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Plot to kidnap Michigan's governor grew from the militia movement's toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
Plot to kidnap Michigan's governor grew from the militia movement's toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truthsPete Musico, left, is one of the founding members of the Wolverine Watchmen, as is Joseph Morrison, right. Both were charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Jackson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)Jackson County Sheriff’s Office via AP

The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar – and...

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