A Michigan lawmaker who is fed up with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lockdown orders tore into state restrictions, which he believes run afoul of the U.S. Constitution.
On Friday, Republican state Rep. Paul Mitchell slammed Whitmer’s executive orders during an appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight.
“Our governor has decided to bulldoze the constitutional rights we all have in the state,” Mitchell said. “For example, going across the state to visit your grandchildren was prohibited, now it’s allowed. But it can be changed.”
Mitchell, who is suing Whitmer over the lockdown orders, said Whitmer has overstepped her executive limits to force unconstitutional burdens upon Michigan residents.
“Any rights we have can be adjusted by the governor on a week to week basis, which she’s done in some areas,” added Mitchell. “So, even the right to go get medical care is limited. Your ability to go, as I said, up north to your house, to shop for certain things at points in time, she had actually closed off parts of stores because it was not appropriate to shop for paint for your house, for example.”
Mitchell complained that Whitmer’s orders made it so he was unable to get knee surgery, even while abortion clinics were allowed to continue in the state.
“I couldn’t get consultation for healthcare for my knee, but you could get an abortion,” said Mitchell. “She was making unilateral decisions that most of us in this country depend upon a legislature and a court system to do for us, but she used all of government, at this point in time.”
On Wednesday, Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, both Republicans, announced they would seek legal recourse against Whitmer for extending the state of emergency.
