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2020-06-06 Home Front: Politix
Michigan Supreme Court Unanimously Sides with 77-Year-Old Barber over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Bitchslap!
[Breitbart] In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the Michigan Supreme Court sided with 77-year-old barber Karl Manke over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday.

Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have been relentlessly pursuing Manke, attempting to force the closure of his shop during the coronavirus pandemic.

Great Lakes News reported on Facebook late Friday that the Court ruled unanimously in favor of the Owosso barber — a stunning decision, given the narrow 4-3 ideological split in favor of conservatives.

According to Great Lakes News, Manke's attorney, David Kallman, called it the "biggest, most lopsided victory of his career."

Whitmer and Nessel fined Manke and stripped him of his license after he repeatedly refused to close his business in defiance of Whitmer’s executive orders.

A Michigan Court of Appeals upheld that Manke’s license suspension was valid, but the Supreme Court decision reversed that.


Manke was defiant after the Appeals Court ruling and told WILX, "I'm still open, still working until they cut my hands off."

He said the response during the protest and the support for his stand was "overwhelming," and called himself "a Michigan small town barber that just wants to work."

"This is an oppressive move on this governor's part," Manke said, observing that it "reflects almost a police state."

"I refuse to stand down on this," he said.

"I wasn't this rock star three weeks ago," Manke told Breitbart News, but Whitmer made him one.

He thanked God for the development.

"I'm still standing up. I still have that courage," Manke said.
Posted by Frank G 2020-06-06 12:24|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 Sue everyone involved under Witchmer and make them stand in court and say "I was just following orders."
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-06 12:57||   2020-06-06 12:57|| Front Page Top

#2 A unanimous decision on any level speaks volumes. Congratulations to Mr. Manke (and F.U. to Witless Whitmer).
Posted by Clem 2020-06-06 13:19||   2020-06-06 13:19|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd say the court knows which way the wind blows and feels a hurricane coming on.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-06-06 13:30||   2020-06-06 13:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Governor Wretched Halfwit
Posted by Iblis 2020-06-06 13:39||   2020-06-06 13:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Seven to zip: wow. A glimmer of hope.
Posted by Lex 2020-06-06 14:03||   2020-06-06 14:03|| Front Page Top

#6 #1 We may be beyond just a simple sue. Think we have gone into the tar and feathering and riding out of town on a rail stage.
Posted by DarthVader 2020-06-06 14:18||   2020-06-06 14:18|| Front Page Top

#7 If it is acceptable to shutdown, loot, or burn a business it should be permissible to open one.
Posted by Airandee 2020-06-06 15:10||   2020-06-06 15:10|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ You are arguing from logic. Fascist and rayciss.

/snark
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-06-06 16:18||   2020-06-06 16:18|| Front Page Top

#9 She got shaved.
Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-06 22:34||   2020-06-06 22:34|| Front Page Top

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