Jesse Jackson, others call Mich. EFM law unconstitutional
Jackson is joined by Congressman John Conyers and Detroit Councilwoman JoAnn Watson.
WDIV LOCAL 4 NEWS AT NOON STARTS NOW. THE JUSTICE MUST IMMEDIATELY INTERVENE TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO VOTE. NEW AT NOON, REVEREND JESSE JACKSON MAKING A STAND IN DETROIT JUST DAYS BEFORE THE CITY'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER STEPS IN TO HIS ROLE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE I'M SHAWN LEY. KEVYN ORR WILL OFFICIALLY NOT ABOUT BECOME DETROIT'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER ON MONDAY. BUT THE DETROIT CITY COUNCIL AND REVEREND JESSE JACKSON IN TOWN NOW YOU RULING THAT THE WHOLE MOVE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WILL JONES IS LIVE. WILL, WHAT IS REVEREND JACKSON SAYING THIS AFTERNOON? Reporter: GOOD AFTERNOON, SHAWN. REVEREND JACKSON IS LENDING HIS NAME TO THIS FIGHT. AS YOU MENTIONED HE SAYS IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL HE'S ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HE HAD SOME STRONG WORDS AND HE GOT A LOT OF APPLAUSE WHEN HE SPOKE TO OPPONENTS OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW THIS MORNING. Reporter: REVEREND JACKSON SPOKE THIS MORNING AT A NEWS CONFERENCE HOSTED BY DETROIT COUNCILMEMBER JO ANN WATSON. JACKSON CALLS THE EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL. OPPONENTS OF THE LAW ARE PROMISING TO PUSH FORWARD IN THEIR FIGHT DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CITY'S APPOINTED EMERGENCY MANAGER IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE CHARGE ON MONDAY. THEY'RE PLANNING TO CHALLENGE THE LAW IN COURT NEXT WEEK AND WE'RE TOLD MORE PROTESTS ANDSIVELY DISOBEDIENCE ARE ARE TO COME. JACKSON SAYS TRITE VOTE ARE AT STATE. WE MARCHED TOO LONG AND BLED TOO MUCH FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE. TO HAVE A GOVERNOR WHETHER IT'S GOVERNOR SNYDER OR WALLACE WHOEVER IT MAY. NO GOVERNOR HAS THE AUTHORITY -- NO GOVERNOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE AWAY THE IMPACT OF OUR VOTE. Reporter: AS YOU HEARD JESSE JACKSON HAD SOME STRONG WORDS AGAIN KEVYN ORR IS SET TO TAKE CHARGE IN THE CITY FIX BE THE FINANCIAL WOUNDS ON MONDAY. LY MEET A LOT OF PROTESTS. WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE INCLUDING ON THE PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT WEEK'S MAJOR PROTEST THAT'S COMING UP THIS EVENING. WE'RE LIVE HERE IN DETROIT. WILL JONES, LOCAL 4. WILL, THIS IS SUCH A CONTROVERSIAL LOCAL ISSUE. SO WHY ARE FOLKS TRYING TO GET THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN WASHINGTON INVOLVED? Reporter: YEAH, SHAWN CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS WAS THERE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO GET DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THEY KEPT DRILLING HOME THE FACT THAT ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THEY SAY THEY SHOULD NOT
