Michigan Congressman Paul Mitchell (R-Douche Bag) sues Governor Whitmer in federal court

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FILE - In this July 24, 2019 file photo, Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mitchell is suing Governor Gretchen Whitmer in federal court over her use of emergency powers in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

By News 10 | Posted: Mon 5:44 PM, May 04, 2020

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WILX) A Congressman from Michigan is suing Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Department of Health and Human Services director Robert Gordon in federal court, claiming her actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 violate the United States Constitution. Republican Paul Mitchell of Lapeer County filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Mitchell argues the Governor's declaration of a state of emergency without legislative approve and her use of executive orders violate Article IV, Section 4 as well as the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

The lawsuit names MDHHS director Gordon as a defendant for issuing an emergency order under the public health code requiring everyone in Michigan to comply with the Governor's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order and for issuing the rule establishing a $1,000 fine for violating that order.

Governor Whitmer has cited a 1946 state law she says gives the governor sole authority to decide when an emergency has ended. Republicans in the legislature cite a 1975 law limiting a governor's emergency declaration to 28 days without legislative approval to extend it.

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https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Michigan-Congressman-Paul-Mitchell-sues-Governor-Whitmer-in-federal-court-570185601.html

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I wish people would stop calling these guys douche bags...

IRL actual douche bags have a function.

[roamer65]

2. He's a piece of shit from a gerrymandered district.

[The Magistrate]

3. More Murderous Nonesense, Ma'am

And not likely to prevail, either....