Please FAX/Call/E-mail your Strong Opposition to AB 2296 ASAP! (Weds latest!)

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" animalattorney " <animalattorney

April 14, 2008 7:32:03 PM PDT

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[baarn] Please FAX/Call/E-mail your Strong Opposition to AB

2296 ASAP! (Weds latest!)

 

Please send a FAX, E-Mail and/or make a call ASAP to prevent a

restrictive and unconstitutional bill from being passed which will

benefit all animal exploiters (vivisectionists, factory farmers,

breeders, rodeos, etc.). Below the contacts is a copy of a letter I

sent to the Committee, if you would like to copy and paste it into

your own letterhead and fax it off today please do! Your support is

necessary now to stop this from going past the Judiciary Committee.

Be polite please.

 

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Phone Number and E-mail Contact Info:

 

Dave Jones - Chair Dem-9 (916) 319-2009

Assemblymember.jones

 

Van Tran - Vice Chair Rep-68 (916) 319-2068

Assemblymember.tran

 

Anthony Adams Rep-59 (916) 319-2059

Assemblymember.Adams

 

Noreen Evans Dem-7 (916) 319-2007

Assemblymember.Evans

 

Mike Feuer Dem-42 (916) 319-2042

Assemblymember.Feuer

 

Rick Keene Rep-3 (916) 319-2003

Assemblymember.keene

 

Paul Krekorian Dem-43 (916) 319-2043

Assemblymember.Krekorian

 

John Laird Dem-27 (916) 319-2027

Assemblymember.laird

 

Lloyd E. Levine Dem-40 (916) 319-2040

Assemblymember.levine

 

Sally J. Lieber Dem-22 (916) 319-2022

Assemblywoman.lieber

 

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FAX contact info:

 

Hon. Dave Jones, Chair

Fax: (916) 319-2109

 

Hon. Gene Mullin (author of AB 2296)

Drew Liebert, Chief Counsel

Fax: (916) 319-2119

 

 

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VIA FACSIMILE (916) 319-2119

 

April 14, 2008

 

Assembly Judiciary Committee

Attn: Drew Liebert, Chief Counsel

State Capitol

Sacramento, CA 94249

 

Re: Strong Opposition to AB 2296

 

Dear Chief Counsel Liebert:

 

I strongly oppose this new legislation and find it incredulously

controversial and offensive. This amendment to law is a content-

based restriction on speech which is unconstitutional. This bill

will have a negative impact preventing people from informing the

public of facts regarding animal cruelty. I request that you do not

allow this bill to move further.

 

I believe that this is an attempt by the UC Regents to stifle free

speech leaving no opportunity for the UC Regents to be accountable to

the public about their ongoing animal research. Free speech will be

handicapped beyond repair if members of the public continuously have

their Freedom of Information Act requests denied merely because the

University does not want people to know how many animals are being

killed in the name of " science. "

 

The public has a right to know what experiments are being done and

have that information posted freely and openly for public education.

This bill would prevent facts regarding animal testing and

institutionalized animal cruelty from being allowed into the public

preventing scrutiny and debate. There are already laws adequate to

protect vivisectors such as those in the California Penal Code

addressing stalking, trespassing and harassment. This law only

serves an oppressive purpose to prevent the circulation of

information: what the public has the right to know about. Thus, AB

2296 is strongly opposed.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

 

Christine Garcia

 

 

 

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