Posted on 05/05/2020 11:57:20 PM PDT by Libloather
NOTE: This story has been edited to reflect that the final version of the bill didn’t attempt to reduce the amount of time a governor could call for a state of emergency.
As promised, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed legislation that would have shortened the length of some of her executive orders.
Senate Bill 858 would have amended Michigan’s Emergency Management Act of 1976, laying out deadlines for when some of Whitmer’s executive orders would end. Notably, it would have allowed restaurants, bars, gyms and other public-facing businesses to open May 15 with social distancing measures in place.
The bill originally included a stipulation to shorten the amount of time a governor can call for a state of emergency without needing legislative approval, from 28 days to 14 days. That provision wasn’t in the final version approved by the legislature.
In her veto letter, Whitmer said the bill goes against recommendations from public health officials, it doesn’t allow governors to properly address disasters or emergencies and would be useless now anyway since the bill as passed wouldn’t take effect until next year.
“I will not sign any bills that constrain my ability to protect the people of Michigan from a deadly pandemic in a timely manner,” Whitmer wrote.
Whitmer and the legislature are entangled in a debate about the governor’s emergency powers, since a 1945 law allows governors to call for a state of emergency for as long as necessary, while the 1976 law limits it to 28 days. Whitmer has said lawmakers in 1976 would have made the 1945 law inactive if that’s what they intended.
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Electing Democrats (or RINOs): The gift that keeps on giving. I just hope to hell that the GOP intends to use all of these tyrants’ behavior as an illustration of what you get when you elect lefties.
She’s definitely having work done, her face looks like a plastic mask. Very strange looking woman. I believe that on Tucker’s show ,last night, he said that plastic surgeons have commented that they can see that many members of Congress have had work done during the pandemic. Whitmer and, of course, Pelosi being at the top of the list.
Lefties always do what the party demands. The people running the Democrat Party and Democrat Media, are working to bring the country to its knees.
Whitmer has said lawmakers in 1976 would have made the 1945 law inactive if that’s what they intended.”
When you’re dealing with people capable of this kind of “reasoning” you’re playing Calving Ball. The game belongs to them and you don’t even matter.
That is one evil-looking woman.
If they had repealed the 1945 law, then the Governor would have no emergency powers - even for a single day. The 1976 law limited those powers to two weeks.
Trump should have the stubborn resolve when these dim states beg for fed money (our money).
of which 95% has nothing to do with the current “crisis” but past mismanagement and misspending.
Trump should have the SAME stubborn resolve when these dim states beg for fed money (our money).
of which 95% has nothing to do with the current “crisis” but past mismanagement and misspending.
... and she could possibly win the Triple Crown ...
Nay
That’s a guy, Dude.
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