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{{quotebox|I am directing each of our United States Attorneys to be on the lookout for state and local directives that could be violating the [[constitutional rights]] and [[civil liberties]] of individual citizens.... the Constitution is not suspended..."<ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1271456/download</ref>}}

{{quotebox|I am directing each of our United States Attorneys to be on the lookout for state and local directives that could be violating the [[constitutional rights]] and [[civil liberties]] of individual citizens.... the Constitution is not suspended..."<ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1271456/download</ref>}}

In May 2020, Whitmer directed a dangerous policy in ordering seniors, or anyone else, who test positive for [[COVID-19]] to be transported to nursing homes that house healthy seniors,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/05/12/michigan-dem-lawmaker-sounds-off-on-whitmers-nursing-home-order-n2568678 Michigan Dem Lawmaker Sounds Off on Whitmer's Nursing Home Order]</ref> a measure criticized by even a [[Democrat]] state representative. A few days later, [[Republican]] state senator Peter J. Lucido sought an investigation into the matter.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/05/18/michigan-sen-peter-j-lucido-seeks-investigation-into-placing-covid-19-patients-at-nursing-homes/ Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido seeks investigation into placing COVID-19 patients at nursing homes]</ref>  Whitmer's misguided directive came under heavy criticism when in May 2020, a 75-year-old nursing home resident, an Army veteran who had been illegally seized from his apartment by Whitmer goons and sent to the residence without his relatives being notified, was brutally beaten by 20-year-old Jaydon Hayden, a COVID-19 patient with mental health issues who had been sent to the same nursing home and has since been arrested and charged for the crime.<ref name="Grethcen factor">[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/turning_nursing_homes_into_extermination_sites_the_gretchen_factor.html Turning nursing homes into extermination sites: the Gretchen factor] at the American Thinker</ref>

In May 2020, Whitmer directed a dangerous policy in ordering seniors, or anyone else, who test positive for [[COVID-19]] to be transported to nursing homes that house healthy seniors,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/05/12/michigan-dem-lawmaker-sounds-off-on-whitmers-nursing-home-order-n2568678 Michigan Dem Lawmaker Sounds Off on Whitmer's Nursing Home Order]</ref> a measure criticized by even a [[Democrat]] state representative. A few days later, [[Republican]] state senator Peter J. Lucido sought an investigation into the matter.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/05/18/michigan-sen-peter-j-lucido-seeks-investigation-into-placing-covid-19-patients-at-nursing-homes/ Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido seeks investigation into placing COVID-19 patients at nursing homes]</ref>  Whitmer's misguided directive came under heavy criticism<ref name="Whitmer Explaining">[https://100percentfedup.com/mi-gov-whitmer-has-some-explaining-to-do-20-yr-old-black-man-with-mental-issues-who-brutally-beat-77-yr-old-veteran-in-nursing-home-was-moved-to-nursing-facility-after-covid-diagnosis/ MI Gov Whitmer Has Some Explaining To Do: 20-Yr-Old Black Man With “Mental Issues” Who Brutally Beat 77-Yr-Old Veteran In Nursing Home, Was Moved To Nursing Facility After COVID Diagnosis]</ref> when in May 2020, a 75-year-old nursing home resident, an Army veteran who had been illegally seized from his apartment by Whitmer goons and sent to the residence without his relatives being notified, was brutally beaten in a racist attack<ref name="Whitmer Explaining"/> by 20-year-old Jaydon Hayden, a COVID-19 patient with mental health issues who had been sent to the same nursing home and has since been arrested and charged for the crime.<ref name="Grethcen factor">[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/turning_nursing_homes_into_extermination_sites_the_gretchen_factor.html Turning nursing homes into extermination sites: the Gretchen factor] at the American Thinker</ref>

On May 22, 2020, Whitmer arbitrarily extended the statewide stay-at-home order from May 28 to June 12.<ref>Two references:

On May 22, 2020, Whitmer arbitrarily extended the statewide stay-at-home order from May 28 to June 12.<ref>Two references:

====Disdain from Michiganders====

====Disdain from Michiganders====

Known as "Half-wit Whitmer" after a tweet by [[Donald Trump]] calling out the governor over her incompetence,<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1243726993537073152</ref> a petition to recall the election of Whitmer and oust her from office has garnered over 200,000 signatures as of April 14, 2020.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/14/over-200000-michiganders-sign-petition-to-oust-governor-whitmer/ Over 200,000 Michiganders Sign Petition to Oust Governor Whitmer] at Breitbart News Network</ref>

Known as "Half-wit Whitmer" after a tweet by [[Donald Trump]] calling out the governor over her incompetence,<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1243726993537073152</ref> a petition to recall the election of Whitmer and oust her from office had garnered over 326,000 signatures as of April 24, 2020.<ref>[https://100percentfedup.com/petition-to-recall-michigans-radical-governor-gets-over-327k-signatureswhitmers-legal-counsel-delays-petition-hearing-due-to-notification-error/ Petition To Recall Michigan’s Radical Governor Gets Over 327K Signatures…Whitmer’s Legal Counsel Delays Petition Hearing Due To “Notification Error”]</ref>  Michigan's Board of State Canvassers rejected it and a recall petition targeting Whitmer's attorney-general Dana Nessel in May 2020, justifying the rejection by claiming that the petitions contained "false statements", "inaccurate statements" and "spelling errors" without elaborating what those "errors" and "false/inaccurate statements" were.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/05/michigan-panel-rejects-petitions-to-recall-gov-gretchen-whitmer-attorney-general-dana-nessel.html Michigan panel rejects petitions to recall Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel]</ref>

After many Michiganders expressed their strong disdain for the governor over her mishandling of the pandemic and her [[despot]]ic behavior, a protest known as [[Operation Gridlock]] organized by the [[Michigan Conservative Coalition]] emerged on March 15, 2020 in [[Lansing]] to protest Whitmer's [[totalitarian]] policies, with thousands driving to the city to put a gridlock on the traffic and oppose the restrictive orders that have been enacted statewide.<ref>Multiple references:

After many Michiganders expressed their strong disdain for the governor over her mishandling of the pandemic and her [[despot]]ic behavior, a protest known as [[Operation Gridlock]] organized by the [[Michigan Conservative Coalition]] emerged on March 15, 2020 in [[Lansing]] to protest Whitmer's [[totalitarian]] policies, with thousands driving to the city to put a gridlock on the traffic and oppose the restrictive orders that have been enacted statewide.<ref>Multiple references: