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Episode -219 'Is Detroit Ready to Fight Back Against Emergency Management?' - IU Radio LIVE

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Episode - 216 - Plutocracy v. Democracy: Should Detroit Declare Bankruptcy?

On Friday, March 1st, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) announced his intent to put a "Emergency Financial Manager" to run the State's Largest City and Automobile Capital of the World, Detroit, Michigan.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

BREAKING: Mike Duggan off ballot for Mayor of Detroit State Appeal Court Rules; Tom Barrow's campaign vows to move forward with race

Photo Credit - The Detroit News
Detroit Mayoral Candidate Tom Barrow (L) was successful in
effort to remove former Wayne County Prosecutor Mike Duggan (R)
name from August 6th primary ballot for not meeting City Charter
Residency Requirements, as upheld in a Michigan Appeals Court Ruling
 on June 18, 2013.
DETROIT (June 18) --- Mayoral candidate Tom Barrow today succeeded in removing opponent Mike Duggan from the August 6th Primary Election ballot when the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the lower court which removed Duggan from the ballot due to not fulfilling the requirement of being a registered Detroit voter for one year at the time he filed his nominating documents.

Detroit Free Press - "Mike Duggan can't run for Detroit mayor, Michigan appeals court rules' - June 18, 2013 by Journalist Paul Egan
“We hold that Duggan has not met the qualifications for elected office by the plain terms contained in the charter,” said the majority opinion in a 2-1 decision.
As a former Wayne County Prosecutor, Mike Duggan moved into Detroit on April 16, 2012 with the intentions of running for Mayor of Detroit from his residence in Livonia, Michigan. Duggan filed his nomination petitions less than the Detroit City Charter requirement of (1) year or 365 days of residency on April 2, 2013.

On May 23, 2013, the Detroit Elections Commission in a 2 to 1 decision led by City Clerk Janice Winfrey (D) and intern Detroit Legal Council Edward Keelen found that Duggan despite not meeting the City Charter Requirements for residency has defined in section 3-111, was eligible in error, to have his name appear on the ballot.

Siding against the majority's ruling, current City Council President Charles Pugh said to the Detroit Free Press, “I really feel like the Duggan campaign messed up.”

Detroit Mayoral Candidate Tom Barrow, who faced a media firestorm challenging Duggan's residency status in his attempt to run for Detroit's highest elected office, efforts were justified by the Michigan Court of Appeals ruling today, and with Wayne County 3th Circuit Court Lita Masini Popke decision last week agreeing for Duggan's name removal from the August 6th primary ballot.

Barrow talked exclusively with Independent Underground Radio LIVE host Monica RW regarding his effort for justice for Detroit's voting residents on June 11, 2013.
"I have to tell your folks who are listening that I don't even know Mr. Duggan as a individual. All I know is that the Detroit City Charter is explicit. It says that in order to be a candidate for office in Detroit, you have to be a Detroit voter for one year. That's just clear," Barrow stated. "So then the City Clerk (Janice Winfrey) put off the ballot three or four people that had not been residents for one year." 

"And when it came to enforcing the same provision for Mr. Duggan, who of course is very wealthy, they kind of winked at it. They (Detroit Elections Commission majority) did not do that. It's not fair and it is not right," Barrow explained. "You should not have to go thought all of this to seek justice when the Charter is so clear and explicit. This should have been a ministerial matter and now its' been politicized because the Detroit City Clerk did not do her job. And  the court agreed Mr. Duggan is not qualified to be on the ballot." 
The Tom Barrow for Mayor Campaign released a statement this afternoon, as follows:
"This is the best solution for the City of Detroit. The Court in upholding the new Detroit City Charter restores Detroiters' faith in the objective rule of law and in treating all citizens the same regardless of wealth and stature.

The Appeals Court has affirmed the wisdom of the people when they approved the new City Charter last year with the requirement that a candidate must be, at a minimum, a registered voter and resident of the city for at least one year as was the intent of the Charter Commission.

Our biggest concern was that the integrity of the election process be respected by those who would move to our great city seeking public office. It must be known that Detroit is a community which respects the rules of law and fair play and applies these rules to everyone, whether rich or otherwise. 

An incredible amount of money has been expended during by all sides of this legal battle, all of which was unnecessary and should have been avoided had the Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey upheld her oath of office and not favored one office seeker over others who were not allowed onto the ballot based on the same Charter violation.

This a la carte style of ballot access Ms. Winfrey engaged in must be stopped and it is her stewardship of the elections process that has caused this case to go this far, disrupting Detroit's campaign an political process.

The Appellate Court's decision today is a stark repudiation of her stewardship over the Elections Division of the City of Detroit. She refused to recuse herself due to her personal relationship and support of a candidate that the Court has now ruled should not have been approved for the ballot in the first place had she and the city's Corporation Counsel fairly and objectively interpreted the common sense plain language of the Charter.

In the best interest of all of the residents of the City of Detroit, Ms. Winfrey must immediately resign and take responsibility for this debacle in the wake of this devastating decision against her judgment and performance as City Clerk, she has cost the city and the parties enough money and humiliation.

At this point our total focus will shift entirely to promoting our programs for rebuilding Detroit's job base, creating incentives for businesses to be created and grown, and providing an ambitious plan to finance public safety long-term.

Our campaign moves forward from here to victory on August 6 and ultimately success in November."
It is unknown if the Duggan campaign will attempt a last state of appeal to Michigan's Supreme Court after this afternoon decision by the States' Appeals Court affirming the lower judicial branch Judge Popke ruling last week. According to the Detroit Free Press, City Election officials express they are running short of time to print and mail absentee ballots for the upcoming August 6th primary if Duggan decides to carry on with the judicial process. 

A statement released by Duggan's campaign stated the former candidate “take the rest of the day to consider his options” and hold a news conference at his campaign headquarters at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Duggan could run as a write-in candidate according to rules in Detroit's City Charter as an alternative option in his quest for Mayor.


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Episode 301 - Guest Michigan State Senator Bert Johnson 6/18 @ 11am ET - Independent Underground Radio LIVE

Photo Credit - Senator Bert Johnson (D-Detroit)

UPDATE @ 11:30 am ET-June 18, 2013-Our interview today with State Senator Bert Johnson will be RESCHEDULED due to work in the State Senate on Medicaid Expansion with the Affordable Health Care Act. We will notify our listeners on the rescheduling date on our Facebook Page Independent Underground News & Talk.


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Tune into Independent Underground Radio LIVE --MICHIGAN'S TOP POLITICO PODCAST- Tuesday, June 18th program @ 11am ET SHARP.

On today's episode # 301 we are pleased to welcome as our exclusive guest State Senator Bert Johnson (D-Detroit) discussing the investigation of Michigan's highly controversial "Educational Achievement Authority", along with state Republicans refusal in their latest budget to invest public schools, disadvantaged families and favoring corporate tax cuts over sound economic growth.

Other topics to be discussed includes:

* President Barack Obama doubles down on his NSA domestic spying program as his approval rating dips below 50% & with Independents below 40%. Are Americans after reveals of NSA spying programs finished with so-called Hope & Change?

*SCOUTS latest ruling continues are eroding away your Miranda Rights, as the right to remain silent can be now used AGAINST you. What's going on with attacking the 4th Amendment lately in D.C.? We'll discuss.

Independent Underground Radio LIVE is a FEATURED BTR Political Talk podcast based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan covering Michigan and National Politics, job search, breaking news and more. Host Monica R-W is an owner/writer for the popular I.U. News website, and brings her researched Independent opinions to the political issues of the day. 

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Episode 300 - Guest Detroit Mayoral Candidate Tom Barrow on Duggan's campaign ballot removal; IU Radio LIVE 6/13 @ 11 AM

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Detroit Mayoral Candidate Tom Barrow will be IU Radio LIVE
Exclusive Guest on Thursday, June, 14, 2013.
Our groundbreaking MICHIGAN'S TOP POLITICO PODCAST - Independent Underground Radio LIVE interviewed on June 11, 2013 with Attorney John Prosser of CAPP-Michigan discussing proposed legislative changes to the States' Automobile Insurance Medical Lifetime Maximum Benefit in HR 4612. State Representative Ellen Cogen-Lipton (D-Huntington Woods) stop by the program to discuss the cutting-edge FOIA request on citizens behalf exposing Michigan's Educational Achievement Authority practices.


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Barrow, who successfully sued for Detroit's Charter Candidate Residency Requirements to apply for Mike Duggan's quest to be the City's next mayor, will visit Independent Underground Radio LIVE to discuss Duggan Wednesday, June 14, 2013 announcement to further appeal his case to the Michigan Appeals Court.

Duggan, a former Wayne County Prosecutor from 2001-2003 was a resident in Livonia, Michigan until April 15, 2012, before moving to Detroit with the sole intent of running for Mayor. As a former Mayoral candidate, Duggan relocated in Michigan's largest city of Detroit on April 16, 2012 and subsequently filed his petitions for candidacy on April 2, 2013. According to clear language contained in section 3-111 of Detroit's City Charter potential candidates seeking an elected office position must have (1) year or 365 days of established residency.

Detroit's Elections Charter Commission in a 2 to 1 decision ruled Thursday, May 23, 2013, ruled Duggan could remain Duggan could remain on the ballot despite language contained in Detroit's Charter. On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in a stunning rebuke of the Commissions' decision Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Pro-Tem Lita Masini Popke ruled Duggan must be removed from the ballot due for failure to fulfill the requirement to be a registered voter for a year at the time of filing his candidacy on April 2, 2013 two weeks before his one year anniversary.

Mayoral Candidate Barrow exclusively on Independent Underground Radio LIVE will detail next steps of his fight for Detroit residents rights for Charter Statutory Language to be respected, along with sharing details of upcoming events for the Barrow for Mayor Campaign.

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Detroit Mayoral Candidate Barrow responds to Duggan's ballot removal appeal

Photo Credit - CBS Local
Detroit Candidate for Mayor and City Resident Tom Barrow turning
in petition signatures for office in April 2013
Barrow Calls Duggan's Appeal Based on Saving Face Both Divisive and Futile
 
Detroit Mayoral candidate Tom Barrow this morning responded to Mike Duggan's decision to appeal the court judgment against him removing his name from the August 6, 2013 Primary Election for Mayor as a face saving move for the benefit of his financial contributors.
"Duggan is free to appeal to the state courts, the US Supreme Court, the World Court at The Hague and even Capt. Kirk's United Federation of Planets, the result will be the same because the decision is rooted in the case law and state statutes," Mayoral Candidate Barrow said. 
Barrow, 64, was successful in his lawsuit against Duggan on Tuesday when Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Pro-Tem Lita Masini Popke ruled that Duggan must be removed from the ballot due to his failure to fulfill the requirement to be a registered voter for a year at the time of filing his candidacy on April 2, 2013 two weeks before his one year anniversary.
Photo Credit - Detroit Free Press
Former candidate, Mike Duggan, held
press conference on June 13, 2013, announcing appeal
plans.
Duggan, who held a quickly formed press conference with flag loosely hanging on a wall stating "What I Love About Detroit" with a small team of male supporters, stated his judicial appeal efforts is to fight what he perceives as "adversity".
“We’re confident that we will get this reversed,” Duggan said. “This is the nature of the business. If you’re not willing to fight through adversity, you have no business running for mayor of Detroit.”
The extensive and detailed 22-page decision addressed the arguments presented by Barrow's legal team and the unusual response from the Duggan campaign which did not cite or refute the case laws with which the judge agreed.
"So many in Detroit believe that the legal system is "flexible" and accommodates the wealthy and powerful, while working people must accept their fate at the mercy of the courts," Barrow stated. Yesterday's decision balanced the scales in many Detroiters minds, restoring a modicum of confidence necessary for governing".
"For Duggan to continue this futile legal fight is a waste of resources, and is in fact divisive for the city, where the decision restored confidence in the judicial system, his attempt to appeal continues to create an atmosphere of privilege where money trumps the law," he explained.
Barrow referenced former Detroit ballot candidate Mike Duggan time as Wayne County Prosecutor from 2001-2003, indicating Duggan should be inclined to respect the rule of law and provisions in Detroit's City Charter on residency requirements.
"Duggan needs to heed the advice he has offered so many times as a Prosecutor and that is to accept the decision and move on with his life and allow Detroiters to seek out the leadership they deserve to move the city forward," Barrow stated.
Duggan previously lived in Livonia, Michigan until moving to Detroit with the specific intent of running Mayor on April 16, 2012. As a former named ballot candidate in the City Mayoral race, Duggan filed his petitions for candidacy on April 2, 2013. Section 3-111 of the City Charter states the following:
"Sec. 3-111. Residency Requirement for Elective Officers. 
1. Elected Officials Generally. 
All candidates for elective office and elected officials shall be bona fide residents of the City of Detroit and must maintain their principal residence in the City of Detroit for one (1) year at the time of filing for office or appointment to office, and throughout their tenure in office."
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Lita Masini Popke decision ruled Duggan was 14 days shy of one year of residency, required by any candidate seeking an elected office position in the City of Detroit.


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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Change Agent Consortium Concerned About Decision to Move Aerospace Program to Golightly

Detroit Public Schools
Detroit Public Schools (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Detroit Public Schools (DPS) emergency manager Roy Roberts recently announced that he will close Davis Aerospace Technical High School. The program has been in existence for 60 years and is the only kind to be located on an active airport.
“Davis Aerospace is a jewel in this community. The rationale for moving it to Golightly cites a low enrollment of 196. I have visited Davis Aerospace many times and students actually benefit from the smaller classroom size",  David Alexander Bullock, Change Agent Consortium national spokesperson.

Additionally, low enrollment simply highlights the need for DPS to market this signature program better – not move the program and close the present building. Once again it seems that the bottom line is promoting a race to the bottom for DPS,” said Bullock.
Roberts announced the closure of four schools in April as well as the fact that some schools will change buildings and/or consolidate. Expanded curriculums inclusive of career paths, art and music programs are set to start this fall. The school closures and consolidations are expected to leave some teachers unemployed. Students that graduate from Davis Aerospace Technical High School earn an FAA license in avionics, a pilot’s license and their diploma.


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Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Removes Mike Duggan Off of August 6th Detroit Mayoral Race Primary Ballot

English: City seal of Detroit, Michigan.
English: City seal of Detroit, Michigan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Barrow Calls on Detroit City Clerk Winfrey to Immediately Resign
 
In a stunning rebuke to the Detroit Election Commission and the Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Deputy Judge Lita Mashini Popke, today ruled that Tom Barrow's complaint seeking to remove mayoral candidate Mike Duggan was valid.  Judge Popke also issued an immediate Mandamus Order requiring the Detroit Election Commission to remove Mike Duggan's name from the August 6th Primary Ballot.  She also awarded Barrow his fees and costs for the litigation. 
Mayoral candidate Tom Barrow told a stunned courtroom, "The People of Detroit witnessed the re-establishing of the rule of law in Detroit when this Judge upheld the plain language of the new Detroit City Charter.  Contrary to those who would belittle us, Detroiters are wise" said Barrow." 
Detroiters inserted a residency requirement for common senses reasons so as to prevent another outsider from moving in to become a false Messiah." he explained "Mr. Duggan arrogantly ignored our Charter and disobeyed our law and the court said no.  The good people of Detroit applaud Judge Popke on making a courageous but accurate interpretation of the law."
Barrow's original complaint to the Detroit City Clerk on filed on May 14, 2013, alleged that Mike Duggan did not meet the voter registration requirement that a candidate for elective office be a registered Detroit voter for one year "at the time of filing".

Former Candidate Mike Duggan moved to Detroit from Livonia and registered to vote at his new Detroit address on April 16, 2012, but submitted his nominating petitions on April 2, 2013, fully two-weeks before his one year anniversary on April 16, 2013.
Barrow, 64, continued, "Now that we finally have a mayoral race for Detroiters with Detroit candidates, we can now focus on solutions for the future and creating a new paradigm for our city. We wish Mr. Duggan good luck in his future endeavors and that he continues to make a contribution to his adopted home".
However, the remaining and bigger issue is the decision made by of the Detroit City Clerk,  Janice Winfrey, in charge of conducting free and fair election process in the City. This complaint was a routine matter which became political when, despite being in a clear conflict herself, Detroit City Clerk Winfrey refused to recuse herself and completely ignored the clear language of our city Charter and placed Mike Duggan on the ballot.  The rationale was a facetious legal analysis by an equally "conflicted" Corporation Counsel, who himself voted for Duggan.
"The City Clerk's staff in 2009 was caught trying to fraudulently create a list of second ballot box seals which led to the Wayne County Board of Canvassers final ruling that some 59,961 ballots could not be recounted, including 100% of the 41,215 Absentee Ballots in a contest here only 9,501 would have seen the removal of Dave Bing" said Barrow.
"But as importantly, just recently we have uncovered more evidence of incompetence within the voter rolls right now.  We have uncovered massive irregularities and discrepancies including 137,000 voters who have not voted in over 15 years, 14,000 voters who registered on January 1,  1900 making them some 133 years old,  some 87,137 voters who registered to vote on October 10, 2000 as well as multiple dead voters and duplicate registrants,  all making for a fraudulent and unreliable election." he said 
"Ms. Winfrey has demonstrated a biased, political and has mismanaged the administration of the objective City's elections operations and must resign immediately for the good of the city.  Her resignation is especially warranted in the wake of this important ruling against her department and her poor judgment".
Mike Duggan's Facebook Campaign page in response to the ruling by Wayne County Circuit Court Popke released following statement:
"This ruling is contrary to the opinion of every election lawyer who has looked at the case. We're reviewing our legal options with our lawyers and will make a decision shortly on how we'll proceed.
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