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Home Front: Politix

Whitmer vetoes bill that would have reopened some businesses sooner

2020-05-07

[MLIVE] As promised, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

...Her Excellency, the dictator of Michigan, 2020 Dem VP contender...
has vetoed legislation that would have shortened the length of some of her executive orders.

Senate Bill 858 would have amended Michigan’s Emergency Management Act of 1976, laying out deadlines for when some of Whitmer’s executive orders would end. Notably, it would have allowed restaurants, bars, gyms and other public-facing businesses to open May 15 with social distancing measures in place.

The bill originally included a stipulation to shorten the amount of time a governor can call for a state of emergency without needing legislative approval, from 28 days to 14 days. That provision wasn’t in the final version approved by the legislature.

In her veto letter, Whitmer said the bill goes against recommendations from public health officials, it doesn’t allow governors to properly address disasters or emergencies and would be useless now anyway since the bill as passed wouldn’t take effect until next year.

"I will not sign any bills that constrain my ability to protect the people of Michigan from a deadly pandemic in a timely manner," Whitmer wrote.

Posted by:Fred

#9 ...it doesn’t allow governors to properly address disasters or emergencies

Excuse me, WTF does a Michigan bill have to do with the actions of other states?

Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-05-07 10:30

#8 She needs to be dragged out of the governor's house kicking and screaming, then rode on a rail down main street before being dropped at the state line while being told if she comes back, she will be arrested for her crimes against the citizens.

Posted by: DarthVader 2020-05-07 09:51

#7 For the record, it's a 2/3 majority in each house to override the bill.

This isn't my home state, but a veto of this battleax's fascism would somewhat restore what little faith I have in state governments.

Posted by: Raj 2020-05-07 09:40

#6 Let's see if she is over-ridden.

Wouldn't that usually be the same number required to impeach? Just asking.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-07 06:14

#5 Cue "Flight of the Wokeries" for the entrance of Wretchen, She-Wolf of the Woke SS

Posted by: Lex 2020-05-07 04:43

An uncanny resemblance to Irma Grese.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-07 03:29

#3 Nice pic. It's apparent that Botox doesn't have any effect on "resting bitch face".

Posted by: PBMcL 2020-05-07 00:51

#2 Let's see if she is over-ridden. That will be a 'tell'.

Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2020-05-07 00:50

#1 Uuuuuuuuuh, "deadly pandemic". How many murders in Detroit on a yearly basis? Perhaps martial law there, or, what you might call, stay-at-home?

Posted by: Clem 2020-05-07 00:32

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