Jennifer Groves's Blog Posts Tagged 'laws' (5)

"LANSING, Mich. (WTW) — Supporters pushing measures that would ban implementation of foreign laws are trying to get the bills through the Michigan Legislature, a move they hope will curtail Islamic Sharia law in the U.S.

"About 150 people gathered Thursday near the state Capitol to hear advocates for House and Senate bills modeled after a proposal dubbed "American Laws for American Courts" and written for a group called the American Public Policy Alliance. Similar legislation…

"TOPEKA, Kan. — A bill designed to prevent Kansas courts or government agencies from making decisions based on Islamic or other foreign legal codes has cleared the state Legislature after a contentious debate about whether the measure upholds American values or appeals to prejudice against Muslims.



"The Senate approved the bill Friday on a 33-3 vote. The House had approved it, 120-0, earlier in the week. The measure goes next to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, who…

"(Lansing)—Michigan Catholic Conference President and C.E.O. Paul A. Long is speaking in opposition today to House Bill 4769, legislation intended to prohibit the application of foreign law in Michigan. Michigan Catholic Conference is strongly opposed to this bill because of its likely impact on the application of Catholic canon law in the state. Long’s comments are being released following an event that was held today at the Anderson House Office Building in Lansing where…

Thanks to Hilda Solis and a White House admin that passes laws through government agencies, farm kids are no longer allowed to help on family farms.

"A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it’s attracting barbs from farm kids themselves. "The Department of…

Call your state rep and support the anti-sharia bill “Michigan Laws for Michigan Courts” (HB 4769). Gov Snyder’s office is saying they are “not sure” the bill is necessary—so make sure he knows it IS. (Contact info below.)

Crazy that it has come to this, but TN, OK, and AZ have already passed anti-sharia legislation and MI needs it more than any other state in the union. Note that here in MI we already have Muslim state reps—not good!!!

“Detroit…