Share May 23, 2021, 11:04 AM Barb McQuade, known for blunt talk in courtrooms, classrooms and on cable TV, brings her frankness to a Crain s Detroit Business commentary. Michigan election law changes being proposed in Lansing make no sense, she writes.
Barb McQuade: These bills would create obstacles.
(Photo: MSNBC) The former U.S. attorney in Detroit tells legislative Republicans: Stop pretending to fix problems that don t exist and honor the right to vote. Unfounded claims of fraud are being used as a pretext for changes to election laws that would actually make it harder to vote. As a former prosecutor, I base decisions on facts. . Nothing went wrong in the 2020 election in Michigan. And yet, there are efforts afoot to make it harder to vote.
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WASHINGTON – When Republicans talk about whether Donald Trump will run for president again in 2024, many hasten to add it may depend on what is now a big unknown: His legal troubles.
Can an indicted ex-president still lead a political party?
No one knows for sure, but some Republicans are increasingly discussing the possibility.
Criminal charges would, at the very least, create political problems for Trump, but allies and analysts said they would not necessarily prevent him from campaigning for Republicans in 2022 congressional races and even pursuing another presidential campaign in 2024. None of this matters, pollster Frank Luntz said. It doesn t matter for his decision making or for anyone who votes for him.
Justice and relief.
That was the message from metro Detroit and Michigan after the jury s guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer who was charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, a Black man.
A flood of reactions, from pastors, police and politicians, expressed sadness, condolences and hope. They offered their views on why America watched the trial so closely and what needs to happen to prevent other tragedies like it. Justice won, said the Rev. Charles Williams II, the pastor of Historic King Solomon Baptist Church of Detroit and the head of the Michigan chapter of the National Action Network, led by Rev. Al Sharpton. We are relieved that Derek Chauvin will have to pay for his crime against a human.