Enshrine in law that Michiganders retain the same constitutional rights during emergencies as at other times.

Enshrine in law that Michiganders retain the same constitutional rights during emergencies as they do at all other times.

He promises a legal protection for rights during emergencies.

Freedom Agenda - John James for Michigan
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The CLEAR Legislative Package will prevent future overreach, protect civil liberties, and ensure equal treatment—especially during emergencies. Equal Rights in Emergencies: Enshrine in law that Michiganders retain the same constitutional rights during emergencies as they do at all other times.

James’s own campaign agenda states the promise as part of a proposed Michigan gubernatorial legislative package, not as an enacted law.

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Freedom Agenda - John James for Michigan
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The executive power is vested in the governor. The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general shall be elected for four-year terms at the general election in each alternate even-numbered year. The terms of office of elective state officers ... shall begin at twelve o'clock noon on the first day of January next succeeding their election.

Michigan’s constitution makes the governor the relevant office for state executive action and sets the post-election term start. As of 2026-07-03, the promised gubernatorial term had not begun.

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Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer ... Governor Whitmer’s office is available to assist Michiganders with matters pertaining to a state government department and agencies.

Michigan’s official governor site identifies Gretchen Whitmer, not John James, as the governor, supporting that James had not yet held the office needed to execute this gubernatorial promise as of the assessment date.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer | Michigan.gov
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Representative John James (1981 - ) In Congress 2023 - Present. Party Republican. House Michigan, District 10 118th-119th (2023-Present).

Congress.gov confirms James’s current federal office is U.S. Representative, not Michigan governor. His later federal service does not itself deliver a state-law gubernatorial promise about Michiganders’ emergency rights.

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John James | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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