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Michigan Supreme Court Says Whitmer's EO's Are Unconstitutional
By: Mike Stiles - Saturday, October 3, 2020

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (photo courtesy of State of Michigan)

(LANSING) – Months worth of Executive Orders issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer have been struck down.

On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional that Whitmer used a 1945 law to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing restrictions such as mask requirements, business closures and capacity limits. The High Court's ruling was announced on the same day that 539,000 signatures were submitted to the State, attempting to repeal the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act.

The Friday ruling was a 4-3 vote, which the Republican justices ruling that the act unlawfully delegated legislative power to the Governor.

Despite the ruling however, all of the Executive Orders are not being thrown out right away. The Orders will remain in effect for at least 21 days.

In a statement released by Whitmer, she says after 21 days many of the responsive measure that she put in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19 will continue on through alternate sources of authority.

Whitmer goes on to say in her statement that she has done everything in her power to protect Michigan's seniors, small businesses and first responders from the worst public health emergency in over a century. Whitmer thanks the millions of Michiganders for the hard work and sacrifices that were made, which saved thousands of lives. She says COVID-19 still poses a clear and present danger to the citizens of Michigan.

Whitmer says that no matter what happens, she will never stop fighting to keep Michigan families safe from this deadly virus.

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