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DETROIT
– Michigan Forward and the Committee to Recall Rick
Snyder are pleased to announce the formation of a new
partnership. CRRS and Michigan Forward will join
together in fielding thousands of volunteers to Recall
the elected proponents, and repeal from the lawbooks,
the “Local Government and School District Fiscal
Accountability Act (PA4).” CRRS has over 5,000
volunteers, many of whom have already carried petitions
for both recall and repeal, and who will join the
thousands of volunteers who have signed up to help
circulate petitions to place repeal of Public Act 4 on
the November 2012 ballot.
“The passage of Public Act 4 is one of the most
egregious pieces of legislation crafted in Michigan's
history. Having CRRS partnering with us to repeal this
legislation turns this from a campaign to a movement.”
says Brandon Jessup, Chairman and CEO, Michigan Forward
and Chairman of Stand Up for Democracy. “Michigan voters
sent a clear message earlier this month. A majority of
voters polled would vote to repeal Public Act 4. This
unfunded mandate on Michigan residents is only part of
the problem; we need legislators that will draft policy
for Michigan’s progress not our detriment.”
The Committee to Recall Rick Snyder(CRRS) is thrilled
that this partnership has been formed. CRRS, a PAC, is a
grassroots non-partisan organization of concerned
citizens from across Michigan that has so far
distributed over 240 000 petitions in an effort to
recall Governor Snyder and assisted in the recall
campaigns of numerous House Representatives and
Senators. It makes sense for these two forces to team up
and forge a strong relationship that we believe will
serve the citizens of Michigan well.
While Governor Snyder talks about shared sacrifice, it
appears the sacrifice is shared by the lower 98% of
income-earning citizens of Michigan, while the upper 2%
and corporations reap new benefits.
The Repeal campaign has distributed 70,000 petitions to
volunteers across Michigan during the first full month
of operations to repeal Public Act 4. The law represents
a naked power grab by the Legislature in Lansing, that
created emergency managers and gave them sweeping powers
including the ability to:
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Seize and sell public assets without a court order
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Strip elected officials of their duties without due
process
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Dissolve/merge cities, townships and school
districts without a popular vote
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Break binding contracts and eliminate collective
bargaining rights at will
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Close vital public services without a public hearing
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Outsource public services and enter into contracts
without legislative oversight
For more information go to
www.firericksnyder.org
or call
1-866-306-5168
to volunteer.
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