HPiazza

HB9 Sponsor: HPiazza, Republican, Michigan

5 Interesting Facts about Michigan: 1. total population is 9,500,200 2. Michigan is nicknamed "Great Lakes State" and also the "Wolverine State" a nickname earned during the Toledo War. 3. State's flower is the Apple Blossom and the bird is the robin. 4. 15 congressmen for Michigan 5. Has more than 4,000 miles of snowmobile trails

5 Important Facts about Michigan that relate to the issues that I am interested in: 1. Economy is bad 2. Over 80% of people voted yes on public school libraries 3. About 30% of people voted yes to a 250$ fine for not recylcing 4. The state of Michigan wants people to reuse recycled paper as scrap paper 5.

3 Issues that are most interesting and important to me, along wiht my position of the issues:
 * Issue Number 1:** Terrorism (crime)
 * Position:** The problem with terrorism is that we don't have enough protection form the terrorists and they could just come to America anytime they and wand bomb us. I think that we should spend more of our money on making barriers or some itern that would keep us protected from any type of threat or attack to our nation.


 * Issue Number 2**: Education
 * Position**: Schools are not self efficiant enough which makes all/most of the schools hurt the economy and I am big on going green and buying more energy efficiant items. This is because we have over 100 computers in our school running all day and waisting energy along with the sensored lights which don't turn off until 20 minutes which is with nobody in the room which is just waisting energy and burning money.


 * Issue Number 3**: Gun Control
 * Position**: If someone is using a gun for more than self defense or hunting then I think it is right to give a punishment if someone were to shoot another person on purpose and they were injured but they didn't die they should still at least have to pay a fine for the misuse of guns with a license. If they don't have a license and that happens, I think they should be in jail for at least 12 months. Also people should not be allowed to carry their guns from other countries around the U.S. I think they should have to get another license but from America.