I have been speaking about this issue for quite a long time. In fact, the first piece I wrote about it was back in July of 2020. Last August I wrote:
“When Whitmer accuses people of using “unscrupulous measures” when attempting to repeal the Emergency Powers Act that she believes gives her dictatorial control over the entire state, that tells me she is concerned, perhaps very concerned.
The group collecting the signatures to repeal Michigan s Emergency Powers of Governor Act, 1945 is called Unlock Michigan. The group needs to collect more than 340,000 valid signatures to submit the petition to the Legislature.”
A year later with thirteen pieces written and a number of interviews with Unlock Michigan’s spokesperson Fred Wzolek, their initiative has been passed by the Senate last week and the House today and the petition is officially passed.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be stripped of emergency powers she used during the coronavirus pandemic after a 76-year-old law was repealed Wednesday.
The GOP-led state House followed the Senate s lead on Wednesday in voting 60-48, largely along party lines, to support an Unlock Michigan petition seeking to eliminate the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945.
Whitmer, a Democrat, is unable to issue a veto after the state Supreme Court determined the law was unconstitutional. The repeal will not take effect until
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Washington Examiner reached out to the governor s office for comment. The Michigan House approved the Unlock Michigan citizens initiative to repeal the unconstitutional 1945 state law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to hold unilateral power over the people of Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your voices have been heard! Michigan House Republicans tweeted following the vote.
By Will Kriss
Jul 21, 2021 | 6:24 PM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â The law Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been using to extend emergency pandemic orders has been terminated, due to the certification of a citizen initiative.
The group behind the initiative, Unlock Michigan, has been collecting signatures to repeal the law Whitmer was using to extend those orders, known as the Emergency Powers of Governor Act of 1945.
That law was previously found to be unconstitutional last October by the Michigan Supreme Court. Thanks to the certification of the initiative, it will be repealed from Michigan law.
Additionally, Whitmer is unable to appeal, as Michigan law states that a governor cannot veto a bill presented in this way. The petition was approved in a vote of 68-40.
By Will Kriss
Jul 21, 2021 | 6:24 PM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â The law Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been using to extend emergency pandemic orders has been terminated, due to the certification of a citizen initiative.
The group behind the initiative, Unlock Michigan, has been collecting signatures to repeal the law Whitmer was using to extend those orders, known as the Emergency Powers of Governor Act of 1945.
That law was previously found to be unconstitutional last October by the Michigan Supreme Court. Thanks to the certification of the initiative, it will be repealed from Michigan law.
Additionally, Whitmer is unable to appeal, as Michigan law states that a governor cannot veto a bill presented in this way. The petition was approved in a vote of 68-40.
7/21/21 - Lansing Lawmakers End Governor s Emergency Power Act State Representative Mark Huizenga. Photo courtesy of the Michigan House of Representatives. 7/21/21. Lawmakers adopted a citizens petition that called for the repeal of a 1945 law the Governor used to enact broad powers during the pandemic.
A petition that urged the repeal of the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945 was approved by lawmakers in Lansing.
Representative Mark Huizenga of Kent County says they were upholding the will of the people.
“I think it’s very clear when we look at what our constituents want, they want things that go back to eighth grade civic lessons. It’s the balance between the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches. This resorts that power.”