Michigan Politics

Based on my previous post about bills and laws in michigan, here's the hot list...one that calls out items we should (IMO) track:



HR 4752 "Terri's Law"
This particular bill allows for an informal request to be granted by the court to block the "power of attorney" for the ending of life support (or a feeding tube) if the "guardian" is the 'spouse' and is either: A) Engaged in divorce proceedings or B) Engaged in a publicly acknowledged adulterous relationship...

Introduced by:
032 Acciavatti Daniel R 517-373-8931 danielacciavatti@house.mi.gov
041 Gosselin Robert R 517-373-1783 robertgosselin@house.mi.gov
100 Hansen Goeff R 517-373-7317 goeffhansen@house.mi.gov
093 Hummel Scott R 517-373-1778 scotthummel@house.mi.gov
056 Kehrl Herb D 517-373-2617 herbkehrl@house.mi.gov
075 Kooiman Jerry R 517-373-2668 jerrykooiman@house.mi.gov
002 Lemmons Jr. LaMar D 517-373-0106 lamarlemmonsjr@house.mi.gov
003 Lemmons III LaMar D 517-373-1776 lamarlemmonsiii@house.mi.gov
098 Moolenaar John R 517-373-1791 johnmoolenaar@house.mi.gov
078 Nitz Neal R 517-373-1796 nealnitz@house.mi.gov
103 Sheltrown Joel D 517-373-3817 joelsheltrown@house.mi.gov
040 Taub Shelley R 517-373-8670 shelleytaub@house.mi.gov
089 Vander Veen Barb R 517-373-0838 repbarbvanderveen@house.mi.gov

What is this?? Why are the Lemmons' and Sheltrown's and Kehrl's of the legislature supporting this? I say email and call them demanding to know why they've sponsored something to undermine the power of attorney of spouses!

HB 4773

A classic republican 'tort reform' bill. It removes protections for the general public by deleting sections denying companies a "presumption of innocence" because of bribery or unethical activity!

HB 4770
The 'toothless wonder' that makes racial profiling for traffic stops illegal..well, sort of..but only if the officer breaks some other law in the process of racially profiling the person in question...aaahhhh, ok. Even better...the reps who raised it are ALL DEMOCRATS:

006 Cheeks Marsha D 517-373-0844 marshacheeks@house.mi.gov
034 Clack Brenda D 517-373-8808 brendaclack@house.mi.gov
106 Gillard Matthew D 517-373-0833 matthewgillard@house.mi.gov
009 Hunter Tupac D 517-373-1705 tupachunter@house.mi.gov
060 Lipsey Alexander D 517-373-1785 alexanderlipsey@house.mi.gov
005 McConico Bill D 517-373-0144 repbillmcconico@house.mi.gov
068 Murphy Michael D 517-373-0826 michaelcmurphy@house.mi.gov
054 Smith Alma D 517-373-1771 almasmith@house.mi.gov
007 Smith Virgil D 517-373-0589 virgilsmith@house.mi.gov
004 Waters Mary D 517-373-1008 repmarywaters@house.mi.gov