Jordan Warnsholz is a physician assistant and owner of both Primary Health Services in Ludington and the Wellston Medical Center in Wellston. He is a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the governor’s use of emergency powers and is represented by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Warnsholz was featured in the Ludington media back in early May, when they forgave $200,000 in medical service debt of their patients.  Just a few days after that announcement, Warnsholz made the news once again, not locally, by announcing he was part of a lawsuit challenging the governor's policies which he believed was operating against public health and safety by that point, roughly two months into the lockdown.  He explained it to a national audience yesterday in an op-ed wrote in the USA Today:

My patients suffered because of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's illegal lockdown

In Michigan, the ban on supposedly non-essential medical care shows a shocking ignorance of how medicine works. I'm suing because this can't stand.

No one is above the law. Not even a governor. Not even during a pandemic.

But Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apparently disagrees. Her disregard for the voice of the people, expressed through our elected representatives, has caused profound pain for my medical practice, and, more importantly, the patients I serve. Watching them suffer has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever experienced. 

Whitmer’s power grab started a few months into the pandemic. After initially declaring a state of emergency in March and issuing a series of orders to shut down the state’s economy, the governor illegally chose to extend these emergency orders unilaterally. In doing so, she broke the law and the Michigan Constitution, which gives that power to the legislature.  

Dangers looms when one person tries to regulate the lives of millions. Whitmer’s orders are a case in point. One banned any “non-essential” medical procedures and elective surgeries. This broad elimination of medical care shows a shocking ignorance of how medicine works. 

As a physician assistant, I routinely provide medical care that will prevent worsening health problems down the line. What looks like something non-essential in the eyes of a politician or government bureaucrat can actually be very essential to a patient’s overall current health and future health. 

Similarly, elective surgeries aren’t unimportant or unnecessary. They’re simply procedures that can be scheduled in advance. They can and regularly do save lives, both in the short- and long-term. There’s no doubt that banning these procedures harmed the health and safety of my patients

My patients are desperate

Take the story of an elderly woman who I see quite often. Before the pandemic hit, she needed a routine procedure that would have restored blood flow to her leg and allowed her to walk. Whitmer’s order outlawed that procedure.

The woman’s condition worsened until she lost all blood flow to her leg, turning it purple and leaving her in excruciating pain. She called me in a panic, and I was able to get her into emergency surgery. She was hours away from losing her leg altogether.

Another one of my patients had emergency surgery for kidney stones, but could not receive critical follow-up care because of the governor’s orders. Sure enough, he wound up right back in the hospital with an infection, sepsis and kidney failure, which landed him in critical care for weeks.

One of my patients came to see me when he felt like he had nowhere else to turn. The governor's orders prevented him from getting regular treatment for his diabetes. By the time he came to me, he was in a full-on medical emergency. He told me about an odor coming from his foot — it turned out to be gangrene. His kidneys were in full-blown failure. 

We rushed him to the nearest hospital, but it was too late. His foot had to be amputated. And then, just days later, he died from complications.

None of this trauma had to happen. But happen it did, because of shortsighted executive orders issued unilaterally by Gov. Whitmer. 

Michigan can do what's right

The Michigan Supreme Court has a chance to restore our representative government. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the court will hear my story, the story of another medical professional, and the story of a patient who couldn’t get the knee replacement he needed. 

We are suing the governor because her actions violate the state’s constitution requirement that executive, legislative and judicial powers remain distinct and separate. Not only that, but under Michigan law, emergency powers may only persist for 28 days, unless the legislature agrees to extend them further. Whitmer ignored the law and extended her order anyway

It’s too late to undo most of the harm that these orders have caused. But it’s not too late for the Michigan Supreme Court to do what’s right. The court should rule that her actions violated state statue and the Michigan Constitution. And the court can prevent her, and future governors, from illegally seizing lawmaking power. 

No one should ever have to suffer like my patients have suffered from Gov. Whitmer’s illegal power grab (END op-ed).

What the op-ed post doesn't reveal is the counter-attack that Governor Whitmer has mounted against this Ludington business owner.  Other local media have also ignored it, but Lifesite news has reported it and added his own personal peril that he related on social media in late August, listing the retributive strike made by the Michigan government under direction of Governor Whitmer:

Jordan Warnsholz:  We filed our lawsuit against gov Whitmer on May 5th:

1) On May 10th (Sunday, Mother's Day), a DNR officer knocked on my door and told me he was there to serve me my arrest warrant for an infraction that occurred 30 MONTHS PRIOR on 11/22/2017. The "infraction" was actually a WARNING that a DNR officer gave me 2-1/2 years prior for not physically putting my deer tag on my deer that I shot (my deer tag was in my pocket, which I showed the DNR officer). The officer told me to just remember to physically put my deer tag on my deer before I butcher them. Apparently, someone working for the state of MI decided to resurrect the old DNR warning and not just give me the standard $1000 fine, but decided to UP-CHARGE me with "poaching" and ordered that I be thrown in jail for 10 days, a $5,000 fine, multiple misdemeanors, confiscate all of my guns, and revoke my hunting privileges for 6 years!!!
It is absolutely clear that the absurd charges against me, the 30-month delay, and the timing of our lawsuit against gov Whitmer are all extremely unusual and compelling evidence of harassment.

2) The State of Michigan smeared my professional reputation by sticking a label of "substandard care" on my PUBLIC medical license record!! The documents provided to support this horrible designation, and reason for such drastic measures was "failure to update my mailing address". This unfounded smear against my medical license has hurt me personally and professionally. Patients of mine have transferred OUT of my office because my public medical license now shows I've been "convicted" of delivering "substandard care". The state even BACK-DATED this event to "1/22/19", which is also completely made up.

3) The state of Michigan on 5/19/20 opened a formal investigation against me after they say that they received an "anonymous" tip that I am practicing medicine under the influence of marijuana and alcohol!! ABSOLUTELY INSANE!! First of all, I do not drink alcohol, and I absolutely do not smoke marijuana! The state of Michigan then demanded that both me and my WIFE hand over our entire personal medical records to the State of MIchigan!! This is a COMPLETE violation of our rights and our privacy! When I refused to do so, the State of MIchigan informed me that I will be charged with even more criminal acts for "obstructing an investigation". So the State of Michigan is not only trying to intimidate and threaten ME, but now they are also trying to threaten and intimidate my WIFE!! This is absolutely a criminal abuse of power. Also, it was extremely embarrassing to me that the State of Michigan held formal interviews with my employees to question them about if I have ever shown up to work high on marijuana or drunk on alcohol. It was a terrible personal smear against me. ALL of my employees stated emphatically that I have never been intoxicated at work, and informed the state that I also do not even drink alcohol or use marijuana products.

4) The state of Michigan performed a "random" inspection of our office on July 20th. I spoke with the inspector who came to our office, and he acknowledged that the state really has not been performing inspections the past 4 months due to the pandemic, which makes the timing of this inspection very suspect to me.

5) On August 26th we were notified that my businesses are being audited by the state of Michigan.

6) On August 27th the State of Michigan ordered CPS to perform an EMERGENCY “Welfare Check” and interrogations of all 3 of my children because they claim they received an “anonymous tip” that I have “dangerous weapons” in my home.

As you can see, gov Whitmer has been going out of her way to harass me personally and professionally ever since filing the lawsuit against her in May. She is using her power to harass, smear, and discredit me and my family. She is using her power to inflict emotional and financial trauma on me, my wife, and now my kids. This is wrong. It has been terribly stressful, it has cost me many thousands of dollars in legal fees to counter the attacks against me. I have missed days at work and both me and my wife, and now my kids, are extremely distressed [END post]

This is not out of character for the governor during this year of her autocratic dictatorship, she relentlessly pursued 77-year-old barber Karl Manke using multiple tools at her disposal for Manke trying to keep food on his table and do what he loved safely for people that needed his services.  Perhaps if Warnsholz or Manke ran abortion clinics and gay swinger's clubs respectively, they would avoid the wrath of Whitmer, since she has approved of these operating throughout the pandemic.

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AnxiousGuy, I don't see major violations on Jordan's record, the two you point out are more like technical violations when you compare them to others that are listed.  The six incursions by State of Michigan agencies, if they are not a figment of Jordan's imagination (and I would tend to believe that the state government would publicly refute any or all of his six claims if they weren't real) are way more troubling to the casual observer.  

In two lawsuits I have prosecuted versus the City of Ludington with a co-plaintiff, each time my partner was threatened quite blatantly with retributive SLAPP lawsuits and other abuses of process.  It's how corrupt governments cover their anuses, they mount an unethical counterattack by their taxpayer funded attorneys-- and/or the myriad of state agencies they control if they are an autocratic, despotic governor.

I disagree that a suspension of his license and occupational probation with training is no big deal. He had to contact the state if he lost his job, changed jobs, or moved to another state, that is pretty serious tracking. The 2nd offense is minor as you said, but being tied to the wrong person.  If it was the governor why go so low with those charges and back date it?  The truth is, I have done some research and have good reason to believe his compliant number 2 is tied to a person in town.   He obviously had me mistaken for a fellow named James that he has had trouble with long before COVID.  If you look into his reviews a man named James is complaining everywhere about the billing contact information Mr. Warnsholtz is charged with failing to update around the same time.  Those charges are back dated to a few months after the reviews.   He LIED on this site about my IP address and my browsing history, why cant people see that?  He obviously likes to tell things his way to the audience he has listening.   I get it that people dislike and distrust unchecked government.. I am actually with you there.  As a youth I was arrested, charged, and punished for something that was a total lie and never happened (battery).  The person later confessed to my father it was a complete lie.  Its amazing the lies people tell to help themselves.  I have no reason to come on here an lie about anything.   Mr. Warnsholtz on the other hand has a lot to explain and has offered little to no detail to back up his complaints. 

What DNR officer came to his house? Surely he has a ticket, name, home video, or something we can use to verify this took place.

Were his guns taken or not? was he arrested or not?   It says they were ordered.   Ordered by Who?   When?     What stopped it?   

He may have been audited if I had followed through with my complaint with the state because, What they require is not a medical necessity and is borderline fraud in my opinion as well as multiple other qualified medical professionals I consulted about it.  He clearly has angry patients on his reviews.  There is also low number of reviews after many years in business which indicate resetting.  As well as Reviews by himself on his own business (deceptive).  Surely he thinks highly of himself   This guy is using the audience to fill his script.  

Anxious, each of the six alleged interactions with state agencies Mr. Warnsholz has reportedly had should have paper trails that coincide with them.  A FOIA request to the appropriate agencies should be able to determine for you and others whether his harassment by the state is overstated or non-existent.  I hope you can do this, because I am naturally cynical when somebody claims something without proof, whether it be you or him.  I appreciate you showing us these older complaints, but it doesn't contradict any of his claims of recent attacks by the State.

I welcome Jordan to offer his own proof of the State's behavior since filing his lawsuit in the meantime.  A lot of that paper trail is probably in his possession.

Our "X" does an awesome job publishing the Torch. He researches first, and shares cogent results plus reasoned opinions. I have learned much over the years that I subscribed.

From Michigan Capitol Confidential:

Whitmer Hints She Won't Lift the State of Emergency Until A Coronavirus Vaccine Available

Comments from Linda Stapula Kreft Bullard, ''At the supreme court oral arguments yesterday (medical/healthcare professionals & patients v. governor's unconstitutional actions against civilians and private businesses), Justice Bernstein tried to drill down with the governor's or AG's attorney (cannot recall which) about 'who' decides everything to do with the virus here in Michigan and what does 'zero cases' mean in the governor's EOs. FYI...zero cases is the final decision factor...according to the governor's EOs...which means there is NO MORE VIRUS PERIOD ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. Both the governor's and AG's people said the governor is the ONLY ONE to make the decision! Not the legislature. Not you as an individual civilian or a private business. TOTAL AND COMPLETE CONTROL OVER YOU. They actually believe this. On top of that, the plantiff's attorney (the ones bringing the lawsuit against her) pointed out that the EO's also include her having the same total control and total decision over when the fiscal and economic issues associated with the virus have been addressed. So, not only does she think she has total control over your health and you cannot make your own health choices or your own risk assessment, but she also has the only decision making power over your life's fiscal and economic aspects, too! YOU have no say in the decision how you handle your health or your finances. Only she and her government do. They also said your constitutional rights need to be 'kept in abeyance' until you decide to take her to court. They actually said that in the arguments! And, the governor's supporters/attorneys also said each individual needs to take her to court for 'judicial review' 'one by one'. They are insane!''

Thanks for the information shinblind.

I saw Justice Bernstein ask his questions of Whitmer's attorney, and he showed some concern over the attorney not being able to commit an answer to the question.  Bernstein is affiliated with the Democrat party, one of the three on the seven member court that has four Republicans.  I had the feeling that he was troubled, and Justice Viviano-R (the only other justice I witnessed) was very troubled.   The plaintiffs are Republican led, the defendant is a Democrat, so if this falls to party lines, the governor is in trouble.  But she may even lose support from at least this Democrat justice unless they can submit better legal briefs before a decision is made.

A'm I the only one who finds Whitmer's photos a little eerie?   She looks like she has a plastic face. Maybe a clone similar to a stepford wife   LOL

I don't think you're the only one.  The second photo used in the article was originally captioned 'evil eyes' Whitmer by the person I borrowed it from, yet it was never retouched to be that way.  She doesn't act like a Stepford wife, however, so if we borrow an image from 50 year old movies, I think Westworld would be appropriate.  She's more of a Yul Brynner with a long black hair wig gunning down anything in Michigan who isn't following along with her programming.

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