Protesters Occupy Michigan State Capitol in Demonstration Against Lame-Duck Power Grab

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Demonstrators chanted and sang as they occupied the rotunda at the Michigan State Capitol Building in Lansing on Wednesday, December 12, in a protest a raft of legislation aimed at limiting the power of incoming lawmakers.

Activists gathered to urge Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to veto a series of proposals that would give the state legislature greater power over lawsuits brought by the state’s newly elected Democratic attorney general and amend recent laws increasing the minimum wage, according to the Washington Post. Republicans in Wisconsin have proposed similar bills in their lame-duck session after both states elected Democratic governors in November. Some see these bills as power grabs by outgoing Republicans, while others have argued they are a form a “traditional gamesmanship.”

Footage from the Capitol on Wednesday shows protesters chanting in the center of the Capitol and outside the governor’s office. Credit: Zack Smith – For Our Future via Storyful