Voice: John F. Frenzel, Saginaw Township
The will of the people, through the referendum process, has until now been the final word in elections. On Nov. 4, 2008, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana law.
Section 333.26422 of the law states, “States are not required to enforce federal law or prosecute people for engaging in activities prohibited by federal law.”
Michigan’s Attorney General Bill Schuette has willfully ignored the will of the people and decided that what voters approve, he can ignore. The attorney general, who is sworn to uphold the election results of the electorate, considers himself above the will of the people. Fantasies of being god come to fruition in a politician’s head. Voters must remember this when he runs for re-election.
Since politicians can willfully ignore the will of the people, we can only wonder what will happen when they control the programming of electronic voting systems being pushed on localities around the state and country. How do you know your vote is actually counted the way you marked it?