Rick Ungar says it better than I ever could, but I'll try anyway.
Laws such as the one recently passed in Michigan are in no uncertain terms, un-American. One of the most egregious practices by colonial government in what would become the United States was the dismissal of elected bodies by Royal governors in several states and simply proclaimed new laws without the input of the people. In fact, this practice is referenced in the Declaration of Independence:
He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
And the governor of Michigan asked for and has received that power. This law will allow Rick Snyder to dismiss elected governments facing fiscal problems and hand over the day to day operations of school districts, cities, and counties to private companies not accountable to the people they are supposed to serve.
The people of Michigan were misled into voting for this small fraction of a man who had cultivated a reputation as a moderate. He was referred to as a RINO. The people of Michigan voted for an authoritarian the likes of which the Americas have not seen since the 1700s.
What is more upsetting is the fact that the national media has not been devoting significant time to covering this law. Michael Moore is really the only person I've heard discuss it. Perhaps the media's resources are focused too much on ongoing events in Libya.
I'm reminded of a quote by Thomas Jefferson:
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
People must stand up against against tyranny wherever it exists, whether that be Libya or Lansing.
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