The good news is the unneeded, ineffective, harmful, anti-family Gardasil bill AB 659 did not come up for a vote all last week.
The bad news (or rather, the persistent threat) is that it could pass this week if swing-vote Democrats fear their Democrat bosses or Merck’s lobbyists more than they fear all the opposition phone calls they’ve been receiving.
So, this deadline week (bills must pass their house of origin by June 2), please keep flooding the deciding votes!
CALLING INSTRUCTIONS Whether you can leave one, some, or all of the voicemails, thank you!
1. Call your own state assemblymember. Find them by entering your voter address. When you leave your voicemail message, say your name and that you live in the district. Say, “The latest amendments to AB 659 make the deception even worse. You can’t say it’s not a mandate when you instruct parents that their children ‘are expected’ to ‘be fully immunized against human papillomavirus (HPV) before admission or advancement to the eighth grade level.’ Oppose this dishonest bill!”
2. Call Democrat Assemblymember Akilah Weber, an OB-GYN who abstained twice in committee on AB 659. Call 619-465-7903 or 916-319-2079, anonymously. Leave your voicemail, saying, “Thank you for not supporting AB 659. On the floor, please stand and speak against this misleading bill.”
3. Call the Democrats SaveCalifornia.com has identified, leaving your voicemails, anonymously, 7pm to 8am, for some or all of them. Tell these Democrats, “The latest amendments to AB 659 make the deception even worse. You can’t say it’s not a mandate when you instruct parents that their children ‘are expected’ to ‘be fully immunized against human papillomavirus (HPV) before admission or advancement to the eighth grade level.’ Defeat this misleading, dishonest bill!”
FIRST PRIORITY 14 NEW DEMOCRATS WHO MIGHT NOT BE BIG PHARMA PROSTITUTES YET Dawn Addis (916) 319-2030 Capitol office | (805) 549-3001 district office Jasmeet Bains (916) 319-2035 Capitol office | (661) 335-0302 district office Juan Carrillo (916) 319-2039 Capitol office | (661) 266-3908 district office Damon Connolly (916) 319-2012 Capitol office | (415) 479-4920 district office Gregg Hart (916) 319-2037 Capitol office | (805) 564-1649 district office Josh Lowenthal (916) 319-2069 Capitol office | (562) 429-0470 district office Stephanie Nguyen (916) 319-2010 Capitol office | (916) 670-7888 district office Liz Ortega (916) 319-2020 Capitol office | (510) 583-8818 district office Blanca Pacheco (916) 319-2064 Capitol office | (562) 861-5803 district office Diane Papan (916) 319-2021 Capitol office | (650) 349-2200 district office Gail Pellerin (916) 319-2028 Capitol office | (831) 425-1503 district office Pilar Schiavo (916) 319-2040 Capitol office | (661) 286-1565 district office Esmeralda Soria (916) 319-2027 Capitol office | (209) 726-5465 district office Avelino Valencia (916) 319-2068 Capitol office | (714) 939-8469 district office
SECOND PRIORITY 7 DEMOCRATS FROM SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE OR PRO-FAMILY AREAS Tasha Boerner (916) 319-2077 Capitol office | (760) 434-7605 district office Eduardo Garcia (916) 319-2036 Capitol office | (760) 347-2360 district office Timothy Grayson (916) 319-2015 Capitol office | (925) 521-1511 district office Brian Maienschein (916) 319-2076 Capitol office | (858) 675-0760 district office Sharon Quirk-Silva (916) 319-2067 Capitol office | (714) 525-6515 district office Cottie Petrie-Norris (916) 319-2073 Capitol office | (949) 251-0074 district office Carlos Villapudua (916) 319-2013 Capitol office | (209) 948-7479 district office
THIRD PRIORITY 23 DEMOCRATS WHO MIGHT STILL THINK INDEPENDENTLY AND WANT HONESTY David Alvarez (916) 319-2080 Capitol office | (619) 498-8580 district office Joaquin Arambula (916) 319-2031 Capitol office | (559) 445-5532 district office Steve Bennett (916) 319-2038 Capitol office | (805) 485-4745 district office Isaac Bryan (916) 319-2055 Capitol office | (310) 641-5410 district office Lisa Calderon (916) 319-2056 Capitol office | (562) 692-5858 district office Sabrina Cervantes (916) 319-2058 Capitol office | (951) 371-6860 district office Laura Friedman (916) 319-2044 Capitol office | (818) 558-3043 district office Jesse Gabriel (916) 319-2046 Capitol office | (818) 346-4521 district office Mike Gipson (916) 319-2065 Capitol office | (310) 324-6408 district office Chris Holden (916) 319-2041 Capitol office | (626) 351-1917 district office Jacqui Irwin (916) 319-2042 Capitol office | (805) 370-0542 district office Ash Kalra (916) 319-2025 Capitol office | (408) 286-2535 district office Kevin McCarty (916) 319-2006 Capitol office | (916) 324-4676 district office Tina McKinnor (916) 319-2061 Capitol office | (310) 412-6400 district office Al Muratsuchi (916) 319-2066 Capitol office | (310) 375-0691 district office James Ramos (916) 319-2045 Capitol office | (909) 889-7145 district office Anthony Rendon (916) 319-2062 Capitol office | (562) 529-3250 district office Eloise Gómez Reyes (916) 319-2050 Capitol office | (909) 381-4100 district office Robert Rivas (916) 319-2029 Capitol office | (831) 759-8676 district office Luz Rivas (916) 319-2043 Capitol office | (818) 504-3911 district office Freddie Rodriguez (916) 319-2053 Capitol office | (909) 902-9606 district office Blanca Rubio (916) 319-2048 Capitol office | (626) 960-4457 district office Miguel Santiago (916) 319-2054 Capitol office | (213) 620-4646 district office
In February 2013, my healthy, active, academically gifted daughter received the 2nd of three recommended HPV-4 (Gardasil) injections. Within a week, she developed cold symptoms and a barking cough. I did not think it was related to the vaccine. How could a vaccine cause a cold? She went on to develop repeated lung spasms. After her third injection, she experienced dizzy spells, loss of balance, weakness, anxiety, ear pain, abdominal pain, and nausea. I was never an “anti-vaxxer” (if I were, I wouldn’t have agreed to the HPV vaccine) so. I never even associated her new symptoms with Gardasil … It was only when another mom contacted me via social media, asking, “Has your daughter had the Gardasil shot, by any chance?” that I began to put the pieces together. To be honest, I thought she was crazy at first. But I started reading the stories of other young people who have been injured by Gardasil. Their stories are so similar to Caitlin’s. Now, that same mother’s intuition which made me question her pediatrician before consenting to the Gardasil injections tells me that my child has been devastatingly injured by Gardasil. Today, my brilliant daughter has bouts of brain fog and she can’t piece together thoughts. “Gardasil Vaccine Devastation is No Coincidence,” HealthImpactNews.com, July 20, 2016
In the 80-member California Assembly, there are 62 Democrats (a 3/4ths supermajority). Because a majority vote to pass bills is 41, our side must pull off at least 22 Democrats.
Please leave anonymous voicemails this weekend and by 8am Monday for some or all of the deciding votes and “swing votes” that SaveCalifornia.com has identified.
Anonymous, because messages where you reveal you live outside the district will be “trashed.” So be wise, strategic, and anonymous when you leave voicemails anytime this weekend. If you can participate, your calls should take less than a minute each!
Tell these Democrat assemblymembers, “Oppose AB 659, which falsely claims risky Gardasil shots are mandated. Stop misleading children and young adults and their families — defeat this dishonest bill.”
FIRST PRIORITY 14 NEW DEMOCRATS WHO MIGHT NOT BE BIG PHARMA PROSTITUTES YET
Dawn Addis (916) 319-2030 Capitol office | (805) 549-3001 district office Jasmeet Bains (916) 319-2035 Capitol office | (661) 335-0302 district office Juan Carrillo (916) 319-2039 Capitol office | (661) 266-3908 district office Damon Connolly (916) 319-2012 Capitol office | (415) 479-4920 district office Gregg Hart (916) 319-2037 Capitol office | (805) 564-1649 district office Josh Lowenthal (916) 319-2069 Capitol office | (562) 429-0470 district office Stephanie Nguyen (916) 319-2010 Capitol office | (916) 670-7888 district office Liz Ortega (916) 319-2020 Capitol office | (510) 583-8818 district office Blanca Pacheco (916) 319-2064 Capitol office | (562) 861-5803 district office Diane Papan (916) 319-2021 Capitol office | (650) 349-2200 district office Gail Pellerin (916) 319-2028 Capitol office | (831) 425-1503 district office Pilar Schiavo (916) 319-2040 Capitol office | (661) 286-1565 district office Esmeralda Soria (916) 319-2027 Capitol office | (209) 726-5465 district office Avelino Valencia (916) 319-2068 Capitol office | (714) 939-8469 district office
SECOND PRIORITY 7 DEMOCRATS FROM SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE OR PRO-FAMILY AREAS Tasha Boerner (916) 319-2077 Capitol office | (760) 434-7605 district office Eduardo Garcia (916) 319-2036 Capitol office | (760) 347-2360 district office Timothy Grayson (916) 319-2015 Capitol office | (925) 521-1511 district office Brian Maienschein (916) 319-2076 Capitol office | (858) 675-0760 district office Sharon Quirk-Silva (916) 319-2067 Capitol office | (714) 525-6515 district office Cottie Petrie-Norris (916) 319-2073 Capitol office | (949) 251-0074 district office Carlos Villapudua (916) 319-2013 Capitol office | (209) 948-7479 district office
THIRD PRIORITY 23 DEMOCRATS WHO MIGHT STILL THINK INDEPENDENTLY AND WANT HONESTY David Alvarez (916) 319-2080 Capitol office | (619) 498-8580 district office Joaquin Arambula (916) 319-2031 Capitol office | (559) 445-5532 district office Steve Bennett (916) 319-2038 Capitol office | (805) 485-4745 district offic Isaac Bryan (916) 319-2055 Capitol office | (310) 641-5410 district office Lisa Calderon (916) 319-2056 Capitol office | (562) 692-5858 district offic Sabrina Cervantes (916) 319-2058 Capitol office | (951) 371-6860 district office Laura Friedman (916) 319-2044 Capitol office | (818) 558-3043 district office Jesse Gabriel (916) 319-2046 Capitol office | (818) 346-4521 district office Mike Gipson (916) 319-2065 Capitol office | (310) 324-6408 district office Chris Holden (916) 319-2041 Capitol office | (626) 351-1917 district office Jacqui Irwin (916) 319-2042 Capitol office | (805) 370-0542 district office Ash Kalra (916) 319-2025 Capitol office | (408) 286-2535 district office Kevin McCarty (916) 319-2006 Capitol office | (916) 324-4676 district office Tina McKinnor (916) 319-2061 Capitol office | (310) 412-6400 district office Al Muratsuchi (916) 319-2066 Capitol office | (310) 375-0691 district office James Ramos (916) 319-2045 Capitol office | (909) 889-7145 district offic Anthony Rendon (916) 319-2062 Capitol office | (562) 529-3250 district office Eloise Gómez Reyes (916) 319-2050 Capitol office | (909) 381-4100 district office Robert Rivas (916) 319-2029 Capitol office | (831) 759-8676 district office Luz Rivas (916) 319-2043 Capitol office | (818) 504-3911 district office Freddie Rodriguez (916) 319-2053 Capitol office | (909) 902-9606 district office Blanca Rubio (916) 319-2048 Capitol office | (626) 960-4457 district office Miguel Santiago (916) 319-2054 Capitol office | (213) 620-4646 district office
Thursday, May 18, 2023, 12:32 pm | Randy Thomasson
As expected, the tyrannical Gardasil bill (AB 659) has passed the Democrats’ Assembly Appropriations Committee and has been sent to the Assembly floor.
1. AB 659 is blatantly deceptive: As amended April 12, AB 659 falsely threatens pre-teens, teens, and college students by purporting “it is the public policy of the state” that you “are expected” to be jabbed with Gardasil — when, legally, these shots would not be “required.” AB 659 is dishonest and misleading!
2. The bill had trouble being scheduled for committee: After being deceptively amended in order to pass the Health Committee, AB 659 languished for two weeks in the Appropriations Committee, having two hearings in a row “postponed.”
3. A key Democrat has abstained twice: Akilah Weber of San Diego, an OB-GYN, purposefully abstained twice in committee — on May 3 in the Health Committee and on May 17 in the Appropriations Committee. She apparently doesn’t want an HPV mandate and doesn’t like AB 659’s deception.
Bottom line, this bill is a Frankensteinian mess that never should have passed one committee, let alone two. Honest legislators should be embarrassed to vote for it.
So, because of bad substance and bad style, AB 659 could be stopped if enough Democrats mimic Weber’s abstentions on the Assembly floor.
Will you participate? With your help, AB 659 might be defeated on the Assembly floor before June 2, the last day for bills to pass their house of origin.
PLEASE ACT TODAY
Step 1: Call or email your own California state assemblymember. Confirm who’s yours here. When you make contact, identify yourself, since you live in the district. Urge your assemblymember to “Oppose AB 659, which falsely claims risky Gardasil shots are mandated. Stop misleading children and young adults and their families — kill this bad bill.”
If your assemblymember is a Republican, please add, “You need to stand and speak on the Assembly floor. Parents are counting on you to expose AB 659.”
Step 2: Leave your anonymous, afterhours voicemail messages (weekdays 7pm to 8am and all weekend) for Akilah Weber at her two offices, 619-465-7903 and 916-319-2079. In your genuinely appreciative recorded message, say, “Thank you for not supporting AB 659. On the floor, please stand and speak against this misleading bill.”
The Assembly floor vote on AB 659 could be as soon as the afternoon of Monday, May 22.
Before Gardasil my daughter was an outgoing, super funny, confident, soccer athlete, practicing 3-4 hrs a day. She planned to play HS soccer and move on to college soccer. Autumn was a free spirit and so full of life. Her love for animals and passion to save the mistreated drove her to want to open her own animal shelter. She had dreams, goals and a plan. That is until she had the Gardasil vaccine. In January of 2010 she began the series of Gardasil shots. Her second shot was on 3/31 and by 5/10 we had her back to the doctors due to shortness of breath, along with horrible rib and back pain. From then on, our nightmare just kept getting worse. “The Gardasil Vaccine After-Life: My Daughter is a Shadow of Her Former Self,” Vaccine Impact, Sept. 21, 2015
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