Insider Michigan GOP lawmakers speak out against Wayne State professor

Lansing — More than two dozen Republican lawmakers have signed on to a letter to Wayne State University urging officials to send “a clear message” that a professor’s statement calling for violence against “right wing” speakers will not be tolerated. The letter, written by Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, and signed by 24 other Republican lawmakers, applauded the university for suspending the professor, Steven Shaviro, but asked the university’s Board of Governors to also consider his firing. “Wayne State has a responsibility to uphold the values of intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, and civil discourse,” said the letter released Wednesday. “Advocating…