# Feds break up militia plot to kidnap Michigan governor

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505 "2020-10-08T16:53:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505/1 "2020-10-08T16:53:18Z")

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[These guys hate wearing masks so much they were going to commit a federal crime to punish the governor who implemented them.](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/08/governor-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plot-militia/5921409002/?fbclid=IwAR2c_cz2saPatLR2cNQ8-q_UkulicVs07WssxR3ZbYTcNZe8fO83_DfyKP0)

And I’m pretty sure these fellers weren’t just going to bring her to their cabin for tea and scones.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505/2 "2020-10-08T17:02:52Z")

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Flagged as a duplicate of [Plot to kidnap (MI Gov) Gretchen Whitmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-to-kidnap-mi-gov-gretchen-whitmer/922506)

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505/3 "2020-10-08T17:35:12Z")

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-break-up-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor/922505/4 "2020-10-08T17:35:26Z")

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Closed as duplicate.