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发帖数: 29846 | 1 March 23, 2013 Posted by David Robertson
Here is an excerpt from a 03/22/13 news story published by the Detroit Free
Press.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson joined the fight against Detroit’s emergency
financial manager on Friday, calling for mass, nonviolent protest in the
city to fend off what he called an attack on residents’ voting rights.
Jackson and several other opponents to an EFM pledged to file a lawsuit
next week challenging the constitutionality of Michigan’s new emergency
manager law. It takes effect Thursday and grants broad powers to the
incoming emergency financial manager, Kevyn Orr, a Washington, D.C.,
bankruptcy lawyer.
“As opposed to having a city council that’s democratically elected and
a mayor, you’ll have a plantocracy, a plantation-ocracy, replacing a
democracy,” Jackson said.
Of course, one might question the legitimacy of Rev. Jackson’s involvement
in Detroit politics, since he is an outsider.
Here is more from the same news story.
Demeeko Williams, 27, said he was hoping for more information from
Jackson about how Detroiters would protest. He said he attended the rally
because he’s concerned about his constitutional rights, but he was
suspicious of Jackson’s agenda.
“It’s probably to add to his résumé,” Williams said, adding that he
recognizes Jackson’s place in history as a civil rights leader. |
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