Michigan Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield (left) and Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey. License links: gaybe.am/Bc and gaybe.am/6T

BTL Publishers Urge Republican Sen. Mike Shirkey and Rep. Lee Chatfield not to Attend the White House

By BTL Staff|2020-11-20T10:59:17-05:00November 20th, 2020|Opinions, Viewpoints|

As national election results continue to come in President-Elect Joe Biden’s favor, Republicans across the U.S. have continued to dispute electoral votes in Biden’s favor. Recently in Michigan, Republican leaders of Michigan’s House and Senate have agreed to take a meeting with President Donald Trump amid this ongoing battle.

Between The Lines Newspaper Publishers Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz are now urging Michiganders to reach out to Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey via and Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield via email to urge them to stop the vote.

Read the template letter here:

To Michigan Senate Majority Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield

Please don’t go tomorrow to the White House. It is an obvious, shameful attempt to pressure you to do something dangerous and probably illegal. Don’t embarrass yourself and the people of Michigan.

Both Shirkey and Chatfield can be reached via email here: [email protected], [email protected].

About the Author: BTL Staff

Between The Lines has been publishing LGBTQ-related content in Southeast Michigan since the early '90s. This year marks the publication's 27th anniversary.