 ccrp poll privatizing michigan prisons  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview the michigan house is considering the authorization of michigan rsquo s first privatelyrun prison for adult inmates house bill 5174 would allow the michigan department of corrections to house prisoners in privately operated prisons the proposed legislation also includes a requirement that the private prisons would have to save 10 percent in costs to qualify labor unions are opposed to the proposed legislation and want to preserve state prison jobs the legislation originally specified the department of corrections contract private prison services with the owners of a former juvenile correctional facility in baldwin the bill remains bogged down in the michigan house where the gop enjoys a 6347 majority and only 56 yes votes are needed for passage where some republican legislators that have prisons in their districts are reluctant to vote for passage michigan corrections officers unions and the united auto workers are active in those prison districts and also at the capitol a union tent was on the capitol lawn the day the prison privatization vote was supposed to take place a more expensive stateoperated prison likely would be closed and replaced by the privately owned north lake correctional facility in baldwin if the bill is enacted some observers argue that this appears to be one of the strongest trumps the unions are using to keep the bill penned up new poll question should the michigan legislature passed legislation that would allow for the privatization of michigan prisons 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your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the term limit law in michigan be repealed yes 48 no 50 undecided 3 three comments was made on this poll question comment 1 we already have term limits it s called voting comment 2 i agree we have term limits called the voting booth why loose quallity leaders based on limits we need the best people in office this would insure that we keep the best and vote out the worst comment 3 the problem is that the majority of voters don t have a clue about their legislator unless it affects the pocketbook they don t know what their record is on issues is and they vote on name recognition when they get in the voting booth the election laws should be modified to require that the voter at least knows who the candidates are when they go to the polls i know there is a law against that however the result is that we have people electing their legislators that don t know anything about them voting is a right it should have a corresponding responsibility term limits should be repealed   2011 all emails addresses  