What is fascinating about the coverage on the decision is that lack of any push back on Whitmer claiming on CNN and other outlets that this was just a bunch of biased Republican appointees... jonathanturley.org/2020/10/03/mic…
...When Trump has disparaged judges who voted against him as Democratic appointees, the media has rightfully denounced him. Moreover, no one has corrected Whitmer in suggesting that the Democrats supported her actions in the decision. They did not...
...They voted that she did violate the Constitution and acted without authority in her extension of the emergency orders. They simply disagreed on having to negate the orders. Finally, there was no push back on the notion of Republicans voting together is proof of bias but . . .
...but Democrats voting together was just good judging. Indeed, there was little interest in the ruling against Whitmer, even in interviews addressing the pandemic orders. She raised the opinion and gave the false account of the decision on CNN unchallenged and uncorrected.
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