54th Attorney General Dana Nessel of Michigan

11/22/2019

AttorneyGeneral Dana Nessel

c/o Office of the Attorney General

G. Mennen Williams Building

525 W. Ottawa Street

PO Box 30212 

Lansing, MI  48909

Dear Attorney General Nessel,

My name is Matt Wnick from Ann Arbor, Michigan and I have a strong interest in learning history including social justice. In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make civil rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, a strong importance of criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others. Attorney General Nessel, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as 54^th Attorney General of Michigan to be very inspiring to me.

Before you became Attorney General of Michigan, I liked on how you use your lawyer role on arguing on the DeBoer V. Snyder on how the Michigan ban on Same-sex Marriage is unconstitutional and advocate  for civil rights including people with disabilities’ rights. In January 2019, I was amazed on how you made history on becoming the first LGBT person to become the 54^th Attorney General of Michigan.  In your current role as 54^th Attorney General of Michigan, I truly appreciate on how you are a strong supporter of civil rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, prosecuting people who commit hate-crime to help protect minorities including people who are different, and investigating public places that practice different forms of discrimination or violate civil rights legislation.  Supporting drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need to reduce drug abuse, working with law enforcement to expand resources to help victims of domestic violence get help on dealing with their trauma, and expressing the need for funds to improve DNA testing including forensic science to solve evidence efficiently while reduce sending an innocent person to jail is common sense for criminal justice reform. Also on criminal justice reform I like some of our ideas like community service to help non-violent offenders including non-violent juveniles rehabilitate so they won’t re-offend and support the need for programs to help people get assistance on their mental health.  Another thing that I like about your work as Attorney General of Michigan is how you went after industries the illegally polluted the environment or violate environmental protection laws to help reduce pollution, prosecuted public officials that are corrupt or accepted illegal bribes to reduce corruption, investigate health care companies or financial institutions that practice fraud or abuse, and oppose the building of Line 5 to help protect the Great Lakes.

Attorney General Nessel, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different advance subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased.  Your commitment to be a strong supporter of Civil Rights including people with disabilities’ rights really inspires me to work hard on my disability.   Also your role as current 54^th Attorney General of Michigan gives me some motivation to continue to learn history including social justice. MY future goal is to someday work in these areas to help emphasize the need to make civil rights stronger to reduce discrimination, protect the environment from pollution, have criminal justice reform to help protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.

I strongly believe that you are making a great difference for Michigan.  Also I’m amazed on how you made history on becoming eh first LGBT person to be elected as Attorney General of Michigan.  I’m very proud on how you are working hard to support civil rights, protect the environment, and push for criminal justice reform.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability and be motivated to continue to learn history including social justice. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, working hard to make a great impact on society, and inspiring me. I wish you the best to continue to advocate and push for common sense ideas.

Sincerely,

Matt Winick