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In which we finally declare our allegiance
We live in polarized times. You hear all the time how sharply divided the country is, a fact that seems to be borne out by new evidence and new controversies nearly every week. The fissures run deep, splitting families, ending friendships, causing all sorts of bad...
MI CATS Convicted
We just received word that the Michigan Cats protestors have been convicted on all counts. We are angered and saddened by the news. More coming soon.
MI CATS on Trial
We've been caught up with some matters not directly related to Enbridge (though not completely unrelated either!). Some companion legislation to a bill giving tax breaks for oil and gas development proposes to eliminate some protections for property owners subject to...
Property Rights Bill: Final Thoughts
As we said yesterday, we learned some things-- not all of them very helpful or comforting-- by watching the morning's House Energy and Technology Committee hearing on House Bills 4885, 5254, and 5255. One thing that became very clear is that the legislation is not, as...
How your lawmakers handle your property rights
Wow! This morning, we spent some time watching the House Energy and Technology Committee hearings on the three bills we've been squawking about over the past few days. It was both interesting and very disturbing. We learned a lot, some of it clarifying and some of it...
More on the Erosion of Your Property Rights
On Friday, we brought you the disturbing news of some new legislation introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives by Rick Outman. HB 5254 makes a very subtle and seemingly small change to Act 16, the Crude Oil and Petroleum Act, removing the word...
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