In civil procedure, generally, the “rule of thumb” is as follows: If you have a good case, you cite the facts; if you have a bad case, you cite the law; and if you have no case, you jump up and down, point your finger, scream and yell behind closed doors and demand Sen. David Jaye resign or you will expel him.

This is exactly what is going on in the Michigan Senate through the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow, a man whose only other ambition is to become the next attorney general of Michigan. Never mind that no senators, regardless of anything they have ever done, have been expelled; and Jaye has not, as of this moment, even been charged with anything, let alone found guilty of anything related to his domestic squabble in Florida!

You would think for a man who wants to become the next attorney general, DeGrow would not only understand Jaye is “innocent until proven guilty” and want to preserve Jaye’s rights, as well as emphasize the point, to bring any measure of credibility to the mess he has created. DeGrow himself is apparently unaware that censoring or reprimanding Jaye would be a more consistent and progressive punishment than the inconsistent path he has taken.

DeGrow has menaced the voters of Macomb County with his Joseph McCarthy-style bullying tactics, “secret files” and attacks against Jaye. That’s why Citizens for Justice and at least two other organizations have hired private investigators to reveal the indiscretions of several other well-known senators whose charges were far greater than those of Jaye, yet were not expelled.

Additionally, two local talk show hosts have called for state police investigations into those senators, and three news publications have offered crime stopper-style rewards, ranging from $1,000 on up! Democrat and Republican senators alike can congratulate DeGrow for provoking all of this in his inexorable attempt to both deprive Macomb County residents of their representation and pursue “no case” against Jaye. Let’s see, when was the last time we had a bumbling attorney general?

P.R. Garfiend
Troy resident