Finally, Freedom in Michigan
"If the provisions of the Constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well…
"If the provisions of the Constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well be abandoned." — Justice George Sutherland (1862 to 1942)
Late last week, the Supreme Court of Michigan — the state's highest and final court — invalidated the pandemic executive orders of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as well as the statute on which she based those orders. The opinion was a sweeping victory for personal liberty in a free society and was exceptionally gratifying for those of us who believe that the U.S. and state. . .
"If the provisions of the Constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well…
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