[USNBandit]

If we cannot earn their respect we will do what we have always done; hit it with a flashlight until we gain compliance."

Nothing like threats of physical violence to de-escalate the tone of public discourse. There is probably an old law on the books in Michigan that covers threats to the legislature.

[cripplecreek]

What really brought the danger of public unions home to me was when Jenny Granholm started importing prison inmates from other states so union guards wouldn’t get laid off.