The lawsuit alleges Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s extension of the state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic was unlawful.
, alleging her extension of the state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic was unlawful.
"The Legislature is left with no choice but to seek the court's intervention to restore constitutional order," said Shirkey. The suit also alleges that Whitmer's actions violate constitutional requirements for"separation of powers among co-equal branches of government."Whitmer spokeswoman Tiffany Brown called the lawsuit a"partisan game that won't distract the governor."
Although the suits are officially brought by the House and Senate, they do not have the support of Democrats, who are in the minority in each chamber. “The Republican leadership has demonstrated once again that the only thing they have to offer the people of Michigan during this crisis is partisan political theater, dripping with hypocrisy," Greig said.Chatfield said Whitmer has rejected offers for compromise and cooperation and imposed a"one-size-fits-all approach" to the pandemic, although he said many parts of the state are in a much better position to open many workplaces than other parts of the state are.
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