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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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Three candidates running for state House seats are pressing for the House Republican caucus to formally adopt the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>Hastert rule.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> Under this rule, named for former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, caucus leadership agrees not to bring legislation up for a vote unless a majority of the caucus approves doing so.<br />
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They want leadership that promises to fight for what a majority of the caucus believes in, the principles interests they represented in the election and that will prevent the governor</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s top-down agenda from being forced on the house members.<br />
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The version of the Hastert rule that&rsquo;s being talked about would allow a majority of the caucus to approve bringing legislation up for a vote on the House floor and then having less than a majority of members actually vote </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>yes</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> on it with the Democrats supplying most of the required votes for passage.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan House adopt the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>Hastert Rule</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> regarding votes on legislation by the republican caucus?<br />
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Undecided<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan legislature pass a bill to allow the use of speed cameras near schools and colleges?<br />
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Yes - 22% <br />
No - 78% <br />
Undecided - 0% <br />
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THREE COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL:<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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SENATOR JONES IS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE SPEED CAMERAS!<br />
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THE FOLLOWING IS FROM MICHIGAN CAPITOL CONFIDENTIAL AND CLARIFIES SENATOR JONES POSITION ON THE BILLS THAT WERE INTRODUCED:<br />
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Sen. Virgil Smith, D-Detroit, introduced Senate Bill 1063 on Sept. 16 and managed to get just one co-sponsor, Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge. Sen. Jones, who strongly opposed the red light camera legislation, told Capitol Confidential that he signed on as co-sponsor of Senate Bill 1063 based on how it was verbally described to him by Senator Smith.<br />
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&ldquo;This bill was described to me as being limited to allowing the cameras at school crossings,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You know &mdash; the kind that have the yellow caution lights, and only during school hours. Also, I was told it would include a three-county pilot program to test it out.&rdquo;<br />
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&ldquo;I signed on to this bill because it was presented to me as something to protect the safety of children,&rdquo; Sen. Jones continued. &ldquo;But if there is anything in this bill that expands on what was described to me, and the bill was brought up on the Senate floor, I would stand-up and have my name removed as a co-sponsor and oppose the bill. I can say, however, that that will never happen. I know that won&rsquo;t happen because I have checked and this bill is not going to come up &ndash; it is not going to move.&rdquo;<br />
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In point of fact, the legislation is very different from what Sen. Jones said Sen. Smith described to him.<br />
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COMMENT #2<br />
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Speed cameras<br />
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I cannot believe what has happened to the Republican Party. I guess it is time for us to start a new conservative party because the republicans have become too much like the demorats.<br />
Ida S.<br />
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COMMENT #3<br />
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Speed Cameras<br />
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Thank you Rick Jones for this piece of BS. Legislation like this is why I will never vote for you. You are just like a tax and spend liberal. How much money did the vendor have to donate for you to sponsor this?<br />
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