<span style="font-size: larger;">The Michigan House of Representatives passed Hose Bill 5768 on December 5.<br />
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The bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary that is chaired by Senator Rick Jones who wants to represent Clinton County and be our Senator beginning in 2015. I talked to him earlier today and requested that he&nbsp; report the bill out of committee.<br />
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We have less than two weeks left in the current legislative session and if the bill doesn't get passed by the Senate and signed by the governor the bill will die and have to be reintroduced next session.<br />
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If you want to protect your STATES RIGHTS by not being arrested and detained without cause you need to contact the legislators listed below.<br />
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Please call or e-mail Senator Jones and ask that he bring the bill up for a vote to report the bill to the Senate floor for passage:<br />
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Senator Rick Jones contact information:<br />
(517) 373-3447<br />
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SenRJones@senate.michigan.gov<br />
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The other committee members are:<br />
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Tonya Schuitmaker (R) Majority Vice Chair, 20 District<br />
(517) 373-0793<br />
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http://www.senate.michigan.gov/ima_form.asp?name=COMMENT20&amp;form_path=e:/webforms/rep<br />
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Tory Rocca (R) 10 District<br />
(517) 373-7315<br />
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http://www.senate.michigan.gov/ima_form.asp?name=COMMENT10&amp;form_path=e:/webforms/rep<br />
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Steven M Bieda (D) Minority Committee Chair, 9th District <br />
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THIS IS WHAT THE BILL WOULD DO:<br />
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The bill would create a new act to prohibit all state and local government agencies and employees, including members of the National Guard on official state duty, from aiding an agency of the armed forces of the United States in any investigation, prosecution, or detention of any person pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012, if such aid would place the agency or employee in violation of the United States Constitution, the State of Michigan Constitution, or any Michigan law.<br />
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The bill specifies that this prohibition would not apply to state or local law enforcement or the National Guard working within joint task forces, partnerships, or other similar cooperative federal law enforcement agreements, if those agreements were not for the purpose of investigating, prosecuting, or detaining any person pursuant to Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.<br />
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Steve Willis, Chairman<br />
Clinton County Republican Party<br />
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