Bill Text: MI HR0010 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to censure Representative Matt Maddock of the Forty-Fourth House District, State of Michigan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-26 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [HR0010 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0010-Introduced.html
house Resolution No.10
Rep. Camilleri offered the following resolution:
Whereas, Article IV, Section 16 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 provides, in relevant part:
Each house, except as otherwise provided in this constitution, shall choose its own officers and determine the rules of its proceedings ... Each house shall be the sole judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its members...
; and
Whereas, Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 provides, in relevant part:
All officers, legislative, executive and judicial, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of .......... according to the best of my ability. No other oath, affirmation, or any religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust.
; and
Whereas, House Rule 74(6) states:
A Member shall conduct himself or herself to justify the confidence placed in him or her by the people and shall, by personal example and admonition to colleagues, maintain the integrity and responsibility of his or her office
; and
Whereas, House Rule 74(7) states:
A Member shall not engage in any conduct that materially impairs the ability of the Member to perform the duties of his or her office or substantially impair the public confidence in the House.
; and
Whereas, Representative Matt Maddock has engaged in a pattern of misconduct that has undermined the public's confidence in him, in the House, and in Michigan's electoral process and democratic institutions in violation of his Oath of Office and the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives; and
Whereas, Representative Matt Maddock has participated in frivolous legal proceedings seeking to undermine Michigan's election laws, duly enacted by the Michigan Legislature, and to subvert the manifest will of the citizens of Michigan as expressed in the 2020 general election; and
Whereas, Representative Matt Maddock repeatedly fomented armed intimidation and threats of political violence against legislators, legislative staff, other elected officials, and the citizens of the state of Michigan in violation of his Oath of Office and the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives; and
Whereas, Representative Matt Maddock was present for, and assisted in organizing Michiganders to participate in, the seditious insurrection that took place in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, during the counting of electoral votes; and
Whereas, Representative Matt Maddock's actions have drawn national attention and disrepute to the state of Michigan, the Michigan Legislature, and the Michigan House of Representatives, shaking the public trust and confidence in this legislative body, in Michigan's electoral process, and in our democratic institutions; and striking the honor, dignity, and integrity of this body; and
Whereas, Public trust and confidence in the legislature, the electoral process, and democratic institutions are prerequisites to the functioning of a democratic society; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That Representative Matt Maddock of the Forty-Fourth House District, State of Michigan, has conducted acts inconsistent with the trust and duties of a state representative. He has endangered his colleagues in the Michigan Legislature, endeavored to delegitimize Michigan's electoral process, and done considerable harm to public confidence in state government. He has failed to maintain the integrity and responsibility of his office and to meet his solemn obligations to the people of the state of Michigan; and be it further
Resolved, That in accordance with the above-cited provisions of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 and the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives, Representative Matt Maddock is hereby censured by the Michigan House of Representatives; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to Representative Matt Maddock.
