Michigan State House Dems call for federal investigation into GOP colleagues

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Breaking: Michigan Democrats are calling for a federal investigation into their Republican colleagues for “seditious conspiracy.”

11 Republican lawmakers broke the law when they sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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House Dems call for federal investigation into GOP colleagues
Michigan House Democrats are asking federal prosecutors to investigate some of their Republican colleagues.
7:04 AM · Jul 23, 2022

https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-07-21/house-dems-call-for-federal-investigation-into-gop-colleagues

Michigan House Democrats called Wednesday for a federal investigation into some of their Republican colleagues for “seditious conspiracy.”

Their resolution claims 11 Republican lawmakers broke the law when they sought to get involved in a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election.

State Rep. Brad Paquette (R-Niles) was among them. He said the calls for a Department of Justice investigation “dangerous incompetence” on the part of Democrats.

“Encouraging the courts to look at constitutional questions is an instrumental aspect of our democratic process, so I was pretty surprised. And I was a teacher of history and the track record of those who use high office to attack political opponents, especially those operating under a distinct democratic process is very disconcerting,” Paquette said Thursday.

State Rep. Joe Tate (D-Detroit) is the resolution’s main sponsor. He said it’s worth trying even if it faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled House.

“We do have another election coming up. We’re still hearing from people that the 2020 election was stolen,” Tate said, “So, I think it’s something that we need to continue to work on and we need to dispel those lies and misinformation.”

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[Biophilic]

1. Yes!! He's right! Even if it is an up hill battle we/they have to at least try.

If they/we don't try than we are as complicit in destroying our democracy as the republicans.

[Cha]

2. TY & Michigan Dems! Rt💕

Focus!
Please Fight to Save Our Democracy💙 in 2022 & 2024!

[gibraltar72]

3. Hard by Hillsdale College

this shit is still going on.

[crickets]

4. Good. More like this, please. K&R