Castle Doctrine - Target: Michigan

Late last week, the Michigan House and Senate
overwhelmingly
passed the Castle Doctrine package. What do I mean by overwhelming? Check the votes:

HB 5142 House: 91 yeas, 16 nays Senate: 27 Yeas, 10 nays, 1 excused
HB 5143 House: 90 yeas, 17 nays Senate: 28 Yeas, 10 nays
HB 5153 House: 90 yeas, 17 nays Senate: 28 Yeas, 10 nays
HB 5548 House: 90 yeas, 17 nays Senate: 28 Yeas, 10 nays
SB 1046 House: 90 yeas, 17 nays Senate: 30 Yeas, 5 nays, 2 excused, 1 not voting
SB 1185 House: 90 yeas, 17 nays Senate: 28 Yeas, 10 nays

81.3% of legislators approved these bills.

Now it is up to Governor Granholm to sign this into legislation.

Michigan residents: Contact Governor Jennifer Granholm's office and encourage her to sign this legislation. This is an election year, and the state is in the crapper economically. She could use some solid PR in her re-election bid, rather than blame every problem on President Bush (as her current ads do).

Click here for Governor Granholm's contact info.

The Castle Doctrine will help the citizens of Michigan by clarifying the rights and duties of law-abiding citizens engaged in self-defense and/or in the defense of others. It also provides much needed immunity from civil liability for self-defense actions.