It DOES work and it DOES make a difference.
When we put out a call to action we get a mixed response. Some jump on it and notify us that they’ve gone ahead and put out 10 calls and their family members did the same. Most don’t respond. But some will reply with the very negative “that wont work, nobody cares, it never makes a difference.
Well it does! It makes a huge difference. Case in point; California, who just successfully rallied against a bill that would have authorized municipalities to enact a proximity ordinance. Bad idea, we know…
At the hearing on the ordinance, those who came to speak out AGAINST the ordinance dramatically outnumbered those who came to speak in favor of it and it was defeated.
Below is the story from CaliforniaRSOL… Congrats!
We Stopped AB 201!
Due to the efforts of registrants, family members and supporters Assembly Bill 201 was stopped today during a Public Safety Committee hearing. During a vote of its members, only 2 of 7 members voted in support of the bill while the remaining 5 members either voted “no” or abstained from voting.
“We succeeded today because of letters sent and phone calls made to members of the Public Safety Committee,” stated CA RSOL president Janice Bellucci. “We sincerely thank you all for showing, standing up and speaking up on this important issue.”
As a result of the defeat of AB 201 today, the bill can not be considered during the remainder of 2016.
“Committee Chairman Bill Quirk led today’s efforts to defeat the bill,” stated Bellucci. “He reminded committee members that the state’s expert, the CA Sex Offender Management Board, concluded that the bill would be more harmful than helpful. He added that the presence restrictions in the bill amounted to de facto residency restrictions because a registrant could not live where he/she could not be present.”
During the Committee hearing, a total of 16 people spoke in opposition to AB 201 and only three people spoke in its favor. Those speaking in opposition to the bill included representatives from the CA Sex Offender Management Board, the ACLU, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Those speaking in favor of the bill were representatives from the Orange County District Attorney’s office, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the City of Carson.
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The people in California have been doing an outstanding job in standing up for their rights. This isn’t the only bill that they have killed by speaking up and showing up. If you are one of the ones that has responded negatively in the past it is time to rethink your stance because, quite frankly, you are wrong. The results may not always be immediate, but over time the more people stand up the better the results are likely to be.
We all need to know when these hearings are scheduled because they can change at anytime so people don’t show up.