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On 1/21/2012 3:38 PM, Brian Good wrote:
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Having passed the two committees in the state legislature,
the CA DISCLOSE <br>
Act* comes up for a vote on the assembly floor 1/31. That is
just ten days away.<br>
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A 2/3 vote in favor will allow the bill to pass into law this
year. If we only get <br>
50%, the best we get is a ballot initiative in 2014. Since 80%
of voters support <br>
the concept, it will surely pass then, but I'd rather get this
done now and save <br>
2014 for "Green 2014".<br>
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I'm less convinced with Brian that it would pass as a ballot
initiative, because we can count on substantial opposition from the
media as well as people with money, because anything that reduces
the effectiveness of advertising is a direct threat to their
profitability. Consequently, I would expect that people with money
would likely run focus groups to figure out how to convince the
public that it's a bad idea, then spend lavishly on ads to drive
home their argument. That's how health care reform was defeated in
both the Clinton and Obama administrations. (Oh, yes: The Obama
administration actually passed a health care bill, but the bill that
was passed was mostly a giveaway to the insurance companies and
so-called ethical health care industry.) <br>
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Spencer<br>
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We need people to make phone calls to hot prospects--they've
already signed <br>
the petition--and ask them to contact their on-the-fence state
legislators and ask <br>
for a yes vote on AB 1148.*<br>
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Because our window of opportunity is very small--6:30 p.m. to
8:00 p.m--we<br>
need many, many callers to help. If you're shy on the phone,
that's all the more <br>
reason to do this. You work from a script, you're calling
friendly people, and <br>
practice makes perfect. It's a great confidence-builder.
(Also, if you work the <br>
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm shift, you'll mostly be leaving voicemails.)<br>
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This bill is the first brick in the wall to get Big Money out
of the democratic<br>
processes. Please help us get it done now. <br>
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You can start by signing the petition in support of the bill
at caclean.org<br>
(right column, second item). Then tell me you want to do the
phone-bank<br>
training, and I'll sign you up.<br>
<br>
Brian <br>
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* The CA DISCLOSE Act, AB 1148, will require that those who fund
political<br>
ads identify themselves. No more hiding behind names like
"Committee for<br>
More Jobs". They'll have to say, "This ad funded by EXXON,
Halliburton,<br>
and General Atomics". Recent experience shows that when the
voters know<br>
that ballot initiatives are sponsored by interests such as
"Texas Oil", PG&E,<br>
and Mercury Insurance, they know to vote them down.<br>
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Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph: 408-655-4567
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