Michigan is criminalizing opinions

[ButterflyJones]

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To say that Michigan has lurched to the left under the leadership of Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s liberal majority would be a significant understatement.

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George Orwell's 1984 was prophecy.

 

[TinMan]

Michigan is criminalizing opinions | Endtime Ministries | The Endtime Show

To say that Michigan has lurched to the left under the leadership of Gretchen Whitmer and the state’s liberal majority would be a significant understatement.

www.endtime.com

George Orwell's 1984 was prophecy.

Here is the legislation in question HB 4474

Here is the actual text of the legislation:

Sec. 147b. A person is guilty of a hate crime if that person maliciously
and intentionally does any of the following to an individual based in
whole or in part on an actual or perceived characteristic of that individual
listed under subsection (2), regardless of the existence of any other motivating factors:
(a) Uses force or violence on another individual.
(b) Causes bodily injury to another individual.
(c) Intimidates another individual.
(d) Damages, destroys, or defaces any real, personal, digital, or online property of another individual without the consent of that individual. (e) Threatens, by word or act, to do any of the actions described under subdivisions (a) to (d).

Nothing about opinions anywhere.

And before someone tries to lie that opinions are somehow part of section (c) Intimidates another individual The legislation lais out just what intimidate means:

"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. Intimidate does not include
constitutionally protected activity or conduct that serves a
legitimate purpose.


The way the right lies about this piece of legislation is just amazing. But then you can't push bigotry by telling the truth.

 

[ButterflyJones]

Here is another article reporting:
This article takes about 1 minute to read. It's well worth the time.

Michigan House passes bill making wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000​

Timothy Nerozzi
June 30, 2023

A recently passed bill in Michigan would make it a felony to intimidate someone by using the wrong gender pronouns.

Michigan's state House of Representatives has passed bill HB 4474, a piece of legislation that criminalizes causing someone to feel threatened by words.

Under the new bill, offenders are "guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000."

"'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," the bill reads.
The bill specifically addresses "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression" as protected classes.

According to the bill, "'Gender identity or expression' means having or being perceived as having a gender-related self-identity or expression whether or not associated with an individual's assigned sex at birth."



Critics are accusing the bill of violating the First Amendment by compelling speech and outlawing basic expression of traditional, scientific view of sex and gender.

The bill was passed by the Democrat-controlled state House in a 59-50 vote. It now moves to the Michigan State Senate for consideration.
If approved by the state senate, it will be sent for approval to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is expected to sign it.

 

[ButterflyJones]

 

[TinMan]

Here is another article reporting:
This article takes about 1 minute to read. It's well worth the time.

Michigan House passes bill making wrong pronouns a felony, fineable up to $10,000​

Timothy Nerozzi
June 30, 2023

A recently passed bill in Michigan would make it a felony to intimidate someone by using the wrong gender pronouns.

Michigan's state House of Representatives has passed bill HB 4474, a piece of legislation that criminalizes causing someone to feel threatened by words.

Under the new bill, offenders are "guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000."

"'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," the bill reads.
The bill specifically addresses "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression" as protected classes.

According to the bill, "'Gender identity or expression' means having or being perceived as having a gender-related self-identity or expression whether or not associated with an individual's assigned sex at birth."


Critics are accusing the bill of violating the First Amendment by compelling speech and outlawing basic expression of traditional, scientific view of sex and gender.

The bill was passed by the Democrat-controlled state House in a 59-50 vote. It now moves to the Michigan State Senate for consideration.
If approved by the state senate, it will be sent for approval to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is expected to sign it.

please quote the legislation where it says anything about pronouns