Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) legal team filed a gloves-off response to the legislature’s lawsuit Tuesday, deriding it as no more than a “power grab” and attempt to foist their own responsibilities onto the judiciary.
In other news, Rethugliklans are unhappy with diminished dictatorial powers.
“The Legislative Plaintiffs, of course, remain free to amend these laws, even over the Governor’s objection, if they are dissatisfied with the authority they vest in the Governor or the Governor’s exercise of that authority,” the lawyers wrote. “But they have not done so. Instead, the Legislative Plaintiffs now asks this Court to referee this political disagreement and do their legislative work for them.”
The Governor’s lawyer makes a good point.
The State Legislature has the direct power to change the laws in question. No relief from the courts should be allowed until they have exhausted the powers they already possess.
Good for her. I’m not at all familiar with the two dueling statutes at issue, but calling out bullshit is always fun.
Indeed they are. They are also a death cult with murder-suicide intent.
I’m glad to get confirmation Mike Shirkey really is a weaselly prick. It’s good to confirm the radar is calibrated properly
Whitmers problems probably had its birth here,and(Legislatures) will meet same fate.It would be funny if it weren’t so serious
How dare Democrats exercise power to protect people’s health! Power should only be used to consolidate power for rich and powerful special interests.
"the Legislative Plaintiffs now asks this Court to referee this political disagreement and do their legislative work for them.”
This from the political party that constantly derides activists judges who legislate from the bench.
The legislature must think it has a packed political court to do its bidding.
GOP members of the legislature are apparently having more fun - and probably scoring more political points - by trashing the Gov than they would by actually changing the law in question.
the Republican leaders of the legislature
We can make the Democratic Governor look bad if we can instigate pain for a bunch of voters.
That anger has bled from the government leaders into the state at large, as angry Michiganders chafing under the shutdown order swarmed the capitol bearing weapons and cheered a defiant barber who refused to close his business.
These are angry Michiganers? Really?
Not DeVos and Koch funded domestic provocateurs?
Yes, TPM and all journalists should please stop describing these people as anything other than paid terrorists. Stop taking the astroturf for actual grass.
Photo of three of Michigan’s finest patriots protesting being made to stay home!
Koch has begun to dissociate from these idiots, who are too crazy for even them. DeVos and the Amway fucks remain involved.
Remember the rule put in place by Nancy Pelosi concerning vicious men who try to assail strong female women in politics: “If you come for us, be sure to wear your big boy I-can-take-a-full-on-ass-whipping pants!”
“… unfounded legal reasoning begging for judicial imprimatur.”
Just like when a special relationship says “I love it when you talk dirty to me,” I love it when the lawyers use Latin - particularly “imprimatur“
Or give huge financial breaks to wealthy friends.
Are these the same “emergency takeover” powers the GOP Leg gave Snyder, that resulted in Flint they are complaining about?
