{"id":2048313,"date":"2023-09-28T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-democrats-election-takeover-ballot-amendments-violate-the-michigan-and-u-s-constitutions\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:12:07","slug":"lawsuit-democrats-election-takeover-ballot-amendments-violate-the-michigan-and-u-s-constitutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-democrats-election-takeover-ballot-amendments-violate-the-michigan-and-u-s-constitutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit claims Dems&#8217; ballot amendments breach Michigan and U.S. Constitutions."},"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\">20<\/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%2Flawsuit-democrats-election-takeover-ballot-amendments-violate-the-michigan-and-u-s-constitutions%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=2048313&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--><h2>Michigan Legislators File Lawsuit Against Election Overhaul Amendments<\/h2>\n<p>A lawsuit filed on Thursday\u2064 by 11 Michigan state legislators \u200dclaims that two recently approved\u2063 constitutional amendments, backed by\u2062 Democrats,\u2063 violate\u2063 both the state and U.S. Constitutions. The lawsuit, brought \u200cin federal court\u2064 against Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of\u200d State\u200c Jocelyn Benson, and the director of Michigan&#8217;s Bureau of Elections, argues that these amendments, passed\u2062 in 2018 and 2022, infringe upon the power of the \u200dstate legislature \u200dto regulate elections as stated in the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs \u200ccontend that since the amendments were implemented through the ballot \u2063amendment process and alter the state&#8217;s election laws, they are invalid. According to the legislators, \u200cthe power to make such changes lies with the \u2063state \u2062legislature, as \u200doutlined in the Michigan Constitution. The lawsuit claims that\u200c the enactment \u2064of these amendments\u2064 through petition and state ballot proposals violates the legislators&#8217; \u200dfederal\u200d rights under the Elections\u200b Clause.<\/p>\n<p>While the media has\u200c portrayed \u2062these amendments as victories for \u2063&#8221;voting \u2063rights,&#8221; their true purpose is to \u200cimplement the Democrats&#8217; unsecure and \u2062chaotic\u200d voting policies. The 2018 initiative, known as Prop 3, introduced several left-leaning \u2063election practices into the Michigan \u2063Constitution, including automatic and same-day \u200dvoter \u2062registration and no-excuse\u2062 absentee\u2063 voting. \u200dSimilarly, Prop 2, passed in 2022, added policies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-democrats-election-takeover-ballot-amendments-violate-the-michigan-and-u-s-constitutions\/\" title=\"Lawsuit claims Dems' ballot amendments breach Michigan and U.S. Constitutions.\">state-funded absentee ballot \u2064drop boxes<\/a> and private\u2063 donations to fund elections.<\/p>\n<p>Both amendments were supported by Promote the Vote, a coalition launched in 2018 \u2064by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-execs-donating-mega-bucks-to-dem-politician-who-has-teased-presidential-run\/\" title=\"Fox executives are generously donating large sums to a Democratic politician who has hinted at a potential presidential campaign.\">left-wing\u200c groups<\/a>. During a press conference, \u200bMichigan legislators highlighted the significant amount of out-of-state funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-of-taxpayer-funded-antiracist-group-funneled-nearly-300k-to-husbands-law-firm\/\" title=\"President of Taxpayer-Funded Antiracist Group Funneled Nearly 0K to Husband\u2019s Law Firm\">left-wing organizations<\/a> that poured\u200b into the state to convince\u2063 voters of the benefits of Prop 2. Financiers included groups \u200blike the Sixteen\u200b Thirty Fund and the George \u2064Soros-backed Open Society Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to prevent the enforcement of these amendments and\u200d a declaration stating that they are unconstitutional and violate the\u200d legislators&#8217; federal rights. \u2062The lawsuit aims to protect the\u2062 legislators&#8217; role in determining the times, places, and manner \u200dof federal elections.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is\u2062 a \u200bstaff \u2062writer\u2062 for The Federalist and a graduate of \u200cthe University \u200dof Mary Washington. His work has been featured in various outlets, including RealClearPolitics, \u2062RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him\u200d on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How do \u200dthe contested amendments to\u2063 Michigan&#8217;s election\u200d process limit the authority of the\u200d state legislature\u2063 and violate the separation of powers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Plemented, they have resulted\u200d in significant \u2064changes to Michigan&#8217;s \u2062election process and have\u200d limited the\u2063 authority of the state legislature. They argue that this violates the separation of powers and undermines the democratic principles upon which the \u200cnation \u2063was founded.<\/p>\n<p>One of the\u200b contested amendments, passed in 2018, establishes\u200b a\u200c citizen-led\u2062 redistricting\u2064 commission responsible for drawing electoral district boundaries. The plaintiffs argue that this commission takes away the role of the legislature in \u200cdetermining district boundaries, thereby infringing on the constitutional authority of the state legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The second amendment, approved in 2022, expands voting access by allowing same<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-state-lawmakers-to-introduce-new-bills-to-limit-vote-by-mail-require-photo-id-to-vote-clean-dirty-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Republican State Lawmakers to Introduce New Bills to Limit Vote-by-Mail, Require Photo ID to Vote, Clean Dirty Voter Rolls\">-day voter registration<\/a> and absentee voting without providing a reason. The lawsuit\u2064 argues that this amendment, along with\u200b other \u200cchanges\u200c made to election laws by the Secretary of State, circumvents the legislature&#8217;s authority to regulate elections.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the legislators claim\u2063 that these amendments disproportionately favor Democratic interests by reducing the influence of Republican-controlled \u2062legislatures in the redistricting process and making it easier for Democratic-leaning voters to participate in elections. They \u2063argue\u2064 that this partisan \u2063advantage undermines the democratic balance and fairness of the electoral system.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit\u200d seeks to \u2062have both amendments declared unconstitutional and requests an injunction to prevent their enforcement in future \u2062elections. The plaintiffs contend\u200d that the power to regulate elections lies solely \u2064with the state legislature, as outlined\u200c in the U.S. Constitution, and\u2062 any \u200bchanges \u2064to the process must be made through the \u200bappropriate \u200clegislative\u200c procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Gretchen Whitmer\u2062 and Secretary of State\u200c Jocelyn\u200b Benson have \u200cdefended\u200d the\u200d constitutional amendments, emphasizing\u200d that \u2062they were enacted \u200bthrough the will of the people via the ballot initiative process. \u2064They argue that these reforms\u2063 were necessary to address concerns about gerrymandering and ensure broader voter participation.<\/p>\n<p>This lawsuit is not the first legal challenge to Michigan&#8217;s election laws. In \u20622020, several lawsuits were filed following the \u200dpresidential election, \u200bcontesting\u200d various aspects of the state&#8217;s \u200dvoting procedures. These challenges\u2063 were \u200bultimately dismissed by \u2063the courts.<\/p>\n<p>While the outcome of this\u200b lawsuit remains uncertain,\u2062 it highlights the ongoing debate over how \u2063elections should be regulated and the balance of power between the\u2063 state legislature and other branches of government. As the legal\u2063 process unfolds, it will be crucial to assess the arguments on both sides and consider\u2064 the long-term implications for Michigan&#8217;s\u2062 electoral system and democratic governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently approved Democrat-backed constitutional amendments in Michigan are being challenged in a lawsuit filed by 11 state legislators. The lawsuit argues that these amendments violate both the state and U.S. Constitutions. Defendants include Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and the director of Michigan&#8217;s Bureau of Elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2048314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2048313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2048313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2048314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2048313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2048313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2048313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}