Should Zoning Ordinances Be Used to Regulate the Number Of Charter Schools in a City?

By Friends of Cushingberry


The growth of charter schools have created a wild wild west for venture capitalists and financial managers who manage them at the expense of the community. The result of the grand experiment of alternative education with public funds is neighborhood blight and marginal educational results.



Case in point is the Benton Harbor School District which was presented with a form letter from the Michigan Department of Treasury to cease and desist being a high school or, the school district will be dissolved. In Benton Harbor and most cities in Michigan, there are more charter schools than kids in a neighborhood. Schools of choice allows the Department of Treasury to move the children to different school districts in Michigan. It allows wealthier districts to select the athletes and top students from other districts and leave the others to rot. What you end up with is a lot of empty buildings and money wasted with the same educational results. 

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
State of Michigan

As of June 4th, Gov. Whitmer ordered that the high school and district remain intact.

The use of zoning laws to limit the number of schools that use public funds in a city would allow for better management of educational resources and, assist in bringing accountability to education.  The successful use of State zoning laws allowed cities like Detroit to limit the number of Marijuana provisioning centers in the city.  If you feel like a law like this would help contact State Senator Adam Holler or any member of the legislature to express your concerns. Especially State Rep Isaac Robertson (D-Detroit) who loves to hear from his constituents.

Website: State Rep Isaac Robinson (D4-Detroit) District 4

Website: State Senator Adam Hollier (D2-Detroit) 

The damage of emergency management by State appointed to public schools can be reversed one step at a time through zoning.  Our children are worth more than $7500 a piece or $8500 if your child is eligible for special education. 

Laws can be changed by changing your elected officials. Some cities in Michigan are having elections in August and November of 2019.  New and progressive candidates like Scott Hughes who is running for City Council Ward 1 in Lansing Michigan is a person who will make that change. 

Ask those questions of the candidates for office and make sure to show up and vote in person or by absentee/early ballot.  

#ShowUpAndVote2019
#ShowUpAndVote2020

Statement of Support for Mr. L. Brooks Patterson

Dear Mr. Patterson,

L. Brooks Patterson - Oakland County Executive

We support you in your fight against cancer and will fight with you together everyday. Yes you were different but you do not deserve to go out like this. George Cushingberry Jr and you have fought some good fights together and, is willing to fight another one with you. Cancer is taking too many of our family and friends away from us. We hope that you fight this disease by every means necessary using current and alternative methods to aggressively fight the fight of your life! 



Please contact George at any time by texting (313) 384-7420 or, on his Facebook Page (Cush's Corner) if you need anything.


Sincerely, The  Friends of George Cushingberry Jr.

Why You Need To Show Up and Vote in November 2018 - Stopping Lame Duck Voter Fraud In Advance

by Richard C. Clement  - Policy Analyst C-Systems Tech Group and 
Co host on Break It Down With Cush on www.gospel1440.com Saturdays from 12pm to 12:45pm

If elected Bill Schuette and the current Supreme Court have a plan to change the results of the Voters after the November 6^th election.  In the December 2018 lame duck session, the Michigan legislature led by Senator Rick Jones(R) will impose laws that will reverse the results of the votes on all proposals and issue blanket pardons for everyone involved into the Flint Water scandal.

If you needed a reason to vote for change in the legal system a vote for Samuel Bagenstos and Megan Kathleen Cavanaugh in the Michigan Supreme Court will effectively stop them in advance.

On his first day at work Bill Schuette tried and failed to remove 54A District Court Judge Hugh Barrington Clarke from office after being appointed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm to an open Judgeship. All other governmental appointments are just a signature and a rubber stamp process honored by everyone.  Schuette took legal measures to remove Judge Clarke to the Ingham County Circuity Court, the Court of Appeals and, the Michigan Supreme Court where all of them ruled in Judge Clarke’s favor.  In their written decision, the justices all stated that the charges brought by the Attorney General were frivolous and a waste of money.

54A District Court - Lansing MI
 Judge Hugh B. Clarke Keeps His Job Despite
the wishes of Attorney General Bill Schuette

Website: Judge Hugh Clarke Keeps His Job! Michigan Radio May 2011

In 2011 Schuette used the vast resources of the Attorney General’s office by to charge a Lansing Michigan resident Shekina Pena for Voter fraud. Ms. Pena owned a marijuana business on Michigan Avenue and presented customers with a slate of candidates for Lansing City Council. A  candidate who was not on the list called Senator Rick Jones who called Bill Schuette to prosecute her.  The case was presented to a Jury of her peers and they found Ms. Pena innocent of all charges. 

Shekina Pena - Lansing Michigan

Website: Schuette vs Pena found NOT GUILTY January 2012 - Mich. Radio

Bill Schuette help direct the voter fraud effort to keep the Emergency Managers in place by going to the supreme court winning a legal to insert the manager law as a budget item preventing change through the ballot process. This method of Voter Fraud by legislative means was approved by the current Justices of the Supreme Court in direct contrast to the right to have your vote counted. In 2011 Gov Snyder went to the Supreme Court to impose a tax on retirees pensions to finance projects like the Karagondi/Flint debacle, salaries and, expenses for State appointed employees. Current and Retired first responders and civil service employees financed this with lower health care costs and reduction in services.

All the public servants needed was an Attorney General and Supreme Court Judges that would have taken the employees’ side by defending the state constitution regarding pensions and the will of the people by their vote.  Instead a perfect storm of one party rule along with concurring Supreme Court justices allowed the Michigan legislature to pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme ever inflicted upon public employees.

After spending millions of taxpayer dollars fighting attorneys like Dana Nessel the relentless attacks on Marijuana was so deplorable, petitions to recall him from office for insubordination to patients and falsification of documents in the Flint Water scandal, were approved by the Midland County Election Commission.

Canadian Legalization Day
 October 17th, 2018  - Windsor Canada
Photo by Daniel Mears - Detroit News

To correct these problems a vote for Gretchen Whitmer will unleash hidden figures that will bring transparency and efficiency to State Government. Having a Microsoft Man as a Lt. Governor in Garlin Gilcrest the following changes will happen.

• The emergency manager will be removed as a line item veto
• The courts will have pro people justices, 
• NO marijuana business in Michigan would have to close down because of the reefer madness mentality of an appointed Sgt. Don Bailey and, 
• Information transparency will be reformed with the honorable use of technology for the people instead of against them.

Therefore from now until November 6^th 2018 at 8:00pm you must show up and vote at your City Clerks office or in person at your polling place. Our future is in the balance!

Use this link to find out where to  #ShowUpAndVote

Website: Bill Schuette Recall for Flint Water Scandal 2016

Website: Bill Schuette Recall for Insubordination to Medical Marijuana Patients

Website: Bill Schuette Recalled July 2011

Break It Down With Cush on WMKM 1440AM Saturdays from Noon until 12:45PM

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Tune in every Saturday at noon, and listen to George Cushingberry Jr. discuss issues in politics, religion, and community uplift.  

Starting with 10 minutes of spiritual reflection, the next 35 minutes are spent discussing topics covering politics, education, criminal expungements and, community uplift efforts. 

During the week of October we will be participating in voting instructions on the November ballot. 

So what that the check box for straight ticket voting was removed!

To correct the problem start from the back of the ballot first because, in order to succeed, you must take the time to read the ballot.  

Starting from the back of the ballot first, you will vote for all of the proposals, judges, school board members, and a continuation millage for the survival of Wayne County Community College. Then vote for everybody with a Democrat by their name.

This election is so crucial to the future of Michigan. The job of an Attorney General was to protect retiree pensions from being used to build a failed pipeline and to cover up inequities in State Government.

Will the current party in charge (Schuette and Snyder) break the union on I-75 and I-696 with non-union workers?  Will the current court approve the move? Vote for Judges who will work for your best interests.  Vote yes on all proposals 1, 2, and 3!

By showing up and voting, it's to remember in November, the Lame Duck in December.

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