{"id":1687435,"date":"2022-10-13T03:33:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687435"},"modified":"2022-10-13T03:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:33:44","slug":"conservatives-cant-let-democrats-midterm-assault-on-kids-and-elections-fall-through-the-cracks-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-cant-let-democrats-midterm-assault-on-kids-and-elections-fall-through-the-cracks-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives Can\u2019t Let Democrats\u2019 Midterm Assault On Kids And Elections Fall Through The Cracks In Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservatives-cant-let-democrats-midterm-assault-on-kids-and-elections-fall-through-the-cracks-in-michigan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Voting_location_in_Alabama_during_2017_election.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>While highly contested elections in Arizona and Georgia have attracted an abundance of media attention, one battleground state often neglected is Michigan \u2014 and it\u2019s a critically important one. Won by Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, the Rust Belt state is hosting one of the country\u2019s most competitive gubernatorial races that has incumbent Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer facing off against GOP challenger Tudor Dixon. <\/p>\n<p>Despite corporate media\u2019s foregone conclusion that the contest would be an easy win for Whitmer, recently released survey data from more reliable polling firms has shown Dixon giving the Democrat governor a run for her money. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MI-Gen-Gov-Poll-Report-0930.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">late September poll<\/a> from The Trafalgar Group, Whitmer leads Dixon by roughly 6 points (50.9 to 45.1 percent) among the survey\u2019s 1,075 likely general election voters. Even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/wisconsin-senate-ron-johnson-mandela-barnes-opinion-poll-2022-10-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS\/YouGov poll<\/a> released this past weekend shows Whitmer with a 6-point lead (53 to 47 percent) over Dixon, despite its use of the less accurate \u201cregistered voter\u201d model.<\/p>\n<p>In the CBS\/YouGov poll\u2019s findings, Michigan voters pegged the economy as the issue they\u2019re most concerned about heading into November, with a majority rating the \u201cstate\u2019s economy negatively.\u201d Such statistics bode well for Dixon, who leads Whitmer by 10 points (55 to 45 percent) among Michiganders who view the economy as one of their signature issues.<\/p>\n<p>And while Michigan\u2019s gubernatorial contest is certainly important, voters in the state will be left with even bigger decisions to make on Election Day. In addition to Michigan\u2019s numerous statewide races, two Democrat-backed initiatives will be appearing on the ballot this fall: One seeking to enshrine the left\u2019s election takeover policies in the state constitution, and another trying to do the same with abortion \u2014 plus a stealthy addition that would ensure a constitutional right for kids to amputate their healthy genitals.<\/p>\n<h2>Michigan\u2019s Version of HR 1<\/h2>\n<p>Known as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/sos\/24delrio\/Promote_the_Vote_MI_747933_7.pdf?rev=9ba411c28362403596ab25d86a13ec09&#038;hash=BD4E77884AE6A746E291C34D79304CC5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proposal 2<\/a>,\u201d the amendment backed by radical left-wing groups would essentially codify Democrats\u2019 wish list of election policies into Michigan law. As The Federalist previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/12\/democrat-majority-michigan-supreme-court-greenlights-democrat-plan-to-take-over-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, among the changes to state election law are requirements for \u201cstate-funded \u2018absentee ballot drop boxes\u2019 and \u2018postage for applications and ballots,&#8217;\u201d as well as allowances for private \u201cdonations to fund elections.\u201d The initiative would also provide voters with a \u201c\u2018right\u2019 to\u00a0fill out a single absentee ballot application \u2018to vote absentee in all [future] elections,&#8217;\u201d which would \u201ckeep mass mail-in balloting, the least secure form of elections, in place after such measures caused a chaotic 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proposal 2 wouldn\u2019t just change the way in which elections are conducted, but also how they\u2019re overseen. Buried within the text of the initiative are provisions that would dramatically increase the power of the Michigan secretary of state in auditing election results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo officer or member of the governing body of a national, state, or local political party, and no political party precinct delegate, shall have any role in the direction, supervision, or conduct of an election audit,\u201d the proposal reads.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal heavily mirrors policies found in Democrats\u2019 federal <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/02\/republicans-slam-democrats-power-grab-bill-normalizing-2020-election-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HR 1<\/a> legislation, which sought to initiate a federal takeover of state and local election processes.<\/p>\n<h2>The Abortion Amendment<\/h2>\n<p>Deceptively labeled as the \u201cRight to Reproductive Freedom Initiative,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/sos\/24delrio\/Reproductive_Freedom_for_All_747778_7.pdf?rev=a51e8ef7772546bc86058eb68765c97e&#038;hash=96107C919479F71BAC345B4509DA11AD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ballot measure<\/a> more commonly referred to as \u201cProposal 3\u201d would allow for virtually unlimited access to abortion with no clear limitations. According to the text of the amendment, \u201cevery individual\u201d is granted a \u201cfundamental right\u201d to an abortion, which encompasses the ability \u201cto make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would also mandate that those seeking an abortion \u201cshall not be denied, burdened, nor infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means\u201d and that said individual shall not be \u201cdiscriminate[d]\u201d against by the state \u201cin the protection or enforcement of this fundamental right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As noted in an <a href=\"https:\/\/supportmiwomenandchildren.org\/analysis-of-the-abortion-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">analysis<\/a> from the Citizens to Support Michigan Women and Children, however, the seemingly \u201ctame\u201d language included in the initiative has the potential to \u201chave extremely far-reaching consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For instance, \u201cIndividual is not defined as to age, meaning the provisions in this amendment could apply to children as well as adults,\u201d the analysis says. \u201cWhat does \u2018discrimination\u2019 mean, exactly? Age discrimination is a real thing, so does this mean everything in the amendment applies to children? Rights are typically things that protect you from government prosecution, but this amendment says this right must be enforced by state \u2014 enforced against who? Parents? Doctors and nurses?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under current Michigan law, parents are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2022\/09\/12\/michigan-proposal-3-would-overturn-every-pro-life-law-allow-abortions-up-to-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">required<\/a> \u201cto consent for their underage child to have basically any medical procedure, from having their tonsils removed to an abortion.\u201d If approved by voters in November, Proposal 3 would undo such a requirement and allow female minors to end their babies\u2019 lives in utero without parental oversight or knowledge. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to its subversion of parental rights, Proposal 3 would also open the door for leftist judges and legal officials to codify Democrats\u2019 radical \u201ctrans the kids\u201d agenda into Michigan\u2019s constitution. As The Federalist\u2019s Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/12\/michigan-is-hiding-a-childrens-constitutional-right-to-genital-amputation-in-its-abortion-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, \u201cThe expansive and legalistically worded language of Prop 3, crafted by Planned Parenthood and left-wing backers \u2026 extends beyond abortion to create a constitutional right to several aspects of what transgender activists call \u2018gender-affirming care,\u2019 despite it being neither affirming nor caring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder Michigan law currently, minors cannot be chemically or surgically sterilized (or rendered infertile) without their parents\u2019 consent,\u201d Cleveland wrote. But under Prop 3, kids of all ages would be guaranteed the right to \u201cmake and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to \u2026 sterilization,\u201d and without \u201cdiscrimination.\u201d She continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>In less than one month, if Proposal 3 passes, children will have a right under the Michigan constitution to walk into one of Planned Parenthood\u2019s 12 so-called \u201cgender affirming\u201d facilities in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-michigan\/healthcare\/gender-affirming-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state<\/a>\u00a0and, without parental knowledge or consent, obtain puberty blockers. And with Planned Parenthood of Michigan promising \u201cgender affirming\u201d care \u201cvia telehealth in the coming months,\u201d Michiganders\u2019 kids won\u2019t even need to leave their house to obtain these sterilizing drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Passage of Prop 3 will also give boys a constitutional right to be castrated and girls the right under Michigan\u2019s constitution to be sterilized by way of a hysterectomy or the removal of their ovaries \u2014 all without their parents\u2019 consent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Winning Michigan Is a Must<\/h2>\n<p>Given the extremely radical nature of Democrats\u2019 ballot initiatives and the disastrous consequences that would ensue if such amendments were approved, perhaps by voters who haven\u2019t read the full text and don\u2019t understand the stakes, state and national Republican-affiliated groups cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to Michigan. If the failed pro-life amendment in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/03\/deception-drove-kansans-to-vote-down-pro-life-value-them-both-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas<\/a> showed conservatives anything, it\u2019s that passivity and poor messaging are a losing strategy. <\/p>\n<p>With left-wing groups such as Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.witf.org\/2022\/08\/17\/planned-parenthood-to-spend-record-50-million-in-midterm-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spending millions<\/a> on pro-abortion ads and early voting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/elections\/upcoming-election-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">already underway<\/a> throughout the state, investing more financial resources into Michigan must become a priority for conservative groups across the nation. In allowing these amendments to pass, Republicans wouldn\u2019t just allow state Democrats to amass control of Michiganders\u2019 election systems, but also their unsuspecting children. Michigan must be a \u2014 if not <em>the<\/em> \u2014 top priority this fall.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Shawn Fleetwood is a Staff Writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He also serves as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While highly contested elections in Arizona and Georgia have attracted an abundance of media attention, one battleground state often neglected is Michigan \u2014 and it\u2019s a critically important one. 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