Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette formally jumped into Detroit’s federal bankruptcy case today on behalf of thousands of retirees who fear losing their pensions as the city struggles to climb out of debt, reports The Detroit Free Press.
在美国破产法庭,三页的文件chuette invoked his role as the attorney of the people and the defender of the Michigan Constitution — a position that puts the conservative Republican in a delicate balancing act.
On the one hand, Schuette is working to protect what he calls “hard-earned pensions” from getting swallowed by the bankruptcy. On the other, his office still has to represent Gov. Rick Snyder, who officially signed off on the bankruptcy and has fought to make sure it proceeds.
And it was Schuette’s office that just weeks ago defended Snyder and the bankruptcy filing in state court, successfully blocking efforts by pensioners to halt the bankruptcy proceedings.
Still, Schuette believes he can protect pensions by upholding the Michigan Constitution.
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