# I am so pleased with my state's legislature

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pleased-with-my-states-legislature/235091>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 18, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pleased-with-my-states-legislature/235091 "2004-03-18T21:31:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pleased-with-my-states-legislature/235091/1 "2004-03-18T21:31:58Z")

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For the second time in five years, a motion was raised in the Michigan legislature to overturn Michigan’s long-standing ban on Capital Punishment.

And for the second time in five years, Michigan’s legislature rejected the proposal.

🙂

I don’t want to debate the issue of Capital Punishment. I don’t want to fight. It isn’t often that we get the opportunity to whole-heartedly approve of politicians, so today I just want to bask in warm feelings toward my elected officials, and I invite anyone who feels so inclined to share my joy.

🙂

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**Author:** ![ebok47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@ebok47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ebok47)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pleased-with-my-states-legislature/235091/2 "2004-03-18T21:51:27Z")

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didn’t they also reject the state constitutional amendment saying marraige is between a man and a women, too? that made me feel proud.

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**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pleased-with-my-states-legislature/235091/3 "2004-03-18T21:57:22Z")

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> [@ebok47](#):
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> didn’t they also reject the state constitutional amendment saying marraige is between a man and a women, too? that made me feel proud.

Yes they did, and thanks for reminding me. I love our little plaid-wearing pasty-eating backwoods legislature, pushing back ever so pluckily against the darkness.

🆒

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**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pleased-with-my-states-legislature/235091/4 "2004-03-18T22:30:39Z")

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> [@ebok47](#):
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> didn’t they also reject the state constitutional amendment saying marraige is between a man and a women, too? that made me feel proud.

Nitpick: they rejected the proposal to put such an amendment on the ballot. Not that I’m any less pleased.