Open Letter to Michigan Government Officials: If Corruption Doesn’t Exist, Prove Me Wrong

To Elected and Appointed Leaders,

We are told to trust you. We are told that behind the closed doors of legislatures, courtrooms, agencies, and boardrooms, integrity reigns supreme. We are told that corruption is an isolated incident—a relic of history, a fluke rather than a feature.

And yet, across Michigan and the country, we see patterns too obvious to ignore:

When whistleblowers speak out, they are punished. When watchdogs raise alarms, they are discredited. When citizens question these actions, they are called “cynical,” “conspiratorial,” or “ungrateful.”

The Michigan Constitution tells us that the power is inherently in the people, but right now, it appears the people are ignored and special interests favored.

The Path to Proof

If you are proud of how you wield the trust we place in you, transparency should not be a threat. It should be your greatest weapon against public doubt. To prove the system is clean, you must:

Secrecy looks an awful lot like complicity. The silence from so many offices and agencies speaks volumes. This is not a partisan demand; it is the foundation of a government worthy of its people.

If corruption doesn’t exist in your halls of power, your contracts, your appointments, your decisions… then show us. Prove me wrong.

We’re waiting. And we’re watching.