The Justice Department and federal law enforcement foiled a plot, apparently by a right-wing militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen, against the Governor of Michigan. 13 people charged with plots against MI government, including 6 who planned to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
There are ways things are done in the civilized world. When you don’t like a statue of Christopher Columbus, you petition the government to take it down. You don’t go out with chains, pull it down and throw it in the river.
And when you’re upset about the Governor’s rules for fighting a pandemic, you go to court, or you vote her out. You might even organize peaceful resistance against the rules and risk getting yourself arrested. You don’t try to kidnap and kill the governor.
Detroit U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider responded to the plots saying that Michiganders “can disagree about politics, but those disagreements should never, ever amount to violence.
Well, not really. America is founded on the idea that there is a time and a place for armed resistance to the government.
Governor Whitmer has imposed some strict rules on Michigan, but they don’t come anywhere near the level that would justify violence.
If what we’re hearing about this plot is true, and if they’re found guilty after a fair trial, I’d be in favor of hanging them. This kind of thing can’t be tolerated in a stable, lawful society.