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    Home » Blog » Michigan Lawmakers Ask Appeals Court To Find Democrats’ Election Amendments Unconstitutional

    Michigan Lawmakers Ask Appeals Court To Find Democrats’ Election Amendments Unconstitutional

    July 2, 2024Updated:July 2, 2024 Editors Picks No Comments
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    On Monday, Michigan lawmakers filed a legal brief asking a federal appeals court to hear their complaint against two Democrat-backed constitutional amendments that they claimed violate the laws of both the state and the United States.

    In a Tuesday discharge from Michigan Fair Elections, plaintiff and Republican Senator Jim Runestad stated,” It is extremely crucial to have these legal issues resolved as quickly as possible. ” I am a firm believer in the Constitution. Anyone can have confidence that we are upholding civil rights and upholding the Constitution because the folks have a right to have this matter resolved in a court of law.

    11 position GOP senators filed a lawsuit against Governor in September. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and the producer of Michigan’s Bureau of Elections, the complaint in issue contended that two, legal vote modifications — one approved by voters in 2018 and the other in 2022 — violate the elections section of the&nbsp, U. S. Constitution, which stipulates that the” Times, Places and Manner of holding Votes for Senators and Representatives, may be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof”.

    Plaintiffs claimed in their original petition that the revisions to the Michigan political system are irrelevant because the state legislature has the authority to make these changes to state election laws, according to the U.S. Constitution. Additionally, the politicians asserted that the Michigan Constitution grants state legislators comparable authority.

    Among the marxist- backed vote practices added to the Michigan Constitution under the 2018 and 2022 initiatives are involuntary and same- time voter registration, no- reason absentee voting “during the 40 days before an election”, ballot drop boxes, and the allowance of” Zuckbucks“- style election funding.

    U. S. District Court Judge Jane Beckering, a Biden appointment, dismissed the complaint in April, arguing defendants “failed to show Article III standing” necessary to bring the situation.

    In their administrative small filed with the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, plaintiffs countered Beckering’s state by citing previous U. S. Supreme Court decisions that “recognized personal legislator standing, under Article V of the U. S. Constitution, for state congressional ratification of national democratic amendments”. They also cited earlier decisions from the Michigan Supreme Court, which they claimed “recognized ] ] that individual state legislators may file lawsuits against unlawful executive actions.

    The appeal states that the complaint is based on a “live controversy” under the Elections Clause that identifies a real injury resulting from the deprivation of an actual, legally protected interest in connection with a federal right or privilege granting legislators and appellees the right to cast their ballots on state laws governing federal elections. The Legislator- Appellants requests prospective declaratory and injunctive relief, which even the Governor has admitted is available, because the 2018 and 2022 amendments were adopted without state legislative approval.

    According to the plaintiffs, such reasoning supports a district court’s decision to be reversed.


    The Federalist staff writer Shawn Fleetwood graduated from the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood

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