{"id":52662,"date":"2023-11-12T16:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T21:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=52662"},"modified":"2023-11-12T16:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T21:03:22","slug":"all-politics-is-local-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=52662","title":{"rendered":"All Politics Is Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, The Patriotic News<\/a> posted an article about the recent elections in Green Charter Township in Michigan. The voters there were not happy with the actions of their governing board, so they voted ALL of them out of office.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The good people of Green Charter Township, a small rural community north of Grand Rapids, ousted all five of the board members in a special election held Tuesday. They swapped the five, all Republicans, for candidates who ran without party affiliation. To show they meant business, the townspeople immediately\u00a0called<\/a>\u00a0in locksmiths to change the locks on the main government building.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The residents took such drastic action in opposition to the construction in their town of a $2.3 billion EV plant by a company, Gotion, that has\u00a0links<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0China<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voters were angered that the now-ousted board moved forward with the project despite severe backlash from the community. At a hearing last year, one resident\u00a0remarked<\/a>, \u201cMy family members fought communism, and you\u2019re bringing it right here.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another resident, Harry King, said<\/a>, \u201cRight now, we are not on friendly terms with China. They are threatening us. I consider them the enemy. I don\u2019t want them here, either.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The plan for the Michigan plant, and another targeted for Illinois, has\u00a0reportedly<\/a>\u00a0caught the attention of congressional Republicans, who have called on the Treasury Department to investigate Gotion. In response, the company\u00a0remarked<\/a>, \u201cWe are a multinational company and don\u2019t believe in political posturing and are still committed to bringing thousands of jobs to the state of Michigan.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The residents realize that their fight is not yet over, but they are prepared to continue their opposition to the plant.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Political newcomer Corri Riebow, who ran for the clerk position in the special election and won,\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0of the town\u2019s brand new government, \u201cWe just plan on making it as difficult as possible for them to continue their process. They don\u2019t even have a sight planned, they don\u2019t have permits yet, so, we\u2019re not their friend.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is what can happen when voters understand the issues and get involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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