Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has done many courageous things since he took office in January. He’s mapped out a vision to revitalize the state, standing up both to progressives outraged over his focus on business growth and to conservatives over his push for higher pension taxes.
That courage seems absent this week.
Rep. Dave Agema, a Grandville Republican, is proposing a bill that could fan the flames of hysteria against Michigan Muslims by making it illegal for “foreign laws” to be imposed in Michigan.
It’s similar to a number of bills introduced in state legislatures that are intended to stem what is supposedly a rising tide of communities adopting Sharia law in this nation. Didn’t you hear? Dearborn is now under Sharia law.
Of course, all of that is nonsense. While some judges may consider religious beliefs of litigants in deciding divorce cases and such, there are no Sharia laws in this country. No man in this country has a right to beat or subjugate a woman; we (thankfully) already have laws against that in this country.
Other governors have taken a stand against these idiotic bills. Even New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, called a similar bill in his state “crap.”
As reported by Mlive, Snyder was asked his thoughts on the bill.
“The Governor hasn’t seen, our office hasn’t done an analysis of the bill,” said Geralyn Lasher, Snyder’s spokeswoman. “Obviously, when the Governor was sworn into office, he swore to uphold the Constitution. He certainly believes in upholding state laws and believes local officials do the same. But again, we haven’t looked at the bill nor [do we] have a formal opinion on it.”
Please governor, you have a lot of Muslim constituents out there (who incidentally are outraged by this bill.) Take a moment, and look at the bill. Let us know what you think.
