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LANSING, Michigan, July 23, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Michigan lawmakers repealed a law that allowed Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to impose some of the harshest COVID-19 restrictions in the United States during the coronavirus crisis.
Michigan’s Republican-led House of Representatives voted 60-48 on Wednesday to approve a citizen initiative to scrap the Emergency Powers of Governor Act of 1945. Four Democrats joined all Republicans to support the measure, which the Senate backed last week with a 20-15 vote. Michigan law prohibits governors from vetoing citizen initiatives endorsed by the legislature, according to The Epoch Times.
“The Michigan House approved the Unlock Michigan citizens’ initiative to repeal the unconstitutional 1945 state law Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used to hold unilateral power over the people of Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Michigan House Republicans said Wednesday. “Your voices have been heard!”
The repeal of the emergency powers law takes effect 90 days after the legislative session is adjourned.
Gov. Whitmer had relied on the Emergency Powers of Governor Act to issue indefinite, sweeping COVID-19 orders that shuttered schools and churches and shut down
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