Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the Senate on September 10, 2008, to extend for another year the sunset on the use of revenue from fees charged for the transfer of vehicle registrations to pay for administrative expenses rather than for road construction and maintenance expenses

The vote was 28 in favor, 8 opposed and 2 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 552 at Senate Journal 77)

Click here to view bill details.

the roads are in such bad shape.

this is so wrong

With this bill, the state's budget-makers have decided that it's more important to pay for Secretary of State clerks than road-construction workers. When Terri Lynn Land comes around wanting your vote for Governor in two years, ask her why costs for running her office have done nothing but balloon, while Michigan roads went to pieces.

WHAT IDIOTS!!! No wonder our roads are so bad. I agree with one of the other comments on a previous issue, throw them all out, and start over, with a part-time membership. I saw a billboard that said michigan might be putting in HOV lanes....what does that mean...well, High Occupancy Vehicles...Carepool lanes.... HOW CAN THIS STATE AFFORD TO PUT IN CARPOOL LANES, WHEN WE CANNOT EVEN AFFORD TO FIX THE EXHISTING ROADS? I WISH I COULD BE UP THERE IN THEIR SEATS, AND WE WOULD ONLY HAVE THAT PART TIME LEGISLATURE THAT I MENTIONED ABOVE, AND I WOULD ALSO TAKE THEIR EXTRAS AWAY....FOR EXAMPLE, CARS TO DRIVE TO WORK IN....THAT IS REDICULOUS! I WORKED FOR 30 SOME YEARS, AND NEVER WAS SUPPLIED A CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK...WHY ARE THEY SOOOO SPECIAL. MEDICAL BENIFITS....AFTER THEY ARE OUT OF OFFICE, THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIRS JUST LIKE WE DO...***AND***THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN SOCIAL SECURITY TOO, JUST LIKE WE HAVE TO....THAT WOULD GUARANTEE OUR SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THE REST OF TIME...THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THAT FUND AGAIN, AND THEY SURE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO THE ILLEGAL ALIENS.... THANKS FOR LISTENING.

 i'm against the passage of this bill.

i'll bet you can't imagine why.

This was an idea from another dumbocrat. The folks in lansingistan are busy writing more and dumber traffic laws everyday to steal our money and then are surprised that it takes more people to process all this nonsense. Cut all the budgets by 25% this year and 25% next year. Maybe we can lay off some of these gubmint workers and get our economy moving.

Cajun, your against everything, and I can imagine why. It's because you have nothing but questions and no answers. You and your little me too friend. How about coming up with solutions. I mean ones that will work in the real world, not your Robinson Crusoe, I can make it on my own fantasy land you live in on your computer screen.

 

 i'm against government TELLING us the money they take from us is going to be used to fix the roads we pay taxes for, then spending it on some pork project.

i take it you AGREE with being lied to by your legislators, and having them use money that is SUPPOSED to be earmarked for road repairs for their pet projects.

you must. you oppose me, and i oppose being lied to.

i think that you and your 'krewe' just oppose me just because it's me, and just to be contrary. a typical michigander stand.

i keep asking questions because all i hear is whining and moaning from the leftists here. some want to teach a course in demcratic socialism, others just want to snipe.

NONE of you want to put up any real, concrete answers of your own.

what would YOUR SIDE do? tax us more? spend our money MORE frivolously? come up with MORE pork to spend our taxes on?

come on... let's hear YOUR ideas. YOUR governor got us into this mess, how is she going to get us out?