Sen. Mark Johnson | Facebook
Sen. Mark Johnson | Facebook
Sen. Mark Johnson (R-East Grand Forks) has called out Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency powers on Facebook, claiming that it takes away from the representative democracy.
"One man in Ramsey County is determining the fate of our schools, churches, communities and families,” his post reads. “These emergency powers were intended to allow quick action to prepare the state in the cases where local communities need resources to combat a threat.”
He argued that Minnesota has been battling COVID-19 for four months now, and requirements around the state aren’t helping Minnesota residents. Because of this, he voted to pull Walz’s emergency powers.
“Minnesotans don’t need more statewide mandates. We need the governor to trust Minnesotans again. To support this, today, we voted to end the governor’s emergency powers related to COVID-19, to ensure that any future solutions take into account the view of the legislature and our communities that are now prepared for this pandemic and eager to start rebuilding this state.”
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