Are All These UCC Updates a Setup For CBDC?

Are All These UCC Updates a Setup For CBDC?

*By Julie Barrett, Founder, Conservative Ladies of Washington

In Washington state, like many other states, our legislature currently has a bill that has passed the Senate and is now in the House that would update the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). This bill passed unanimously out of the senate with very little discussion or debate and only one person testifying in support.

Since it’s passing, concerned citizens have been sounding the alarm after the veto by Governor Kristi Noem of a similar bill passed in South Dakota. The concern is not without merit. The bill, on its own, may not seem to be all that bad, but when you consider the ultimate goal, it appears that it could be a gateway for many changes that are not in the best interest of the American people.

My friend Teo and I were having an email exchange about Washington’s SB 5077 and he offered some very interesting observations and I asked if I could share them publicly. Below are his takeaways and concerns with this bill.

SSB 5077 and it seems to be setting the stage for changes in:

  1. what we consider to be “money”.
  2. what we consider to be acceptable “consideration for the purpose of forming legally binding, enforceable contracts (key essentials of a contract being: offer, acceptance, and consideration (money or someting of tangible, controllable, and of value). There are some more academic components of a contract like, mode of acceptance (was it clear to the parties HOW to execute the contract), but the three I mentioned are the big ones.
  3. who can form a contract and under what circumstances.
  4. sales of goods for more than $500 not being recognized without a written contract (the the bill itself is stupidly written to say that a contract for sale of goods worth more than $500 is not valid unless… there is a contract for sale of goods worth more that $500… (?!) weird. Same thing for values over $1,000, with the same oddball drafting.
  5. what we consider to be “negotiable instruments” …and this is concerning because in the context of crypto currencies, digital currencies, NFTs, other non-fiat, non-traditional notions of negotiable checks, notes, promisses, the government may be writing the foundation of something that we need to understand to understand this bill, but that we do not yet understand.
  6. what and whom we consider to be customers or beneficiaries of banks.
  7. whom we consider to be in “control” of an asset – whether it is a traditional asset or some new non-fiat, digital asset – AND – how that person establishes and can prove control of that asset in the future. This is an area that can get into conspiracy theory territory quickly.   
  8. what an investable security is, and who controls it.
  9. Some interesting language that establishes: “…The amendments revise almost every article of the UCC and add a new Article 12 addressing certain types of digital assets defined as “controllable electronic records,” ” – is this to protect innocent, unknowing people from getting robbed with crypto offers? Or, is this building a back door for government to confiscate digital assets, or deems some of them valuless?
  10. where and how can bank authorizations come from.   

The stuff about changing what it means to “sign” a contract doesn’t bug me because many contract do not yet recognize digital execution (DocuSign, Adobe Sign, etc.) but should.

Some of the language about a bank not having to physically destroy a check to show it is exchanging an asset of value doesn’t really bug me.

It’s unclear whether the language about where and how can bank authorizations come from is sketchy – e.g., is the bill saying that someone MUST send any bank or other financial services authorizations ONLY from a known accout that has been identified by personally identifiable information? Or is it saying that someone could conduct a transfer of exchange of a digital currency for goods from a totally anonymous IP, email, or other location? Not sure.

Any time we’re changing the notion of control over some account or some asset, and adding conditions to that control, I think we have to have someone pretty expert to opine because this is another area that can get deep into the weeds quickly.

 The whole idea of “Controllable Accounts, Controllable Payment Intangibles, and Controllable Electronic Records…” is where we could go really deep and get very into the conspiracy weeds, especially based on what we’ve seen with the IRS wanting to tax crypto, exchanges wanting to regulate crypto, the government of China wanting to control their citizens’ social credit and access to money based on how good of subjects they are being (a strategy that our current leftist state and federal regimes admire), and the general disdain of the government for “offshore” style banking and financial strategies that effectively remove government control of one’s financial assets. 

If these laws pass and the UCC is fully brought up to speed, can the federal and state governments confiscate property that they deem was not the subject of a “proper” contract under the UCC? For example, say I mine 50 million dollars worth of Bitcoin and you agree to sell me some amazing property in exchange for my Ferrari and a portion of my crypto fortune, and you hand off the property deed to me electronically and I store it in my safe but do not register it with the county recorder’s office, did we actually make a real transaction that would face government scruitiny? Certainly, my crypto, my Ferrari, and your property all have undeniable value, BUT – under this bill, we may have transacted and contracted in a way that exposes us to the government deeming that our transaction did NOT contain the right elements and therefore is an empty set. 

What are your thoughts? We’d love to hear from you as we work to learn more about this bill and the effort to usher in CBDC across the country.

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Week 11: Washington Legislative Session

Week 11: Washington Legislative Session

Welcome to Week 11 of the Legislative Session!

As promised, every Monday of the session we’re sending you our “Top 5” bills that have hearings or some kind of action happening in the legislature this week. Last week was the session cutoff for bills to advance out of their “chamber of origin.” Bills that passed now move to the opposite chamber where they will go through the process of public hearings & testimony, executive sessions and floor debates once again. This gives citizens the opportunity to continue to influence these bills. We have a lot of bad bills we need to keep fighting – please keep taking action. And please consider becoming a CLW member if you aren’t already – our Legislative Action Team could use you!

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HB 1478 has a hearing in the Senate K-12 & Early Learning Committee on Monday afternoon at 1:30PM. This bill is called a “statement of student rights.” According to the chair of the House Education, this bill does not give students any additional rights than what they already have as Americans, so it’s peculiar what the intent is behind it. The bill would take effect 90 days after being signed into law but when would the OSPI and districts create the curriculum to come into compliance with this mandate? The bill doesn’t say.

The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to develop and distribute student-focused educational and promotional materials that incorporate the statement of student of rights and requires these materials to be incorporated into civics education.

Sign in CON by 12:30PM Monday, 3/20/23

HB 1478: SIGN IN CON

SB 5599 is scheduled for public hearing on March 22nd at 1:30PM. SB 5599 is bill that would allow minor children access to “protected health care services”, a pretty and very deceptive name for abortion and gender transition surgeries, hormones and drugs. The bill operates as a “homeless youth” bill, but ANY minor child seeking these “protected health care services” would be able to get shelter and services without parental consent as this is deemed a “compelling reason” not to tell parents based on the language in the bill. You can read more and send a direct email to your representatives here: Action Center (votervoice.net)

Sign in CON before 12:30PM on March 22

SB 5599: SIGN IN CON

HB 1143 (now called E2SHB – Engrossed 2nd Substitute House Bill) A dealer may not transfer any firearm to a purchaser or transferee until: completion of a background check indicating the person is eligible to possess a firearm; and 10 business days have elapsed since the dealer requested the background check. In addition, a dealer may not transfer any firearm to a purchaser or transferee unless the person produces proof of completion of a recognized firearms safety training program within the last five years, or proof of an exemption from the training requirement. The training program must include instruction on components currently required for firearms safety training for semiautomatic assault rifle purchase and in addition must include instruction on: state laws pertaining to the use of deadly force for self-defense; and techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation. Proof of training must be in the form of a certification stating under penalty of perjury that the training included the minimum requirements.

Sign in CON before 7AM on March 23

E2SHB 1143: SIGN IN CON

HB 1240 (SHB = Substitute House Bill) the “Assault Weapons” ban…need we say more?

“Assault weapon” is a made-up term by anti-gun politicians and activists. They have created a long list of firearms that they want to ban the sale of in Washington state. This bill is unconstitutional and will undoubtedly face challenges in court if it is passed. There are currently other cases pending that would set precedence for shutting down this legislation altogether.  But it won’t come without expense to the taxpayers of Washington, so we need to stop it NOW before it is passed. 

Sign in CON before 7AM on March 23

SHB 1240: SIGN IN CON

SJM 8006 would make an official request by the Washington state legislature of the federal government to create a Universal Healthcare program. We are strongly opposed to the socialist idea of universal healthcare. Please sign in CON before 7AM on March 24

SJM 8006: SIGN IN CON

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TAKE ACTION! The Worst Bills of the WA Legislative Session

TAKE ACTION! The Worst Bills of the WA Legislative Session

URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!!

All session we’ve been giving you calls to action for a LOT of bills. These three bills are probably among the worst of the worst and they are all up for public hearing on March 22 and 23. It’s critical that we have as many citizens sign in opposed to these bills as possible. It’s quick. It’s easy. You can do it all from your keyboard and it will take you maybe 2 minutes, tops!

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SB 5599 is scheduled for public hearing on March 22nd at 1:30PM. SB 5599 is bill that would allow minor children access to “protected health care services”, a pretty and very deceptive name for abortion and gender transition surgeries, hormones and drugs. The bill operates as a “homeless youth” bill, but ANY minor child seeking these “protected health care services” would be able to get shelter and services without parental consent as this is deemed a “compelling reason” not to tell parents based on the language in the bill. You can read more and send a direct email to your representatives here: Action Center (votervoice.net)

Sign in CON before 12:30PM on March 22

SB 5599: SIGN IN CON

HB 1143 A dealer may not transfer any firearm to a purchaser or transferee until: completion of a
background check indicating the person is eligible to possess a firearm; and 10 business
days have elapsed since the dealer requested the background check.
In addition, a dealer may not transfer any firearm to a purchaser or transferee unless the
person produces proof of completion of a recognized firearms safety training program
within the last five years, or proof of an exemption from the training requirement. The
training program must include instruction on components currently required for firearms
safety training for semiautomatic assault rifle purchases and in addition must include
instruction on: state laws pertaining to the use of deadly force for self-defense; and
techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation. Proof
of training must be in the form of a certification stating under penalty of perjury that the
training included the minimum requirements.

Sign in CON before 7AM on March 23

HB 1143 SIGN IN CON

HB 1240 the “Assault Weapons” ban…need we say more?

“Assault weapon” is a made-up term by anti-gun politicians and activists. They have created a long list of firearms that they want to ban the sale of in Washington state. This bill is unconstitutional and will undoubtedly face challenges in court if it is passed. There are currently other cases pending that would set precedence for shutting down this legislation altogether.  But it won’t come without expense to the taxpayers of Washington, so we need to stop it NOW before it is passed. 

Sign in CON before 7AM on March 23

HB 1240 SIGN IN CON

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It’s #2ATuesday in Olympia

It’s #2ATuesday in Olympia

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We’ve got 2A bills being heard in Olympia on Tuesday, March 14th at 10:30AM in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee and we need you to help by making your position noted for the legislative record. You must take action on both of these bills before 9:30AM on 3/14/23.

SB 5078: This bill should really be entitled the “Put the FFL Out of Business Act of 2023.”  This bill, which greatly expands the definition of “public nuisance” essentially asks to give the Attorney General unbridled discretion and power to put any FFL they want out of business with frivolous nuisance claims. This bill would give the Attorney General the same kind of unchecked powers that our Governor had for nearly one thousand days. The passage of this would result in significant damage to the FFL industry.

SB 5078 has a public hearing in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on 3/14. Sign in CON by 9:30AM Tuesday, 3/14/23

SB 5078: SIGN IN CON

SB 5006: “Clarifying waiver of firearm rights.” This could be a good bill, keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals, however, we are very concerned about the vague language of this bill and the fact that it would allow marriage counselors and therapists to determine if a person should have their firearm rights waived. It’s easy to see how this could go wrong. We oppose the bill because these are not sources that should determine if a person’s firearm rights must be waived. Sign in CON by Tuesday, 3/14/23 at 9:30AM

SB 5006: SIGN IN CON

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Week 10: Washington Legislative Session

Week 10: Washington Legislative Session

Welcome to Week 10 of the Legislative Session!

As promised, every Monday of the session we’re sending you our “Top 5” bills that have hearings or some kind of action happening in the legislature this week. Last week was the session cutoff for bills to advance out of their “chamber of origin.” Bills that passed now move to the opposite chamber where they will go through the process of public hearings & testimony, executive sessions and floor debates once again. This gives citizens the opportunity to continue to influence these bills. We have a lot of bad bills we need to keep fighting – please keep taking action. And please consider becoming a CLW member if you aren’t already – our Legislative Action Team could use you!

Click the links below the image to sign in and have your position noted for the legislative record (this is quick, easy and IMPORTANT!) For more calls to action, visit our Legislative Action Center

SB 5462 has a hearing in the House Education Committee on Monday afternoon at 1:30PM. This bill would require OSPI to update its requirements about inclusive learning standards to include the histories, contributions and perspectives of LGBTQ people. The Washington State LGBTQ commission would be performing oversight of these new learning standards. 

We must stop teaching kids that their value and worth is based on the color of their skin, their sexual preferences or their gender. We must stop teaching students they are victims because of things they cannot control. We have a youth mental health crisis and it is undeniably tied to these teachings. We must commit to being inclusive to ALL students, to teaching kindness and compassion, no matter who you are or where you come from.

Sign in CON by 12:30PM Monday, 3/13/23

SB 5462: SIGN IN CON

SB 5078: This bill should really be entitled the “Put the FFL Out of Business Act of 2023.”  This bill, which greatly expands the definition of “public nuisance” essentially asks to give the Attorney General unbridled discretion and power to put any FFL they want out of business with frivolous nuisance claims. This bill would give the Attorney General the same kind of unchecked powers that our Governor had for nearly one thousand days. The passage of this would result in significant damage to the FFL industry.

SB 5078 has a public hearing in the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on 3/14. Sign in CON by 9:30AM Tuesday, 3/14/23

SB 5078: SIGN IN CON

SB 5054: This bill would create a mandated allowance of “professional learning hours” in addition to what teachers already receive. After closing schools for nearly two years, Washington students have suffered significant learning losses in math and reading. Rather than find solutions to help get students back on track this bill would actually reduce the classroom learning hours for students from certified teachers.

This bill has a hearing in the House Education Committee on 3/14 at 4PM. Please sign in CON before 3PM on 3/14/23.

SB 5054: SIGN IN CON

HB 1469: The “Shield Law”: this bill would essentially make Washington a sanctuary state for “protected health care” (abortion and “gender affirming” services). HB 1469 is problematic in that Washington courts will not be honoring the court actions of other states, which would very likely lead to other states not honoring the court actions of Washington. This would lead to lawsuits that would come at great expense to the taxpayers of Washington. Many opponents of HB 1469 are concerned that this could have very severe impact in Washington’s relationships with other states, resulting in grave consequences.

HB 1469 has a hearing in the Senate Law & Justice Committee on Thursday at 8AM. Please sign in CON before 7AM on 3/16/23.

HB 1469: SIGN IN CON

SB 5242: Prohibiting cost sharing for abortion. Essentially this means that there can be no co-pay or out of pocket expense for abortion, meaning that taxpayers would fund or private insurance companies would be on the hook – passing that along to subscribers, of course.

SB 5242 has a hearing in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee on Friday at 8AM. Please sign in CON before 7AM on 3/17/23.

SB 5242: SIGN IN CON

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ONE MINUTE ACTION for Washington Election Integrity

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PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS

Tomorrow there is a public hearing at 8AM in the House State Government & Tribal Relations Committee. We need you to sign in CON to the two bills below BEFORE 7AM 3/10/23. There is a lot of support for these bills on the sign ins already, so it’s important for citizens to come out in big numbers. Please share this with your friends and networks

SB 5082 Would abolish advisory votes. Advisory votes allow the voice of the public to be heard.
Testimony in committee stated that 75% of advisory votes on tax increases have been rejected. Advisory votes reflect the will of the people and this is an underhanded way to weaken the voting process. The advisory votes create accountability, checks and balances, and an opportunity for public opinion. We do NOT support abolishing advisory votes. Sign in CON by 7AM Friday, March 10th.

SB 5082: SIGN IN CON

SB 5208 would allow people to register to vote online by using the last 4 digits of their social security number. What could possibly go wrong? How many people have your social security number? Have you ever had your social security number stolen/subject to fraud? This is not safe and secure and it would be very easy for fraudulent voter registration. 

SB 5208: SIGN IN CON

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One More Round

One More Round

*By Julie Barrett, Founder, Conservative Ladies of Washington

I first got into bodybuilding in 2008. After completing four competitions in a 6 month period, I felt a sense of accomplishment and strength that I had lost during the previous 6 years in an abusive marriage that had left me feeling like a shell of myself. In June of 2009 I started the divorce process. I had twin toddlers, a child about to start kindergarten and one starting junior high. I had no idea how I was going to manage caring for and providing for these children on my own, but I was determined to figure it out.

Over the next several years…well ten, if you want to be specific…I spent a total of 5 years in court, opened and closed a business, trained and competed in 15 more bodybuilding competitions, cared for children who had endured substantial trauma and did everything in my power to keep my own head above water.

I was in a fight to protect my children. Giving up and quitting were not options I had the luxury of entertaining. And so I had to find ways to prepare myself to persevere through a battle that I had no idea how long would last. This quote spoke to me from the first time I read it and it became my mantra back in 2008 and I have carried it with me since.

“Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you have to shuffle back to the centre of the ring, fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so tired you wish your opponent would crack you one on the jaw and put you to sleep, fight one more round – remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.”


― James Corbett

I share this with you today, freedom-loving friends, because I know you are weary of the fight we are facing in our country today. I imagine you may be a lot like me and think: “We’re Americans. We have a constitution. We are a free people. Just follow the constitution and make laws accordingly and leave us alone! It’s not that hard.” I’m sure I’m speaking the obvious here – the people that have been elected (legitimately or not) to positions of power do not hold these ideals in the same regard that we do, and our Founding Fathers knew this was a strong possibility in the future of America.

You know the saying – “freedom isn’t free.” Many have fought for freedom before us, many paying the ultimate price of death, and we must continue to fight today. We must acknowledge that we didn’t get here overnight and we’re not going to get out in one bill, one hearing, one legislative session, one election. We have many years ahead of us in this fight. And like those who founded our country, we need all Americans to get in this fight.

I know you may be weary. I know you may be discouraged. I know you may be frustrated.

We must continue to wake up our friends, family and even people who may not agree with us on all issues but do on some. We must continue to strengthen our voice and our “army.” We must be willing to spend the time and energy and finances to fight against the corruption that seeks to take our way of life, our freedom and the thing we hold most dear…our children!

We didn’t get here overnight and we won’t get back on track overnight either. We are going to take a lot of losses before we start winning. We must mentally prepare for that and we must be determined to get up again and again and again…always committing to ONE MORE ROUND.

I have been in a personal fight to protect my children for nearly 14 years now. The battlefield looks different, and the opponent has changed. I am tired and I am weary, but I am committed to protecting my children from any evil that comes their way. When I get tired, I find strength in Jesus Christ, I lean on my family and friends. I find ways to recharge my strength and I get up for one more round.

This fight is no different. Take rest, pray, find ways to recharge yourself and then get back up and get back in the fight.

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The Data Privacy & Security at Risk with WA’s Permit to Purchase Firearms Bill

The Data Privacy & Security at Risk with WA’s Permit to Purchase Firearms Bill

*By Teo Morca

For HB 1143 and its ilk, I believe we can/should attack from a different angle than constitutionality: data privacy and security.

Any time there is a data collection requirement (e.g., to establish a gun owner registry), we should hammer on the data privacy and security aspect of the requirement. Even if a lawmaker is not swayed by constitutionality arguments or SCOTUS rulings, they generally know not to play games with consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII) data, as doing so can lead to severe penalties.

The data collection and warehousing aspect of HB 1143 and all of the similar bills the Democrats want to use to establish a searchable gun owner database through is very troubling. A large and highly skilled workforce is needed to custodially manage PII and other sensitive data (like the HIPAA data that gun owners ALSO are forced to waive their confidentiality rights to for most gun purchases in Washington state). Data custody is UNFORGIVING and can lead to extreme liability that no government agency can responsibly manage. This kind of data processing and security CANNOT be simply managed by an independent software vendor as the sponsors of this bill seem to believe will be able to simply build a data transfer portal for managing the data flows to and from FFLs and WSP or other agencies.

A close friend of mine works at well-known Washington state government agency and based upon her stories about how insecure their data handling practices are (e.g., still using dial-up connections alongside ancient computers and other outdated connections and legacy routing hardware), I have ZERO confidence in Washington state’s ability to keep this massive trove of terabytes after terabytes-worth of sensitive data secure.

As more states adopt stricter data privacy and security laws patterned after the EU’s General Data Protection Requirement (GDPR), which California already has done with its California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), we must understand that these regulations impose not only severe civil/financial penalties to data mishandling or failures to disclose an event or data breach, but also criminal penalties! Will the Democrats pushing for Washington state gun owner registry be willing to sign up to personal/individual criminal accountability as well as civil/financial liability in the event a Washington gun owner’s PHI is improperly accessed and the WSP fails to inform that gun owner within the strict notification timeframe?

Bear in mind that in California, AG Bonta’s office flippantly leaked the sensitive PHI of lawful gun owners/concealed carry permit holders from the “2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal,” which was supposed to “improve transparency and information sharing for firearms-related data,” including names, birth dates, gender, race, driver’s license numbers, addresses, and criminal history. Data from several other dashboards were also impacted, including an Assault Weapon Registry, Handguns Certified for Sale, Dealer Record of Sale, Firearm Certificate Safety, and Gun Violence Restraining Order dashboards.  This represents an utterly appalling and unacceptable breach of custodial trust. Yet, the impacted gun owners likely had/have no recourse and AG Bonta’s office showed zero accountability other than a shoulder shrug.

California Gov. Newsom and AG Bonta also elected to make similar records of lawful gun owners available to the University of California system, which is populated by extreme anti-gun activist groups. This was done without any notice or consent of the gun owners, and is another absolute outrage, since any privacy-impacting event typically requires clear notice and consent.

As someone who works at one of the world’s most trusted data custodians and processors, I can say with a straight face that when the sponsors of HB 1143 explained the data collection and transfer portal that is required by this bill, I was horrified. Data privacy and security CANNOT be maintained casually ad hoc without constant, proactive attention and expertise. This is even more true with government agencies notorious for using inexpensive, low-bid, outmoded, obsolete hardware, and out-of-date personnel practices. In the world of data privacy and security, the very moment your hardware or best practices become outdated, a sophisticated state-level actor (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) or a technically skilled activist hacker with the tools and cyber weapons of the criminal hacker trade from the Dark Web WILL breach your network and steal and expose or sell your data. This is not a question of IF, but WHEN. Washington state is not prepared to defend yet another new database or network of sensitive PHI against these threats. This represents extreme degrees of liability and also potential dangers to personal safety as unauthorized bad actors are able to gain access to not only personal addresses of any individual, but personal addresses of lawful gun owners. In this case, the state WILL become the enabler of potentially deadly criminal behavior like residential invasions and gun thefts.

Registries of firearms owners have historically been the first action of oppressive regimes, and could be used to confiscate firearms in the future. The Nazis versus Jewish Peoples of Europe, Maoist China, Australia, and the United Kingdom all used registration of firearms as a precursor to outright confiscation. This bill would be used as a stepping stone towards further restrictions on gun ownership, which is a violation of multiple constitutional and civil rights. History does not support the assertion that registering gun owner data is a legitimate or benevolent matter.

Convince me that Washington state government is prepared for this level of accountability and that lawful gun owners’ data will not be breached. This is an impossibility and MUST be taken as good reason to REJECT HB 1143 NOW.

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Week 9: Washington Legislative Session

Week 9: Washington Legislative Session

The battle rages on as we embark on week 9 of the legislative session. The first half of this week is continued floor action, which means bills are being voted on in their chambers of origin (either the House or the Senate). After they pass they then move to the opposite chamber to go through the committee and public hearing process again. This gives us another opportunity to continue to influence the legislation – most often opposing bad bills. 

This week, our Top 5 consists of 3 bills we need you to take 30 seconds to sign in on and we’ve also put our House 2A bills on there for you to email your reps if you haven’t already or want to do so again. These two bills, HB 1143 and HB 1240, we emailed you about yesterday and will likely see a floor debate & vote between now and Wedneday. 

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HB 1143 – This is a bill that would require you to seek government’s permission (via a license) BEFORE you can exercise a Constitutional Right.  If you removed “purchase a gun” from this bill and substituted “vote” or “go to church” you would see the absurdity of requiring Government’s permission to exercise a right.  While those who support this bill often times liken this to a driver’s license, remember that a license is a privilege that the State is not required to bestow upon you.  A right is something that the government is forbidden to take from you.  This bill will essentially require you to get the State’s permission BEFORE you can exercise a right.  It is unconstitutional on its face and will be struck down if enacted into law. 

EMAIL YOUR REPS: HB 1143

HB 1240 is at the request of AG Bob Ferguson – an “assault weapons” ban. “Assault weapon” is a made-up term by anti-gun politicians and activists. They have created a long list of firearms that they want to ban the sale of in Washington state. This bill is unconstitutional and will undoubtedly face challenges in court if it is passed. There are currently other cases pending that would set precedence for shutting down this legislation altogether.

EMAIL YOUR REPS: HB 1240

SB 5019 – This bill removes “classified staff providing student and staff safety” from the definition of physical, social, and emotional support staff (SEL/CRT/”agenda pushing staff”) and the specific funding considerations for that group. Schools would not be able to use “SEL” funding to pay for safety personnel, such as crossing guards, hall monitors or uncertified nurses. Mostly this bill is aimed at making sure these funds are not used to pay for “school resource officers” – that is the primary intent of this bill. We believe that districts who choose not to use funding on SEL/CRT staff and want to increase safety personnel should be able to do so. 

SB 5019 SIGN IN CON

SB 5082 Would abolish advisory votes. Advisory votes allow the voice of the public to be heard.
Testimony in committee stated that 75% of advisory votes on tax increases have been rejected. Advisory votes reflect the will of the people and this is an underhanded way to weaken the voting process. The advisory votes create accountability, checks and balances, and an opportunity for public opinion. We do NOT support abolishing advisory votes. Sign in CON by 7AM Friday, March 10th.

SB 5082 SIGN IN CON

HB 1340 This bill is to protect health care providers who perform abortion services – this is already protected in our state and just last session HB 1851 was passed to protect providers even further. The inclusion of “gender affirming” care in this bill is very dangerous and will have great consequences for the people of Washington. In this state, it is legal to perform gender transition procedures on minor children under age 18. These procedures are very new and very controversial. They are irreversible and we have many “de transitioners” who have bravely spoken out about the permanent damage and health care problems they have incurred as a result. We cannot continue to experiment with the lives of Washington citizens – especially our children.

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Washington democrats taking aim at parental rights nationwide

Washington democrats taking aim at parental rights nationwide

In the last couple days since it’s passing, we have received a lot of emails and messages regarding HB 1469.

This is one of the worst bills of this session and we vehemently oppose it.

HB 1469 is problematic in that Washington courts will not be honoring the court actions of other states, which would very likely lead to other states not honoring the court actions of Washington. This would lead to lawsuits that would come at great expense to the taxpayers of Washington. Many opponents of HB 1469 are concerned that this could have very severe impact in Washington’s relationships with other states, resulting in grave consequences.

Additionally concerning is how SB 5599 works in collaboration with  HB 1469. HB 1469 would not allow parents in other states to take legal action if their child came to Washington for these procedures and would also leave taxpayers on the hook to pay for these so-called “protected health care services.” This would divide children from loving families and guardians who are trying to protect them from making decisions that are irreversible before an age where they have the mental maturity to make such decisions. Many parents have moved out of Washington to protect their children from the anti-parent laws of Washington state and this law essentially tells those parents that if their child were to make it back to WA, they’d be able to access these services and parents would have nothing to say about it and no legal recourse.

When you look at the big picture of how HB 1469 factors in with the recent launch of AG Ferguson’s new website for free legal services for people seeking or providing abortions in WA (funded by taxpayers) and the launch of a new “Reproductive Rights Complaint Form” for people to use if they have experienced deception, harassment, or other misconduct at a crisis pregnancy center” or “experienced harassment at a clinic or other reproductive health care facility,” it’s pretty easy to see how certain individuals, groups and organizations will be targeted by these laws. The idea that this bill is to “protect healthcare privacy”, it is also very clearly designed to identify those people that the AG and radical left disagree with – such as protective, loving parents and the pro-life community.  

HB 1469 has an emergency clause that would take effect as soon as the bill is passed, unlike most bills which take effect sometime (90 days or longer) after they are signed by the governor.

This bill now moves to the senate. Please send your senator a message asking them to oppose ESHB 1469

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