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Detroit By Martha Grevatt posted on December 17, 2020 Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani took his road show aimed at disenfranchising Black voters to the Michigan State Legislature’s House Oversight Committee on Dec. 2. At that hearing an African-American member of the committee, Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson of Detroit, raised a point of order asking why the chair was “allowing people to come in and lie.” Rather than address Johnson’s courageous challenge, Republican Chair Matt Hall ruled her out of order. Michigan State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson of Detroit confronts Rudy Giuliani, Dec. 2. Rep. Johnson is a Detroit community activist first elected to the State House last year. She says that since the hearing she has received “thousands” of calls that include death threats and despicable slurs. Speaking on CNN, she compared the racist and misogynistic abuse to domestic violence, but said she is not afraid of the “cowards” who sent anonymous messages. ....
AP Photo/Paul Sancya As most of us know, 2020 has been a dumpster fire of a year and as we wind down towards the close of this cluster of a mess year-end, lame-duck sessions of our elected officials are ongoing. Here in Michigan, it is no different than the rest of the country but the House of Representatives lost a week due to COVID concerns so they are cramming everything they can into this week. One of the issues that the House could take up and send to the Governor’s desk would be a bill to protect kids who are in the crosshairs of being abused. The GOP-led Senate took the bill up last week and passed it with just one dissenting vote, something truly bipartisan in an age where that is as rare as a Detroit Lions playoff appearance. ....
“The Electors are already here, they’ve been checked in.” Michigan State Police are blocking access to the Capitol, preventing the GOP Electors from getting inside (VIDEO) Posted on (Excerpt) Read more at twitter.com . TOPICS: 12/14/2020 12:47:31 PM PST by BigEdLB (All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others-George Orwell) Of course they are. BlackFemaleArmyColonel They set up a card table outside and voted. They now can get the ballots to DC 12/14/2020 12:48:19 PM PST by BigEdLB (All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others-George Orwell) 12/14/2020 12:50:07 PM PST by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.) ....
I fear we d lose our country forever says State House Speaker on overturning election results Associated Press, 2019 FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo, Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield R-Levering, speaks to the media after swearing in and opening ceremonies for the State of Michigan 100th Legislature in Lansing, Mich. Chatfield, who will lead the chamber the next two years, says the Legislature should address how a portion of taxes that drivers pay at the pump does not help fund the roads. (Rod Sanford/Detroit News via AP, File) br By: Zac Harmon and last updated 2020-12-14 12:41:07-05 LANSING, Mich. â Michigan s Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield says he will not attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election in Michigan. ....
9 & 10 News December 14, 2020 Monday, members of the Electoral College cast their ballots for president. It’s one of the last steps in formalizing the election. President-elect Joe Biden will be confirmed as the 46th president of the United States when all the states return their ballots. It’s a constitutional ritual that rarely draws attention. President Trump has attempted numerous legal battles to have the election results reversed in his favor but he’s received numerous rebukes, including some from Michigan and the U.S. Supreme Court. President-elect Biden is expected to receive 306 votes to President Trump’s 232, which will be officially tallied by Congress on Jan. 6. ....