| Did you ever wonder why Rick Snyder and Mike Cox are so reluctant to call for a moratorium on Foreclosures? Well, wonder no more. Rayne, the Assistant Editor and frequent contributor, of Firedoglake has a post that is a must read for Michigan citizens who would like to know why Snyder and Cox refuse to endorse a foreclosure moratorium. (Click here to read the Firedoglake post). …there’s an extremely close relationship between the Michigan Republican Party and the largest foreclosure servicer in the state, Trott & Trott. The firm’s owner, David Trott, was a Bush bundler and was John McCain’s landlord during the 2008 presidential campaign. In late 2008, it was estimated that this particular "foreclosure mill" handled roughly 70 to 80 percent of all foreclosures in the state, much of which stemmed from their status as a preferred foreclosure service provider for Fannie Mae. ... David Trott made campaign contributions totaling $15,000 to Mike Cox’s committee or PAC between 2003 - 2006
The policy also has sinister implications. By connecting the dots from the 2008 election we may get a glimpse of Snyder’s and Cox’s real election strategy. It is quite possible that Michigan residents who have suffered foreclosure will find that their vote, just like their house, has been lost. That important piece of information was posted by parsnip in the comments of the post. It is an article from 2008 in the Michigan messenger. (Click here to read the Michigan Messenger article). Lose Your House, Lose Your Vote Wednesday 10 September 2008 by: Eartha Jane Melzer | The Michigan Messenger The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP’s effort to challenge some voters on Election Day. “We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” party chairman James Carabelli told Michigan Messenger in a telephone interview earlier this week. He said the local party wanted to make sure that proper electoral procedures were followed.
Ok, Now we get the idea. It's the old vote suppression thing with a new twist: foreclosure lists that may all have dubious legality because of rampant fraud in the mortgage market and the foreclosre process may be used to challenge Michigan's citizen's right to vote. |
