Michigan voters have the right to petition and to vote to amend the state constitution, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a statement in response to the Republican lawmakers' request to the U.S. Supreme Court. And even if the nation's highest court were to take on the case, Benson said she would be ready to defend those rights.
"Michigan voters have a right to enact laws that reflect their values, and politicians have a duty to stand by the will of the voters. The idea that the time, place and manner of federal elections law-making is beyond the right of voters to self-determine is anti-democratic, and already multiple courts have reaffirmed this under law," Benson said...
