It matters: Know before you vote on MIchigan's six proposals  It
matters: Know before you vote on MIchigan's six proposals
Posted: Updated:  Citizens are getting lazy about doing their
homework on the ballot proposals. Want proof? Raise your hand if
you have read the wording on each of the six questions.  No
hands. Raise your hand if you have seen the TV commercials on
the proposals. Lots of hands and your due diligence will likely
end with that. Shame on you.  Watching TV commercials to
"explain" the ins and outs of each issue will not get it done
but the consultants know that you are lazy and they are
exploiting it big time.  To wit. The most effective commercial
is the one urging a no vote on everything. You've surely seen
the husband and wife at the kitchen table bemoaning the writing
of this "junk" into the constitution.  It's a brilliant ad
because it is simple and does not require any thinking, no
research, no nothing on your part. Unfortunately it is not that
simple.  Each ballot question has a host