Michigan Governor Admits Some COVID-19 Restrictions Didn’t ‘Make a Lot of Sense’

Michigan Governor. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Governor, admitted that the Democratic leadership in the state imposed COVID-19 lockdowns more than was actually necessary.

Whitmer published an April 2020 issue Executive order This ban on selling gardening supplies to Americans allowing them to grow their own vegetables and fruits, was imposed by most retailers.

A sit-down discussion with CNN’s Chris Wallace Whitmer was questioned by reporters on March 12 about Michigan’s harsh lockdown policies. These were some of the most stringent in the country.

“There were moments where, you know, we had to make some decisions that in retrospect don’t make a lot of sense, right? If you went to the hardware store, you could go to the hardware store but we didn’t want people to be congregating around the garden supplies,” Whitmer stated.

“People said ‘oh, she’s outlawed seeds.’ It was February in Michigan, no one was planting anyway,” She went on. “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.”

Whitmer’s office published on April 9, 2020 a list of items that Michigan officials considered important. “not necessary to sustain or protect life,” During the peak of the pandemic, they could not be bought.

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.

Whitmer had just weeks before he imposed the controversial ban statewide. Rescinded Due to widespread backlash, even from the Institute for Justice

In a letter (PDF), the non-profit law firm criticized the governor’s “unconstitutional prohibition” For “impeding the rights of the many Michigan families who seek to grow their own food.”

“The order correctly recognizes ‘food and agriculture’ as ‘critical infrastructure’ and accordingly permits grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and other food-related businesses to continue sales, subject to reasonable health and safety restrictions,” It reads:

“At the same time, however, the order appears to prohibit sales of plants—including vegetable, fruit, and herb plants,” It was also added. “That differential treatment—permitting 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—does not make sense.”

Whitmer’s broad order also prohibited travel between residences, including vacation properties, rental property, and second properties within Michigan.

From NTD News