The Wolverines are loose!.
The MI Supreme Court has <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/02/michigan-supreme-court-strikes-down-gretchen-whitmers-emergency-powers/5863340002/">overruled the Ubersturmbannfuhrer's lock down</a>
I guess more than a few states will follow suit.
Best part, since it's a state affair, it can't be appealed to the Feds and dragged out indefinitely, although a Federal appeal would close down this nonsense for everybody.
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Interesting. The 21 day provision means that Whitler can now ask "How many divisions does the court have?" and ignore the ruling. This could get interesing.
5 gets you 10, the divisions are going to be on the court's side.
Yeah, there will be some sheriffs and police departments that are just some Boss Hogg's private army, but I'm betting most will be happy to see this go through.
for some it's laziness, just more work.
No dancing in the street, though there were some celebratory remarks made at the Mhouse. Along with some caution expressed, as we see her as someone who loves power and hates to lose it. Word in the retail world is that the closing down of the paint and garden supplies early on was a form of retaliation on her part after the big box stores (Menards specifically) failed to completely comply with her first shutdown mandate by going ahead with an advertised sale.
Her response to this form of legal shutdown didn't surprise. She's still in charge don't you know, as she reminded everyone of with this: “It is important to note that this ruling does not take effect for at least 21 days, and until then, my emergency declaration and orders retain the force of law,” Whitmer said. “Furthermore, after 21 days, many of the responsive measures I have put in place to control the spread of the virus will continue under alternative sources of authority that were not at issue in today’s ruling.”
U.S. Paul Mitchell, R-Dryden, who filed a similar lawsuit in federal court challenging Whitmer’s emergency powers earlier this year had this response
“From the outset, when the governor went beyond her initial orders — which I think were responsible to do to save our health care system from being overwhelmed — she kept going and that it did violate the state constitution and federal constitution,” Mitchell said.
He was unclear how the Supreme Court’s ruling would affect his lawsuit, which is pending.
“I’ve argued all along that if you explain to people the nature of the concern — how they keep themselves and those around you healthy — most people will do the right thing,” Mitchell said. “And you simply avoid those who choose to be ignorant and flout what’s basic science. It’s a highly infectious virus. You can do that without issuing orders like some military institution. We have constitutional rights that the governor seriously abridged with her orders.”
As to Whitmer’s response to the ruling, Mitchell said he was “dismayed and, frankly, astonished that despite a Supreme Court decision that says her exercise of those powers is unconstitutional, she claims she can find some workaround about that and continue.”
“Whatever happened to the rule of law? Whatever happened to separation of powers? I’m disgusted,” Mitchell added.
Me too. Disgusted and leery of what else she's going to try to pull to justify and maintain her grip on authority. At least her sails have been legally trimmed.
Mama, 3 weeks takes us to the week before the election and I have a feeling the Ubersturmbannfuhrer may be hearing from those whol would prefer not to lose MI for the next generation or two.
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