How to Kill a Bill (and which bills to kill)

How to Kill a Bill 1) Email your legislators 2) Call your legislators 3) Visit your legislators Which one is more effective? Think of it this way... An email has equal power to one person speaking out. A call has equal power to about 100 people speaking out... And visiting has equal power to about 1,000 people speaking out. This is why it is important to do all three! Join our Facebook group to connect with a constituent group in your area. Teamwork makes the dream work! Which Bills to Kill SB 83 - Senator Yen's bill, which would require parents to watch a video module in order to obtain an exemption for a child. This is a slippery slope to loss of liberties and we oppose it vehemently!   AND... HB 1922 - Representative Kannady's bill, which has very dangerous language allowing children under age 13 to give out-of-court testimonies in neglect cases. The bill is dangerous due to the open interpretation of the word "neglect," which could someday be used against a family who has chosen to skip certain vaccines. It could also be used to build a bigger case against parents in neglect cases for other reasons, which sets a precedence for future "unvaccinated" cases to be called neglect. The current law reads that children under age 13 can give out-of-court testimonies in ABUSE cases only, NOT neglect. This bill is very dangerous and we ask that everyone inform your state representatives today! We're Happy to Help! Need help getting in touch with your legislator? Let us know! Copyright © 2017 Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice - PAC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of OVHC. Our mailing address is: Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice - PAC PO Box 721356 Norman, Ok 73070 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

A SIMPLE CALL TO ACTION - SB83

IT'S SIMPLE! Call and email your state senator and let him or her know that you oppose SB83 and you hope they do too! Simple talking points are included below. Don't know who your state senator is? CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR SENATOR Please put in your complete address and scroll down to "state senator." Lankford & Inhofe are NOT your state senators. But first, watch this epic 2-minute video from OCPAC and what they think about Senator Yen's "tricks." Use these talking points for speaking and writing to your senator: UPDATES 1) On Monday, February 27th, Senator Yen's bill, SB 83, was heard in the HHS Committee. However, it was not the same bill. Senator Yen completely changed the bill to read that exemptions stay, but parents must watch an educational video module before obtaining exemptions. This is being passed off as a "compromise" to the entire legislature as well as parents. We don't see it as a compromise. We call it what it is: An unnecessary barrier that adds new levels of government bureaucracy before parents can exercise their rights to exemptions! There are many problems with this bill, but most importantly, this is exactly the path that California took before their exemptions were taken away. Need I say more? It is imperative you call and write to your senator about this bill. 2) On Wednesday, March 1st, Representative Tom Gann's bill, HB 1386, the "informed consent" bill, was heard in the House Appropriations Committee. The bill failed with a 14 to 12 vote. 3) Also on Wednesday, March 1st, KOCO Channel 5's Markie Martin sat down with OVHC president, Liza Greve, and OVHC director of the Health Advisory Board, Andy Revelis, MD and listened as they explained why vaccine mandates are never a good idea. Watch this unbelievable interview here. 4) There are still some rumors circulating that OVHC is an "anti-vaccine" group who sent postcards with graphics that liken Senator Yen to a communist dictator. Please continue to remind your senator that OVHC was not responsible for such mailings and we do not approve of such tactics. Our policy has always been to stick with the issues. No personal attacks. Our statement is here. We do not yet know when SB 83 will be heard on the Senate Floor. Please stay tuned for updates! You can also follow our public Facebook page and join us in our closed Facebook group. Copyright © 2017 Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice - PAC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of OVHC. Our mailing address is: Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice - PAC PO Box 721356 Norman, Ok 73070 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

THIS IS IT!!! BIG WEEK!!

Join us Monday & Wednesday! View this email in your browser PLEASE READ ENTIRE EMAIL! THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT WEEK! IF YOU CAN'T JOIN US THIS WEEK, PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM AND MAKE THE CALLS AND EMAILS TO SUPPORT THESE BILLS. SB 177 ESPECIALLY NEEDS ATTENTION (SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR INFO). Join us on Monday & Wednesday this week! BIG things happening and we need YOU!! BUT FIRST, have you called and emailed the Senate HHS Committee to oppose the following bills yet? All three bills are authored by Senator Yen and all three bills infringe upon parental rights! SB 83 - Removes the personal and religious vaccine exemptions for daycare and school SB 714 - Requires all midwives in Oklahoma to also be RN's SB 747 - Makes out-of-hospital VBAC's, twin births, and breech births illegal It's easy to call! You simply say, "I'm calling to ask that Senator ____ please oppose SB 83, SB 714, and SB 747 as all of these bills remove parental rights. It will be heard Monday in the health committee. Thank you!" If you are a constituent, please mention that when calling. When emailing, put in the subject line "NO on SB 83" and if you are a constituent, please make sure the subject line reads "From your constituent. NO on SB 83." (If you don't know who your state senator is, please text your zip code to 913-586-4853) Contact the following Senators about Yen's three bills: Standridge: 405-521-5535 David: 405-521-5590 Floyd: 405-521-5610 Griffin: 405-521-5628 Jech: 405-521-5545 McCortney: 405-521-5541 Pittman: 405-521-5531 Pugh: 405-521-5622 Rader: 405-521-5620 Silk: 405-521-5614 Simpson: 405-521-5607 Email block for the above senators: standridge@oksenate.gov, griffin@oksenate.gov, pittman@oksenate.gov, floyd@oksenate.gov, jech@oksenate.gov, simpson@oksenate.gov, silk@oksenate.gov, mccortney@oksenate.gov, rader@oksenate.gov, pugh@oksenate.gov, david@oksenate.gov Senator Yen claimed this week that he has "other tricks up his sleeve" if things don't go well Monday. Now on to the House side of things!  Have you called and emailed the House Appropriations Committee to ask that they support HB 1386? HB 1386, the Informed Consent Bill, authored by Representative Tom Gann, will be heard in the Appropriations Committee Wednesday at 3:30 in room 206. PLEASE consider coming to the Capitol that day to support Rep. Gann and his fearless effort to support parental rights and ensure safety for Oklahoma children! It's easy for us to always be in defense mode with Senator Yen, but we have to remember to also be on the offense. In the meantime, call and email the Appropriations Committee members and ask them to please vote YES on HB 1386. Tell them it will be heard on Wednesday. Use this block of email for emailing the appropriations committee: leslie.osborn@okhouse.gov, kevin.wallace@okhouse.gov, john.bennett@okhouse.gov, scott.biggs@okhouse.gov, david.brumbaugh@okhouse.gov, chad.caldwell@okhouse.gov, kevin.calvey@okhouse.gov, josh.cockroft@okhouse.gov, jason.dunnington@okhouse.gov, jon.echols@okhouse.gov, katie.henke@okhouse.gov, scott.inman@okhouse.gov, jp.jordan@okhouse.gov, steve.kouplen@okhouse.gov, ben.loring@okhouse.gov, scott.martin@okhouse.gov, jason.murphey@okhouse.gov, charles.ortega@okhouse.gov, pat.ownbey@okhouse.gov, john.pfeiffer@okhouse.gov, eric.proctor@okhouse.gov, dustin.roberts@okhouse.gov, todd.russ@okhouse.gov, mike.sanders@okhouse.gov, earl.sears@okhouse.gov, shane.stone@okhouse.gov, emily.virgin@okhouse.gov Now back to the Senate! One more bill needs your attention! SB 177, authored by Senator Dahm, is not yet on the Education Committee agenda. This is a very important bill and we need everyone to PLEASE DO ONE THING. Call Senator Stanislawski and ask him to PLEASE hear SB 177 in the Education Committee. (405) 521-5624 That's it! Hope to see you at the Capitol this week. Don't forget to wear your OVHC shirt! If you can't make it, don't sweat it, just make the calls and emails! THANK YOU for ANY part you play in helping to keep our kids safe and healthy! ❤️ Copyright © 2017 Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice - PAC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of OVHC. Our mailing address is: Oklahomans for Vaccine and Health Choice - PAC PO Box 721356 Norman, Ok 73070 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list