Sheriff Joe Brogan | Facebook
Sheriff Joe Brogan | Facebook
Baraga County is no longer complying with Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 restrictions, according to a manifesto signed by nine officials.
Sheriff Joe Brogan posted a copy of the manifesto on Facebook. “We are putting the state of Michigan on notice that we have no intention of participating in the unconditional destruction of our citizens’ economic security and liberty. We further declare our intention to take no action whatsoever in furtherance of this terribly misguided agenda.”
He said that they have created the manifesto in response to the many phone calls, emails, and requests from the community regarding the lockdown protocols.
The manifesto, which was signed by Sheriff Joe Brogan, Clerk Wendy Goodreau, Treasurer Jill Tollefson, Prosecuting Attorney Joseph O’Leary and Commissioners Gale Eilola, Dan Robillard, Will Wiggins, William Rolof, and Lyle Olsen, further reads:
“Finally, we call upon the Michigan Legislature to exercise their co-equal authority by adopting constitutionally sound measures which limit the unchecked exercise of executive power, which restore individual responsibility and accountability, and which return Michigan to the ranks of freedom-loving governments everywhere.”
Liquor licenses can still be suspended and businesses can still be fined in Baraga County by state agencies.
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