Posted on 10/02/2020 3:23:18 PM PDT by Beave Meister
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday struck down months of orders by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that were aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus, saying she illegally drew authority from a 1945 law that doesn’t apply.
The court said the law was an “unlawful delegation of legislative power to the executive branch in violation of the Michigan Constitution.”
The Michigan Supreme Court issued a split decision late Friday that ruled against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
In a 4-3 ruling, the court determined the governor did not have the authority under state law to issue any additional emergency declarations pertaining to the pandemic after April 30. That was the last date when the legislature allowed the governor to declare an emergency.
Whitmer has relied on an interpretation of an emergency powers law passed in 1945 and the Emergency Powers Act of 1976 to issue a litany of executive orders related to the pandemic. The orders mandated the closure of businesses and restricted the number of people allowed to gather at events, all in the name of safety and preventing the spread of coronavirus.
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Good news
“that were aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus”. No, they were aimed at controlling individuals and creating a dictatorship for a vile, evil woman.
Splendid.
No changes for 21 days from today.
No indication what follows that.
See #24.
Slightly good news.
Open ended gives her 21 days to re-trench.
Our Dicktator Prickster in IL needs to be slapped down like this.
Halfway there..
Whitmer is both dumb and nasty and will not only ignore the ruling but will double down on the lock down arbitrary rules and penalties. She will then order the AG, DA’s, law enforcement and any petty bureaucrat with a modicum of power to fine, arrest and jail people.
Suppose she won’t go quietly.
Yeah, our legislature basically gave Fredo’s bro carte blanche.
Hope they enjoy ruling over a wreck.
Excellent news.
Wish a judge could do the same for CA.
Where the HELL is Gov Abbott?
YAY!
One week max imo. That’s enough time for an emergency session of the legislature to lawfully pass laws and keep the petty tyrants in their place.
We came out of pandemic status the first week of April. Remember when things started to open up? There was a reason for that.
Sobering up from a power drunk sux !, hey Gretch?
The Michigan House and Senate are both controlled by Republicans
Exactly. He's busy changing the R after his name to a D.
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