable levels of retirement saving the budget would limit an individual rsquo s total balance across taxpreferred accounts to an amount sufficient to finance an annuity of not more than 205000 per year in retirement or about 3 million in 2013 this proposal would raise 9 billion over 10 years to read the rest of the article click on the following link  http financetownhallcom columnists bobbeauprez 20130410 obamasbudgettargetsirasavingsn1562985 page full  19  will the government grab 401ks iras  ',0),(3790,'node',' top obama appointees using secret email accounts a report released by the associated press reveals that top appointees in the obama administration including the department of health and human services are using secret email accounts for government business so this is how the most transparent administration in history does business get all the details  wwwcsmonitorcom usa latestnewswires 20130604 obamasecretemailaccountsusedbypoliticalappointeesr  top obama appointees using secret email accounts  ',0),(3787,'node',' judge orders google to turn over customer data to fbi googlebldgjpg judge orders google to turn over customer data to fbi ',0),(3788,'node',' economy jobs slip off obama agenda you hear it everywhere the economy is improving after five years of the obama economy we re growing at an anemic 2 and more than 4 million workers have been without employment for at least 6 months well how long does it take for employers to slash jobs to the bare minimum and figure out how little inventory they need to show a profit sure companies are showing a profit but the regulatory burden is discouraging the creation of new businesses and demand for products won t increase unless more people have purchasing power so we ve achieved a new low level economy that many now refer to as the new normal progressives are delighted at the increasing numbers who have become dependent on the govenment what better way to ensure their continuing victory so is it any surprise that president obama doesn t even pay lip service to the idea of growth anymore read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130528 economyandjobshaveslippedfromobamasradar  ',0),(3789,'node',' what the scandals reveal three major scandals are brewing at the white house investigations may or may not reveal criminal wrongdoing but one thing is blatantly obvious the administration and or its minions have abused their power what thought processes lead to these abuses how is the same behavior done by others a serious problem but when done yourself justified for some insight into these questions be sure to read the full story  wwwnationalreviewcom article 349751 whatscandalsrevealmarioloyola for another look inside the mind of the left don t miss this revealing video about a protest against the koch brothers bid for the la times  reasoncom reasontv 20130530 whatwesawattheantikochsaveourne ',0),(3643,'node',' mi medicaid expansion snyder vs gop legislature governor snyder is still pushing for medicaid expansion that would allow people to be eligible at 133 of the poverty level under president obama rsquo s patient protection and the affordable care act to date state lawmakers have resisted and have been skeptical of the longterm costs associated with such an expansion for a perspective from american rsquo s for prosperity and what the effects of the expansion would be click on the following link http americansforprosperityorg michigan newsroom coalitiongroupbeginsfullcourtpressformedicaidexpan  19  medicaid expansion snyder gop legislature  ',0),(3791,'node',' top obama appointees using secret email accounts obamasectetjpg top obama appointees using secret email accounts ',0),(3792,'node',' complete streets program good law or bureaucratic overreach  in august of 2010 then governor jennifer granholm signed into law a bill that would require those who are involved in the design or redesign of roads to take into account all legal users of the roadway that means that the needs of bicyclists pedestrians etc would be considered when roads are being designed is this legislation that will provide safe and efficient movement of autos bikes pedestrians etc in the future or just more bureaucratic overreach read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18701 ',0),(2847,'node',' dewitt welcomes governor romney governor mitt romney made a quick stop in dewitt to address a large group of around a 1000 enthusiastic midmichigan residents attorney general bill schuette and senate majority leader randy richardville started the event off with their comments about michigan s turnaround and how governor romney will bring that same attitude of change to the country when he is elected president in november a small group of protesters could be heard periodically but all in all they were a non issue and were drowned out by the enthusiastic crowd click on the following link to see photos from governor romney s stop in dewitt http wwwclintoncountygoporg content romneydewitteventphotos 19 it was a clever move for the it was a clever move for the press bus to move in front of the moveon protesters it kept us from having to look at their uglyu signs great event i got to shake great event i got to shake the hand of the next pres of the united states of america he has answers to get this country moving again in the right direction yes he too shook my hand and yes he too shook my hand and spoke with me we need to get our america back and mitt can do that if obama stays in we won t recognize america after four more years and neither will all the other countries who count on us to be strong i m a teacher in a union but can t stand to watch my america the country i love be dismantled go mitt   dewitt welcomes governor romney dewitt welcomes governor romney  ',0),(3793,'node',' should the complete streets law and advisory council be repealed  yes no undecided  ',0),(3794,'node',' ccrp poll complete streets law repeal   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview michigan law currently requires that walkers and bikers be considered when roads are designed governor rick snyder recently met the obligation of his office by naming members of an advisory council called the complete streets advisory council this governmental board was created under former governor jennifer granholm the law mandates that anyone who designs redesigns roads and transportation systems consider more than just automobile traffic into account when they formulate their plans the complete streets concept definition states roadways planned designed and constructed to provide appropriate access to all legal users in a manner that promotes safe and efficient movement of people and goods whether by car truck transit assistive device foot or bicycle it requires local landuse plans to provide for safe and efficient movement of people and goods by motor vehicles bicycles pedestrians and other legal users rather than just automobiles and other provisions relating to the interconnectivity of various elements of the transportation system it established the advisory counsel to make sure the complete streets mandate was carried out within the michigan department of transportation to provide education and advice to the state transportation commission and others and advise the commission on the adoption of model policies represenative mike shirkey rclarklake is attempting to repeal this legislation and stated this is the kind of stuff i wish the governor would use his influence to have us repeal there are already plenty of resources available to planners why do we need this representative jon switalski dwarren who was one of the original sponsors of the legislation said the law is not an example of bureaucratic overreach the legislative analysis of the complete streets legislation said the measure was expected to increase costs by unknown amounts the analysis stated some costs imposed by the bills potentially would be minimal to the extent that the state and local units already develop longrange plans however the bills also would create a new state council and potentially would affect the types and nature of transportation projects implemented at the state and local levels to the extent the changes made projects more expensive the bills also would increase costs representative bob genetski rsaugatuck said he remembers voting against the complete streets bills my chief objection to the bills was that it seemed to me that they placed a lot of decision making in the hands of mdot and took a lot away from local communities rep genetski said usually that automatically leads to increased costs in my opinion this law is bad policy not only does it increase costs but i also believe an unintended consequence of the legislation is that it could lead to wealthy communities getting more matching funds from the state at the expense of poorer communities it is easier for wealthier communities to do projects that meet the complete streets requirements while many poorer communities could struggle to do so complete streets law does the following 1 requires the state transportation commission to adopt a complete streets policy for the michigan department of transportation and one or more model policies for use by municipalities and counties 2 specifies conditions under which mdot counties and municipalities would have to consult and reach agreement addressing respective complete streets policies 3 authorizes mdot to provide assistance to local agencies in developing and implementing complete streets policies 4 establishes a complete streets advisory council within mdot to provide education and advice to the state transportation commission and others and advises the commission on the adoption of model policies 5 specifies that certain improvements regarding nonmotorized transportation services and facilities would have to meet established best practices 6 requires mdot a county and a city or village to notify each other upon the completion of a fiveyear program for the improvement of qualified nonmotorized facilities 7 revises requirements pertaining to the establishment of facilities for nonmotorized transportation new poll question should the complete streets law and advisory council be repealed yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content should e2809ccompletestreets e2809dlawandadvisorycouncilberepealed  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question if it is determined legal should detroit sell the dia art to cover their current debt to avert bankruptcy yes 63 no 33 undecided 5 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 sell dia valuable art collection in my opinion the city of detroit should sell its valuable dia collection only if it was actually in bankruptcy court and declared bankrupt not before don t let the corrupt politicians greedy unions and democrats who got them into this mess off the hook   all emails addresses  ',0),(3796,'node',' big brother is watching  unclesamiswatchingpng big brother is watching  ',0),(3795,'node',' big brother is watching  american have learned over the past few days that their government is accessing their personal data and has been for a long time if you remember the uproar that occurred when the patriot act was passed you would have expected the obama administration to abolish the whole thing but it appears the current administration has gone beyond the bounds of protections that were supposedly part of the act first it was secret surveillance of reporters then we learn verizon and other carriers was ordered to turn over all kinds of telephone information and now many of the biggest internet companies deny they ve participated in a govenment program to turn over their users data what else don t we know how are these agencies getting this data without a court order what possible need is there for any governmental agency to collect large quantities of data about a large group of people what are these agencies doing with it  dailycallercom 20130606 nsafbisecretlyminesdatafrommajorinternetcompanies  in response to the public outcry about intrusive goverment surveillance the director of national intelligence is declassifying some details about the programs in question he claims the surveillance is legal and limited despite what the leaked documents may reveal can we believe anyone  newsyahoocom usdeclassifiesphoneprogramdetailsuproar071508507ht even the new york times is getting in on the act  wwwnytimescom 20130607 opinion presidentobamasdragnethtml  big brother watching  ',0),(3797,'node',' higher health insurance premiums the obamacare debate we didn t have now that the bill has been signed into law we re learning what s in it it looks like the affordable care act is going to result in higher insurance premiums this comes as a surprise to many but some on the left say everybody knew this all along really read more  reasoncom blog 20130605 higherhealthinsurancepremiumstheoba ',0),(3800,'node',' 2013 summer bbq click on the flyer below to register online  ',0),(3801,'node',' ccrp summer bbq on july 25 2013  it s hard to believe the ccrp summer bbq is a little more than a month away for details and or to register online click on the following link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content 2013summerbbq to download a printable flyer and registration form click on the follwoing pdf file links ccrp summer bbq flyer ccrp summer bbq registration form we look forward to seeing you on july 25 2013 in bath township sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party ccrpmich gamilcom http wwwclintoncountygoporg   all emails addresses  ',0),(3697,'node',' repeal the 2nd amendmentwhere do i sign  you wonder how our country got to where it is today and then you watch a video like this and you can understand why watch the video at  http wwwyoutubecom watch v 2dinojgjf9c 19  repeal the 2nd amendmentwhere sign  ',0),(3705,'node',' turmoil swirling around common core setting national standards for basic educational curriculums sounds like a good idea doesn t it shouldn t kids be learning at the same level no matter where they live but like so many good ideas implementation of a national educational standard isn t going so well criticisms are coming from all directions what s wrong with this great idea read more  wwwwashingtonpostcom local education turmoilswirlingaroundcommoncoreeducationstandards 201304297e2b0ec4b0fd11e2bbf2a6f9e9d79e19storyhtml  turmoil swirling around common core  ',0),(2889,'node',' should governor snyder have vetoed the voter id and citizenship bills that were passed by the legislature  yes no undecided veto of voter bills today s wednesday july 4th new york times includes on page a13 the story republican governor of michigan rejects voter id bills they described snyder as a political novice in his first term if there is any chance that the legislature can get a 23 vote in each chamber to overturn the veto s they should proceed otherwise they should work on the governor and quickly pass either or both of them again and make more noise about it the governor ought to figure out that if we are required to present picture id to vote at the polls then the state ought to be able to require presenting picture id to vote absentee the governor shares an affirmative duty with the legislatue and secretary of state to make sure that people cannot abuse the voting system any more than people who win the lottery should not be able to receive welfare benefits snyder said he vetoed the absentee ballot bill house bill 5061 because it would not let an absentee ballot count if the person did not affirm their citizenship by the close of the polls on an election day in the ny times article they quote sara wurfel a spokesman for snyder as saying that snyder suggested that veritifcation of a person s citizenship should be done only once when a voter is first registered perhaps the legislature can let the governor understand that the problem is somewhat like some of the problems of the welfare voting rolls which needed to be cleaned up the voter registration problem is the lack of proof of citizenship when people first registered and that snyder shares responsibility with the legislature and secretary of state to give clerks the tools to make sure that those who are on the voting rolls are qualified snyder s veto of voter id requirement i have to show my id when i fly when i use my credit cards when i go to a bank or credit union and in countless other places why shouldn t it be required when i vote it is imperative that we have accuracy and integrity in our voting processes when we voted for governor two years ago no one knew who snyder was or what he really stood for ideologically the longer he is in office the more we find out that king rick the first is probably nothing more than a granholm light in many ways we all know that voter fraud is real you see it in every election and the number absentee voters is significant and a perfect target for fraudulent activity why snyder thinks that you don t need to affirm your us citizenship or show a picture id when getting an absentee ballot is beyond me in some ways he has done good things that have positively impacted michigan s economy but in other ways he has been a huge disappointment such as 1 a veto of a transparency bill regarding memorandums of agreement between state officials with governments outside michigan 2 bypassing the legislature and making an interlocal agreement with canada to build a bridge 3 initiating health insurance exchanges obamacare without legislative approval 4 pushing a high speed rail project that will be used by few and be a burden on taxpayers 5 failing to take a stand on making michigan a righttowork state 6 elimination of the personal property tax on businesses that will hurt counties personally i will be working hard to have someone run against him in the primary in 2014 to get a governor that represents conservative interests not the liberal agenda i might even vote for the democrat if they are more conservative than king rick  should governor snyder have vetoed the voter and citizenship bills that were passed the legislature  ',0),(3803,'node',' ccrp poll obamacare medicaid expansion   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview the medicaid expansion bill that is a critical component of obamacare implementation was heavily revised by a republicanled michigan house committee on tuesday june 11 2013 essentially stripping away key reforms that gop legislators had previously insisted on the republicans voting to adopt the watereddown substitute were reps kevin cotter rmount pleasant ray franz ronekama frank foster rpetoskey ken goike rray township gail haines rlake angelus dan lauwers rbrockway township tom leonard dewitt township dave pagel rberrien springs mike shirkey rclark lake and ken yonker rcaledonia the bill could considered by the full house as early as wednesday june 13 and possibly voted on this week or next week many of these same republicans who had boasted of the reforms earlier have now essentially voted to strip them from the bill in the previous version of the bill the expansion was conditional upon the federal government allowing a package of substantive reforms including a fouryear medicaid benefit cap and a trigger that would rescind the expansion if federal funding dropped below 100 percent the committee members were reminded by jack mchugh senior legislative analyst at the mackinac center for public policy that back in the districts many of you have told constituents you think obamacare is a bad law that should be repealed yet here you are on the threshold of a vote that will further entrench the law at the very moment when it is becoming highly vulnerable to a serious course correction scott hagerstrom michigan state director of americans for prosperity said medicaid expansion would be the largest expansion of state government in nearly 45 years drew gonshorowski a policy analyst for the heritage foundation said future funding for the expansion will be via more taxes and borrowing the medicaid expansion in the long run will cost the state of michigan he said democrats who voted yes were reps paul clemente dlincoln park andy schor dlansing harvey santana ddetroit and kate segal dbattle creek rep jim townsend droyal oak chose not to vote new poll question should the michigan house pass the watereddown medicaid expansion bill as part of the obamacare implementation yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganhousepasswatereddown e2809cmedicaidexpansion e2809dbillpartobamacareimplementat  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the the legislature pass a bill allowing for red light cameras by local governments to ticket violators in michigan yes 17 no 83 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll question cameras all of the cameras public private etc can be made to be able to be operated by one operator for example the police the feds etc so that they can see it all and this is already true in some large cities and of course there are the drones did you see the video on what a drone can see a bird from 17500 feet perhaps we have enough cameras and that is only one reason why we don t need the red light cameras it is a mistake to think of all the various cameras as separate and unrelated to each other   all emails addresses  ',0),(3804,'node',' medicaid showdown did the republicans cave in  actions speak louder than words  it wasn rsquo t long ago that the most of the republican michigan house members were vehemently against the medicaid expansion that governor snyder was pushing now it would appear that even the alternative option proposed in the house is being watered down for an article on the issue and how the house republicans may have had a ldquo change of mind rdquo on the medicaid expansion click on the following story link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18739 19  medicaid showdown did the republicans cave  ',0),(3805,'node',' medicaid showdown did the republicans cave in  medicaid9jpg medicaid showdown did the republicans cave in  ',0),(3807,'node',' republican presidential hopefuls for 2016  we just had a presidential election but the polls are all ready coming out trying to determine who will be the standard bearer for the party in 2016 the results may shock ldquo traditional republicans rdquo in that rand paul is currently in he lead based in a public policy poll for an article on the poll results and who the potential contenders are and how they fared click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201306 earlypollfindsrandpaulleahtml ',0),(3808,'node',' senator emmons fundraiser june 25 in st johns  please find attached an invitation to a fundraiser for senator judy emmons on tuesday june 25 from 530 to 700 pm held at new fc mason company headquarters in st johns as a result of senator emmons leadership in working with ccea clinton county brownfield redevelopment authority and the city of st johns officials have garnered a 1 million deq grant to facilitate the move clean up and renovation of the former federal mogul plant for the fc mason company in st johns fc mason is an excellent supplier and manufacturer of steel tillage parts and equipment for john deere case new holland and international harvester for the state and national agricultural markets fc mason employed approximately 62 people at its former st johns plant in 2012 and is expected to hire an additional 40 new workers over a fiveyear period into the federalmogul plant according to fc mason president and ceo chris turner for details on the fundraiser and or to register click on the following link to download a flyer invitation for the event  clinton county 2013g  ',0),(3810,'node',' snyder or schauer  snyderschauerjpg snyder or schauer  ',0),(3809,'node',' snyder or schauer  some michigan tea party activists are calling on conservatives to sit out republican gov rick snyder s reelection campaign because of his push to expand medicaid eligibility under the affordable care act it seems that the old adage about ldquo cutting your nose off to spite your face rdquo seems appropriate in this case governor snyder is no conservative but he has to be better than mark schauer holding ones nose when voting seems to be a much better solution and hope that we can retain the house and senate for another two years failing that we could see us returning to the granholm days with schauer for an article on tea party rsquo s threat to sit out the election click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201306 teapartyactivistscalloncohtml 19  snyder schauer  ',0),(3829,'node',' which political party has always supported black americans  click on the link below to watch a video to hear why a louisiana state senator switched party affiliations and why republicans should be the party blacks vote for if they truly want to change their lives  http wwwyoutubecom watch feature playerembedded v nyq8560e1w 19  which political party has always supported black americans  ',0),(3830,'node',' which political party has always supported black americans  demswitchjpg which political party has always supported black americans  ',0),(3831,'node',' obama s 10000000000 vacation  no more white house tours because of sequester but 100000000 is ok for a ldquo family vacation rdquo to read about the excessive waste of money that is being spent on this ldquo family vacation rdquo click on the following story link  http blogsphillymagcom thephillypost 20130619 obamafamilysoutrageous100millionvacation  ',0),(3832,'node',' the farm bill is full of pork  you would think that a ldquo farm bill rdquo would be primarily be about agriculture and farming too bad that isn rsquo t the case the farm bill currently before the us house seeks to appropriate almost a trillion dollars for ldquo farm rdquo program spending of that 100000000000 senator stabenow the agriculture committee chair had included 740 billion for food stamps which left only 200 billion for farm related activities republican rep marlin stutzman of indiana has proposed amendments to the fiveyear farm bill that would remove foodstamp policy from the rest of the bill creating what he described as a ldquo farmonly rdquo farm bill to read about the ldquo farm bill rdquo and the amendment to remove food stamps from it click on the following story link  http dailycallercom 20130619 amendmentswouldtakefoodstampfundingoutoffarmbill  19  ',0),(3833,'node',' the farm bill is full of pork  farmbill1jpg the farm bill is full of pork  ',0),(3835,'node',' ccrp poll creating a federal farm only farm bill  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview a pair of amendments proposed by a congressional tea party house member that would cut foodstamp funding from the 2013 farm bill republican representative marlin stutzman of indiana proposed the amendments monday to the fiveyear farm bill splitting foodstamp policy from the rest of the bill creating what he described as a farmonly farm bill congress has had the practice in the past of combining farm policy and nutrition policy into a single bill that in the current bill before congress spends 740 billion on food stamps and 200 billion on farm policy the amendment would overturn years of farm policy precedent by taking the nonfarm components out of the bill representatives from urban liberal districts vote for the bill because of its foodstamp spending while those from conservative rural areas vote for the farm subsidies new poll question should congress remove nonfarm related appropriations from the farm bill by creating a farm only bill yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldcongressremovenonfarm  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature pass a bill to allow 16 17 year olds to preregister to vote yes 18 no 78 undecided 5 one comment was made on this poll question preregistration of people not qualified to vote what purpose would preregistration of 16 and 17 year olds to vote serve is this to set a precedent for the preregistration of others not qualified to be added to the voter rolls is this to create a basis for a lawsuit to attempt to gain an ability to vote by categories of individuals not qualified to vote based upon age citizenship or incarceration in prison is this to make it easier for non qualified people to vote if their names are somehow placed on the voting rolls as preregistered what knuckle heads sponsored this bill shall we next consider preregistration to drive preregistration to marry preregistration to divorce and most important the preregistration of noncitizens to vote   all emails addresses  ',0),(3701,'node',' where s the economic growth  the debate goes on we need more cuts no we need more stimulus would you run your household budget like this running the government budget isn t the same as running a household budget the economy is improving but not quickly enough and where is all this debate leading us we re ending up with a stagnant lackluster economy that we re beginning to believe is the new normal read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130426 surprisetheeconomystillstinks   where the economic growth  ',0),(3802,'node',' should the michigan house pass the watereddown medicaid expansion bill as part of the obamacare implementation  yes no undecided medicaid expansion it seems our legislators do not listen to us at all i am so sick of voting for these folks who promise to vote conservative and get in there and vote liberal why do we need a democrat lite party the only hope for mi and america is a third party a conservative tea party that believes in our constitution neither of the parties in charge believe in it anymore ida salisbury tom leonard voted no in cmte tom leonard did not vote for medicaid expansion he voted yes in committee on tuesday to adopt a substitute to the bill in order for debate to commence a completely reasonable procedural vote that other republicans opposed to medicaid expansion joined with him on wednesday representative leonard voted against the bill moving out of committee this no vote is the best indication of a member s intentions  ',0),(3812,'node',' medicaid expansion bill hb 4714 heads to the house floor on wednesday june 12 the michigan house of representatives competitiveness committee voted 95 to send house bill 4714 obamacare medicaid expansion to the chamber floor for a vote four republicans shirkey foster pagel and yonker along with five democrat managed to push the bill out of committee to the house floor for consideration by the whole house representative leonard tom leonard rdewitt township who voted for the removal of stronger language in the bill on tuesday voted no on moving the bill out of committee to the house floor for a vote on the passage of the bill there is a good chance that the bill will pass the in the house and move to the senate for consideration the governor is working hard to push this bill through both chambers before the legislature goes on summer break next week the bottom line is the medicaid expansion will ultimately be bad for michigan we need to make sure that we let our elected officials know where we stand on the issue and ask them to vote against passage of the hb 4714 in the house and in the senate if it get out of the house clinton county residents can call or email their legislators at representative tom leonard phone 517 3731778 toll free 877 8598086 fax 517 3735780 email  tomleonard housemigov i have been told by his staff that representative leonard will be a definite no vote on passage of the bill when it comes up for a vote senator judy emmons phone 517 3733760 fax 517 3738661 email  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e  i was unable to get a commitment from senator emmons office on where she stands on the medicaid expansion senator rick jones will be running to represent clinton county in 2014 phone 517 3733447 fax 517 3735849 email senrjones senatemichigangov i talked to senator jones and as the bill currently stands he is a no vote if you want to stop medicaid expansion in michigan call and let your legislator know where you stand on the issue for an article on the latest actions on the bill click on this link  http wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18746  all emails addresses  ',0),(3814,'node',' ccrp poll registering 16 17 year olds to vote   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview a bill has been introduced in the michigan senate and is currently in committee the bill would allow a person to preregister to vote at a secretary of state office if he or she is at least 16 years of age but less than 1712 years of age has been issued either a graduated license to operate a motor vehicle or has an official state personal identification card and is a citizen of the united states a person who preregisters to vote would become a registered elector at 1712 years of age and become eligible to vote at the first election after they become 18 years of age new poll question should the legislature pass a bill to allow 16 17 year olds to preregister to vote yes no undecided should the legislature pass a bill to allow 16 17 year olds to preregister to vote   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan house pass the watereddown medicaid expansion bill as part of the obamacare implementation yes 21 no 73 undecided 6 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 tom leonard voted no in committee tom leonard did not vote for medicaid expansion he voted yes in committee on tuesday to adopt a substitute to the bill in order for debate to commence a completely reasonable procedural vote that other republicans opposed to medicaid expansion joined with him on wednesday representative leonard voted against the bill moving out of committee this no vote is the best indication of a member s intentions comment 2 medicaid expansion it seems our legislators do not listen to us at all i am so sick of voting for these folks who promise to vote conservative and get in there and vote liberal why do we need a democrat lite party the only hope for mi and america is a third party a conservative tea party that believes in our constitution neither of the parties in charge believe in it anymore   all emails addresses  ',0),(3815,'node',' medicaid expansion bill to be voted on this week in the senate earlier this week a precinct delegate in the county admonished me to basically keep my opinions and comments to myself regarding controversial issues that might reflect negatively on an elected republican official as the chairman of the clinton county republican party and the person who maintains our county party s website i have been conflicted at times when i post articles and take positions on issues that may go against what the political leaders of the republican party are promoting having worked for the legislature for 32 years in a non partisan capacity i know how the game is played and the backroom deals that take place every day with the trading for votes the influence of the lobbyists and the governor s agenda on the legislators with that said you need to know some of the unwritten rules that take place in the legislature regarding legislation the unwritten rule the speaker of the house and the majority leader in the senate decide what goes before each chamber for a vote in terms of legislation to be acted on by the members the unwritten rule is that if a majority of the members of your party caucus are not in favor of the legislation you don rsquo t put it up for a vote as a point of reference there are currently 59 republicans and 49 democrats in the house when the vote for the medicaid expansion bill was taken on the house floor last thursday a majority of the republicans voted against its passage 30 to 28 speaker bolger knew what the votes would be before he allowed the vote for passage as a rule this bill would never have come up for a vote because the majority of the republican caucus was against it for those of us who are against the unaffordable healthcare act and the expansion of medicaid and know what it will do to our state and country in the future we need to do all we can to stop it from passing in the senate before it becomes law in michigan i talked to clinton county s state senator judy emmons and to senator rick jones who will be running to represent clinton eaton shiawasse and part of ingham county in 2014 at the end of last weeks after it passed the house they both stated that they would not vote for passage of the bill as it currently stands when a vote is taken in the this week the republicans have a 26 to 12 majority in the senate i was told that there are currently around 5 or 6 republican senators who will vote for passage of the bill that means that the governor and the lobbyists may only need one more vote to cause a 19 to 19 tie in the case of a tie lieutenant governor brian calley would be the deciding vote and i don rsquo t have any doubts that he would do what the governor wanted so the situation is the same in the senate as it was in the house the leadership will not have a majority of its caucus that are in favor of the bill but majority leader richardville may still allow the bill to come up for consideration before the senate if he thinks he has the votes for passage there are currently 7 uncommitted senators that the governor will be trying to convince to vote for passage we need to do all we can to make sure they hold the line and vote to defeat the bill the following is a list of the 7 uncommitted senators darwin l booher tom casperson bruce caswell goeff hansen dave hildenbrand arlan b meekhof howard walker governor snyder has said he wants medicaid expansion to pass before the legislature adjourns for the summer on june 20 so there will be a big push to get that done as responsible citizens who are informed on the facts about this legislation we need to hold our legislators accountable for their votes call and let your voices be heard even though senator emmons and senator jones names are not on the list as uncommitted if you are in clinton county you should call and let them know where you stand on the issue clinton county residents can call or email their senator at senator judy emmons phone 517 3733760 fax 517 3738661 email  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e  i talked to senator emmons thursday night and as the bill currently stands she will be a no vote senator rick jones will be running to represent clinton county in 2014 phone 517 3733447 fax 517 3735849 email senrjones senatemichigangov i talked to senator jones and as the bill currently stands he is a no vote only by becoming active can you have a voice in what your elected leaders do make sure they know where you stand on the issues steve willis chairman clinton county republican party ccrpmich gmailcom wwwclintoncountygoporg  all emails addresses  ',0),(3811,'node',' we may have won the battle but the war isn t over the ldquo medicaid expansion rdquo battle isn rsquo t over   the following comments may not necessarily reflect the opinion of the clinton county republican party  governor snyder experienced a major setback on thursday regarding medicaid expansion in the michigan senate senate majority leader randy richardville acknowledged the bill would have passed if a vote had been taken with the minimum 20 votes with 12 democrats and eight republicans voting for passage however he said he was reluctant to hold a vote without the support of half or 13 of the chamber rsquo s 26 republicans he also said the bill isn rsquo t dead and it would be reviewed over the summer tea party activists have threatened to field primary challengers against republican senators who vote to expand medicaid flanked by leaders of state medical and business associations governor snyder said passage of the legislation was vital to get federal approval of proposed changes to the state medicaid program before a nationwide expansion begins this fall about 26 states are planning to expand medicaid of which most have democratic governors while most republican governors oppose medicaid expansion snyder is among more than a halfdozen gop governors who back expansion state sen patrick colbeck rcanton who opposed the medicaid expansion said the michigan legislature should ldquo push back rdquo against the affordable care act mandates and direct individuals to private insurers through the health insurance exchanges that will be set up under the federal law the bottom line is that the war will continue with the governor rsquo s ldquo relentless positive action rdquo it just makes you wonder where the governor rsquo s affiliations really are and what his ldquo conservative credentials rdquo are on this issue the people played a significant part in stopping a bill that should not see the light of day in michigan the ldquo people have a voice rdquo if they choose to make it heard and they can impact decisions that are made in lansing steve willis chairman clinton county republicn party 19  ',0),(3817,'node',' one of many bad things about the immigration bill  realidjpg one of many bad things about the immigration bill  ',0),(3806,'node',' reproductive justice  plan b onestep emergency contraception kids can rsquo t take an aspirin but they will be allowed to take a drug that essentially will abort a fetus and be able to purchase the medication without parental permission for an article on the issue click on the following story link  http wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130611 federalgovermmenttocomplywithnewyorkmorningafterpi  ',0),(3818,'node',' agenda 21 do you know what it is  property rights was one of the most important issues that the founders addressed when they came up with the concept for our new country today un agenda 21 is a direct threat to those rights all across the country it has managed to infiltrate all levels of government throughout our country under the guise of ldquo sustainability rdquo even here in clinton county by the county commissioners for an article on what the legislature has done in the state of missouri to stop agnda 21 click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom tech environment item 15344missourilegislaturebansunagenda21 ',0),(3820,'node',' the unaffordable health care act  unaffordablejpg the unaffordable health care act  ',0),(3816,'node',' one of many bad things about the immigration bill  senator lindsay graham says that the immigration bill will pass with as many as 70 votes in the senate the republicans say they have to vote for the bill or we they will lose the hispanic vote which they never had and lose in 2014 what ever happened to basing how you vote on your ldquo principles rdquo the immigration bill is nothing more than a blatant attempt by the progressive democrats to guarantee the 2014 election and the destruction of our republic for an article on how everyone who works will be required to have a biometric id click on the following story link  http wwwcnncom 20130613 opinion sobelidimmigration  19  one many bad things about the immigration bill  ',0),(3813,'node',' should the legislature pass a bill to allow 16 17 year olds to preregister to vote  yes no undecided preregistration of people not qualified to vote what purpose would preregistration of 16 and 17 year olds to vote serve is this to set a precedent for the preregistration of others not qualified to be added to the voter rolls is this to create a basis for a lawsuit to attempt to gain an ability to vote by categories of individuals not qualified to vote based upon age citizenship or incarceration in prison is this to make it easier for non qualified people to vote if their names are somehow placed on the voting rolls as preregistered what knuckle heads sponsored this bill shall we next consider preregistration to drive preregistration to marry preregistration to divorce and most important the preregistration of noncitizens to vote   should the legislature pass bill allow 16 17 year olds preregister vote  ',0),(3821,'node',' is there a tod in your future  the epa wants us to live in a ldquo tod rdquo a transit oriented development where people can walk or bike from their compact homes to their jobs or the shopping center their concept of the future and how we should live envisions a compact mixeduse community not near a sensitive area like a lakeside riverside seaside forest or farm the ldquo tod rdquo will offer the advantages of membership in political organizations and community groups according to an epa report the epa advocates locating new development away from sensitive areas choosing previously developed sites near transit hubs it advocates the construction of compact mixedused communities that are convenient for bicyclists and pedestrians and the use of green building techniques such as natural lighting to conserve energy i am sure we will all be able to find a nice place in downtown lansing where we will feel safe and secure where there are cameras everywhere to watch our every move sure sounds like the real version of ldquo 1984 rdquo known as un agenda 21 for an article on what the epa has planned for our future click on the following story link  http wwwcnsnewscom news article epaofferssmartdevelopmentdecisionsnexthalfcentury 19  ',0),(3822,'node',' is there a tod in your future  todjpg is there a tod in your future  ',0),(3823,'node',' june 20 2013 ccrp monthly meeting the clinton county republican party will be holding our monthly meeting on june 20 in dewitt at the dewitt city hall at 700 pm please find attached a copy of the agenda for the meeting sites default files juneagenda2013hpdf the monthly meetings are open to anyone who would like to attend if you are interested in hearing what is going on in clinton county lansing and washington please feel free to attend sincerely steve willis chairman clinton county republican party h 5176416657 c 5172814458 sgwillis1945 gmailcom    clinton county 2013g  ',0),(3824,'node',' no action on medicaid expansion bill pushed to wednesday 61913 in the senate as of tuesday afternoon the senate had not taken any action on the medicaid expansion bill but the bills supporters were continuing to try to convince uncommitted senators to vote it at the end of tuesday s session passage of the medicaid expansion remained uncertain with just two days remaining before the legislature breaks for the summer after thursday rsquo s session a spokeswoman for senate majority leader randy richardville stated that the bill might not be brought up for a vote if the expansion is not supported by at least 13 of the 26member senate republican caucus however that doesn rsquo t mean they won rsquo t if they can get enough republicans to vote with the progressive democrats for passage they are currently working on a substitute bill that will make it more palatable to the uncommitted senators the governor s budget director and house speaker bolger spoke to the senate gop caucus tuesday afternoon attempting to gain support for the bill obviously they were unable to get the votes they needed but they aren t about to give up you know the governor rsquo s mantra relentless positive action and he wants this bill to pass if all 12 senate democrats vote yes all that is needed is eight republican senators to join with them to push the bill through if just seven republicans vote yes and 19 vote no the bill would be deadlocked with lt governor calley currently in the up it isn t out of the realm of possibility that when he gets back he could be the deciding vote governor snyder has said he wants medicaid expansion to pass before the legislature adjourns for the summer on june 20 so the big push will continue until they adjourn for the summer as responsible citizens who are informed on the facts about this legislation we need to hold our legislators accountable for their votes call and let your senator no where you stand clinton county residents can call or email their senator at senator judy emmons phone 517 3733760 fax 517 3738661 email  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e   i did not have the opportunity to talked to senator emmons on tuesday but hopefully she is still a no vote from when i talked to her last thursday senator rick jones will be running to represent clinton county in 2014 phone 517 3733447 fax 517 3735849 email  senrjones senatemichigangov  i talked to senator jones on tuesday night after tuesday s session and he said that he is a hard no vote take the time to call your state senator we don t have the money and influence that lobbyists do but together we can let our elected officials who represent us know what matters to us only by becoming active can you have a voice in what your elected leaders do make sure they know where you stand on the issues steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  ',0),(3826,'node',' abortion legislation in lansing washington abortionjpg abortion legislation in lansing washington ',0),(3825,'node',' abortion legislation in lansing washington the michigan senate judiciary committee on tuesday approved legislation that could make it more difficult for a minor to end a pregnancy by abortion without parental consent existing state law prohibits clinics from performing an abortion for a minor without obtaining written consent from a parent or a waiver from a judge but supporters of the law say it contains a loophole allowing minors to shop for a waiver going to court multiple times until they find a judge willing to provide them with the permission they seek for an article on the bill that would require parental consent to for minors to receive an abortion click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201306 abortionmeasureapprovedbymhtml us house passes abortion bill the us house voted tuesday to impose a nationwide ban on abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy over democratic objections that the bill represents a dramatic attempt by republicans to restrict abortion rights with limited exceptions the legislation would ban the abortion of a fetus younger than 20 weeks old or at 22 weeks of pregnancy under a different measuring system the ban would be backed by possible fines against doctors as well as prison sentence of as many as five years however the democratic senate is not expected to consider it at all and president obama threatened to veto the measure if it passed both houses of congress for an article on the bill that would ban late term abortions click on the following story link  http thehillcom blogs flooraction house 306355housepassescontroversiallatetermabortionban 19  abortion legislation lansing washington  ',0),(3827,'node',' paying for fuel is for schmucks while strolling through beautiful downtown lansing i noticed the charging stations for electric cars such as the chevy volt and i realize that i am really missing the boat on driving one of these oldfashioned cars that require me to pay for my own fuel these rich liberals that buy volts have the right idea draining the money from their fellow citizens like they do first off the purchase of a volt is subsidized by the government you can get up to  7500 tax credit for your toaster on wheels in addition to any additional bonuses that your state may give you the government really wants the volt to be a winner though chevrolet only sold 1600 of them last month any other model with atrocious sales numbers like that would have been dropped but when obama loves you you don t have to worry about pesky things like sales and profits in addition to free money from taxpayers with better taste in cars volt owners get a 5000 rebate from gm that s not too bad which will come in handy if you need a battery replacement outside of your warranty period as the batteries may cost up to 10000  you could buy a lot of gas with that but as long as you re still in the warranty phase 10 years 150000 miles and who is going to own a volt long enough to exceed that government motors will cover that too if you don t need to go more than 40 miles who needs gas especially with taxpayersubsidized outlets powered by those mean nasty coalfired plants that liberals hate so much if the volt came with an obama phone and a glove compartment full of ebt cards it would be the perfect leftwing car  ',0),(3828,'node',' final medicaid push causes snyder to cut his trip to israel short governor snyder has been unable to make any significant traction in his efforts to push his medicaid expansion through the senate dispite the efforts of his budget director speaker bolger lt governor calley and the governor calling from israel so now the governor has cut his trade trip to israel short to return home on thursday morning to make his plea in person to the senators who haven t buckled under the pressure so far before they adjourn this week hopefully the senators who have resisted will continue to listen to their constituents and adhere their conservative principles and refuse to bend to the pressure from the special interest groups that are pushing it and the governor as concerned citizens who want our voices to be heard we need to keep the pressure on our senators and tell them to hold their position and not give in to the pressure obamacare in any form is unacceptable unsustainable and unconstitutional let s stop it while we still have a chance call and let your senator no where you stand clinton county residents can call or email their senator at senator judy emmons phone 517 3733760 fax 517 3738661 email  http wwwsenatemichigangov imaformasp name comment33 formpath e   call senator emmons on thursday morning and tell her to vote no and to not give in to the governors pressure tactics senator rick jones will be running to represent clinton county in 2014 phone 517 3733447 fax 517 3735849 email  senrjones senatemichigangov  i still believe that senator jones is a hard no vote but it wouldn rsquo t hurt to call his office again take the time to call your state senator we don t have the money and influence that lobbyists do but together we can let our elected officials who represent us know what matters to us you can also call other senators who may be on the fence senator robertson 5173731636 senator pappageorge 5173732523 senator casperson 5173737840 senator hildenbrand 5173731801 senator jansoen 5173730797 only by becoming active can you have a voice in what your elected leaders do make sure they know where you stand on the issues steve willis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  ',0),(3837,'node',' gay marriage proponents strategy to overturn ban in michigan in 2004 michigan voters rejected gay marriage with a 60 majority of the vote but now with gay marriage winning approval in some states and a purported shift in the public view of gay marriage proponents are working to put the issue on the ballot again how do think it will all turn out read tim skubick s assessment of the situation  wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201306 timskubickheresgaymarriagehtml incartriverdefault ',0),(3839,'node',' hiring and obamacare helpnotwantedjpg hiring and obamacare ',0),(3838,'node',' hiring and obamacare a recent gallup poll shows that 41 of small businesses have frozen hiring because of obamacare on top of that 38 say they have cut back on expansion plans and 19 have actually reduced their number of employees can anyone say train wreck get the details  wwwhumaneventscom 20130621 poll41percentofsmallbusinesseshavefrozenhiringbeca   hiring and obamacare  ',0),(3834,'node',' should congress remove nonfarm related appropriations from the farm bill by creating a farm only bill  yes no undecided farm bill how about getting rid of the all the subsidies sugar and corn are destroying the health of the nation remember the more you subsidize something the more you get of it  ',0),(3014,'node','  smart meter hearing in texas draws crowds seeking optout texas is fighting the same battle we are with ldquo smart meters rdquo being installed without the homeowner rsquo s consent we need to stop this draconian action by a ldquo public utility rdquo to make us comply with their decision about what we don rsquo t want or need help fight this invasion of our rights for an article on what is happening in texas on the issues continue to read the following article  http wwwthenewamericancom tech energy item 12594 e2809csmartmeter e2809dhearingintexasdrawscrowdsseekingoptout ',0),(2511,'node',' ccrp poll mandatory rfid chips in our driver licenses  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview department of homeland security has a new policy that will require some michigan to implant radio frequency identification rfid chips into the states driver rsquo s licenses the chips allow customs and border protection officers to scan an entire vehicle from up to 30 feet away in order to identify the vehicle s occupants these chips will give public and private entities an unprecedented ability to track americans rfids can be read using widely available technology including technology contained in mobile phones which increases the risk of identity theft michigan is one of several states subject to the dhs mandate for an article on the subject click on this link  http wwwclintoncountygoporg content forced e2809crfid e2809dchipsdriver e28099slicenses  new poll question are you in favor of the dhs mandating that all michigan drivers be required to have an rfid chip in their license yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link are you in favor of the dhs mandating that all michigan drivers be required to have an rfid chip in their license   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the legislature create an environmental justice regulatory regime by passing house bill 4901 yes 0 no 100 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll question   all emails addresses  ',0),(3877,'node',' big brother is looking at your bank accounts too  it isn rsquo t just our emails telephones calls where you travel and internet searches that are being tracked now they want to know everything you are buying the new consumer financial protection bureau is spending 20 million collecting analyzing and storing customer credit card transactions and cataloging spending your spending habits and other financial data of millions of fellow americans read more on everything our government is finding out about us as a result of the doddfrank bill at  http mwashingtontimescom news 2013 jul 5 thepocketbookspies  19  big brother looking your bank accounts too  ',0),(3844,'node',' scotus resets voting rights act 2013scotusjpg scotus resets voting rights act ',0),(3846,'node',' obama s radical climate agenda obamaangryjpg obama s radical climate agenda ',0),(3847,'node',' supreme court hand double win to gay marriage backers in a decision on wednesday the supreme court cleared the way for gay couples to receive federal benefits in states that recognize their marriages it didn t however make any changes to laws that exist in many states that prohibit gay marriage get the details  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 jun 26 courtstrikesdownfederalantigaymarriagelaw     supreme court hand double win gay marriage backers  ',0),(3954,'node',' vote smart info donors vote smart  news  ',0),(3848,'node',' supreme court hands double win to gay marriage backers domarepealjpg supreme court hand double win to gay marriage backers ',0),(2285,'node',' is newt a futurist  an excerpt from wwwthenewamericancom    ldquo in 1994 gingrich described himself as lsquo a conservative futurist rsquo he said that those who were trying to define him should look no further than the third wave a 1980 book written by alvin toffler the book describes our society as entering a postindustrial phase in which abortion homosexuality promiscuity and divorce are perfectly normal even virtuous toffler penned a letter to america rsquo s lsquo founding parents rsquo in which he said lsquo the system of government you fashioned including the very principles on which you based it is increasingly obsolete and hence increasingly if inadvertently oppressive and dangerous to our welfare it must be radically changed and a new system of government invented mdash a democracy for the 21st century rsquo he went on to describe our constitutional system as one that ldquo served us so well for so long and that now must in its turn die and be replaced rdquo  we need to know who the real newt gingrich is for an article on where gingrich has stood on issues in the past click on the following story link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews politics 2396newtgingrichtheest 19 he also describes himself as he also describes himself as a thinker if the 1994 quote is correct i would not think of voting for him our system of govt is the best and has produced the most prosperous nation in the world i sure don t want it replaced i want it put back to what our forefathers gave us  newt has a high regard for newt has a high regard for alvin toffler a renowned utopian communist and futurist eeesh so while newt might be conservative regarding social issues like marriage and homosexuality i have to presume that his political stance is akin to oppression and tyranny in order to achieve utopian objectives using economic power to force submission to a global government  newt futurist  ',0),(3742,'node',' debbies balanced budget myth  debbies statement from then senate floor on balancing the budget   ldquo i first want to thank the chair of our committee the budget committee for doing such a terrific job in bringing us all together my colleagues on the committee as we all know we worked very very hard together in order to be able to put together a balanced budget that reflects the values of the american people that rsquo s fair that rsquo s balanced in values and approach as well as in numbers and we did that rdquo   mdash sen debbie stabenow dmich remarks on the senate floor may 8 2013 the real question is can it possibly be true absolutely not miss debbie is truly delusional but she was reelected the truth is thatthe budget committee figures show hundreds of billions of dollars in deficits year after year with 566 billion in deficits at the end of the 10year period and around 52 trillion will be added to the national debt over the same period read the more on debbies remarks and what the liberal washington post had to say about her comments click on the following story link  http wwwwashingtonpostcom blogs factchecker post theclaimthatsenatedemocratshaveproducedabalancedbu 20130511 df943560ba7011e2b94cb684dda07addbloghtml 19  debbies balanced budget myth  ',0),(3912,'node',' hobby lobby another major court win against contraception mandate a second legal decision has been made in favor of hobby lobby against the department of health human services contraceptive mandate the mandate requires employers to provide health insurance to their employees that includes free contraception including abortioninducing drugs the company opposes the mandate because it believes that life begins at conception get all the details  wwwthenewamericancom culture faithandmorals item 16042hobbylobbyanothermajorcourtwinagainstcontrace ',0),(3918,'node',' mi senators call on obama to consider great lakes in climate plan senators carl levin and debbie stabenow have sent a letter to the obama administration urging them to consider the impact their climate change agenda will have on the great lakes get the details  wwwmlivecom news indexssf 201307 senscarllevindebbiestabenohtml incartriverdefault ',0),(3858,'node',' michigan abortion battle heats up right to life of michigan has begun a petition drive to prohibit public and private health insurance policies from including abortion coverage unless a woman her family or her employer purchases an optional rider their goal is to collect 350000 signatures in 100 days get the details  wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201307 michiganabortioninsurancebahtml ',0),(3859,'node',' sequester impact predictions mostly wrong do you remembert the dire predictions about what would happen if the sequester took effect now several months later we have some real information about how it actually impacted government staff and services was it as bad as predicted check out the facts  wwwwashingtonpostcom politics theysaidthesequesterwouldbescarymostlytheywerewron 2013063073bdbbfcda7a11e28ed87adf8eba6e9astoryhtml ',0),(3861,'node',' student loan rates double july 1 studentdebtjpg student loan rates double july 1 ',0),(3860,'node',' student loan rates double july 1 interest rates on federally subsidized student loans double today because congress was unable to come up with a solution house republicans wanted to link the rate to the financial markets instead of letting the congress set the rate senate democrats wanted to leave the rate at 34 the president proposed a variation on the marketbased approach in his budget that was sent to congress this spring no agreement was reached before the current rate expired for further information see  wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130701 studentloanratesdoubleascalendarturnstojuly   student loan rates double july 1  ',0),(3916,'node',' the employer mandate delay a path to a singlepayer system under obamacare employers with 50 or more fulltime employees are required to provide health insurance to their employees or pay a penalty for each employee this mandate better known as the employer mandate has been delayed for one year the administration claims the delay is necessary to get it right others however believe the delay is just a way to get to a singlepayer system which is what the administration has wanted all along what do you think read more  medcitynewscom 201307 theemployermandatedelayapathtoasinglepayersystem   the employer mandate delay path singlepayer system  ',0),(3917,'node',' the employer mandate delay a path to a singlepayer system obamacarejpg the employer mandate delay a path to a singlepayer system ',0),(3862,'node',' why medicaid expansion should be defeated the facts  see why the michigan legislature should reject governor snyder rsquo s push to pass obamacare rsquo s medicaid expansion click on the following link to see the facts on what the impact and the costs of medicaid expansion will be on michigan rsquo s citizens why medicaid expansion should be defeated in michigan the facts  call you state representative and senator and tell them medicaid expansion is bad for michigan and urge them to vote no the opinions expressed in this enewsletter do not necessarily reflect those of the clinton county republican party steve wilis chairman clinton county republican party  all emails addresses  ',0),(3864,'node',' obama s climate fiveyear plan renewableenergy2jpg obama s climate fiveyear plan ',0),(3866,'node',' white house delays employer mandate healthcarereformjpg white house delays employer mandate ',0),(3865,'node',' white house delays employer mandate in another setback to the president s health care law the white house announced tuesday that the socalled employer mandate will be delayed for one year this provision would have required employers with 50 or more employees to provide affordable quality insurance or be fined 2000 the delay sets the date for implementation back to 2015 after the 2014 midterm elections how will this impact the implementation of the act read more  wwwwashingtonpostcom politics whitehousedelayshealthcarerulethatbusinessesprovid 20130702 f87e7892e36011e2aef3339619eab080story1html  white house delays employer mandate  ',0),(3868,'node',' john adams repents in heaven foundersjpg john adams repents in heaven ',0),(3867,'node',' john adams repents in heaven can you imagine what the founders might be thinking about the country on this independence day 2013 read more  wwwmichigancapitolconfidentialcom 18829  john adams repents heaven  ',0),(3870,'node',' obamacare economy pushes workers into parttime jobs everybody wants a robust economy so good jobs numbers are a welcome bit of news aren t they adding almost 200000 jobs for the past few months sounds great and would seem to indicate that the economy is getting better but what do we find when we look a little deeper into the data do these jobs numbers really indicate an improving economy what do you think read more  dailycallercom 20130705 obamacareeconomypushesworkerstoparttimejobs  ',0),(3938,'node',' ccrp poll republican candidates for the us senate   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview congressman dave camp told reporters he s considering running for the us senate seat being vacated by retiring senator carl levin and that he has talked to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell about the possibility many republicans believe congressman camp would give the gop a chance to expand the 2014 map of competitive states former michigan secretary of state terri lynn land is already running but has failed to excite many republicans she made it clear she wouldn t stand aside for camp setting up a potentially divisive republican primary if he runs in an email to the hill land cast camp as an establishment congressman noting his votes for the wall street bailout and raising the debt ceiling other republicans including rep justin amash are also looking at the race but amash this week predicted it will be very difficult for a republican to win camp would bring significant fundraising abilities to the race he has 3 million in the bank camp has also shown a willingness to work across the aisle mdash most recently taking up bipartisan tax reform with sen max baucus that s a selling point in the democraticleaning state though it could cause him problems in the primary congressman camp is under a lot of pressure to bring much needed tax reform to the american people and it is unfortunate he doesn t seem to be having success land said camp is termlimited at the powerful ways and means committee and cannot hold on to that chairmanship after the 2014 election new poll question who do you feel is the best candidate for the us senate in michigan to represent the republican party on the ticket 2014 justin amash dave camp terri lynn land someone else undecided to vote in this poll click on this link who do you feel is the best candidate for the us senate in michigan to represent the republican party on the ticket 2014   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should federal bankruptcy law supercede michigan s state constitution by reducing retiree pensions yes 51 no 45 undecided 4 there were no comments submitted on this poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(3872,'node',' dems want to hide obamacare for a year obamacarerolloutjpg dems want to hide obamacare for a year ',0),(3874,'node',' ccrp poll taxfunding for abortion insurance   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues poll overview michigan s constitution allows the people to initiate legislation through a petition drive there is a current petition being circulated to create abortion insurance optout legislation the advantage of this approach is that the bill s language cannot be changed by the michigan legislature nor can it be vetoed by the governor in order to propose this bill to the legislature 258000 valid signatures of registered voters must be gathered within 180 days after petitions are approved by the board of canvassers and submitted to the legislature the legislature has 40 calendar days to say yes or no if a simple majority in both the house and senate approves the bill it becomes law without the governor s signature the law would become effective 90 days after the end of the legislative session if the legislature votes no or fails to vote the issue will be placed before the people as a ballot question in 2014 the federal health care reform law affordable care act enacted in march 2010 requires insurance exchanges be available in all 50 states by 2014 the aca contains a special provision allowing the states to exclude abortion as a covered benefit in the health plans operating under the exchange this is known as abortion optout no taxes for abortion insurance is initiating a petition drive which would place abortion insurance optout legislation before the michigan house and michigan senate this legislation was passed in december 2012 however governor rick snyder vetoed it the legislation would exclude abortion coverage from all health plans in the state of michigan whether in the exchange or not allowing abortion coverage to be added only by an optional rider new poll question should michigan pass initiative legislation via a petition drive to allow abortion coverage only as a special insurance rider yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganpassinitiativelegislationpetitiondri  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the federal government be determining what to serve serving size and the content of meals in michigan schools yes 23 no 77 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 school lunch menus what s next the feds come into your home and tell you what you can and cannot cook or eat this is ridiculous and just like the rest of the liberal progressive and communist ideas it will not work what should happen is to have all the kids take gym and swim however on second thought do the boys have to shower with the girls anf vice versa this world has gone completely mad ida s you control our country rsquo s future with your vote get involved elect responsible people in 2014  http wwwclintoncountygoporg   all emails addresses  ',0),(2658,'node',' hostile workplace president obama and others on the left have been bashing the right claiming that republicans are waging a war on women so why is it that women in the obama white house are paid less than the men is this just more of do as i say not as i do read more  freebeaconcom hostileworkplace  ',0),(3876,'node',' more epa regulations coming epajpg more epa regulations coming ',0),(4142,'node',' ccrp poll pending government default  new poll overview as congress and the president continue to fight over what they want done to stop the government default on october 17 it seems the only people who are willing to compromise are the moderate republicans in both the house and the senate according to the polls the majority of the people in the country would like to see all of the elected officials replaced because of their inability to govern our political systems two party structure has reached a point where the ideologies are so far apart that compromise appears to be unacceptable to both the question becomes who will blink first and give in if history is any indicator the republicans will ultimately cave in to the demands of the president and the democrats the result will be that republicans will again be blamed for the failures at this juncture the republicans have to decide if they are going to capitulate again or go all in and let the default happen and face the consequences for standing up for their principles and doing what they see is best for our country new poll question should congressional republicans hold the line and allow a governmental default if the president and the democrats fail to compromise yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldrepublicansholdlineandallowgovernmentaldefau  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the mi legislature pass a bill that would ban the use of public employer facilities for political or union activities yes 73 no 27 undecided 0 no comments were made on this poll   all emails addresses  ',0),(3878,'node',' big brother is looking at your bank accounts too  guesswhojpg big brother is looking at your bank accounts too  ',0),(3873,'node',' should michigan pass initiative legislation via a petition drive to allow abortion coverage only as a special insurance rider  yes no undecided sign the petition i hope that people will sign the petition is it possible to have these available at the ccrp summer bbq bob c  ',0),(3880,'node',' russian troops deployed in us  russiansjpg russian troops deployed in us  ',0),(4128,'node','  the sky is falling according to the king   ldquo king obama rdquo threatens that unless he gets the authority to borrow a few extra trillion dollars by oct 17 the sky will fall he trying to get the financial markets to react to his dire predictions and to seek political advantage the treasury secretary says he will not prioritize payments if there is a shutdown even though he has that authority obama will and the dems will own whatever the result of their intransigence is as our ldquo socialist president rdquo believes ldquo you never let a crisis go to waste rdquo we all know his end game here is to win the house back in 2014 and finish his ldquo fundamental transition rdquo of america for a story on the true impact of a shutdown and obama rsquo s predictions click on the following story link  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 oct 8 editorialobamaandchickenlittle  19  ',0),(3713,'node',' april jobs report surprising strength consistent with a slowdown today s job report for april offered a mixed bag of news about the economy and the recovery some of the news such as a real reduction in the unemployment rate not one fueled by people leaving the work force is good but some of the other numbers such as no increase in manufacturing jobs weren t so much what does it all mean read more  wwwhumaneventscom 20130503 apriljobsreportsurprisingstrengthconsistentwithasl   april jobs report surprising strength consistent with slowdown  ',0),(3882,'node',' electric car pollution  former general motors engineer ozzie zehner says the only ldquo green rdquo aspect of electric cars is the money some companies make off them the former engineer points out the fallacy that the environmentalists are promoting by not telling the whole story of the impacts that are the resultant side effects of the electric cars being produced read the whole story at  http wwwthenewamericancom tech environment item 15971formerelectriccarengineerelectriccarspollutem ',0),(3885,'node',' you can t have my raisins  did you know that a federal regulation passed during the truman administration gives the government the power to control supply and demand for dried grapes and take a percentage of every farmer rsquo s raisins without paying for them read what one raisin farmer is doing about it in california and what it will cost him in the end at  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130711 cafarmerfacesbankruptcygovtwrathforrefusingtocontr 19  ',0),(3886,'node',' you can t have my raisins  rasinsjpg you can t have my raisins  ',0),(3887,'node',' unions looking for relief on obamacare provisions  some of obama rsquo s biggest supporters are crying foul because of the impact that obamacare will have on their union health care plans read the why they are expressing their dissatisfaction with the plan and how it will impact them at  http dailycallercom 20130711 anotheruniondecriesobamacaresimpactonmembershealth  19  unions looking for relief obamacare provisions  ',0),(3888,'node',' unions looking for relief on obamacare provisions  unionsjpg unions looking for relief on obamacare provisions  ',0),(3891,'node',' amash to try to derail nsa surveillance surjpg amash to try to derail nsa surveillance ',0),(3889,'node',' amash to try to derail nsa surveillance congressman justin amash will attempt to derail nsa surveillance by defunding federal programs that have lead to the covert seizure of millions of americans phone records read more on his move to eliminate the funding of nsa surveillance at  http wwwmlivecom news grandrapids indexssf 201307 repjustinamashwilltrytodhtml 19  amash try derail nsa surveillance  ',0),(3892,'node',' ag holder wants standyourground laws examined attorney general holder stated   but we must examine laws that take this further by eliminating the common sense and ageold requirement that people who feel threatened have a duty to retreat outside their home if they can do so safely by allowing and perhaps encouraging violent situations to escalate in public such laws undermine public safety  read more on holders rsquo comments and his apparent desire to repeal state laws that allow for personal defense at  http wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130716 holderwadesdeeperintozimmermanbattlecallsforreview  ',0),(3894,'node',' ag holder needs to be fired  holdersharptonjpg ag holder needs to be fired  ',0),(3893,'node',' ag holder needs to be fired  documents from the department of justice reveal that a little known unit in the doj was given the task of assisting community groups in florida in organizing and running demonstrations in favor of putting george zimmerman on trial to see how ag holder and the doj became involved in the zimmerman kangaroo court process click on the following link  http wwwamericanthinkercom blog 201307 foiadocsshowholdersjusticedepartmentaidedzimmerman now holder and the doj appear to be seeking assistance in pursuing ldquo civil rights charges rdquo against zimmerman let rsquo s move on  the case should never have gone to trial  the jury found him ldquo not guilty rdquo  case closed  to see how ag holder and the doj are looking at ldquo civil rights charges rdquo click on the following link  http wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20130716 dojphonecallzimmerman 19  holder needs fired  ',0),(3896,'node',' common core fireworks  fededjpg common core fireworks  ',0),