Cowgirl4Christ
June 30th, 2008, 10:07 AM
http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/681409.html
JEFFERSON CITY | Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill Thursday prohibiting companies in Missouri from forcing workers to have microchips implanted in their bodies.
You read that right. In Missouri, it’s now illegal for businesses to require employees to have a microchip embedded under their skin.
“When you’re forced to have a chip put in you as a condition of employment, that’s taking away your civil liberties and your freedom,” said Rep. Jim Guest, a King City Republican.
Guest added the microchip language to a bill concerning overtime and disability benefits. Next year, he said, he will introduce a bill to prohibit all microchip implants in humans.
Implanted chips are commonly used to identify pets and track wild animals, but they have also been approved for use in humans.
Only a few hundred people nationwide have been voluntarily implanted with the devices, and mandated microchips are virtually unheard of in Missouri or anywhere else. But three other states already prohibit mandatory implants.
The Missouri attorney general’s office has received no complaints regarding employers and implanted microchips, a spokesman said.
Guest, however, said it’s crucial to ban the technology before it gains any traction.
“We want a law on the books so we can stop a major problem before it starts,” he said.
I LOVE Matt Blunt!!! Unfortunately, he's NOT running for a second term as Missouri governor!!! He's an incredible Christian, homeschool friendly, God-fearing man.
JEFFERSON CITY | Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill Thursday prohibiting companies in Missouri from forcing workers to have microchips implanted in their bodies.
You read that right. In Missouri, it’s now illegal for businesses to require employees to have a microchip embedded under their skin.
“When you’re forced to have a chip put in you as a condition of employment, that’s taking away your civil liberties and your freedom,” said Rep. Jim Guest, a King City Republican.
Guest added the microchip language to a bill concerning overtime and disability benefits. Next year, he said, he will introduce a bill to prohibit all microchip implants in humans.
Implanted chips are commonly used to identify pets and track wild animals, but they have also been approved for use in humans.
Only a few hundred people nationwide have been voluntarily implanted with the devices, and mandated microchips are virtually unheard of in Missouri or anywhere else. But three other states already prohibit mandatory implants.
The Missouri attorney general’s office has received no complaints regarding employers and implanted microchips, a spokesman said.
Guest, however, said it’s crucial to ban the technology before it gains any traction.
“We want a law on the books so we can stop a major problem before it starts,” he said.
I LOVE Matt Blunt!!! Unfortunately, he's NOT running for a second term as Missouri governor!!! He's an incredible Christian, homeschool friendly, God-fearing man.