What is Unlock Michigan?
- Unlock Michigan is a Republican-led ballot initiative that would strip Gov. Whitmer, and future Michigan governors, of their emergency powers.
- This Republican effort would undermine Gov. Whitmer’s ability to keep Michiganders safe and save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- By hampering the governor’s ability to make decisions to keep Michiganders safe, it will also harm our economy by prolonging and exacerbating the pandemic when we need to be moving forward.
Why shouldn’t people sign the petition?
- This partisan Republican power grab would undermine Gov. Whitmer’s ability to keep Michiganders safe and save lives during a global health pandemic.
- By hampering her ability to make decisions to keep Michiganders safe, it will also harm our economy by prolonging and exacerbating the pandemic when we need to be moving forward.
Report Unlock Michigan Petition Circulators at www.keepmichigansafe.org.
Who is behind Unlock Michigan?
The group is led by Republicans in the Legislature, including Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, and is an irresponsible partisan power grab that will only put public health at risk.
Who is Keep Michigan Safe?
- Keep Michigan Safe is a broad and diverse coalition formed to protect the executive powers of Michigan’s governor during a public health crisis and defeat the cynically named “Unlock Michigan” ballot initiative.
- Poll after poll has shown broad public support for Gov. Whitmer’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, and this irresponsible partisan power grab will only put public health at risk.
- Keep Michigan Safe urges the public to refuse to sign these petitions because doing so will undermine the ability of our elected leaders and medical experts to keep Michigan families safe during the pandemic.
We urge the public to refuse to sign these petitions, because doing so will undermine the ability of our elected leaders and medical experts to keep Michigan families safe during the pandemic. For more information, visit www.keepmichigansafe.org
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