Michigan House GOP votes to strip power from incoming Democratic attorney general
The GOP-controlled Michigan state House approved a bill on Wednesday that would strip power from incoming Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel.
House Bill 6553 grants the Republican-led legislature authority to jump into any court case in which residents are challenging the GOP's unpopular laws. Nessel has said she won't use state resources to fight for laws that she sees as unconstitutional, such as one that allows adoption agencies to choose not to adopt to same-sex couples.
The measure was approved 58-50, with several Republicans joining all Dems in voting against it. Before the vote, the bill's author, Rob VerHeulen, told the House the bill would simply allow the legislature to protect its laws.
"As you know, we're seeing more and more public policy decided in courts," he said, failing to note the legislature's history of passing highly controversial laws that are often overturned by the courts because they are unconstitutional.
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