Treat Yo'self...
tonight. Then prepare to run back to the Legislative Battlefield to kill Assembly Bill 1955, "the School Secrets Act."
I hope you are celebrating our victory today, staving off another surreptitious attack by Assemblymembers Chris Ward, Corey Jackson, Rick Zbur, Evan low, Alex Lee, and Al Muratsuchi, as well as Senators Scott Wiener, Toni Akins, Susan Eggman, et al, which would have forced Assembly Bill 1955 — the “School Secrets Bill” — to a floor vote, ripping it out of the Legislature and onto the Governor’s desk for signing into law, all before lunch the first day back to work this week.
#YOUDESERVEIT, but…
DO NOT GET TOO COMFORTABLE.
#AnythingIsPossible with this insidious bill and cast of characters, SO, eat the ice cream, clang the glasses, but KEEP DOING THE WORK every day until it’s dead:
FIRST, upload your Opposition Letter by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18:
Upload your opposition letter to the Legislative Portal by tomorrow, Tuesday, June 18, by 5 p.m. PST. If you submitted a letter previously to another committee, update the date and recipients, and re-submit it to the Assembly Education Committee now.
SECOND, call ☎️ every Assembly Education Committee Member before the Wednesday, June 26 hearing at 1:30 p.m:
Register your opposition and ask each of them to vote “no” or, at the very least, abstain on #AB1955. If you are a constituent, identify yourself by ZIP. If not, leave a vm (call before or after hours or at lunchtime) wherein you do not have to identify yourself and the opposition must be counted anyway:
Al Muratsuchi (Chair, blocked Asm. Bill Essayli’s AB1314, which would have made parental notification re: gender confusion law) (916) 319-2066
Dawn Addis (916) 319-2030
David Alvarez (916) 319-2080
Mia Bonta (916) 319-2018
Josh Hoover (916) 319-2007
Heath Flora (916) 319-2009
Kevin McCarty (916) 319-2006
THIRD, call ☎️ your Assemblymember:
Your Assemblyperson might be on the Education Committee, in which case, move to step 3. However, if not, reach out to them — by phone and email — to request a meeting, register your opposition, and to ask them to vote “no” or abstain on the bill if it comes their way.
If you do not have their contact information saved already (ahem), here is the link, again, for you to find it: https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
FOURTH, complete all the one-click campaigns:
PERK Campaign 👉🏽https://p2a.co/A8oNFLx
American Council 👉🏽https://theamericancouncil.quorum.us/campaign/61448/
California Family Council 👉🏽https://californiafamily.quorum.us/campaign/61487/
FIFTH, contact these, specific, Assembly members who we think stand with us on this issue:
Image and intel c/o Tara Thornton and Denise Aguilar of Freedom-Angels.org.
SIXTH, contact Gavin and let him know we expect him to VETO #AB1955 if it comes to his desk:
Contact Gavin 👉🏽 https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
X, Instagram: @GavinNewsom
SEVENTH, MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS TO ATTEND THE JUNE 26 HEARING IN PERSON:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 at 1:30 p.m.**
1021 O Street, Room 1100, Sacramento CA
Image and intel c/o Tara Thornton and Denise Aguilar of Freedom-Angels.org.
** We are working on organizing a Grassroots advocacy day, beginning at 9 a.m. next Wednesday before the hearing. Even if we cannot coordinate this, please get to the hearing at least 1 hour early so we can make our presence felt — and possibly grab representatives walking in the street — before the hearing. Also, so you can get a seat.
FLTJ and Other Opposition Resources:
“Critical Questions” each member must answer before voting (no) on AB1955, other organizations’ opposition letters, and FLTJ’s updated Opposition Letter will be posted to FLTJ Website by COB tomorrow (Tuesday, June 18). Until then, here are some good questions to ask and reasons to oppose AB1955:
https://x.com/CAFamily/status/1793748338845827452
https://x.com/CAFamily/status/1793748338845827452
https://x.com/lancelands/status/1794043245166743582
https://x.com/lancelands/status/1800236730806931559
https://x.com/lancelands/status/1801330518883242459
TWO MUST READS:
#TODAYISTHEDAY #NOWISTHETIME to #RISEUP to #PROTECTTHECHILDREN
Make the calls. Send the emails. Register the oppositions. Request “No’s” and abstentions and veto every day until AB1955 is dead.
🙏🏽🔥⚔️⚡️
#KillAB1955#NOonAB1955 #FactsLawTruthJustice#ProtectTheChildren #TransLivesMatter #pride #add #adhd #exceptionalneedskids