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Michigan Moving to Make Masks PERMANENT
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 79997674:MV80NzYzMDY2Xzg2Nzg3NjkyXzZFMUQyOUU1] The idea that during a "state of emergency" the state can grab extreme power and set aside the constitution has always been a huge flaw waiting to be exploited. I'm surprised it took this long. The people grabbing the power are the sane ones deciding or controlling those who decide if there is an "emergency" or not. The only role of the government during an emergency should be to provide resources and advice for those who want to use it. Forcing people to do stuff during an emergency should not be the role of the government because it's an obvious path to abuse of power and its not their place to play nanny and parent to grown adults like we are children. Now we are seeing the poisonous fruits of these flawed policies. [/quote]
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"What can lawmakers and the public do? Not much. The legislature can slow down the implementation of these rules, but not stop them. MIOSHA must hold a public hearing and receive comments from the public, but it doesn't have to take those comments into consideration. Barring a successful lawsuit, if the governor and her department want these permanent rules put in place, they will be in effect indefinitely until the law is changed or until a different governor changes them.
"Ultimately, one person can control the lives of all 10 million Michigan residents to an enormous extent not only during a declared state of emergency, but potentially for years going forward."
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