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I have the same answer as Bankruptcy Guy: 0.0% chance.
We have been over this many times on this forum. The courts have consistently ruled, and the laws are very clear, that states have the authority to take over, modify, or even eliminate, local municipalities as the state sees fit.
The U.S. Constitution grants [[limited) sovereignty to the states, and none to local municipalities. The states have absolute authority to govern and manage their cities as they please. State takeovers of local municipalities are absolutely allowed under the Constitution.
I also think there is essentially no chance of it being declared unconstitutional, but the constitution in question would be the Michigan constitution. As the previous post says, states have a pretty free hand in how they allow cities to be organized, but Michigan's constitution spells out restrictions on that power.
I agree with you [[and your friend) completely! We have friends who just moved here from Rochester, NY. They had no idea that they paid no admission fee due to the tax. They both love it, and I am getting to enjoy seeing the art all over again through their perspective! If you don't see the value in that $10, look again!
Meanwhile, Orr releases his first budget which is "balanced" with a $120 million loan. He'll get to leave town claiming to have balanced the books. This isn't going to end well.
20 years is a horribly long time when you have to live here. no thanks. gotta go, gotta go..
if the state runs detroit anything like how it runs the roads in michigan, it'll be gone in 5 years.
Detroit will only allow the State to "run" it so long as the State keeps giving it our money; so let's hope and pray it's over in a few months and the City is left to run and PAY for itself and live with the result. 20 years would be a life sentence for State taxpayers. We don't want the State to become a Piggy Bank
I apologized if I missed a case filed on the issue. The one filed by the Sugar Law Center is in Federal Court and alleges violations of the US Constitution. The one in front of Judge Aquilina just sought to invalidate the bankruptcy filing [[I think).
If you're aware of a case alleging that PA 436 violates the Michigan Constitution, would you be so kind as to share it with me?