Tomorrow in Michigan, volunteers all over the state are holding a massive recall petition signing event to remove Gov. Rick Snyder from office. If you live in Michigan, you can find a local event near you on
Facebook or at
FireRickSnyder.org.
Also, for the first time the volunteers working to recall Snyder are receiving official support from the Michigan Education Association. Yesterday, the MEA sent out an email to their members linking to an action page endorsing many of the ongoing recall campaigns in Michigan. This included the effort against Snyder directed by FireRickSnyder.org:
The following is a list of current MEA-supported recall petitions that have been approved for circulation. Also included is contact information for the organizers, where available (if contact information is not yet available, try connecting with the Snyder recall captain for your county -- they are often connected to these other efforts).
Please check back, as this list is subject to frequent changes:
Statewide – Governor Rick Snyder – www.firericksnyder.org (see list of county captains for local contacts)
Bam. Adding the MEA and their 155,000 members to the 4,000 volunteers on the ground is a game-changer. Now we can definitely put together the structure needed to pull this off.
Snyder keeps giving us more fuel to the fire, too. As Muskgeon Critic wrote today, a member of Snyder's staff illegally sent an email to local government officials encouraging them to attend a Republican Party fundraiser:
Local Snyder fundraiser email breaks law
TRAVERSE CITY — Area Democrats want to know why Gov. Rick Snyder used his staff and local county governments to spread invitations to a Grand Traverse County Republican Party fundraiser.
Greg Andrews, the governor's Marquette-based northern Michigan representative, sent an email to local governments that encouraged officials to attend the Governor's Breakfast on Saturday during the National Cherry Festival.
Given the legislation Snyder has passed so far in office, it appears he thinks that public funds should not be used on schools or retirees or the unemployed, but instead on Republican Party fundraisers.
Just like Wisconsin, the leadership in this campaign is coming from individuals on the ground who, despite receiving no official organizational backing at first, were willing to stand up and fight back on their own. Their courage and determination is winning them followers, and starting to make possible what once seemed impossible.
If you live in Michigan, join in the fun and stand with them tomorrow at a recall event near you. You can find a complete listing of events at FireRickSnyder.org and also on Facebook.