[ April 18, 2024 ]
Legislating Islamic supremacism. The Minnesota Senate on Monday voted 56-10 to advance a House-passed cell phone ban bill (SF 91 – see bill here). But the Senate added an amendment that exempts hijabed Muslims. Equality for all before the law? Not under sharia law – special rules for a special class, Muslim special privilege under new Minnesota law.
Minnesota Senate approves ban on using cellphone while driving
By Dana Ferguson | Forum News Service: March 25, 2019:
Story continues below advertisementA proposal to ban holding a cellphone while driving in Minnesota remains on track to become law.
The Minnesota Senate on Monday voted 56-10 to advance a House-passed distracted-driving bill. But the Senate added an amendment that would exempt those who place a phone to their ear using a scarf, hijab or another article of clothing from the penalty.
Families who’d lost loved ones to distracted-driving-related crashes cheered from the Senate galleries. The group spent years urging change at the Capitol.
The Minnesota House of Representatives approved the bill last week. But due to the tweak on the Senate floor, it will not go directly to the governor’s desk. It will head to a conference committee so members of both chambers can work out a deal.
Gov. Tim Walz has said he will sign the bill into law once it gets there.
WHY DO WE NEED A NEW LAW?Texting while driving is banned under current law and those found in violation face petty misdemeanor charges and a $50 fine for the first offense. But law enforcement officers have had trouble enforcing the law, as drivers have said they’re handling their phones behind the wheel for other reasons.
The bill would set petty misdemeanor charges and a $50 fine for drivers found using their phones without using a hands-free or one-touch setting. Use of a phone for emergency communication would be exempt under the proposal.
Supporters said passing the bill was key to getting Minnesotans to put the phone down while they’re driving and, in turn, reducing distracted-driving-related fatalities.
“All I’m asking for in this bill is put your phone down, put your eyes back on the road where they belong,” Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, said. “I know we’re going to save lives.”
OPPONENTS: BAN LIMITS PERSONAL FREEDOM
Opponents raised concerns about not going far enough to combat using phones on Minnesota’s roadways and about limiting drivers’ personal freedoms in their vehicles. And Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, said he was worried about a constituent who works as a carpenter and uses his time in the car to field phone calls.
“That is not as unreasonable as eating a Big Mac or putting your makeup on (while) driving here in the metro,” Westrom said. “For that small-business person, now it’s going to be illegal for them to use their cell phone if they at all have it in their hand.”
Texting and driving citations jumped 30 percent in one year, from 7,357 tickets in 2017 to 9,545 tickets in 2018, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety reported earlier this year.
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57 Comments
5 years ago
Minnesota will be our first caliphate. Muslim, girl friend beater, Governor Keith Ellison will ELEVATE Muslims to show they are superior to the infidel in any way he can. He will also promote Sharia Law. Muslims see themselves as superior.
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
I thought Michigan already was. It is heartbreaking to watch your country being devoured by those who are determined to destroy everything you value.
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
if i wear a mask behind the wheel, i’ll be pulled over, but a hijab is no problem, someone please explain the difference, besides being muslim!!!
5 years ago
Reply to
slk5
So, wear your hijab. We hear time and again that Muslimas are not forced to wear it, that it is simply a choice. Muslims will of course say that male wearing a hijab or niqab or burka is Islamophobic and is a hate crime. Bullshit. That will also apply to males, so go ahead, mask up and dial.The law will soon say you can.
5 years ago
All moslims should be banned from driving. moHOGmad said they must ride donkeys.
5 years ago
5 years ago
Minnesota is down the tubes. The people must be suffering from brain freeze judging by the way they vote. Perhaps the native Minnies are waiting for the Muslims to freeze their brains too and leave. Where has the Spirit of ’76 gone? Where is pro America patriotism?
5 years ago
Reply to
richardcancemi
They aren’t aware, or do not read, or they are mainly of the liberal persuasion. I don’t know. It’s their state, but that state is in the US.
Comes a time when a majority finally realizes that actions have consequences. Some are good consequences and some may not be.
Are the newcomers assimilating well to common core American principles?
5 years ago
time for our government to employ the members of the 72 Virgins Dating Service as a special garbage disposal team.
5 years ago
Not only is this law unreasonable and ill advised, it signals the beginning of the take over of the state of Minnesota by a people who bring with them customs , mores and traditions that are so foreign and inappropriate for the American way of life, that, from my perspective, it is insane. If the point was to protect both the user of the phone from contributing to an accident and a third party, then what about the other party who might be in an accident because a driver was distracted by the use of a cell phone. Inane is the understatement when it comes to this law. We must stop these totally foreign, dangerous traditions which constitute Islam now before it is too late. Since I believe that this law does not apply equally to all drivers, our courts should declare it unconstitutional, and by doing so make the point that all people within this country are to be treated equally, rejecting Sharia which requires its believers to stay covered, where the covering interferes with what is otherwise expected by our traditions, conduct and mores.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
It’s so crazy, I don’t even GET IT. What does a muslim covering have to do with this at all?
5 years ago
incredible dumb asses
5 years ago
Interesting on how the news article mentions the hijab exception but just glosses over it.
5 years ago
Reply to
In the middle
Actually how can they drive while wearing a hijab? It severely restricts your field of vision. Try putting one or a similar ski mask on to see what I mean.
5 years ago
Reply to
In the middle
I think you migh be referring to the Nikab pictured above. The Hijjab covers just the hair.
5 years ago
It is odd that in today’s time, the simplest act has become complex, and worthy of discussion and dissent.
When one drives, under no circumstances should one be distracted, by anything or anyone. You do not drive and text, or use phone.
If one is caught, a hefty fine should be levied. The second time, loss of privilege to drive. The third time, jail and indefinite loss of driving privileges.
5 years ago
The troops coming home from Syria will soon be deployed to Minnesota to fight ISIS
5 years ago
Just a guess, If the bill becomes law with the exemption, a klansman (in hoods) will not be exempted.
5 years ago
Freedom of speech is priceless, and millions have died the world over to try to secure that privilege.
That God would rouse the sleepers.
5 years ago
Looks like pure discrimination to me and a door to a lawsuit to the state government.
5 years ago
Who now would even consider living in that sell out state, but wait, the dumbed down wimps who bend over. IMO
5 years ago
Reply to
Bill N. Svara
And everyone with a rifle will bead down on the state of Shariasota or is it called, “Muslumsota”? Like hog hunting, contain them and kill them.
5 years ago
I’ll be puttin on my jibjab when traveling through Minnesota…. no ticket for me on the cell phone. haha
5 years ago
Reply to
Phil McDonald
I wonder what happens if a man is wearing a hijab and on his cell phone while driving? Why can’t such a man just say he self-identifies as a muslimah?
5 years ago
Muslimahs are going to be allowed to drive while wearing burqas? And that DOESN’T constitute a threat to driving safety? Really?
5 years ago
So the hijab wearing slobs are exempt from the law. Because they make no mistakes, and aren’t distracted like the rest of us, right?
5 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
They view us as inferior. They view themselves as having a higher status.
5 years ago
Why did you come to the US? You want to be here, but no desire to assimilate to our ways and beliefs…..yet, you want us to assimilate to your beliefs…………
5 years ago
Reply to
Alexander Marinesko
That’s what conquers do. Islam is a conquering ideology disguised as a “religion” You assimilate to them or else. Muslims are infiltrating our government and country to conquer it. Idiots are voting them in office to show they embrace “diversity” , not biased or racist. Islam is not necessarily a race. It is an ideology that anyone can convert to.
5 years ago
Rules for thee but not for me.
5 years ago
5 years ago
What? Just because you’re not holding a phone in your hand doesn’t mean your not distracted. This is insane.
5 years ago
So I guess they’ll make another law banning “scarf, hijab or another article of clothing”.
That’s what lawyers do. They hammer out laws all day. That’s all they know. If you don’t want another frigg’n stink’n LAW then stop hiring them.
5 years ago
oh, oh, sure sounds like the U.S. is going down the same sewer as canukistan (the former canada) and Europe!
Where is Trump on this??
Have a good look north of the 49th where ISLAM rules via mohammad trudeau and his nazi puppet master gerald butts!!
we canuks are on the verge of FULL OUT ISLAMIC TOTALITARIAN SHARIA via these two who are currently shutting down all internet and other means of information as they are taking full control over everything we read, hear, say, think and do.
Again, if the U.S. goes down this sewer, THAT WILL BE IT FOR THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD!
ARE WE ALL SICK OF LIVING OR IS IT WE HAVE NO BRAIN FUNCTION ANYMORE!
What the HELL WAS THE POINT OF THE MILLIONS OF LOST LIVES IN THE PAST TWO WORLD WARS???????????????
5 years ago
“Exempt those – who place a phone to their ear – using a scarf – a hijab – or
another article of clothing – from the penalty”.
Besides mentioning some people in religious garb – what does that even
mean? If you wear a floppy hat, are you then exempt?
The Minnesota Swamp Rats who enacted this vague and confusing bill –
which is now well on its way to becoming law in the state of Minnesota –
have a swampy friend in their Governor, Tim Walz, who has declared he
will definitely sign it into official law.
It sounds like the legislators are falling all over themselves to cater to
Muslims – to the point of embarrassing cowardice. The rest of America
should pray that there are still some brave Minnesotans who will
challenge this travesty in Court. The only court where a law like this
could possibly prevail is an anti-American Sharia Court.
I’ve read many times that once Muslim numbers grow in the population –
they will relentlessly pressure and cajole for demands that favor Muslims.
If this boondoggle bill isn’t an example of that – I don’t know what is.
5 years ago
How did people manage their lives before mobile phones? They had to stop the vehicle and find a pay phone. The penalties are ridiculously light anyway! A ban on driving for six months would be more suitable and 500 dollar fine.
Why on earth are hijab wearers excused? The whole point is ones attention is distracted from driving, this has been proven many times by research,
5 years ago
I cant believe what I am reading. Minnesota has gone daft. NOBODY should be on the phone when they drive. It is very dangerous. I was in an accident years ago because the driver was on the phone with his girlfriend. And the burqa should not be worn while driving. These women have very bad peripheric vision.
5 years ago
F*** ISLAM!
5 years ago
Forget the hijab and cellphone issue….HOW DO THESE WOMEN TRULY SEE TO DRIVE WITH ONLY A SLIT OPENING !!???
5 years ago
Just attach your phone to your Make America Great Again hat.
5 years ago
They are wreched SOWS who don’t belong in this country! PERIOD!
5 years ago
The left CANNOT continue to give “special” treatment to certain groups, no matter what they are.
5 years ago
I would like to know why the muslim women are exempt from the law. Someone please take this to the courts for discrimination.
5 years ago
I would like to know why the muslim women are exempt from the law. Someone please take this to the courts for discrimination.
5 years ago
minnesota has already shown us that extreme cold affects the voting brain.
now their politicians have shown us that they think WHITE AMERICAN NON-PAEDO-WORSHIPPING CITIZENS are inferior to those that wrap themselves up in Hefty bags…
F YOU MINNESOTA.
5 years ago
there goes the neighborhood.
5 years ago
Where are all of the ignorant libturds who claim they detest inequality in any law? This has to be unconstitutional as all persons are to be treated equally under any law. Oh of course unless you are a parasitic feral animal libturd or muslim.
5 years ago
The story did not say WHY the muzzums get a pass.
5 years ago
WTF kind of logic is this?!
5 years ago
The answer is right there in the article…..hands free device. Due to arthritis I have always had trouble holding a phone up to my ear. I could never come close to holding a phone with my shoulder, that’s for sure. I have been using a hands free device of some sort for over 14 years. Admittedly, the A/C air movement does occasionally mess up the conversation, but it is a lot safer.
5 years ago
Next time you may also see approval like………
“MINNESOTA SENATE APPROVES BAN ON DRIVING CARS WITHOUT WHEELS – IF YOU ARE IN HIJAB”
