The lawsuit also alleges the state is violating the constitution by not allowing challengers to view video of voters placing ballots in drop boxes. The vast majority of people recover. The GOP-controlled Legislature had filed a lawsuit in May alleging Whitmer exceeded her powers. Still, Gideon D'Assandro, a spokesman for Republican Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield, noted that the court did rule that Whitmer had -- in part -- broken the law. Read or Share this story: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2020/05/08/editorial-legislatures-lawsuit-necessary-reasonable/3088754001/, Michigan House, Senate sue Gov. The lawsuit, filed in the state Court of Claims, says a 1945 law that gives the governor broad emergency powers to order such restrictions governs local, not statewide, declarations like one that has been in place since March. State Sen. Ruth Johnson, R-Holly,  a former Michigan secretary of state, sponsored the bill that created this new law. Crowd attempts to get onto Hoise floor. The state on Wednesday reported 71 additional COVID-19 deaths and 657 new cases, bringing its total cases to roughly 45,000, including 5,100 in long-term care facilities and prisons. But that will take time, and gathering signatures during a shutdown is an iffy proposition. These are very good people, but they are angry.

"The Speaker is reviewing the ruling in detail but he expects to continue standing up for the rule of law.". Michigan, meanwhile, has had some of the strictest social distancing measures put in place across the country and Whitmer has moved slowly in reopening the state.

"We have to reengage like a dial, not a switch that goes on or off, but a dial that we can turn," she said.

Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. House Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Levering Republican, said “people are hurting and we need to take action now to ensure that their livelihoods are restored, to ensure that they have a voice at the table, because right now they don’t. The Legislature is expected to file a lawsuit over the state of emergency sometime next week. Please be polite. A Michigan judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Republican leaders of the state's Legislature challenging Democratic Gov. The stay-home directive is in place at least through May 15 and generally requires people to shelter in place except to do critical jobs, exercise outdoors and buy groceries or other items. I’m not going to let that happen.”. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. JavaScript is required for full functionality on this website, but scripting is currently disabled. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, US teacher facing trial for threatening health official over COVID, Amazon rolls out rewards program that makes it easier for drivers to get work.

State Rep. Ann Bollin today said the Michigan Legislature has filed a renewed motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the Secretary of State, fighting a Court of Claims decision that would require local clerks to count ballots received in the mail up to two weeks after Election Day. The Legislature is expected to file a lawsuit over the state of emergency sometime next week.

It’s our responsibility, quite frankly, to ensure that that trajectory changes,” Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, a Clarklake Republican, told reporters. That's not at all what legislative Republicans are attempting to do in suing the governor. By later afternoon, Biden had amassed a 67,000 vote advantage with almost all of the votes counted. The man who filed the lawsuit with Trump, Eric Ostergren, said he is from Roscommon but served as a poll challenger in Oakland County.

Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat. The crowd demanded entry into the House Chambers during the session. It didn’t take long for Whitmer to respond and she tweeted a Michelle Obama meme captioned “When they go low, we go high.”. President Trump is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else.”. That is a reasonable and necessary demand. A 1976 law gives Whitmer emergency authority only for a limited period that expired when the House and Senate did not extend her emergency and disaster declarations last week, according to the suit that alleges a “patent disregard for the law” and a violation of the separation of powers. ", More: Michigan House, Senate sue Gov.

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