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Granholm and her opponent, Dick DeVos), no public body, no major news- paper supports the MCRI. The initiative is too sweeping and will likely end up with unanticipated consequences, fur- ther damaging our struggling economy. U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow did find voter fraud by MCRI's out-of- state funders when they sought petition signatures to bring this proposal to our state's ballot. I, for one, will vote no on Proposal 2 (the misleadingly named Michigan Civil Rights Initiative). It isn't civil, and it isn't right. oz s! - eu 'Aluno3 tong titled :iaMsuy