Posted on 06/30/2023 2:52:45 AM PDT by Libloather
Michigan's House of Representatives has passed a hate speech bill, known as HB 4474, which criminalizes causing someone to feel threatened by words, including the misusing of their pronouns, with the possibility of a hefty fine or even jail time.
The bill introduces hate crime penalties for causing someone to 'feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened,' with 'sexual orientation' and 'gender identity or expression' included as protected classes.
Offenders could face up to five years in prison for such a felony offense or a $10,000 fine.
It is part of a continues effort by Democrats in the state to advance a pro-LGBTQ+ agenda in their first months in power.
The proposed legislation aims to replace the existing Ethnic Intimidation Act and extends protection against intimidation.
Critics argue that the bill poses a threat to First Amendment rights and lacks clarity in defining 'harassment', leaving it open to subjective interpretation.
The bill reads as follows: 'Intimidate' means a willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened.'
If passed, penalties would be based on how the supposed victim and court 'feel' about a particular matter.
What constitutes as being deemed 'intimidation and harassment' would be up to the interpretation of the listener and a local prosecutor.
Critics argue that the legislation could infringe on free speech rights and undermine the principles of due process.
Michigan Democrats have made it a priority to further protect LGBTQ+ people since they took control of all levels of state government this year.
In March, lawmakers codified LGBTQ+ protections into the state's civil rights law, permanently outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state.
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Sorry I posted this to the wrong thread. It was intended for the discussion of Michigan’s new distracted driving law
Nor can they prove it actually happened ...
No distractions, chicom batteries, and you will shaddap. Michigan is looking better and better these days.
The chemical precursors of the hormones probably are made in China.
China and India might be persuaded to stop the export of these precursors and hormones.
These countries will not want American perversions disrupting their societies.
“Nor can they prove it actually happened ...”
E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald J. Trump
“HOUSE BILL NO. 4474. April 26, 2023, Introduced by Reps. Arbit, Puri, Grant, MacDonell”
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We no longer have the Constitution anymore.
Hopefully they can get a judge to stop this from taking effect until it would go to SCOTUS. Well as long as someone files suit to take it there.
huh?
Hah, I have done that a few times myself.
Does anyone here still believe America exists? We have to fight to get it back
So as the left becomes more extreme and violent, anything we say will also result in prosecution. It’s absurd that law involves ‘feelings’ that can’t be substantiated.
I feel threatened and harassed by those that drafted this, can I have them arrested?
“that would cause a reasonable individual to feel...”
Well that rules out applying this law based on the feelings of trannies. They are not reasonable.
The only way to fight such an outrageous law is for everyone to break it all the time. Excuse me sir, to women, no ma’am to men, and so on in all contexts everywhere. Break the system.
Sure glad I don’t live anywhere near Michigan. Passed thru there once a long time ago. Little did I know my brief visit would last a lifetime.
Looks like the camel has his nose in the tent as it is sliding down a slippery slope.
A pox and a curse on every last cop who enforces this insult to freedom and liberty!
Best practice when dealing with these people is... don’t.. any more than you absolutely must. Don’t even use pronouns.. just use that person’s name in all references. It’ll sound annoying, but it’ll get the point across.
You CHOOSE how you react to something.
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