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Archive for 2020
October 2, 2020
SPACE FORCE: Starting to plan to launch astronauts.
JUSTICE: Michigan State Supreme Court strikes down Whitmer’s emergency powers.
In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications, the Michigan Supreme Court decided Friday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer violated her constitutional authority by continuing to issue orders to combat COVID-19 without the approval of state lawmakers.
The court, in its 71-page ruling, found that Whitmer did not have authority after April 30 to issue or renew any executive orders related to the pandemic under the 1976 Emergency Management Act.
The justices also found Whitmer did not possess the authority to exercise emergency powers under the 1945 Emergency Powers of the Governor Act because the act violates the Michigan Constitution.
These findings aren’t appealable to the U.S. Supreme Court, since they’re matters of state law, so this decision is final. But Whitmer doesn’t seem like she’s accepting it: “The governor said the ruling doesn’t take effect for 21 days and, even after that, her orders will remain in place through ‘alternative sources of authority.'” Maybe those armed protesters will revisit the Michigan capitol.
I’VE BEEN BLOGGING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE: The role of T-cells in SARS-CoV-2 virus defense.
THAT DOES SOUND TROUBLING: Dodge Demon Owners File Class-Action Lawsuit Over Hood Scoop Eating Itself.
QUESTION ASKED: Is Rick Moranis the Latest Target of the Knockout Game? (Video.)
WHY NOT TAKE A BREAK FROM THE SERIOUS NEWS FOR A FEW MINUTES? Florida Man Friday: In Which Colorado, New Jersey, and Especially Louisiana All Outdo Florida.
DIVERSITY UBER ALLES: Â Things don’t look too great in academic science departments these days.
TAMARA KEEL: Ruger P89 Review: Like a 9mm Mullet. “Normally, complaints about high-bore axis are overblown. For most shooters, the effect of the bore axis height on Pistol A versus Pistol B in split times is lost in the statistical noise. Not the Ruger, though. The slide is a massive casting, and the shape of the backstrap ensures that said massive casting is positioned well above your grip. As it slams back and forth under recoil, you notice it; it’s like shooting a Shake Weight.”
PAUL MIRENGOFF: Â “Please Help Preserve California’s Ban on Discrimination by the State.”
JOE BIDEN HAS A “MANY FINE PEOPLE” PROBLEM, AND UNLIKE TRUMP’S, IT’S REAL: Trump did condemn white supremacists, too bad so many people won’t listen: Did you know Joe Biden said, “many fine people … continue to display the Confederate flag.”
IT’S THE ABSENCE OF MEDIA — AND GOVERNMENT — HYSTERIA: Though many of us lived through the flu pandemics of 1957 and 1968, almost nobody can dredge up personal memories of those times. And that’s interesting.
I LIKE THE CUT OF HER JIB: Secretly Recorded Conversations Reveal Exasperated First Lady Melania Trashing Media.
AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD: Party That Wants To Run Your Healthcare Roots For Political Opponent To Die.