The phrase “free and fair” seemingly no longer applies here in the United States.  Especially in Michigan.

Republican electors in the Great Lake State were literally blocked from entering the Capitol Building in Lansing on Monday when trying to cast their ballots for President Trump.

The worst part?

It was supported by the GOP speaker of the House.

Videos posted to social media show state police acting on an order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and GOP House and Senate leaders, blocking the electors from entering after informing them that electors had already been admitted.

“The electors are already here, they’ve been checked in,” a state police officer says as he and other officers block the entrance to the building.

“The Electors are already here, they’ve been checked in.” Michigan State Police are blocking access to the Capitol, preventing the GOP Electors from getting inside #Michigan #ElectoralCollege #ElectoralCollegeVote pic.twitter.com/GzTK5gGCJ1

— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 14, 2020

“Not all of them,” one elector responds.

In another video, the same officer tells the electors he’s not going to get “into a political debate” as they continue to request entrance to fulfill their “constitutional duties.”

“If you have a problem, you can contact the Governor’s office, the Speaker of the House, [or] the Senate majority leader,” the officer added.

https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1338572018523000836

In a lengthy statement on Monday, Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R) , who traveled to Washington, D.C. last month to meet with President Trump, said he worked hard to get him reelected but that he couldn’t support naming a competing set of electors and potentially destroying the country.

https://twitter.com/LeeChatfield/status/1338533420628992001

“I worked hard to get President Trump reelected this year. I did everything I could. He has done an incredible job for our nation,” he said. “He put our country first and accomplished more than many other presidents have before him.”

“This has led to a national conversation over the Legislature’s role in choosing the electors. I’m a states’ rights guy, so I’m happy to have this conversation. But the Legislature in Michigan chose decades ago to award our electors to the winner of the popular vote,” he continued.

“I can’t fathom risking our norms, traditions, and institutions to pass a resolution retroactively changing the electors for Trump,” he added. “We fear we’d lose our country forever.”