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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#777777" TEXT="#080000" background="16303573.jpg"> <div> <B>SCS VOICE</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="15cd2013.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B> <img src= "/cgi-bin/counter.gif?fg=255,255,255&bg=255,0,0">  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>See update on the Florida Supreme Court and it's revised opinion on TIFA's needing voter approval if they pledge ad valorem taxes as a way to finance or help pay them.   They do!</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Welcome to  SCS VOICE </B></div> <div> <A HREF="april_city_council_meetings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Columns, 2008"><B>Columns, 2008</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="City Archives thru Dec. 2007"><B>City Archives - thru Dec. 2007</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blue Ribbon Commission Report Harper Av"><B>Blue Ribbon Commission Report - Harper Avenue  </B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blue Ribbon Commission Exhibits Harper "><B>Blue Ribbon Commission Exhibits - Harper Avenue</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="florida_supreme_court_rules_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florida Supreme Court Upholds Voter Appr"><B>Florida Supreme Court Upholds Voter Approval Needed for TIFA's</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="20072007_sample_of_city_wage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2007/2008 Budget Sampling City Wages and"><B>2007/2008 Budget Sampling City Wages and Fringes</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="some_retirees_pensions__bene.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Some Retirees Pensions Benefits PD/FD"><B>Some Retirees Pensions & Benefits PD/FD</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="County"><B>County</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="county___archives_may___octo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="County Archives May January 2007"><B>County - Archives May - January 2007</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="county_archives_2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="County Archives, 2008"><B>County Archives, 2008</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="inconvenient_truths_about_a_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Inconvenient Truths about a County Execu"><B>Inconvenient Truths about a County Executive </B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="guest_book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact SCS Voice"><B>Contact SCS Voice</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="links_of_interest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links of Interest"><B>Links of Interest</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="my_commentary___archives.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Commentary Archives"><B>My Commentary - Archives</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="We Get Letters"><B>We Get Letters</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="letters_archive.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters Archive"><B>Letters Archive</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="are_we_stupid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Environment"><B>Environment</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>July 24, 2008</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The "Reform Michigan Now" ballot proposal may or may not make it onto the ballot, as there are serious questions about how clearly it was understood by those who signed the petition.  Most signed thinking they were "reforming the legislature", but if you want to see what is really behind this proposal, you might want to click on the link below</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mackinac.org/articlewef.aspx?ID=9668" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mackinac.org/articlewef.aspx?"><B>Mackinac Center for Public Policy</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>and take a look at a slide presentation, which until recently, was posted on the UAW web site. (It was removed once made generally available to the public--after all, you don't want voters to actually know what they are voting on).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> This proposal is more about giving one party  control over the Michigan Legislature and controlling the Michigan Supreme Court, and thus ensuring that redistricting cannot ever face a "judicial challenge."  The slide presentation admits that there "redistricting will not be approved by voters",  and that to "succeed, redistricting  reform needs to be a small part of a larger, popular state government reform program."  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Please take a moment to read this slide presentation.  While there are many points I can agree with in this proposal, I will not vote for this as it is nothing but an attempt to make Michigan a one party state and that is not a healthy thing for our government.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> I hope you enjoy these pages.  As one who has followed the political scene here in the Shores for many years, I try not to rant too much and to provide readers with facts and information they can use and depend on.  </div> <bR> <div> If you have any suggestions of  comments, please use the contact me link above.  I look forward to hearing from you.</div> <bR> <div> If you want to write us for publication,  please use the "Contact SCS Voice" link above and put "Letters" in the subject line.  We reserve the right to edit all letters for length and no vulgar content will be allowed.</div> <bR> <div>    </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Published by Kathy Scruggs</div> <bR> <div> Unless otherwise noted, all material belongs to  and is copyrighted by site owner and may not be reproduced without  prior, written permission.  @ks2007</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>