gretchen - Forum - Command Center2024-03-29T13:58:41Zhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/feed/tag/gretchenProtesters, many of them armed, storm the Michigan State House in Lansing in protest of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lockdown ordershttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/protesters-many-of-them-armed-storm-the-michigan-state-house-in-l2020-04-30T22:02:51.000Z2020-04-30T22:02:51.000ZAdmin Deehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminDee<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Protesters, many of them armed, storm the Michigan State House in Lansing in protest of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lockdown orders <br /> <a href="https://t.co/g8xShTe516">pic.twitter.com/g8xShTe516</a></p>
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href="https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1255979795785101313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div>Michigan House Won’t Extend State of Emergency, Votes to Sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Insteadhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/michigan-house-won-t-extend-state-of-emergency-votes-to-sue-gov-g2020-04-30T21:42:31.000Z2020-04-30T21:42:31.000ZAdmin Deehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminDee<div><p class="subheading"><img class="align-center" src="https://upolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Gretchen_Whitmer.jpg" alt="Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Gives Democratic ..." /></p>
<p class="subheading">The Michigan House of Representatives declined to extend Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s state of emergency another 28 days, and instead voted on Thursday to sue her.</p>
<p>Whitmer’s initial state of emergency order, which is separate from the stay-at-home order, expires on Thursday and requires legislative action to be lengthened.</p>
<p>Negotiations on that front fell apart on Wednesday when Whitmer refused to make any concessions on the matter, asserting she has the ultimate control of emergencies.</p>
<p>So the House voted to authorize Speaker Lee Chatfield to sue the governor, saying Whitmer’s “unchecked and undemocratic approach” is not the best way, ABC 12 <a class="x5l" href="https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Republicans-dont-extend-State-of-Emergency-vote-to-sue-Gov-Whitmer-instead-570085581.html" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p>
<p>“The current status quo relies on one-size-fits-all edicts that unfairly punish millions of people across the state without giving them any recourse or voice in the process,” Chatfield said.</p>
<p>“The people deserve a better solution, and we can provide it.”</p>
<p>The House also passed a resolution restricting a governor’s state of emergency declarations to 14 days. Whitmer has vowed to veto that legislation.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/30/michigan-house-wont-extend-state-of-emergency-votes-to-sue-gov-gretchen-whitmer-instead/">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/30/michigan-house-wont-extend-state-of-emergency-votes-to-sue-gov-gretchen-whitmer-instead/</a></p></div>Michigan Residents Sue Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over Coronavirus Executive Orderhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/michigan-residents-sue-democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-over-coronav2020-04-16T11:42:48.000Z2020-04-16T11:42:48.000ZAdmin Deehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminDee<div><p class="subheading"><img class="align-center" src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgflip.com%2F3wer5a.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="The face of hypocrisy - Imgflip" />Attorney David Helm is representing four Michigan residents in federal court who are suing Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her executive order, arguing that it violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution.</p>
<p>These residents are arguing that her order to make businesses shut down and ban travel to private homes and freely associate with one another violates the Constitution.</p>
<p>“It’s taking a sledgehammer to an ant,” Helm <a class="x5l" href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-residents-sue-gov-whitmer-saying-pandemic-executive-order-goes-too-far" target="_blank">told</a> WJBK. “We believe it is over-broad and over-reaching. There is a way to do it appropriately without infringing on Constitutional rights like the governor has.”</p>
<p>“We are not arguing for political dissidence or any sort of protest. What we are saying, is that people have the right to associate with their friends and family. And that is being unjustly infringed,” he added.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/15/michigan-residents-sue-democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-over-coronavirus-executive-order/">https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/15/michigan-residents-sue-democrat-gov-gretchen-whitmer-over-coronavirus-executive-order/</a></p></div>Over 80,000 Sign Online Petition Demanding Recall of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmerhttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/forum/over-80-000-sign-online-petition-demanding-recall-of-michigan-gov2020-04-11T20:55:23.000Z2020-04-11T20:55:23.000ZAdmin Deehttps://patriotcommandcenter.org/members/AdminDee<div><p class="subheading"><img class="align-center" src="https://media.breitbart.com/media/2020/04/AP_20100734863704-640x480.jpg" alt="In a pool photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, April 9, 2020. The governor signed an executive order extending her prior "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order through the end of April. The order …" />A Change.org petition <a class="x5l" href="https://www.change.org/p/michigan-state-house-impeach-governor-whitmer" target="_blank">demanding</a> the recall of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) went viral on Saturday, quickly shooting well past 80,000 signatures.</p>
<p>The online petition had about 60,000 names in the morning and, by the afternoon, had surpassed 80,000.</p>
<p>It <a class="x5l" href="https://www.change.org/p/michigan-state-house-impeach-governor-whitmer" target="_blank">read</a>:</p>
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<p>Recall Governor Whitmer. Her failure’s during the Covid-19 Corona Virus is causing more Michiganders to get sick. Closing and banning various non essential business’s and activities while leaving others open. Further promoting the pandemic. She has lied since day one with her #Fixthedamnroads which she has failed to do anything in this regards. The response to #PFAS was negligence and completely removing funding for #PureMichigan clearly shows her lack of anything positive for the State of Michigan.</p>
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<p>Legally, the petition is meaningless, but it may indicate an appetite on the part of some Michiganders to remove their governor.</p>
<p>According to Ballotpedia, petitioners <a class="x5l" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Signature_requirements_for_ballot_measures_in_Michigan" target="_blank">need</a> to gather one-quarter of the number of votes in the previous gubernatorial election in order to trigger a recall process.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/11/over-80000-sign-online-petition-demanding-recall-of-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer/">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/11/over-80000-sign-online-petition-demanding-recall-of-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer/</a></p></div>