Why a stealth campaign?
Isn't it curious that the group that wants to rewrite the Michigan Constitution to make government less expensive and "more transparent" refuses to divulge the names of the person or persons who are footing the bill for their petition drive?
An obscure group based in Hastings, MI, that calls itself Reform Michigan Government, Now! has been conducting a stealth petition drive for months, seeking to collect some 360,000 signatures by July 1 to get their amendment on the November ballot.
Hey, everybody wants to reform government. But in this case, voters would be wise to be careful what they wish for because they just might get it.
This anonymous lashup would not only slash the size and form of the legislative and judicial branches, it woud cut the pay of just about every elected official to the point where only the independently wealthy - or folks who aren't averse to accepting favors - will even want to serve.
They argue, of course, that this wold make government "more accountable" and limit the influence of lobbyists and bureaucrats, who pretty much steer Lansing now. Sure thing.
You'd think that any person or group with such high ideals, however, would be proud to admit authorship. Unless, of course, they have another agenda.
