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Rule of Law - Yes, We Really Do Mean It!

By PTurner, Section News
Posted on Mon Sep 10, 2012 at 11:38:18 PM EST
Tags: Michigan Supreme Court, Rule of Law, Bob Young, Stephen Markman, Brian Zahra, Mary Beth Kelly, collective bargaining, Greg McNeilly, Clifford Taylor, Maura Corrigan, Marilyn Kelly, constitution, pension tax, emergency manager (all tags)

Perhaps the current Rule of Law majority on the Michigan Supreme Court should have this saying etched into the side of the Hall of Justice in Lansing.

The GOP convention was this past weekend, and as several news agencies have reported, the anger with the GOP-majority Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court was palpable. In a particularly detailed account, MIRS (subscription required) reported that the Justices "faced a frosty reception," although that characterization may be a bit of an understatement. MIRS went on to report that if there had been more time before the convention, it is likely that Justices Markman and Zahra would have faced challenges to their seats, and that "some donors have asked for their money back from the Supreme Court race." Former MRP executive director Greg McNeilly stated that he believes the Justices "made a political decision," and when asked what resources would be left for the GOP's Supreme Court candidates, McNeilly is quoted as responding "F--k them." And this is just what was said publicly; "Most Republican powerbrokers didn't want to air their frustration publicly, but heated words privately, however, have been exchanged."

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Kent County Republican Committee - January 2011 County Convention

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Tue Jan 11, 2011 at 08:01:59 PM EST
Tags: Kent County Republicans, Executive Committee, County Convention, Tea Party of West Michigan, Independence Caucus of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford Women, 2011 MIGOP District Conventions, 2011 MIGOP State Convention, East Kent County Republicans, Brian Zahra, Stephen Markman, Marilyn Kelly, Jane Markey, Michigan Congressional District 3 (all tags)

From the Official Call:

There shall be a meeting of the duly elected Precinct Delegates and the At-Large Delegates to the County Convention at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Western Michigan University Conference Center in Grand Rapids (200 Ionia Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI - 49503).

The purpose of this meeting shall be to elect Delegates and Alternates to the January 28 & 29, 2011 State Convention to be held at DeVos Place in the City of Grand Rapids. The purpose of the State Convention is to elect district and state party leadership.

Only Precinct Delegates elected at the August 3, 2010 Primary Election, the most recent Republican nominees for County and State legislative offices, and Precinct Delegates seated on a permanent basis at the August 2010 County Convention will be seated and considered eligible to vote at this convention. We will be using an apportionment method based on the 2010 General Election results for the Secretary of State by district.

My report on the convention follows the break.