Hillsdale College had announced that they were going to do an in-person outdoor graduation ceremony for their grads, with 6 feet social distancing, masks, sanitation, the works.
Both Governor Half-Whit and our AG Nasty Nessel quickly stated such a gathering was verboten, with a capital V.
Hillsdale responded that this was a once in a lifetime event for their hardworking graduates, and hadn't the governor just been seen mask-less among hundreds of people protesting, and Hillsdale was similarly exercising their First Amendment rights to assembly and in a safer manner than the governor to boot.
The Hillsdale County Sheriff Office when asked about enforcing the Governor and AG's ban noted they had better and more important things to do than enforce the Governor's ban on such a gathering and were too busy doing actual law enforcement activities to worry about such triffles.
The graduation ceremony went ahead uninterrupted, and congrats to the grads of Hillsdale and to the college for honoring its grads in a safe manner and standing up for their constitutional rights.
The Detroit News: Hillsdale College to host in-person graduation; AG office says event is prohibited
The Detroit News: Hillsdale College holds in-person commencement, defying Whitmer, AG
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I wouldn't mess with a college that specializes in history and the Constitution. They might know what they are talking about.
Also, since they don't take any taxpayer dollars, there is nothing the government can threaten to "withhold" if they don't obey.
Follow Klyde Morris's advice (http://www.klydemorris.com/strips.cfm?strip_ID=3204)and call it a protest against institutional illiteracy.
Bravo, Hillsdale!
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