Several Michigan lawmakers are now facing recall votes for their role in passing the recent tax hike. I hope they all lose their jobs, but morevoer, I hope nobody replaces them. That’s too much to ask for, though.
After learning he was a recall target, [Steve] Bieda said today: “We’re facing some huge challenges in this state. We’re trying our best to accomplish these changes. Some of them are painful and some of them are uncomfortable to do. But we have the responsibility to balance the budget and the responsibility to put the state back on sound financial footing.”
No, Mr. Bieda. You had the responsiblity to run the State with a balanced budget, a task at which you and all of your colleagues failed abysmally. These changes are only painful for you insofar as you might be recalled, or may not be re-elected next time around.
The Teamsters are, well, being Teamsters. What’s new? The current attempt to exercise unauthorized power over others is happening at the casino down the street from my Alma Mater.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, which owns and operates Soaring Eagle, may take the position that the NLRB has no jurisdiction.
This was my first inclination – that they’re grasping at straws if they think they can get away with this. The Casino is one of the better paying non-manual-labor employers in the entire County of Isabella. Every year, college students line up for lucrative jobs as ushers, dealers, and bartenders at the resort. And the ones who are selected are in turn, paid far more than they’d make elsewhere in town. Unfortunately, the article cites that the NLRB has usurped tribal sovereignty since 1984, effectively allowing for unionization. As if it weren’t bad enough that we gave them all smallpox, and took all their land, and killed all the buffalo…
Finally, the potential libertarian victory – however small – Michigan’s House is attempting to repeal (to an extent, and conditionally) the law which requires motorcyclists to wear helmets. Riders who want their Fabio-esque locks to trail in the wind behind you, you’ll have to pay an annual fee – in addition to your license and registration fees – prove that you carry a certain minimum amount of insurance, have attained 21 years of age, have at least two years of riding under your belt (how this is determined?) and take a safety class. Whew!
Unfortunately, it will probably be vetoed (again) by our Governess. So much for “representative” government.