The Constitution’s Most Emphatic Line

When Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wheeled on Michigan’s attorney general, she crossed a line — one that is drawn in Article VI of the Constitution.

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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib speaks during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Oct. 18, 2023, near the Capitol. AP/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades

We’re glad to see Governor Whitmer of Michigan finally back up the state’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, from the attack on her by Representative Rashida Tlaib. Ms. Tlaib, a Palestinian American, objected to General Nessel’s charging of 11 University of Michigan students for infractions during an anti-Israel protest. The congresswoman had suggested that General Nessel couldn’t do her job without bias because she is Jewish. 

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