Republicans are planning a coup in Michigan
It's not just Wisconsin, though their power grab is moving at lightning speed. Over in Michigan, a similar power grab is under way by Republicans in the state legislature who apparently resent Democrats taking over all three statewide offices -- Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State. The fact that all three are women - Democratic women - is surely something that grates on those Republicans, too.
Detroit Free Press reports that Republicans have introduced a bill to weaken the state Attorney General's powers by allowing state legislators to intervene in any legal proceedings involving the state. Like, say, lawsuits about Obamacare subsidies, for example. It is as if Republicans have not quite gotten the memo about what message voters sent in November or something. For the record, it was basically this: Don't take our healthcare away or keep making it more expensive! That seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
Oh, and the reason for this overreach into the powers of the Attorney General comes as Republicans realize that the incoming administration will not tolerate the hate-driven antics of their Republican predecessors, including Dana Nessel's statements on the campaign trail that she would not defend legislation she views as unconstitutional, such as allowing some adoption agencies to refuse to work with same-sex couples because of their religious beliefs (a DeVos special, by the way). Nessel is the state's first LGBTQ woman to hold statewide office.
But wait, there's more. Republicans are also taking aim at campaign finance law, trying to shift oversight from the secretary of state to a commission appointed by the governor, populated by representatives of the state parties. Sort of like the deeply dysfunctional FEC on the federal level, which has no power because all decisions split right down party lines, allowing corrupt practices to move forward with impunity.
https://crooksandliars.com/2018/12/not-be-outdone-wisconsin-michigan
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Would-be totalitarian despots everywhere are taking notes.
