Michigan United Conservation Clubs v. Secretary of State

I join and fully concur in the admirably concise majority opinion. I write separately to provide the rationale and analysis for my conclusion that 2000 PA 381 is exempt from the referendum power of art 2, § 9 of our 1963 state constitution and why I take exception to the constitutional exegesis offered by my dissenting colleagues.

I. THE QUESTION BEFORE THE COURT

There is no gainsaying that 2000 PA 381 has become the focus of a heated debate among various segments of Michigan’s citizens; Justice Cavanagh’s dissent is generous in providing his own extensive personal views on the public…