Disenfranchisement of Many: Why Michigan Democratic Party Should Not Re-elect Mark Brewer

UPDATE: LON JOHNSON IS OFFICIALLY THE NEW CHAIR FOR THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY ~ Congratzi!

The views and opinions expressed in this post are strictly mine because I am an original source.

I do not encourage re-election Mark Brewer for Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party and this is why:  He is an asshole.

Mark Brewer: Disenfranchising from the podium

This description is harsh in tone but I speak from personal experience.  For sake of brevity, I  shall boil it down to one simple term:

Disenfranchisement of many.

Having been elected as a 14th Congressional Delegate I sat on the Resolution Committee.  I would write the resolutions to be submitted to the MDP to become, ultimately, part of the national platform.  Other members would present the resolutions to be voted upon for the state platform.  Brewer set the state platform, not the people because there was always money involved behind the scenes.  Through intimidation or basic ignoring, Brewer would not recognize the 13th and 14th Districts; the resolution members, and the Chair Rick Blocker of the 14th CD, submissively allowed the resolutions to be omitted from the vote process.

Brewer is not a fan of Detroit and could care less about its future because it has no money to funnel into his thiefdom by way of his political consultants.  He was recently supported by Mildred Gaddis on her local radio show, but then again, anyone who pays her price will get her thumbs up.  That was just about the extent of Brewer's ventures into Detroit over the last two years of his tenure in office.

He is not a fan of women, either.  Female political consultants are forbidden to participate in the all boys club.  Why?  I can only assume it is for the same reason the MDP was not supportive of female political candidates.  All I know is that he blatantly dismissed me on multiple occasions.

Then there is the last election for the Michigan Democratic Party Chair where Brewer, through his arrogance, did not go out of his way to even meet the elected members of the 13th and 14th delegation. Rumor has it he claimed "it was a waste of his time".

Then there is the other side of voting, running for office.  Brewer has a test formula for passionate individuals who wish to throw their hats in the ring and run for public office.  The test is called money. If you have no money to pay his political consulting cronies, for which there is a form of personal kickbacks for him, then you have no chance of garnering the support of the Michigan Democratic Party.  For more detailed dirt click here.

I was sent on a mission to represent on the MDP Advisory Committee, but actually I was there to 'observe and obtain' (to be explained later).  For almost two years I witnessed the exclusion of new faces and fresh ideas in the party.  In one of my final meetings with the group, I confronted Brewer about not supporting new candidates and excluding Hamtramck, Highland Park and Detroit Voting Age Population and youth in election education.  I shall quote his response, [sic] "We are conserving our resources for the Congressional races."  Considering the fact that the majority of the Michigan Democratic Congressional Delegation was sitting at the table, I considered that a smack in their faces because MDP did just about nothing for the southeastern Congressional incumbents during their term of office or for the election in general.

Lastly, there is chaos of rank and file. Brewer sold the unions out, mainly the Big 3, by not coordinating or working with them.  Brewer has been, for the last three years, selling woof tickets on how he is going to bring together the Democratic Party through social media.  I almost busted out laughing when he had the audacity to say this and I almost choked when the elected officials actually bought into his pseudo dog and pony show app.  Still, he attempts to use the promise of finally establishing a social network as part of his stomp speech for re-election.

As for the corruption in the Michigan Democratic Party that has flourished under Brewer's watch, all I have to say is look at the 13th and 14th Districts.  Need I say more?  Yes, but only under subpoena.

In short, the disenfranchisement of many is the reason why Republicans took control of the state.  They embraced anyone in any place who expressed an interest in participating in politics.  No matter how limited the background or the paucity of an individual's bank account, people were encouraged, unlike the MDP.

Make sure you let Mark Brewer know that I put some of his dirt out there.


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