A Vicarious Resolution in Support of the Candidacy

Whereas, the citizens of District 5 in the Michigan House of Representatives encompassing all of the cities of Hamtramck and Highland Park, and a Northeast quadrant of Detroit, Michigan, should mandate that any candidate for the office be a stern advocate for the people as evidenced by attendence at town hall meetings ...or public forums, and speaking out on issues concerning public questions of magnitude, e.g., The DDOT Transit issues, the DPSD issues, the City of Detroit issues, and the creation of jobs, the lowering of taxes, the elevation of standards for teaching, the fostering of entrepreneurship aimed at both Green Technology and Life Sciences industries,

Whereas, the citizens of District 5 in the Michigan House of Representatives encompassing all of the cities of Hamtramck and Highland Park, and a Northeast quadrant of Detroit should demand prospective candidates for the office to be competent, cognizant and concerned as evidenced by the candidate's presence on the World Wide Web, using social media, and evincing the aura of professionalism and persistence to be heard on be behalf of the people,

Whereas, the candidacy of Burgess Foster for the Democratic Nomination by the people, for the people, and of the people in District 5 has shown the aforementioned with manly firmness,

Be It Resolved, that the citizens of District 5 do hereby vicariously support TEAM (T.rying to E.levate A.ll of M.ichigan) Burgess Foster for the August 3rd 2010 Democratic Primary by this affirmative resolution.

A Message to Governor Granholm on FaceBook 4/2010

Governor, what can we do to have an entrepeneurship conference in Detroit aimed at jump starting small businesses in Detroit with a State Credit of some kind that will spur the process, e.g., matching state confiscated properties with entrpreneurs or state property not confiscated with entrepreneurs-ecouraging Counties and cities that turn over vacant parcels to Entrepreneurs to a set rate increase in reveneu sharing-something creative-something ingenious to act as a catalyst to economic activity.

My name is Burgess Foster the candidate for the Michigan House of Representative for District 5. Vote TEAM (T.rying to E.levate A.ll of M.ichigan)Burgess Foster on August 3rd 2010 in the Democratic Primary.