Regime change.......the American way!

GOOD MORNING FLINT!
By: Terry Bankert
ELECTION DAY 11/04/08 http://attorneybankert.com/

How to find your polling place?

1. Think real hard, where did you vote in August.

2.Look in your wallet for your voter registration card.

3.Ask your wife, she will remember.

4.Call your local clerk if you remember where you live.

5. If you do not remember where you live, Walk outside your house look at your address, check your drivers license for your birth date. Then contact the numbers below.......... Cheessse!

- Michigan Secretary of State polling place finder. https://services2.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/registeredvoter.aspx?vid=3580106

- Google Polling Place Finder http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/mapplets/elections/2008/us-voter-info/us-voter-info.xml

- My choice for Genesee County election information. Michael Carr Genesee County Clerk Election Information. http://co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/election.htm

Carr also has provided you with Ballot Proposal information. http://co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/images/pdfs/2008GeneralProposalsForWeb.pdf

- THE ELECTION NIGHT PARTY IN GENESEE COUNTY YOU ALL ARE INVITED, PROVIDED BY Doug Weiland, Election Night Gatherings County Clerk Mike Carr will be counting ballots in the basement of the County Administration Building. Immediate results will be provided via Internet link in the Harris Auditorium, 3rd Floor of the County Building. Watch the results from anywhere on the planet over the Web at http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/images/Election%20results/CurrentElecResults/elecdata/SUMMARY.HTM

State Representative Rick Hammel will be at Gabby's, 6277 W. Pierson Road, Flushing at 8:00 PM.

State Representative Candidate Jim Slezak will be at Little Caesar's, 1081 S. State Road, Davison. Contacts are Bette at 618-4153 or Jim at 845-8803.

State Representative Candidate Michael J. Thorp, will be at Brick Street, 1223 E. Grand Blanc Road, Grand Blanc, 8:00 PM

Democratic Coordinated Campaign Party will be at UAW Local 599, 812 Leith Street, Flint, at 9 PM. Food and drinks provided.

Sponsored by: the UAW,
Michigan Campaign for Change (Obama/Biden),
Rick Hammel,
David Leyton,
Rose Bogardus,
5th District Democratic Committee,
Dale Kildee,
Dan Kildee,
Jeff Wright,
Brenda Clack,
Woodrow Stanley,
Jim Slezak,
Lee Gonzales
and the RWDSU.

Contact Dayne Walling, Regional GOTV Coordinator at dwalling@michiganforchange.com for information.

Those expected to be at the party include: State Representative Brenda Clack State Representative Lee Gonzales Congressman Dale Kildee County Treasurer Dan Kildee County Prosecutor David Leyton County Commission Chairman Woodrow Stanley County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright County Commissioner Rose Bogardus

Voters Rock Event, 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM, sponsored by Planned Parenthood of East Central Michigan and the Greater Flint Creative Alliance, at Churchill's Food and Spirits, 340 S. Saginaw, Flint. Music, spoken word performances, activist speakers, food, drinks, prizes and televised election updates. FREE and open to the public. For information call 238-3631.

Southern Genesee County Democratic Club Victory Party, at John's Pizza, N. Leroy Street at Long Lake Road, Fenton, 8:00 PM to ?? Hot and cold food, cash bar, big screen TV election coverage, $10 per person. In the banquet room with friends, family and supporters of the Campaign for Change. RSVP to Elizabeth Dickens at 810-629-3519.

- Pssst; We were told to not speak to the press, so if you are please disregard the following.

I will be working on the Michigan Voter Protection as a polling place monitor at an undisclosed location in Genesee County Michigan. Because it’s the right thing to do. This is the third election I have volunteered for this duty. We had our training last Sunday.
See http://www.flickr.com/photos/30366181@N05/sets/72157608602962821/show/

Our job is to monitor Republican Challengers and report if the lines are being slowed down. American will be changed today, for the better.

These elections are what separates a Democracy from the rest of the hordes. Some countries cause regime change by bullets we do it by ballots under the rule of law. What a wonderful day to be an American. See ya on the other side.

Terry Bankert
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Michigan Court of Appeals...Kelly

GOOD MORNING FLINT!
11/01/08 By Terry Bankert

Last night Halloween I found myself at a friends house in the neighborhood passing out candy. Former Flint resident, now Traverse City, Michael J. Kelly was there.

We knew each other but not socially. I was quite impressed with the discussion of law that followed. He is running for the Court of Appeals in the 4th district.

I would vote for him if I lived there. My New Best Friend The Michigan Court of Appeals candidate Michael J. Kelly. In our discussion I learned Mike Kelly has: Twenty years of experience in courtrooms throughout Michigan.

In over 100 trials he has sought justice for Michigan citizens. More than four dozen appeals in State and Federal Courts.

So some of you say ,What is the Court of Appeals? Created in 1963 under the Michigan State Constitution, the Court of Appeals is an “intermediate” appellate court between the Supreme Court and the Michigan trial courts. Final decisions resulting from a circuit or probate court hearing may be appealed to the Court of Appeals.

Every party has a right to file an appeal to the Michigan Court of Appeals. Several thousand cases are resolved each year by the Court. The political boundaries of the Districts of this Court do not seem to make any sense.How is a District determined for the Court of Appeals? The Court of Appeals is divided into four districts that are determinded by the population of the counties whithin.

The Fourth District is by far the largest, holding 58 of Michigan’s 83 counties. How many judges sit on the Court of Appeals? There currently are 28 judges on the Court of Appeals. Hearings are held before a panel of three Court of Appeals’ judges and at least two of the three judges must agree on the ruling. The panels are frequently rotated so that a variety of judicial opinions are considered.

The decision of the panel is final except for those cases that the Supreme Court reviews. Where are the Court of Appeals hearings held? The Court sits in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Marquette.

Do Candidates run on a partisan basis? No. The Court of Appeals, like all judicial races, is non-partisan.

I strongly suggest that if you can to vote for Michael J. Kelly for the Court of Appeals?

Why you ask?

Because he has the necessary experience, work ethic and temperament for the Court.

For twenty years, Michael J. Kelly has represented people in courtrooms throughout Michigan. In over 100 trials he has sought justice for Michigan citizens.

Having worked for two decades in the courtrooms from where the appeals arise, Michael J. Kelly not only has the requisite knowledge of Michigan law, procedure and the rules of evidence essential for the court, but the practical experience of knowing what actually takes place in a trial.

This, combined with an extensive appellate background that includes over four dozen appeals in the Michigan Court of Appeals, Supreme Court and Federal Courts, makes Michael J. Kelly the right choice for the Court of Appeals.

IMPORTANT Remember to turn your ballot to the judicial races.

If you vote a “straight ticket” alone, you have not voted for judges. Posted here at not cost nor direction by Terry Bankert http://attorneybankert.com/

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Bush Recession..his legacy......

GOOD MORNING FLINT!
BY Terry Bankert 10/31/08

2008 will go down in history as the George Bush recession.

This year has healded the fall of the National Republican Party and the repudiation of “Conservativism”.

The 2008 general election will select a president and will be the turning point where voters reject this out dated doctine as a viable paridigm of rational public policy analysis.

"The decline in our GDP didn't happen by accident," Sen. Obama said Thursday. "It is a direct result of the Bush administration's trickle-down, Wall Street-first, Main Street-last policies that John McCain has embraced for the last eight years and plans to continue for the next four."

Consumers are uncertain and are spending less, and spending first on essentials. Our country is at The front door of what may be a sever and long lasting recession.

Our only hope is for leadership change and a return of consumer confidence, and a reinvesting in America.

OBAMA SAYS of The policies of President George W. Bush, which had landed the economy in trouble. "George Bush has dug a deep hole for us and he wants to hand the shovel to John McCain,"

The economy suffered its biggest decline since 2001 in the third quarter, ushering in what may be the worst recession in a quarter century.

The Republicans are doomed. In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 54% of registered voters ranked the economy as their No. 1 concern, outweighing any other issue by three times or more.

Among those surveyed, 49% said the Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, would be better at improving the economy, compared with 28% for Sen. McCain. The voters will speak loud and clear next week.

In Flint our car wash’s are empty. It’s coneys time at Tom Z’s instead of Miller Rd. Dinning. The shopping center parking lots empty as the Dollars Stores fill up. The impact of the Bush recession is clear when you drive around town.

Our car and light truck sales are the lowest since 1993.

The news this morning was not reassuring.

“Industry figures showed cars and light trucks sold at a 12.5 million annual pace in September, the fewest since 1993. October sales may drop to an 11 million pace, according to a Deutsche Bank AG estimate.”

“The figures indicate that the steep downturn -- which may be labeled a recession later on by the group of economists that makes such calls -- probably began well before September, when carnage at financial firms spurred a freeze in lending. In coming months, as tighter borrowing terms and higher rates work through the system, employers are expected to slash jobs and consumers are likely to pare spending even more.”

UNIMAGINABLE TIME FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY

``These are truly unimaginable times for our industry,'' Robert Nardelli, chief executive officer of Chrysler LLC, said in a statement last week. The third-largest U.S. automaker will cut 25 percent of salaried workers and reduce production.”

“Incomes after taxes and adjusted for inflation dropped at the fastest pace since comparable record began in 1947, today's GDP report also showed. The 8.7 percent decrease followed an 11.9 percent jump in the previous three months and reflected the influence of the tax rebate payments from the government's economic stimulus plan.”

What can we do?

Change the leadership in this country from President to Michigan Supreme Court to State and local officals.

Vote for the Democrats or those they endorse only.

Sweep out the conservative ideology that has economically destroyed our country. Its time for a change. P

osted here by Terry Bankert

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[2] http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE49T7NL20081030

[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aAewsi3edRGY&refer=us

[4] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122536898235884019.html?mod=googlenews_wsj 101321

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