Posted on 05/14/2020 5:17:09 PM PDT by Libloather
Some Michigan law enforcement agencies say they won't enforce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive orders meant to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The orders have enraged the Republican-controlled legislature and led to armed protests as some residents grow impatient over statewide restriction measures and business closures.
In a letter Monday, Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian BeGole said his agency won't actively enforce the mandates, the Detroit Free Press reported.
"I have decided, within my authority, that our office cannot and will not divert our primary resources and efforts towards enforcement of the Gov. Whitmer's executive orders,” he said.
BeGole's letter comes after a barber in Owosso, a city in Shiawassee County, reopened his business in defiance of an order closing nonessential businesses with armed militia members standing guard outside. His license has since been suspended by the state.
Four sheriffs officials in a northern part of the state -- Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich, Benzie County Sheriff Ted Schendel, Manistee County Sheriff Ken Falk and Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole -- said in April that the Democratic governor had overstepped her authority.
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All of the Upper Peninsula, at a minimum, needs to secede.
All of the Upper Peninsula, at a minimum, needs to secede.
All 130 of them? They are mostly libs up there.
“I”m melting!! Oh, what a world!”
The poll was probably limited to Snowflakes and Karens.
When they resign I’ll believe them.
They always have a phony poll to back up their tyranny.
How often do they have polls that show our candidates or beliefs with a strong majority? Their polls always support the Dems or are too close to call.
The Upper Peninsula is majorly Conservative. Secession would be nice but nearly impossible
Secession of the UP of MI would be nice but is nearly impossible
The driving distance through Michigan from Toledo to Duluth is Montana like.
Whitless apparently has no idea.
Plus the Mich. gov’t screwed up Public Health wrt CV2 in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties.
Only 2 counties in MI Upper Peninsula voted Democrat: Marquette and Gogebic. The other 13 Counties were red counties in 2018, Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Houghton, Iron, Keneewaw, Luce, Mackinac, Menomonie, Onotagnon, Schoolcraft
Simply cite the fear of application of Section 242, Title 18 of the United States Code.
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