but at least you can sort of follow it, right? well, now there s this. in the 2012 election, in this past election michigan voters also got to vote on governor snyder s emergency manager law, which let him come in and take over your town in michigan and just unilaterally get rid of democracy at the local level. voters in michigan voted to repeal that law by a big margin. they voted no on michigan s emergency manager law. so michigan voted no on union rights in the election. so that s why rick snyder says he got rid of union rights in the state. michigan at the same time voted no on the emergency manager law. and so rick snyder responded to that vote by passing a new emergency manager law. one that can t be repealed by the voters this time. that happened this afternoon. snyder is due to sign it as soon as it hits his desk. and this is how michigan works these days. this is why rick snyder is making michigan famous for the most radical state governments in the nation. they treat democrac
past election michigan voters also got to vote on governor snyder s emergency manager law, which let him come in and take over your town in michigan and just unilaterally get rid of democracy at the local level. voters in michigan voted to repeal that law by a big margin. they voted no on michigan s emergency manager law. so michigan voted no on union rights in the election. so that s why rick snyder says he got rid of union rights in the state. michigan at the same time voted no on the emergency manager law. and so rick snyder responded to that vote by passing a new emergency manager law. one that can t be repealed by the voters this time. that happened this afternoon. snyder is due to sign it as soon as it hits his desk. and this is how michigan works these days. this is why rick snyder is making michigan famous for the most radical state governments in the nation. they treat democracy there like a coin toss. it s one of those coin tosses where if it s heads they win. but if it s tai
where if it s heads they win. but if it s tails you lose. do you want to flip again? what has happened in michigan so far is the most dramatic manifestation of how the republican party intends to govern in response to the last election. there s been a lot of talking about what the republicans are going to do, what the republicans might do differently now, but this isn t about talking. in michigan we are seeing what they are doing. are these guys an outlier or is this representative of what we should expect from republicans around the country and in d.c. after this election? joining us now is gene robinson, pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the washington post and an msnbc political analyst. mr. robinson, it is great to have you here tonight. it is great to be here, rachel. i would not have expected it as the first big political thing after the election, but it is michigan that decided to make a real spectacle of itself here. the union stripping thing. the new emergency manager
do you want to flip again? what has happened in michigan so far is the most dramatic manifestation of how the republican party intends to govern in response to the last election. there s been a lot of talking about what the republicans are going to do, what the republicans might do differently now, but this isn t about talking. in michigan we are seeing what they are doing. are these guys an outlier or is this representative of what we should expect from republicans around the country and in d.c. after this election? joining us now is gene robinson, pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the washington post and an msnbc political analyst. mr. robinson, it is great to have you here tonight. it is great to be here, rachel. i would not have expected it as the first big political thing after the election, but it is michigan that decided to make a real spectacle of itself here. the union stripping thing. the new emergency manager law. really draconian new restrictions on abortion. on an
the logic is a stretch. but at least you can sort of follow it, right? well, now there s this. in the 2012 election, in this past election michigan voters also got to vote on governor snyder s emergency manager law, which let him come in and take over your town in michigan and just unilaterally get rid of democracy at the local level. voters in michigan voted to repeal that law by a big margin. they voted no on michigan s emergency manager law. so michigan voted no on union rights in the election. so that s why rick snyder says he got rid of union rights in the state. michigan at the same time voted no on the emergency manager law. and so rick snyder responded to that vote by passing a new emergency manager law. one that can t be repealed by the voters this time. that happened this afternoon. snyder is due to sign it as soon as it hits his desk. and this is how michigan works these days. this is why rick snyder is making michigan famous for the most radical state governments in the nat