EDITOR:
Our governors are legitimately elected representatives. In times of emergency, it’s essential that the governor has the authority to deal with the emergency. A deadly pandemic is an emergency, an ever-changing war against a virus. If a governor gets it wrong, that governor can be voted out of office. Past legislatures have figured this out. The current legislature has not.
The likely reason our current legislature can’t carry out the will of the majority is that we haven’t had a legitimately elected legislature since 2002, the year gerrymandering, not general elections, determined the outcome of district elections. Nearly all Michigan districts are very effectively gerrymandered, where the will of the hyper-partisans, who in vote in primaries of the party favored by gerrymandering, determine who occupies the district legislative seat, not voters in general elections.
From Robert Mammel of Rapid River:
Being well over 65, my wife and I got vaccinated February 3.
My wife made the appointment with the public health department. We were supposed to be there at 2:30. At 2:30 sharp, we walked through the entrance door at the Bay College Joseph Heirman building, were immediately and efficiently processed, got our shots, waited 15 minutes to see if there was going to any adverse reactions and were out the door; 30 minutes total.
The staff, health department employees with help from some retired volunteer nurses, were wonderfully organized, efficient and helpful.
Thanks to everyone who were able to make this possible.
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