House Republicans walk out on accident victims, remove Democrats from committees

Today I have taken the audio from Rep Dillon as well as a couple of clips from Night Shift. The subject is Bolger’s retaliation against Dems after the Democratic leadership issued a press release criticizing Republicans for walking out on people with disabilities.

Special thanks to Night Shift with Tony Trupiano.

Today we talk about:

• Jase Bolger’s pattern of silencing voices they do not like
• We saw the same thing in #vaginagate
• The Republicans listen to special interests, but not to the accident victims who showed up to testify
• The Democrats represent the majority of the public and it’s our job to speak up for the public.
• There’s a line that you cross when you decide there are things more important than listening to people who have come to testify.
• This is a distraction from the No-Fault debate
• Everyone should be outraged.
• This is a demonstration that the GOP is NOT interested in a debate about No-Fault reform.
• This can only be described as the behavior of a bully.

Guest:

• State Representative Brandon Dillon

More audio, links, and activism over the jump …

Other Audio:

Links:

• Michigan House: 8 Democrats booted from committee assignments as dispute escalates
• Mich House Speaker retaliates against Dems holding Republicans accountable for leaving No Fault ins. hearing
  
• Mich House Republicans vote to throw over 200K Michiganders off food assistance (& that’s only part of it)
• Why Bill Schuette Hates Patient Rights
• Jessica Heeringa’s alleged abduction prompts Michigan elected officials, law enforcement to consider safety law for clerks
  
• Kevyn Orr, loan board members ordered to testify in Open Meetings Act lawsuit
• Lesbian teen from Brighton recounts firing as Boy Scouts camp counselor
• Surprise! Republican bill adds politics to science funding
• Tim Skubick: Trying to prove the incumbent is bad isn’t good campaign strategy
• Michigan road funding: Will partisan political fighting derail policy debate?
• Michigan House: Speaker Jase Bolger reinstates some of the Democrats removed from committees

5 Minute Activism:

Ask 1-3 people if they have registered to vote and if they plan on voting in 2014. You don’t have to get into a political conversation or ask who they are voting for or anything else that might be uncomfortable. This is just to remind people and to raise awareness of voting.

Here’s the state voter registration application. (pdf)

Michigan voter registration at Register to Vote (dot org)