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    Tag: Human Shields

    Bi-Partisan Attack on Michigan Veterans Benefits


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 04:16:53 PM EST
    Tags: Veterans, Executive Order 2009-22, Senate Bill 250, Human Shields, Disability Claims Process, Trial Lawyers (all tags)

    (Certainly thought provoking... Promoted by Nick...)

    Here we are, almost through the Second Annual Right Michigan Bloggers' Challenge, and all I've managed to do so far is post a few responses.  You'd think that I'd dropped off the map or something.  The fact of the matter is that I've been doing some follow-up investigation into the subject addressed in a blog post on the TEA Party of West Michigan site, which focused on an executive order signed by Governor Granholm and the all-veterans protest march in response.  (By the way, that Veterans Rally on May 21st drew about 600 veterans from across the state . . . not bad for being haphazardly organized.)

    However, the deeper that I dug into what was going on, the uglier the can of worms got.  Seriously, fitting together the pieces of this puzzle began to resemble one of those "conspiracy theory" string maps that you see on certain television shows and movies.  And over this past weekend I realized that I had to do something with what I know, so below the fold is what I've managed to put together . . . you be the judge.  (I'll warn you in advance, this is a long read . . . you may want to brew a pot of coffee first.)

    Just at the outset, this is an article in four parts (all four of which are here):

    • Executive Order 2009-22
    • Senate Introduced Bill 250
    • Enter the Lawyers
    • Connecting the Dots

    I didn't break this up into a four-part post because I really just want to get this sucker off of my desk (albeit responsibly).  This has taken considerable time to research, outline, and draft, I've got other things I need to be working on, and I really couldn't think of appropriate "hooks" for each part.  That being said, shall we get started?

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    ACTION ALERT!!! United Veterans Council of Kent County Meeting on 26 May 2009


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Mon May 25, 2009 at 03:20:19 PM EST
    Tags: Veterans, Executive Order 2009-22, Senate Bill 250, Human Shields, Disability Claims Process, Trial Lawyers (all tags)

    (cross-posted from TEA Party of West Michigan)

    This meeting will take place at American Veterans Post # 126 (2929 Marshall Avenue SE in Grand Rapids) on Tuesday, 26 May 2009, starting at 7:30 PM.  At this meeting of UVCKC, the Veterans' March on Lansing will be debriefed.  Additionally, what should be done next will be discussed.


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    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Veterans March On Lansing!!!


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Tue May 19, 2009 at 10:29:29 PM EST
    Tags: Veterans, Executive Order 2009-22, Senate Bill 250, Human Shields, Disability Claims Process (all tags)

    (Promoted by Nick...)

    (cross-posted from Tea Party of West Michigan)

    This post is in follow up to my post from a week or so ago about Governor Granholm going too far.  At tonight's meeting of the Kent County Veteran's Honor Guard I learned that the various veterans' organizations in Michigan have organized a full-blown march on Lansing to protest both Executive Order 2009-22 and Senate Bill 250.  (This has been in the works since the executive order was issued.)  I don't know what plans any of you may have for Thursday afternoon, but I would certainly appreciate a show of force in support of my brothers-in-arms.  The protest rally is planned for Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 3:30 PM on the front steps of the State Capitol Building in Lansing.  A transcript of their flyer follows the break:

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    Attention Governor Granholm . . . You Have Gone Too Far!


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Wed May 13, 2009 at 02:52:41 AM EST
    Tags: Veterans, Executive Order 2009-22, Senate Bill 250, Human Shields, Disability Claims Process, Trial Lawyers (all tags)

    (Promoted by Nick...)

    We Veterans are generally a pretty civil bunch.  We'll put up with a considerable amount of crap from our government and almost always take it in stride, being of the belief that stupidity should be suffered while it is sufferable.  But what I learned yesterday had me about at a gasket-blowing, blood-pressure-cuff-rupturing, penny-nail-spitting, profanity-laced tirade.  Really, I needed the balance of the day just to cool my boil down enough that I could write a post that someone wouldn't remove on the spot.


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