Posted on 04/18/2021 9:08:23 PM PDT by be-baw
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), indicated Sunday that her state would not implement new coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions in response to a spike in new infections due to Republican-led lawsuits last year that challenged her constitutional authority to do so.
Speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Whitmer explained to host Chuck Todd that the lawsuits had left her without the ability to unilaterally implement new COVID-19 lockdown measures shutting down businesses in the state, which experts, including Anthony Fauci, have said is the best response in the face of rising infection numbers.
"I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court," Whitmer told NBC on Sunday. "I don't have all of the exact same tools [that I had 15 months ago]."
"It does sound like you're saying, 'My hands are tied,'" Todd said.
"Well, at the end of the day, this is going to come down to whether or not everyone does their part. That's the most important thing," the governor responded.
"We're imploring people to take this seriously, mask up, get tested," she continued. "If you've been around someone who's positive, stay home. And if you do get COVID, use one of these monoclonal antibodies so that we can keep you out of the hospital and help you retain your health."
Michigan's Supreme Court ruled in October that Whitmer did not have the constitutional authority to continue extending a state of emergency declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic, under which Whitmer had imposed the state's stay-at-home orders.
State health officials recorded more than 9,800 new cases of COVID-19 in Michigan on Friday, one of the highest single-day totals the state has seen since the beginning of the pandemic.
Well, gosh. It looks like the effect of all your police-state work has the Kung-Flu soaring out of control in Michigan and the Blue States while it's disappearing elsewhere. Great work, Your Governess!
“It does sound like you’re saying, ‘My hands are tied,’” Todd said.
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I’ve heard stories about Whitmer’s sexual proclivities.
Are these numbers based on clinical examinations or the now found bogus PCR scam tests?
The pitcher went to the well once too often.
Poor commie bitty! She’s gotta “trust the people to do the right thing.”
Leftists are pathetic.
This is how you stand up to tyrannical government. Too bad our neighbors up north didn’t take notes. Well, they can have fun with Justin Trudeau oppressing them.
And?...
“I’ve heard stories about Whitmer’s sexual proclivities.”
They didn’t call her “Stretchin’ Gretchen” for nothing.
Dangle a Big Mac in front of her or dangle from Big Mac.
Sheeple voters seem to enjoy lockdowns, so maybe whoever runs against Witless next November can run on a strict lockdown platform. Wouldn’t that be fun.
Translation: I won’t impose any tyrannical lockdowns because the 2020 presidential election is over, we successfully stole a landslide victory from President Trump, and now my state needs tax revenue, so we’re going to continue to open it up.
Sir, are you implying that a vetted member of the Democratic political class would employ people who inflate the statistics of Kung-Flu cases--merely for her state to qualify for extra Federal sucker-money?
And that those very numbers make the Governess's lock-down orders look even more pointless and dangerous than they already are?
(Evil really digs a hole for itself, eh?)
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