Some Michigan Legislative Reforms You May have Overlooked

In the midst of a budget crisis, record unemployment, a housing crisis and the rest its good to see the Michigan Legislature working to fix some mistakes.

Mich. lawmaker introduces baby-sitting bill

A Michigan lawmaker has crafted a bill that would exempt baby-sitting from the state's day care regulations.

Republican Rep. Brian Calley of Portland introduced the bill Tuesday in Lansing.

It comes after the Michigan Department of Human Services ordered a Barry County woman last month to stop watching her friend's three children before they got on their school bus.

Yes, really, the Department of Human Services instead of going after child abusers and the like instead decided to crack down on a lady who watched kids for free at her house by the school bus stop so they didn't have to stand out in the rain and cold.

We knew the Democrats wanted a nanny state but reprimanding the real nannys is ridiculous! Good to see the law is being clarified to get rid of the current administrative officialdom overreach.

In other pending legislation, you may soon be able to publicly display your bad taste by hanging fuzzy dice off your rear-view mirror without fear of getting a ticket from your friendly neighborhood traffic cop:

State Senate- Hang those fuzzy dice

The chamber voted unanimously for a measure that strikes down a law that says items dangling from the rearview mirror are a no-no.

"We understand there are many distractions in cars, such as cell phones or GPS systems, but we did not feel that a rosary or air freshener was in the same league," said Sen. Ron Jelinek, R-Three Oaks, sponsor of the bill. "This will help make it legal to do what thousands of Michigan residents already do -- hang a memento from their mirror."

The chamber voted unanimously for a measure that strikes down a law that says items dangling from the rearview mirror are a no-no.

"We understand there are many distractions in cars, such as cell phones or GPS systems, but we did not feel that a rosary or air freshener was in the same league," said Sen. Ron Jelinek, R-Three Oaks, sponsor of the bill. "This will help make it legal to do what thousands of Michigan residents already do -- hang a memento from their mirror."

While Civil Libertarians appreciated the bill, the Fashion Police were unavailable for comment.