AB 394 - Thought Police Bill for Schoolchildren - Is on The Governor's Desk - He Needs to Hear From You Now!

This bill is masked as an anti-discrimination law. However, it is really a thought police bill on a controversial subject. Rather than teaching children to listen to all the facts from all sides of an issue, AB 394 seeks to outlaw any opposition to the homosexual lifestyle. In addition, the bill contains no exemptions for those with strongly held religious beliefs or opinions based on medical risks.

Last year the Governor vetoed AB 606 a similar bill to AB 394. We hope he will veto AB 394 as well but he needs to hear from you.

Parents, not schools or the state, should be the primary people passing values onto their children. Schools should be about the business of teaching children skills like reading, writing, mathematics and other core courses. They should not be forced to be a second set of parents for their pupils.

You can let the Governor know you oppose this bill by sending him this letter: AB 394.doc

You may also e-mail him at http://gov.ca.gov/interact#contact You can not attach a letter to the e-mail but you can cut and paste your letter into the e-mail as text.

Finally you may call the Governor's telephone poll at 916-445-2841. Then press 1 for English; Press 2 for Assembly bills; Press 5 for AB 394 and then press 2 to Oppose.

Thank you for speaking up!

Craig P. Alexander, Esq.
Member of the Education Alliance Board of Directors

SB 564 - School Based Health Clinics Bill Now On the Governor's Desk - He Needs to Hear from You Now!

On May 2, 2007 I posted a blog about this bill. If signed into law, it would pave the way for public schools to be entering too far into the health care business. This would include exposing schools to medical malpractice lawsuits and expending school dollars for health care issues. All of these activities would be most often without parental consent or notification.

This bill is bad public policy from a fiscal and parental rights point of view. The State of California should strengthen parental rights, not undermine them. It should also not be launching the State and School Districts into new financial endeavors when our state budget is suffering a huge deficit.

If you wish to help by contacting the Governor and urging him to veto SB 564, you can send him a letter similar to the one here: SB_564.doc

Another way to communicate with the Governor is by e-mail at http://gov.ca.gov/interact#contact You can not attach a letter like the one above but you can cut and paste your letter into the e-mail as text.

Thank you for speaking up!

Craig P. Alexander, Esq.
Member of the Education Alliance Board of Directors

SB 777 - The "Textbooks" Bill Now on The Governor's Desk - He Needs to Hear From You Now!

On June 23, 2007 I posted a blog about this bad bill which, if signed into law, will mandate California textbooks in public and in many private schools to give preferential treatment to various groups including favorable treatment to the homosexual lifestyle.

Last year the Governor vetoed a similar bill. We need to contact the Governor and encourage him to veto SB 777 as well.

There are several ways you can contact him. One is to send him a letter such as the one attached here: SB 777.doc

Another way is to telephone the Governor's office at 916-445-2841 which is a telephone poll. Then press 1 for English. Press 5 for Senate bills. Press 2 for SB 777. Then Press 2 to Oppose.

A final way is to e-mail the Governor at http://gov.ca.gov/interact#contact You can not attach documents such as the letter to your e-mail to the Governor but you can cut and paste your letter to him into the e-mail text.

Thank you!

Craig P. Alexander, Esq.
Member of the Education Alliance Board of Directors