Nessel reversing 16 years of GOP ideology in Attorney General's Office

[demmiblue]

LANSING — She has been in office for just over six weeks, but Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has dramatically changed the political trajectory of the office after 16 years of Republican control.

Nessel, a Plymouth Democrat, has withdrawn the state from 23 controversial cases that former Attorney General Bill Schuette joined during his eight years in office.

They range from abortion and gun rights cases to environmental issues and religious freedom battles. Schuette joined with Republican governors in the vast majority of cases to support the conservative point of view.

In contrast, Nessel joined with 15 other attorneys general around the nation on Monday to fight President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, bypassing Congress, which only allocated $1.3 billion for a wall at the border while he had demanded more than $5 billion.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/24/attorney-general-dana-nessel/2942416002/

[llmart]

1. This is why we vote.

I'm just loving what Dana Nessel has done so far. We really have a great team with Whitmer and Nessel!

[socdem60]

2. Proud of Nessel.

She's quick and smart and getting the job done. This is why we vote.