The protest by the New Era Detroit organization on Livernois
and Outer Drive that blocked traffic was handled by the wisdom of the elders in
the crowd and the presence of officers from the Detroit Police 12th precinct. We
are extremely glad that things turned out well. Shout out to Keith Williams, and State Rep
Latoya Garrett who appeared and listened to the protesters. While the message of supporting black
businesses was valid, blocking the
street preventing customers from getting to the businesses that the black
people own hurt their cause. Places like Kuzzos and Baker Keyboard lost
customers because of their street blockage and was counter to the message that
they wanted to send. Order was restored when the protesters started to sit down
and talk instead of cursing and aggressiveness.
We hope that some of them changed their mind on the
importance of voting and how to deal with the problem of gerrymandering. It is the gerrymandering of districts that
create the voter disenfranchisement and, gives the young an illusion that their
vote does not count. By selecting large
tracts of land a political party winning
an election in a Census year can draw new district lines and shape policies for
the next 10 years. The result of this
effect is a gridlock situation where nothing gets done and the neighborhoods
are not represented fairly in Lansing and Washington. You get laws passed that
will only benefit the few at the expense of the majority of the people.
Making a law referendum proof by preventing the voters from
deciding what the people want is a form of voter fraud at the legislative
level. Legislative Voter Fraud takes
your takes your voice away from making changes in the process against the
majority of the people. To change that you have to register to vote, sign a
petition, and vote the change into law.
Laws like a declaring a misdemeanor for making a referendum proof law against the will of the
people can be handled by a ballot initiative signed by registered voters asking
for their voice with their vote.
In a football game ever play run does not go for an instant
touchdown. Therefore this is going to be a ground game all the way to 2020 of
voting in every election. You also have to support the ballot initiative for a
non-partisan commission to pick the districts at the Congressional, State,
Local, and County level to get a true representation of a community. By voting this into law, you will end the
gridlock that goes on in Lansing and Washington and get a true representation
of your neighborhood at the State and US Capitol.
Change is coming but it takes time. Vote anyway.
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