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turbinetree

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Fri May 15, 2020, 09:34 AM May 2020

Three Things To Watch As Whitmer And The GOP-Led Legislature Clash In Court [View all]




By Kate Riga
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May 15, 2020 7:00 a.m.
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Attorneys for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and the Republican-controlled legislature will (virtually) meet in court Friday morning for oral arguments on the legislature’s lawsuit over Whitmer’s COVID-related executive orders.


Both chambers of the legislature sued Whitmer earlier this month after she issued new emergency declarations via executive order. Lawmakers had intentionally allowed her previous orders to lapse without approving an extension.

The case will be heard by Judge Cynthia Stephens in the Michigan State Court of Claims.

Here are three points to watch during this legal battle:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/whitmer-gop-legislature-court

AS I read this article I kept thinking about the Wisconsin and the other corrupt courts and legislature in the country being run by these libertarians and what transpired, if the governor has to declare a state emergency, now does the right wing death squads legislature call up the national guard units..............who is in charge..........now.............. .
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