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Leon Drolet at Defender of Liberty Awards (intro by Scotty Boman)
From 2000 to 2006 Leon Drolet served in the Michigan House of Representatives. He is chair of the Michigan Taxpayer #39;s Alliance, and was recently County Commissioner for Macomb County, Michigan (from 1999 to 2000). He was also Treasurer of Michigan Recalls who sought the recalls of several state legislators for their vote in favor of a tax increase during Michigan #39;s spending crisis in 2007. In 2008 he spearheaded an effort by the recall Michigan Speaker of the Michigan house Andy Dillon. While Dillon survived November #39;s recall vote, the effort put Michigan #39;s lawmakers on notice. They now know that any tax increase will be noticed, and there will be political consequences. In the 2006 election he acted as state-wide Chair of the successful Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI). The Libertarian Party of Michigan was the only party to endorse the initiative. The MCRI used the petition process to place a state constitutional amendment (Proposal 2 of November, 2006) before voters that prohibits governments in Michigan from discriminating against, or giving preferential treatment to, any citizen on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of government hiring, contracting, or state university admissions. The amendment was approved by 58% of voters despite the fact that proponents were heavily outspent in the campaign by opponents who supported race-based government preference programs. During his final term in the state legislature, he co ...From:Sophie OViews:0 0ratingsTime:26:58More inNews Politics

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