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More Dillon legal defeatsBy leondrolet, Section News
Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon's just can't seem to win in court lately. And today's ruling in Wayne County Circuit Court was no exception. Maybe he should try something new - like following the law!
To recap: two weeks ago, a federal court struck down Michigan's unconstitutional laws designed to make circulating recall petitions nearly impossible. Then the Michigan Secretary of State ruled that Rose Bogaert HAD collected enough valid signatures to force Dillon to face a recall election. Last Friday, the federal appeals court laughed Dillon's desperate appeal attempt out of Cincinnati's Sixth Circuit. Today Dillon continued his streak of legal losses. You see, the law allows Dillon to write a 200-word defense of his conduct in office that will appear on the ballot next to the question asking if he should be recalled for raising income and business taxes. Dillon, quite simply, has an opportunity to defend his tax hike votes right on the ballot itself. What was Dillon's defense for raising taxes? No one knows. Instead of writing a defense of his tax hikes, Dillon submitted to the Wayne County Clerk a scathing attack against Rose Bogaert and other recall supporters. Dillon's statement included the following:
"He (Dillon) fought to defeat the Ganholm tax on services and for $400 million in budget cuts while protecting funding for our police, firefighters and schools. We need more leaders like Andy Dillon who are willing to fight for change.
If the recall is approved, you will have no representation in the State House during November and December. The recall campaign was organized by paid operatives, with almost all the money coming from outside Michigan, to advance a partisan, political agenda. The Michigan State Police has opened a criminal investigation into the illegal tactics of the recall organizers, including fraud and forgeries." Yes, his statement actually misspelled the Governor's name. More importantly, his attacks on the recall organizers are untrue and have absolutely NOTHING to do with defending his conduct in office, as required by law. Today in Wayne County Circuit Court, Chief Judge William Giovan agreed. He ordered the last two paragraphs of Dillon's statement struck and rebuked Dillon for his further disregard for the law. A clear trend has developed during the Dillon's recall battle: Dillon makes plenty of accusations of lawbreaking against his detractors. But Dillon's the one who keeps losing in court.
Leon Drolet
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