Okay, this was to the MI state pols and my letter to Amash was tailored to him, as a federal rep, but this it was pretty much the same letter:
March 27
Gentlemen,
I'm a Republican in Alto MI and I always vote. Rarely do I write to politicians because it's generally useless and generates only canned responses. I hope this won't be the case this time.
Gretchen Whitmer is out of control and is exceeding her powers as governor. She is trashing both our federal and state constitutions, destroying Michigan's economy and has become a threat to the unalienable rights of every Michigan citizen. She and her fellow travelers have threatened citizens, businesses, doctors, pharmacists, etc. This is Stalinesque. She's depending on the abusive potential of bureaucracy to create fear in the daily normal activities of people dependent on state licensure, knowing that anyone in that situation has to expect burdensome, expensive and punitive consequences intended only to demonstrate dictatorial power. This is tyranny.
Gretchen Whitmer and her crew of fellow travelers are domestic enemies and you must address this and call for her removal IMMEDIATELY. I don't know or care what that entails but find the way and DO IT. I will remind you all that you took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Well, that time has arrived. Make haste.
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men."
- Samuel Adams
A month later I get this from Amash:
Thank you for contacting my office regarding COVID-19 and the State of Michigan. These are challenging times, and I appreciate hearing your concerns.
After Governor Whitmer issued her April 9 executive order, I shared publicly my concern that the state government was going too far. Several measures, such as banning landscaping services or prohibiting open retailers from selling items related to home and garden maintenance, provide marginal benefits at best, while substantially heightening frustration and resentment.
Sensible instructions to practice social distancing, wear masks, and stay at home already do most of the work to reduce the virus’s spread. By pushing too far, the governor could undermine her own authority and increase the likelihood people will not follow reasonable guidelines. Not every place has the same risks, and communities and businesses should be allowed to establish safety procedures based on actual conditions.
On April 24, the governor issued a new order that extends most restrictions through May 15 while also lifting many of the most concerning parts of her previous order. The order is available at
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-526894--,00.html. My staff and I are reviewing the full order, and I will keep your concerns in mind as I continue to monitor the overall COVID-19 response.
Information and resources on COVID-19 are available from the State of Michigan at
https://www.michigan.gov/Coronavirus and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at
https://www.cdc.gov. If you need any assistance with a federal agency, please feel free to reach out to my Grand Rapids office at (616) 451-8383. Thank you again for contacting me.
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So, not one word about the Bill of Rights and he supports some of the communist restrictions. Fuck him.