DOJ files statement in case brought by businesses against Gov. Whitmer

[Swordsmyth]

The Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit filed by seven Michigan businesses challenging restrictions imposed by Governor Whitmer in response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. The plaintiffs are a real estate brokerage, a lawn and property maintenance company, an automotive glass exporter, an engine oil and auto parts distributor, a small jewelry store, a dental office, and an association of car washes. They brought their federal case in the Western District of Michigan.

In its press release, the Justice Department notes that Gov. Whitmer has issued over 100 executive orders. Collectively, says the DOJ, the orders impose sweeping limitations on nearly all aspects of life for citizens of Michigan, and some of them significantly impair citizens’ ability to maintain their economic livelihoods.

Whitmer has become notorious for the seemingly arbitrary nature of some of her orders. The orders at issue in the Western District litigation arguably are among them. For example, the DOJ notes that it’s okay in Michigan to go to a hardware store and buy a jacket, but it’s a crime to go inside a clothing store and buy the identical jacket without making an appointment.

In its statement of interest, the Justice Department warns that the facts alleged by the plaintiffs could amount to violations of the Commerce Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.

More at: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archiv...ov-whitmer.php

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Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Support of Businesses Suffering from Arbitrary and Irrational Restrictions of Michigan Governor's COVID-19 Orders

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...-arbitrary-and

[Anti Globalist]

Whitmer needs to be dragged out of her home and hung by her entrails.