{"id":1875737,"date":"2023-03-13T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T19:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-governor-admits-some-covid-19-restrictions-didnt-make-a-lot-of-sense\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T15:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T19:35:13","slug":"michigan-governor-admits-some-covid-19-restrictions-didnt-make-a-lot-of-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-governor-admits-some-covid-19-restrictions-didnt-make-a-lot-of-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Governor Admits Some COVID-19 Restrictions Didn\u2019t \u2018Make a Lot of Sense\u2019"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmichigan-governor-admits-some-covid-19-restrictions-didnt-make-a-lot-of-sense%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=1875737&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-->\n<div>\n<p>Michigan Governor. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Governor, admitted that the Democratic leadership in the state imposed COVID-19 lockdowns more than was actually necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer published an April 2020 issue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/whitmer\/news\/state-orders-and-directives\/2020\/04\/09\/executive-order-2020-42\">Executive order<\/a> This ban on selling gardening supplies to Americans allowing them to grow their own vegetables and fruits, was imposed by most retailers.<\/p>\n<p>A sit-down discussion with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1635231774795235328\">CNN&#8217;s Chris Wallace<\/a> Whitmer was questioned by reporters on March 12 about Michigan&#8217;s harsh lockdown policies. These were some of the most stringent in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were moments where, you know, we had to make some decisions that in retrospect don&#8217;t make a lot of sense, right? If you went to the hardware store, you could go to the hardware store but we didn&#8217;t want people to be congregating around the garden supplies,&#8221; Whitmer stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People said \u2018oh, she&#8217;s outlawed seeds.&#8217; It was February in Michigan, no one was planting anyway,&#8221; She went on. &#8220;But that being said, some of those policies I look back and think, you know, maybe that was a little more than what we needed to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer&#8217;s office published on April 9, 2020 a list of items that Michigan officials considered important. &#8220;not necessary to sustain or protect life,&#8221; During the peak of the pandemic, they could not be bought.<\/p>\n<p>According to the order, companies were required to remove any non-essential items from stores or block them using various methods. This included gardening items as well as other goods like carpets or flooring materials, furniture and paint.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer had just weeks before he imposed the controversial ban statewide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/whitmer\/news\/state-orders-and-directives\/2020\/04\/24\/executive-order-2020-59\">Rescinded<\/a> Due to widespread backlash, even from the Institute for Justice<\/p>\n<p>In a letter (<a href=\"https:\/\/ij.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Letter-re-Michigan-Executive-Order-FINAL_1.pdf\">PDF<\/a>), the non-profit law firm criticized the governor&#8217;s &#8220;unconstitutional prohibition&#8221; For &#8220;impeding the rights of the many Michigan families who seek to grow their own food.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The order correctly recognizes \u2018food and agriculture&#8217; as \u2018critical infrastructure&#8217; and accordingly permits grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and other food-related businesses to continue sales, subject to reasonable health and safety restrictions,&#8221; It reads:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time, however, the order appears to prohibit sales of plants\u2014including vegetable, fruit, and herb plants,&#8221; It was also added. &#8220;That differential treatment\u2014permitting grocery stores to sell vegetables, fruits, and herbs, but prohibiting nurseries and garden centers from selling plants so that Michiganders can grow their own vegetables, fruits, and herbs\u2014does not make sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer&#8217;s broad order also prohibited travel between residences, including vacation properties, rental property, and second properties within Michigan.<\/p>\n<p><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/michigan-governor-admits-some-covid-19-restrictions-didnt-make-a-lot-of-sense_906973.html\">NTD News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> &#8230;..<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> Continue Reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/michigan-governor-admits-some-covid-19-restrictions-didnt-make-a-lot-of-sense_5119653.html?utm_source=partner&#038;utm_campaign=conservnewsd\">Michigan Governor Admits Some COVID-19 Restrictions Didn&#8217;t \u2018Make a Lot of Sense&#8217;<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer admitted over the weekend that Democrat leadership in the state imposed more COVID-19 lockdown measures than were actually needed. In April 2020, Whitmer issued an executive order that barred most stores from selling gardening supplies, including seeds and plants, to Americans growing their own fruits and vegetables. 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