{"id":1987901,"date":"2023-08-01T15:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pure-narcissism-gop-reps-sound-alarm-over-michigans-new-hate-crime-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:33:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:33:22","slug":"pure-narcissism-gop-reps-sound-alarm-over-michigans-new-hate-crime-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pure-narcissism-gop-reps-sound-alarm-over-michigans-new-hate-crime-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers express concern over Michigan&#8217;s new hate crime bill, labeling it as &#8220;pure narcissism.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpure-narcissism-gop-reps-sound-alarm-over-michigans-new-hate-crime-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is this still the\u200c United States\u2064 of America?<\/h2>\n<p>If not, that\u2063 might be your response \u2063after the latest story out of Michigan, where Republicans are warning that a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-hate-speech-bill-would-make-it-a-felony-to-make-someone-feel-threatened\/\" title=\"Michigan's proposed hate speech bill criminalizes causing someone to feel threatened, potentially resulting in a felony charge.\">hate speech bill<\/a> could place individuals in jail for \u2062\u201cmisgendering\u201d and hurting the \u201cfeelings\u201d of others.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/michigan-hate-speech-bill-would-make-it-a-felony-to-make-someone-feel-threatened\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire previously reported<\/a>, the bill would make it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-in-nyc-arrested-for-a-string-of-attacks-on-women\/\" title=\"Man in NYC arrested for a string of attacks on women\">hate crime<\/a> to cause someone to \u201cfeel terrorized, frightened, or threatened.\u201d If this bill becomes law, then \u201csexual orientation\u201d \u200cand \u201cgender identity or expression\u201d would be included as protected classes,\u2064 and violators would \u200cbe guilty of a\u2062 felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of $10,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bill \u2064that intends to bring prosecution for hurt feelings,\u201d state Representative \u2063Brad Paquette (R-MI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/michigan-hate-speech-law-prosecute-misgendering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Washington Examiner over the weekend<i>.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe bill is founded in pure narcissism and victim mentality\u2063 that\u2019s built upon gender theory. It\u2019s one that seeks to force others who adamantly disagree with gender theory to live in another\u2019s delusion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Paquette took it a step further,\u2063 saying that this \u2063was part of a larger assault on America\u200c as we know it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think gender theory is \u200done\u200b of the biggest threats \u2063to our nation,\u201d Paquette said to The Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>The bill has already passed Michigan\u2019s House and now sits with the Democrat-controlled state\u200c senate.<\/p>\n<p>Folks like the Wolverine State\u2019s Attorney General Dana Nessel say that the law\u200d is \u2064needed \u2064because the current \u2063ones are \u201cwoefully inadequate\u2062 to address the rise and escalation of crimes that we\u2019re seeing today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans, such as state Representative Steve Carras, argue that the law is too broad and would run roughshod over freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation opens the door to severe penalties for words,\u201d Carra told The\u200d Examiner. \u201cDespite some speech being completely reprehensible, one of the wonderful things about our country \u2064is that you have the right to say it\u200c without fear of government retaliation or oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is expected \u200cthat Democratic Gov. \u200dGretchen Whitmer will\u2063 sign the bill if it lands on\u2064 her\u2064 desk. Last week, \u200bshe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pure-narcissism-gop-reps-sound-alarm-over-michigans-new-hate-crime-bill\/\" title=\"GOP lawmakers express concern over Michigan's new hate crime bill, labeling it as \"pure narcissism.\"\">outlawed conversion therapy<\/a> for minors.<\/p>\n<p>As this author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rapid-reaction-major-dem-donor-let-off-the-hook-for-alleged-campaign-finance-fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussed last\u200d week<\/a>, consider how insane this moment in American history is: A sizable chunk \u2062of the \u2063Democratic Party believes that not only can men and women change their sex and\u2063 gender through bodily mutilation but that minors should also be allowed\u2063 to do so.\u200c The Democrats are so adamant \u200bin this belief that\u200c states are pushing for laws that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-state-senator-warns-parents-to-flee-state-after-gender-affirmation-bill-advances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strip\u2063 parental authority away<\/a>. Congress has to host hearings on the\u2062 matter in hopes of\u200d exposing how barbaric this practice really is.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Michigan Democrats want to punish those who fail to comply \u2062with their leftist ideology. Totalitarians are all the \u2064same, and their new issue to expand power is transgenderism.<\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you question if this is still the USA? Republicans in Michigan are concerned about a hate speech bill that could lead to jail time for &#8220;misgendering&#8221; and causing emotional harm. 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