(04-24-2020 02:35 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(04-24-2020 02:12 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(04-24-2020 01:48 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  So lad commented on Trump's tweet about the Michigan protests -- simply commenting 'ooff'.

As an update,

Quote:In the midst of the continuing spread of the coronavirus in Michigan, the Michigan Legislature has scheduled a special session for Friday to create an oversight committee to examine how Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has responded to the crisis as well as consider bills that would strip the governor of some of her powers.

Michigan Legislature to convene special session to consider restricting governor's emergency powers

To repeat: the Michigan Legislature itself is set to consider bills to strip the Governor of some of her powers. Covening in special session to do so.

Governor Whitmer's response:

Quote:"I'm not going to sign any bill that takes authority away from me..."

ooff indeed.

Legislatures controlled by Republicans in the Midwest trying to take powers away from Democratic governors?

Seen this one before.

Oof isn't quite right here, but nice try.

I take it you think ol Whitmer is doing a fine Jim Dandy job there with banning seeds, gardening, and buying child car seats. Got it.

Nothing to see there. Move along. All in the fine lad style we have come to expect in defending his party.

Legislatures controlled by Democrats trying to remove a Republican President on a rather continuous basis. Yeah, I guess it does sound familiar.

I don’t have a strong opinion on Whitmer. But even if she made bad decisions, should legislatures try to strip powers from the governor? Or should they try and correct the specific issues they think are problematic?

I thought the problem was how the powers were being deployed, not that the governor had the power to deploy them.

You’re extrapolating that opinion about the governor (per usual) because I commented that this type of option has recently been employed by a number of state legislatures.

And look at what is happening in Texas - there is now talk about the legislatures trying to strip power away from local governments because they disagree with how they have managed the COVID crisis. They feel like some of the emergency powers may go too far.