A Michigan man says democracy is 'still there' after his small town ousted its entire local government for approving a Chinese-linked green energy project.
A Michigan man says democracy is 'still there' after his small town ousted its entire local government for approving a Chinese-linked green energy project. 'Everybody out there across America needs to step back and understand that you have the power. It's still there,' Jason Kruse, Green Charter Township’s newly elected supervisor told Fox News. 'Government works and your vote matters – for sure at the local level – and it's super important.
' Kruse led a grassroots movement to recall the entire seven-person board, creating an informational campaign and had a third-party independent survey done to measure support for the Gotion project. 'We don't want to stop growth in our community,' Kruse said. 'But we want the right growth, and we want to make sure that we're not working with hostiles.
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