Posted on 06/01/2021 11:19:55 AM PDT by John Semmens
Caught in yet another violation of the restrictions she has imposed on the people of Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has utilized her execute authority to issue a pardon to herself. "As the highest ruling authority in the state I should be immune from prosecution for violating my own directives, I am issuing myself a pardon so we can quell unwarranted criticism from my political enemies." The pardon means that she, unlike so many other residents of the state, will not have to pay a fine or serve time in jail for her offense.
Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, a restaurant owner who was jailed and fined for violating one of Whitmer's COVID restrictions was not impressed by her cleverness. "Whatever happened to 'we are all equal under the law?'" he asked. "I had to spend four nights in jail and pay a $15,000 fine. Why should the Governor skate? She made the rules. Shouldn't they apply equally to everyone?"
Stung by criticism, Whitmer also pardoned the Landshark Bar & Grill—the place that violated her regulations to serve her and eleven other guests. "It would be unfair to punish an establishment that went the extra mile to accommodate the state's chief executive," Whitmer explained. "They didn't obstinately defy the rules like Marlena did. They did me a favor. For that they deserves a break."
State Rep. Steve Johnson (R-Wayland) was not impressed. "This is not rule by law," he charged. "This is self-serving favoritism. The Governor has ruthlessly abused her office during the pandemic. The mercy she selectively grants to herself and her friends is unacceptable." Johnson joined 74 other House members in passing a bill to refund all the fines levied for COVID restrictions during Whitmer's "reign of error." This amounts to more than $600,000 extorted from the state's small businesses.
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