Re:OT/ If you live in CA ~ Read this and ACT NOW

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CALIFORNIA ACTION ALERTTomorrow, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. there will be a hearing in the California State Assembly Committee on Education to vote on Assembly Bill 16 (AB 16). This bill was originally an HPV mandate but was unable to advance and has now been gutted and amended to remove HPV language and replace it with much more dangerous language. With only two days public notice, this bill was rammed through the Assembly Health Committee last week on a vote of 10- 4.AB 16 WOULD REMOVE THE POWER FROM THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE NEW VACCINE MANDATES AND HAND IT OVER TO STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS. ALL NEW VACCINES RECOMMENDED BY THE CDC FO! R CHILDREN WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY MANDATED FIVE YEARS LATER. Citizens would not be able to speak through their elected representatives and stop a new vaccine mandate, such as HPV vaccine, or stop any other new vaccine recommended by the CDC from being mandated.AB 16 REMOVES THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION, RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION AND PHILOSOPHICAL EXEMPTION TO VACCINATION AND REPLACES IT WITH A PARENTAL "BELIEF" EXEMPTION WHICH HAS NO CONSTITUTIONAL OR LEGAL DEFENSE IF IT IS ELIMINATED IN THE FUTURE. Removal of medical exemption implies there are no medical reasons to exempt and leaves doctors as enforcers of government policy without any moral or legal responsibility for preventing vaccine injuries and deaths. Removal of religious exemption ignores the validity of deeply held religious beliefs opposing vaccination and the right to religious freedom, which is protected under the First Amendment. Exemption for philosophical or conscientiously held beliefs also has mo! re legal standing than undefined parental "beliefs."*IF PASSED, THIS KIND OF LEGISLATION COULD SET PRECEDENT FOR OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW.In a democracy, we elect men and women who will listen to our concerns and vote for laws which reflect the will of the majority of citizens. When our elected officials hand over power to unelected government officials, they usually do it so they can ignore the voice of the people and impose laws on citizens against their will.Rick Rollens, co-founder of the MIND Institute at UC- Davis and father of a vaccine injured autistic son, will be testifying against AB 16 tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in Room 4202 of the State Capitol in Sacramento, CA.If you want to make your views known about this bill, following is a list of those on the Committee who will vote on the bill tomorrow.California State Assembly Committee On Education MembersCommittee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are education generally, certificated employees of schools, school fin! ance, and school facilities.Committee MembersGene Mullin - ChairDistrictDem-19Phone(916) 319-2019E-mailAssemblymember.mullinMartin Garrick - Vice ChairDistrictRep-74Phone(916) 319-2074E-mailAssemblymember.GarrickJulia BrownleyDistrictDem-41Phone(916) 319-2041E-mailAssemblymember.BrownleyJoe CotoDistrictDem-23Phone(916) 319-2023E-mailAssemblymember.cotoMike EngDistrictDem-49Phone(916) 319-2049E-mailAssemblymember.EngLoni HancockDistrictDem-14Phone(916) 319-2014E-mailAssemblymember.hancock.! govBob HuffDistrictRep-60Pho ne(916) 319-2060E-mailAssemblymember.huffBetty KarnetteDistrictDem-54Phone(916) 319-2054E-mailAssemblymember.KarnetteAlan NakanishiDistrictRep-10Phone(916) 319-2010E-mailAssemblymember.nakanishiJose SolorioDistrictDem-69Phone(916) 319-2069E-mailAssemblymember.solorioSee what's free at AOL.com.