While this segment is spun to give the impression that it's only and always the Big, Bad 'Pubs who want to blow your house down, it should be noted that what one party stealeth, the other party won't returneth.

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/03/michigan-budget-would-let-republicans-dis-incorporate-whole-cities-dismiss-elected-officials/

If you want to know how bad things like this can get (which, if you didn't, you'd never click on my entries ) do a search for Bechtel and Bolivia.