Can Michigan's Right-To-Work Law Be Implemented?

From Politicus USA:

Did Michigan Republicans even read the ALEC-Koch “Right-to-Work” legislation they just passed? 

It doesn’t appear likely. Why? Because the law may not be able to be implemented as intended. 

Just as the Wisconsin law violated their state constitution, so it appears the Michigan law does the same, albeit for different reasons. In addition to the violation of the state constitution, just as in Wisconsin, we also have a lawsuit filed over the violation of the Michigan Open Meetings law. But to the constitutional issue…

Michigan Senate Democrats report, “The Michigan Constitution gives clear authority to the Civil Service Commission over conditions of employment for the state’s workforce. Experts have suggested today only a vote of the Civil Service Commission could enact Right to Work policies for state workers.”

Oopsie.

This is the sort of thing that happens when a national organization is writing your legislation for you. But one assumes that the big boys at ALEC did not count on the uber laziness of the Republicans. Surely they were meant to fine tune the bill to suit their state. But then, when you shove a bill through in a lameduck session and don’t hold it open for debate, these things tend to happen.

 Yet again, the joke is on the GOP. All of this controversy for nothing it seems.

The Wrap-Up: January 9, 2012

Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ)

This weekend, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was on-hand to mark yesterday being the 1 year anniversary of the shooting that took place at Tuscon, Arizona that claimed 6 lives. 

The GOP candidates faced a double-header of debates this weekend and used the opportunity to spread more political falsehoods.

In Sunday morning's debate, Mitt Romney says he doesn't discriminate...except when he discriminates.

Despite the positive jobs numbers from December, Romney continues to say President Obama has made the economy worse.

Some of the contribution numbers have come in on a race that will pit the former first lady of Iowa against one of the House's more outspoken conservatives.

Rachel Maddow

The FBI has finally done something that should have been done ages ago.

Just because Rick Santorum doesn't yell and shout does not make him any less an extremist. He is, in many ways, quite extreme.

I'm sure there are more than just 5 myths on taxes here in the U.S., but here are the big ones.

NFL players are fighting Indiana's proposed anti-labor bill.

The New Jersey state legislature is set to introduce a marriage equality bill in the new session.

And lastly, Rachel Maddow showed up to talk politics with Jimmy Fallon. Hilarity ensued (especially at the end of clip 2).