More on House Speaker Andy Dillion Recall (Michigan)

Posted on April 16, 2008

Warner Todd Huston

This fight is getting fierce, as I reported last month. Like all Democrats who claim to be interested in democracy, politicians like Dillon reveal that they are far more interested in keeping their political power than they are in serving the people. Dillon is the Speaker of the House of the State legislature who is using union thugs to stop citizens from signing a recall petition aimed at relieving him of his office over his support of wasteful spending and a massive tax increase.

It’s gotten so bad with the fear of the entrenched Democrat power structure, even the Michigan Assoc. of Police Organizations has jumped in to fight the citizen’s right to free political expression with an automated phone call that tells citizens that an “extremist” group is out to topple Dillon.

This is a perfect example of entrenched politicians abusing their power to stay in office and doing their level best to destroy the legal, legitimate efforts of community groups so that they, the politicians, can remain in power.

We like to imagine that we are in a democracy, but examples like this are perfect reasons to at times doubt that assumption. This is the most cynical effort of thwarting the citizen’s wishes that has been seen in quite a while and a spotlight needs to be shed on it for all to see.

If you want all the nuts and bolts of the legality of the fight, Ballotpedia.org has some fantastic info on this effort.

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4 Responses to “More on House Speaker Andy Dillion Recall (Michigan)”

libertyisforme on April 16th, 2008 10:53 pm

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Jeff Molby on April 17th, 2008 1:25 am

Puh-lease. I’m in Michigan and I promise you if you polled 200 people, 180 of them wouldn’t have the slightest clue who Dillon is.

I happen to support the recall, but you’re full of it with this “will of the people” stuff. This is just another battle between two branches of the establishment; “the people” aren’t even paying attention.
Chris Leavitt on April 17th, 2008 2:55 am

I’m not familiar with this situation, so thanks. It reminds me of the PBS documentary, STREET FIGHT, about (now) Newark (NJ) Mayor Corey Booker’s first, unsuccessful run against Sharpe James, who was just found guilty of fraud and conspiracy. I hope they get this Dillon guy out of office, if not prosecute his abuse of power.
Mama Bear on April 17th, 2008 12:56 pm

The U.S. is NOT A DEMOCRACY!!! It is a Constitutional Republic, thank God.

Otherwise, the latte-sipping limosine liberals on both coasts would always win every Presidential election for their favorite marxist candidates.