a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:2216:"I love these legislative updates that the <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/18497">http://www.mackinac.org/18497</a><a href="http://www.mackinac.org/18497">www.mackinac.org/18497</a> puts out. So here are some brief thoughts on a few of the items on their list.<br />
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<strong>Senate Bill 251 (Allow less than unlimited auto crash injury insurance)</strong><br />
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Wow, I actually agree with a Democrat on something, which is to allow a person to buy insurance with less than unlimited liability coverage. That would give consumers more choice and should keep costs down. I'll bet Sam Bernstein will be lobbying hard against this one. I'm surprised a Democrat introduced it.<br />
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<strong>Senate Bill 276 (Require community service work by welfare recipients)</strong><br />
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This has no chance of passing, but I love the idea. If you are getting help for nothing in return, you should provide help for nothing in return.<br />
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<strong>House Bill 4363 (Ban local governmental body &ldquo;phone-in&rdquo; voting)</strong><br />
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Another &quot;duh&quot; piece of legislation - the fact that we even need such a thing shows how certain elected officials don't take their responsibility. Actually showing up to cast a vote? That might interrupt the viewing of quality programming like, well, anything on MTV. And what if the only time a citizen were trying to bribe a councilperson, and the only time said official were available, was during times they were supposed to be debating an issue? Man, how is a corrupt official supposed to make a (dis)honest living?<br />
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<strong>House Bill 4455 (Restrict and regulate unmanned aerial drone vehicles)</strong><br />
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I don't know if this bill applies to Dearborn as well, but the bill bans weapons-carrying drones in Michigan. I don't think this could actually supersede federal law instigated by the king in Washington D.C., but Rep. McMillan's heart is in the right place - namely, that U.S. citizens not be spied upon and bombed by our own country. We're a blue state after all, but we do have a lot of rural territory, and not everyone's mind is right out in the country. Best to keep an eye on us.<br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}