Publisher's Rant: Where is the outcry?

I listen to talk radio when in the office and could not believe the latest attempt by certain Governors to destroy our democracy. Think I am being paranoid, read on.
This week, the Michigan legislature passed and signed into law a bill that would permit Governor Rick Snyder (R) to basically fire elected city officials and replace them with “Emergency Financial Managers” (EFM) in any city or school district facing “financial difficulties”.
The law would include virtually every town, city, and school district in the state because if they aren’t bankrupt now they might be soon because… get this… the governor’s proposed budget cuts billions in aid to cities and school districts and has been approved by the legislature.
Two thoughts: how do you define financial difficulties and how does this pass constitutional muster?
The biggest question is who wants this? Certainly not ordinary Americans. This is one of the most shocking, Draconian, democracy-destroying measures in the history of this country.
Then who is behind it? It is the same ones who back Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Florida laws, all Republicans who were swept in by the Tea Party, the same Tea Party now regretting some of those they helped get elected. To many, including me, these are not Republicans, but people who were put in office by corporations, they only call themselves Republicans.
The new law empowers the governor’s EFM- which, by the way, may be a corporation - and allows them to fire duly elected local officials, cancel labor contracts and even dissolve entire communities and school districts. By the way, typical pay for an EFM is $400,000.
This is not a Republican, Democrat or Tea Party issue. This is a fundamental American issue and that should be crystal clear to each and every one of us.
Have you heard any protesting? There are some protest gatherings in Michigan complaining about the law, but these activities have been relatively small. Where is everyone else?
It doesn’t matter if you support unions or object to them; that is irrelevant – unless you happen to be a monarchist.
This is a group of Governors (who received major funding from corporations, Citizen United cleared the way) who are determined to implement a boilerplate, less democratic system serving big multi-national corporations and does very little for anyone else. It is truly shocking what they are attempting to do.
Good news? Yes. These guys are going to leave in their wake a level of distrust that will carry on for years and hurt the Republican Party. Approval polls relating to them in every one of the states are dropping like rocks, serious recall efforts are on in all states. Let’s hope they are successful.