Michigan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer does not have the authority to extend a state of emergency past April 30. Whitmer had cited two state laws that allowed her to maintain the state's coronavirus measures via executive order.Michigan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer does not have the authority to extend a state of emergency past April 30.
The Democratic governor issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in March and expandedThe Republican-controlled legislature passed a resolution to extend the state of emergency, but only until April 30. Whitmer has since issued several more orders related to the pandemic. Whitmer cited two state laws — the Emergency Management Act of 1976 and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act from 1945 — as granting her the authority to continue the emergency orders past April 30."We conclude that the Governor lacked the authority to declare a 'state of emergency' or a 'state of disaster' under the EMA after April 30, 2020, on the basis of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Right now, every state and the federal government have some form of declared emergency," Whitmer said in a statement.Upper Peninsula region"With this decision, Michigan will become the sole outlier at a time when the Upper Peninsula is experiencing rates of COVID infection not seen in our state since April," Whitmer went on to say.
Whitmer's measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus have been a point of contention between her and Republican lawmakers. In May, as the cases in the state surged, legislatorsThe orders and coronavirus measures also occasioned protests, with hundreds of people —
Total tyrant. Complete fraud too.
Don't worry 'Democrat' governor, Karma has caught up with your nemesis in the White House. Listen for sound of discord coming from the East. Revelation does not lie and Karma does not miss her targets. Right On sister, keep the faith.
Welcome to America Gretchen WetBuzzardFart
Indeed. All that totalitarian power slipping away
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I hope everyone gets sued across the country for the damage done
This is Moscow Mitch...no body is looking
Like all liberals she wants to use government power to control people's lives. COVID provides a pretext to do what they want to do anyway. Glad the court saw through it, but the desire for power over others is, well, very powerful. She'll move mountains to find a way around it.
Well of course she found the ruling 'deeply deeply disappointing.' Good people of Michigan, please exercise your rights.
Trolls
She’s a power hungry authoritarian who tried to completely circumvent the Michigan legislature for an unlimited amount of time. The legislature has a right to represent the people (outside of Detroit) when it comes to COVID policy.
Poor baby had to give us her illegal power trip. So sad!
Yeah. How dare governor Gretchen Whitmer try to enact a law to save thousands of lives. How selfish of her. What was she thinking. Cause if you listen to Bolsarno you can just pray covid away.... Whoops that didnt work did it Bolsarno? What a shock.
Well, that's cool. Mow Michigan can enjoy the next surge of cases and deaths, and thank their supreme court for it.
She’s a great governor and she lead us through the peak of Michigan’s Covid outbreak so well. As a Michigander, I’m so disappointed by this ruling. It’s so heavy and frustrating living in America right now.
Yes she is disappointed that she cannot be a queen. Or tyrant. Thank God for a good judiciary to pull in the reins.
Is their authority to run a state being ravaged by a lethal virus more desired? Was this authority acquired democratically?
Emperor Whitmire got thrown down the reactor shaft. Ha ha ha.....
im betting the court is gop, the enemy
Omg, she tried to save lives for God’s sake! GOPSuperSpreaders GOPCorruptionOverCountry
RecallWhitmer
Sad. Her actions saved many lives. But of course, the GOP isn’t interested. They’ve confused inconvenience with oppression.
Wtf. How does the damn governor not have authority for this? That ruling is ridiculous.
Thank you for stopping this tyrant.
All 4 Republicans Justices voted against Whitmer, 3 Democratic Justices voted for. Judicial system has turned into just an extension of the two political parties. There's no independence or critical thinking going on.
Tyrant
Republicans would rather kill people than work with democrats
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