State of the Citizen Rally

Michigan Legislators are as deaf, dumb and indifferent to the Michigan Bill of Rights as is Washington DC.

Sec. 1.

All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their equal benefit, security and protection.

§ 2 Equal protection; discrimination.

No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws; nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of his civil or political rights or be discriminated against in the exercise thereof because of religion, race, color or national origin. The legislature shall implement this section by appropriate legislation.

§ 3 Assembly, consultation, instruction, petition.

The people have the right peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, to instruct their representatives and to petition the government for redress of grievances.

When we vote for something, we are exercising our PROTECTED RIGHT of POLITICAL POWER and INSTRUCTING OUR REPRESENTATIVES.

As you no doubt are aware, 63% of Michigan voters – and at least 50% of voters in every Michigan county – approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) in 2008. That kind of resounding support should send a clear message to politicians in Lansing that the people of Michigan support compassionate care for those suffering from debilitating illnesses. We need to make sure Lansing got the message.

A package of bills have been introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-30), Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom, (R-34), and Sen. Roger Kahn (R-32) that could render the MMMA ineffective. The bills are scheduled for a hearing this Tuesday, January 19, at 1:00 p.m. before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Sen. Kuipers chairs.

I'm not at all surprised that my State Senator Gerald Van Woerkom is one of the "I know what's best for you" crowd. It's no secret that Muskegon County is hard pressed to find a true Constitutional Candidate to run for any office. Just the fact that Van Woerkom has been able to get away with voting with the Democrats to raise taxes and still remain in office proves that. Now he's working to defy the voters on Medical Marihuana.

More on the Smoking Ban

By jgillman, on December 14th, 2009

§ 2 Equal protection; discrimination.

No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws; nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of his civil or political rights or be discriminated against in the exercise thereof because of religion, race, color or national origin. The legislature shall implement this section by appropriate legislation.

If this resolution of this particular issue currently makes you happy, you might find another reading source. Michigan government is out of control.

I’m likely going to bore you unless liberty matters.

Cheesy platitudes about freedom, our rights, you know silly little things such as that shouldn’t keep you from your daily duties anyhow. You’ve heard people like me go on and on about how a teeny little law is the “end of the world” and likely dragging us deeper into the abyss of a totalitarian utopia, right?


That’s ok.. you have friends in the Legislature who cannot see the damage they do, an executive branch which doesn’t listen, and a judiciary which will likely never say anything contrary to “popular” opinion anyhow. Bye.

But expect to see much in protest to the HB4377 on this site and elsewhere. The passing of HB4377 has proven that stupid is indeed contagious, and prolonged proximity contact in legislative chambers dulls the sense of liberty in our elected representatives. Im not the only one who feels this way: FULL STORY

State of the Citizen Rally

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:30 pm

State Capitol building in downtown Lansing

Citizens from across Michigan will be gathering outside the State Capitol building in downtown Lansing to present their State of the Citizen on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:30 pm. Organizers are challenging state lawmakers to come outside and listen to stories of how their failed policies have impacted Michigan families and how they can earn our vote in 2010. The program will be held concurrently with the Governor’s State of the State address.

“ Lansing politicians are all too familiar with the state of the State government. What they need to be better in tuned with is the state of the citizen. It’s time that politicians stop listening to each other and listen to the people” says Leon Drolet, Director of the MTA , who will be discussing the state of the taxpayer. More Information