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        <title><![CDATA[A northern Michigan county commission has thrown its support behind an effort to impeach Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kalkaska County commissioners voted 4-2 on Friday to back a push by several Republican legislators to launch an investigation of Whitmer&rsquo;s conduct during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Unconstitutional executive orders, let me make that very clear, the executive orders issued by Governor Whitmer are the primary cause of the economic crisis Kalkaska County is experiencing,&rdquo; Commissioner David Comai said, ABC 4 <a class="x5l" href="https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/kalkaska-county-board-recommends-impeachment-of-governor" target="_blank" rel="noopener external">reported</a>.</p>
<p>One resident who spoke in opposition to the resolution dismissed it, claiming it &ldquo;is really just calling attention to Kalkaska as an area that wants to be rebellious.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The resolution will be sent to the legislature.</p>
<p>House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), who is serving his final term, has said impeachment will not come up for a vote in the final days of this legislative session.</p>
<p>&ldquo;He said an effort to impeach Whitmer would lack merit and would be every bit as &lsquo;shameful&rsquo; as the impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump,&rdquo; according to <a class="x5l" href="https://www.abc12.com/2020/11/19/michigan-house-speaker-shuts-door-on-whitmer-impeachment-talk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener external">ABC 12</a>.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Sometimes you have to ignore the polls and do what&rsquo;s right to lead,&rdquo; Michigan state Rep. Matt Maddock (R) told <em>The Kyle Olson Show</em> last week, adding he believed it was a mistake to make a decision &ldquo;that fast&rdquo; on the issue.</p>
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<p>In Michigan, the House of Representatives <a class="x5l" href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(xnrtor453xkabgmby0p4fpbn))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Article-XI-7.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener external">initiates</a> impeachment, which requires a majority vote. In the next legislative session, Republicans will have a 58-52 majority, according to <a class="x5l" href="https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/11/jason-wentworth-set-to-serve-as-next-michigan-house-speaker.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener external">Mlive</a>.</p>
<p>Three representatives would be appointed to prosecute the impeachment case in the Senate. Two-thirds of senators must vote to convict the governor in order for her to be removed. Republicans hold a 22-16 majority in that chamber, Ballotpedia <a class="x5l" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_State_Senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener external">reported</a>, so at least four Democrats would need to vote affirmatively for removal.</p>]]></content:encoded>
                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Olson]]></dc:creator>
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