Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer is ordering that the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline be closed by Wednesday.
We are seeing gas lines in the United States for the first time in years. People lined up for miles to get what is left of our gas supply.
The COVID pandemic demand, coupled with the inept policy of discontinuing all new federal fossil fuel leases has led to a 100% manufactured gas shortage.
We need gas more than ever. That is why it is perplexing that Gretchen Whitmer has decided to order a shut down a Michigan oil pipeline for the ‘environment’.
Amongst long gas station lines and shortages, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, has decided to shut down one of the Michigan’s oil pipelines. The pipeline in question is owned by Enbridge, and sits in the Strait of Mackinak. The pipeline connects oil from Canada and the United States. Whitmer has this to say…
“These oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac are a ticking timebomb, and their continued presence violates the public trust and poses a grave threat to Michigan’s environment and economy,”
Whitmer reportedly has given Enbridge, the operator of the pipeline, until Wednesday to cease operations. Whitmer claims that the pipeline could ‘spill any day’, even though the pipeline has been in operation for 67 years with no spill.
It seems that Gretchen Whitmer and the Democrats are willing to destroy any semblance of normal life for the smallest risk imaginable. They will gladly inconvenience the American people, as long as their rich friends and donors are happy.
Shutting off a pipeline in the middle of a gas shortage over minute environmental concerns is not a ‘dumb move’, it is a malicious move. It is a move that cannot be explained or justified.
It is simply a middle finger to reality, truth, and the people of Michigan.
A prominent Michigan newspaper took aim at @GovWhitmer, suggesting the governor was “clueless” after she demanded a shutdown of an oil pipeline.
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 17, 2021
“It was as if she was clueless to the unfolding crisis caused when the Colonial line went down.”https://t.co/6NBYB86oJe
What Whitmer is really saying with this move is that she doesn’t care about the policy implications of her sweeping moves. She only cares about the ‘intent’ in which they were implemented.
She doesn’t care that there might not be enough gas for Michiganders. If she cared about them, she obviously wouldn’t have shut off a major pipeline in a gas shortage.
Let this be a lesson to all of us. The Democrats as a whole do not care that their policies are insane, unachievable, and just plain stupid. They don’t care. They are going to implement them anyway.
Whether it be the Green New Deal, or the new electric vehicle requirements for auto manufacturers… It doesn’t matter that the policies actually work, just that they sound good.
Gretchen Whitmer made a stupid, panicked, donor-headed decision that left the people of Michigan worse off. Just as she did with the pandemic, when she prevented the people of Michigan from being able to purchase basic home improvement supplies, this tyrant has overstepped her boundary.
I hope that the people of Michigan will stand up to her, and refuse to shut the line down. Police should refuse to go to the pipeline.Gretchen Whitmer is absolutely out of control. She needs to be removed.
Whitmer is a broader encapsulation of the failures of the Democratic party. She is a perfect example of why Democrats are no longer legitimate political leaders. Their policies, implementations, and ideas are not compatible with the Constitution of the United States of America.
We must REMOVE the Democrats from leadership if we are going to have a United States of America.