Y'all be the Outlaws

I'm not familiar with the details of the Wisconsin case, but the little I read about it suggests that the governor issued some orders that the majority of the legislators believed to be illegal.  The courts were asked to resolve it, which is what courts are supposed to do when the legality of an action is in question.  Ultimately, the state supreme court ruled that the governor's orders were indeed illegal and ordered him to cease and desist.  They also told him that, if he wanted to impose similar regulations, he should work with the legislature to develop them, which he has declined to do.

I am more familiar with the Michigan case, with which my esteemed colleagues should also be familiar since I have previously explained it to them.  Some recent developments are that our governor has been incrementally easing some of her restrictions without making reference to the pending court case, apparently expecting us to believe that she is doing it out of the goodness of her heart.  Unless the courts fast track this case, most of the restrictions will likely be gone by the time the legal issue is resolved, but at least a precedent will be established to prevent future governors from exceeding their duly constituted authority.

Uncle Ken seems to believe that all we have to do is meekly submit to our governor's orders and the virus will magically go away.  Well maybe, but we've been trying that for over two months now, and the virus is still raging on.  He also seems to believe that the penalty for disobedience is certain death.  While that might be true in Illinois, Michigan abolished their death penalty back in 19th Century so, if y'all kills us now, it is y'all who will be the outlaws.

I don't know about Wisconsin, but I seem to remember that the gerrymandering issue has already been through the Michigan courts, and they have declined to order any sort of remedy.  Meanwhile, a ballot proposal has been passed that took the redistricting power away from our legislature and gave it to an unelected panel of volunteers that is to appointed by our secretary of state.  (Let the record show that I voted against the proposal.)

I have said right from the beginning that Trump is a loose cannon, and his moorings certainly have not tightened since his election but, when the pirates are closing in on your ship, a loose cannon is better than no cannon at all.