Vote no on the Macomb County Charter!

On June 17th, the Macomb County Commission voted 25-0 (with one commissioner absent) to approve the Macomb County Charter. Governor Jennifer Granholm will have 30 days from June 23rd to approve the Charter. After that, the Charter will be placed on the November 3rd ballot
seeking approval from the people. This is when I want the people of Macomb County to rise up and vote no on the Charter. There are several reasons why.

The Democrats, along with the unions and the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, pushed for the charter last year and got it. The Democrats have three major objections. First, they want to reduce the number of County Commissioners from 26 to 13. They'll draw three districts north of Hall Road and rest south of it. This will guarantee them a majority of about 10-3 on the County Commission. Second, they want to establish a County Executive that will consolidate more power and raise taxes within the county. Third, the Democrats want to use the County Executive position as a steppingstone for higher office like Senator or Governor. And they want to put this on the ballot in November in an off-year election so they can sneak this by the voters.
Nice try, Democrats. I can see your ploy. The Democrats say that this new form of government will streamline the county government. But given their track record, you shouldn't believe that for a second.

This is the same Democratic Party that raised our millage rates nine percent in Macomb County.
They skyrocketed our taxes in Lansing. And they're practically creating a quasi-socialist state in Washington. I could chronicle everything, but that would require me writing a book and you know a lot of it, anyway. Republicans have been badly beaten in the last two elections. But so much has happened since. A huge grassroots movement has taken place with the tea parties consisting of Americans from all walks of life who just want their lives back to normal. I'm star-
ting to read the Charter now. (You can read it by visiting www.macombcountymi.gov!) One thing that the Democrats, who possess a 22-4 majority in the Charter Commission, placed in the Charter was the establishment of an Ethics Board. This board will consist of five people appoin-ted by the Executive that will enforce ethics in the county. That sounds nice and good, but why not have the County Commission enforce ethics? There's no need to appoint a separate board to enforce ethics! It's just more bureaucracy that we can't afford.

We can also not afford higher taxes and more government. Please vote no on the Macomb County Charter on November 3rd.

G.J. LaRouche, 1 July 2009

Source: Sterling Heights Sentry, 1 July 2009, Staff Writer Sarah Cormier