High interest loans and foreclosed homes could be signs of a modern slave-plantation system taking hold in Metro Detroit, according to Southfield lawyer and former gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger.

In a recent post on his blog, the always outspoken Fieger questions how long before civil unrest manifests itself, as citizens grow frustrated with their tax dollars being used to underwrite "the same multibillion dollar banking and investment firms who have ripped us all off."

Fieger isn't one to mince words. During his 1998 run for Governor, he regularly lambasted John Engler. Some classics courtesy of the October 1998 Michigan Review:

Fieger was acquitted of federal campaign finance violations last year. Following the acquittal, Fieger ran a series of ads in which he said, "I'll always stick up for you. That's what lawyers do." It seems that, at least in words, Fieger is trying to make good on that promise.