It is hard to believe that the entire meeting was less than one minute!  If I hadn't watched it myself I wouldn't believe it. 

There is NO INFORMATION in the meeting. .
Hoosiers have no way of knowing what changes were made.

Worse yet, the committee report was not published as of 7am Wed.


Is the legislature hiding behind closed doors?

Do they think that you can't hold them accountable if you don't witness their actions?

Hoosiers, if so, they are sorely mistaken.

Phone calls during legislative season are communication.

The members of this committee removed your ability to understand changes to the bill prior to its last vote.

Were they hoping they could stop you?

We have no choice but to assume the changes were anti-Liberty.

Call your State Senator & State Representative today.

Tell them: "Kill SB4. Anything other than a no vote is a vote against Liberty. Kill SB4."

Need help finding your legislators?
Text 260-286-0988 the word FIND

🚨☎️Action needed for SB4! ☎️🚨
 
Call the following legislators and tell them:
 
“Hoosiers do not approve of SB4. Send it to summer study or the the 2nd House Reading, Amendment 9 as written. Hoosiers are watching!”
 
Charbonneau 317-232-9494 [email protected]
Barrett 317-234-2993 [email protected]
Garten 317-232-9840 [email protected]
Busch 317-232-9488 [email protected]
Vermilion 317-232-9833 [email protected]
Ledbetter 317-234-9139 [email protected]
Zent 317-232-9850 [email protected]
Yoder 317-232-9534 [email protected]
Fleming 317-234-9048 [email protected]
Porter 317-232-9875 [email protected]
Delaney 317-234-3101 [email protected]
Breaux 317-232-9847 [email protected]
 
We need as many calls as possible. This will be very interesting.
 
They can do virtually ANYTHING to this bill in conference committee.
 
We must ensure they know we are going to take action.

If you prefer to email here are all the addresses.
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

SB4 went for second reading today. This means that the bill has passed through a committee and was open for amendments from any member of the House of Representatives.

There were 29 different amendments filed on the bill and remarkably 10 of them were “called down” by their author.

Despite the FLURRY of activity, the bill is still the dangerous foundation for centralized public health and an ever-bloating budget. More on this below…

SB4 will be voted on Monday.

Call your State Rep and tell them:

“Speak out publicly against SB4. VOTE NO. It is too controversial."

💬Need help finding their info? Text 260-286-0988 the word: FIND

SB4 will be heard on Tuesday April 11th in committee. There will not be any testimony. The committee will be amending and voting on the bill.
 
Your calls are imperative.
 
The previous committee claims that this bill protects county autonomy, however there are still many risks with this bill.
 
Tell them:
“SB4 was built with the intent to coerce public health centralization. Tax dollars will be haphazardly spent, without a plan to ensure a wise investment. The Public Health Overhaul is controversial & must go to summer study session. Vote No.“
 
 
Cherry & Thompson 317-232-9651
Barrett, Snow & Slager 317-234-2993
Smaltz & Prescott 317-234-9499
Judy 317-232-9863
Heine 317-232-9648
Baird 317-232-9981
Mayfield 317-232-9620
Clere (317) 232-9769

The committee is pretty big, if you wish to make additional calls please follow up below.

Goodrich 317-234-0931
Heaton 317-234-3827
Jordan 317-232-9651
O'Brien 317-232-9815
Rowray 317-232-9643
Porter 317-232-9875

Vaccination status discrimination is deplorable in any situation, but when it prevents loving homes from welcoming Hoosier children in need, there is a little extra sting!

H4ML first started working to put an end to vaccine discrimination within the foster care system in the summer of 2022. During the special session, H4ML activists applied pressure to legislators demanding loving foster care homes be opened. More on this later!

We launched a petition and heard story after story of loving families working through the process to become licensed foster homes only to be denied at the last moment.

Indiana has a shortage of foster families, and yet loving homes were being denied based on vaccine discrimination.

H4ML was determined to help children in need and the families ready to welcome them into their homes.

Passing legislation on controversial issues like vaccination status doesn’t just happen. It takes diligent work and political respect…

Political respect isn’t about building relationships.
Political respect is a result of consistent accountability… and sometimes fear.

Well, perhaps, mostly fear.

When politicians begin to fear that they will lose their seats for failing to live up to campaign promises and the requirement of REPRESENTING constituents, they begin to take action.
 
This legislative victory, defeating vaccination discrimination, is the direct result of Hoosiers stepping up, clearly communicating, and being consistent in fighting for medical liberty.

Many, myself included, were worried about what Medical Liberty legislation would look like this year without our tried and true champions, Representative Curt Nisly & Representative John Jacob. I truly miss working with these gentlemen on the “inside.”
 
They were fearless in their defense of Medical Liberty, never hesitating to file amendments and do the difficult things. These champions were able to rack up several roll call votes (more on this important topic soon) and by working with H4ML we were able to effectively force legislative change like the “vaccine passport ban” in 2021, and HB1001 “COVID exemptions” in 2022.
 
Moving forward after their loss, we knew things would be different in the legislature, but the legacy of their diligent work and political respect lives on. H4ML will continue to utilize the hard work of Rep Nisly & Rep Jacob for years to come.

This years legislative success is proof that the GOP establishment cannot take away the power of the people by removing great Legislators.

In August, H4ML applied pressure, and Rep Chris Judy offered up an amendment allowing religious exemptions for potential foster families but quickly withdrew it. The GOP establishment made idle promises that the bill would be heard in committee during the 2023 session if he withdrew. He believed them.

We met with Judy, as he is my representative, and he insisted that nothing more than exemptions could be done.

I was not satisfied with this answer. I took my preferred language to newly elected Senator Dr. Tyler Johnson. This language would prevent vaccine status discrimination from occurring for foster families and adoptive families. NO. EXEMPTIONS. NEEDED.

Dr. Johnson felt that the language was appropriate and agreed to have the bill written. It was filed at SB 272. Unfortunately, this bill died in committee.

Judy also filed his foster care exemptions bill and it never received a hearing, despite the promises made to him in August.

We can only conclude that either Judy did not have the political respect of his peers, or he really never intended to work on eliminating discriminatory practices from foster care.  Some might suggest that BOTH of these are true.

February 9th, Indiana DCS sent out an administrative letter (found here) stating that DCS would no longer limit foster homes based on the vaccination status of foster family members. 

Administrative letters can be overturned in the blink of an eye and mean very little in the way of political success for controversial issues.
 
But why would DCS & the Governor go through the trouble of issuing this letter?
 
The week before the letter was issued, H4ML exposed the plans of the Governor & his Public Health Commission to centralize public health using coercive means for counties wishing to be autonomous. The Indy Star published an article titled “Will Eric Holcomb’s COVID lockdown kill his public health overhaul?”

Gov. Holcomb & the Establishment were feeling the political power of H4ML activists.
 
Holcomb needed political cover.
He needed to make Hoosiers feel a sense of safety.
He severely underestimated the voracity of Hoosier’s drive for Medical Liberty.

Hoosiers were not going to be fooled by the false promise of Liberty.

In an effort to double down and move forward with true protections, H4ML began looking for places to insert the language that was now supported by DCS into a bill.

H4ML had also been working with Representative Becky Cash & Representative Lorissa Sweet, they agreed that removing discrimination was important. 

H4ML identified HB 1560 “Adoption” as a potential home for the foster care legislation.

At the request of H4ML, Representative Sweet applied 3 different amendments encompassing foster care and adoption. Representative Cash applied 2 amendments addressing vaccine discrimination in adoption, refusing to address foster care.

Ultimately, the amendments were not called. However, the Reps were told by other members of the house that they felt the language could be added to another bill. ---These promises are rarely upheld, Think about what happened with Rep Judy.

So what was the difference between Rep Sweet & Rep Judy?

That same week Rep. Sweet obtained a roll call vote on another controversial issue, solidifying her political power.

Roll call votes are imperative! (We will create another post about this soon!)

Rep Sweet showed the rest of the house that she was not afraid to do the right thing and expose legislators who would vote against good legislation if they could get away with it.

Representative Sweet is a credible threat to the corruption within the statehouse.

As it would have it March 15th the language Rep Sweet offered as an amendment encompassing both foster care and adoption was added into SB 345.

If it weren’t for the political respect that Rep Sweet garnered through that roll call vote, the pressure exerted by H4ML Activists on multiple fronts, Rep Sweet & Rep Cash pushing the others to apply the amendment, and the looming threat of another roll call vote- this legislative victory might not have happened.

That is the bottom line. No political respect unless there is political fear.
 
This could all disappear in an instant.
 
If politicians do not fear losing their seats, they will not truly represent the will of the people.
 
How do we ensure continued success?

1. Make sure politicians fear losing their seats. This doesn’t have to be a nasty process. There are many ways to achieve this.
   1. Join our watchdogs program. We create an employer/employee relationship with our legislators.
   2. Become a precinct committeeman.
   3. Consider running for office. Liberty Defense had an amazing group of candidates last year. These liberty candidates struck fear in the hearts of R.I.N.Os around the state. You can learn more by texting 260-693-7334 the word: ELECTION.
2. Continue to be active in politics. Your participation in our calls to action makes a world of difference. After 3 grueling years the GOP establishment understands that H4ML’s activists are not going to go away. Hoosiers will be consistent in fighting for Medical Liberty even when things “feel normal.”
3. Support H4ML’s Growth. Politics is a numbers game. We have fantastic numbers and we are making progress. Now imagine what Medical Liberty would look like if we doubled or tripled our numbers?!?
   1. Become a monthly donor. $10, $25, and $50 are common monthly donations. If you are able to give more we greatly appreciate it. Learn where this money goes here.
   2. Become a Local Partner. Building a community is a must. Meeting in person facilitates that, so we have H4ML Near Me meetings in Bloomington, Ft. Wayne, & Mishawaka. We are expanding but need Local Partners to host the meetings. Could you or someone you know facilitate a monthly meeting? Check details here.
   3. Volunteer. There are lots of ways to pitch in around H4ML. Visit our website and see what interests you!

 Session is wrapping up, but we have work to do!

Tell
Barrett: 317-234-2993
Ledbetter: 317-234-9139
King: 317-232-9657
Hostettler: 317-234-9452
Schaibley 317-232-9833

“SB4 must go to summer study. It is controversial and based on coercion, as seen in the June 30th meeting.”

PAUSE, let them speak.
Then say:

“Past legislation hasn’t protected Hoosiers from COVID Discrimination. They are being denied jobs & forced to mask because of religious beliefs. These policies are not based on science. The Rep must add 1127 & protections against discriminatory masking on SB474.”

SB4 info: h4ml.org/blog/lipstick-on-a-pig
Discrimination info: h4ml.org/blog/stop-covid-discrimination

SB4 will be heard in committee tomorrow. There will NOT be testimony, however your phone calls are imperative. The committee must hear from Hoosiers yet again and understand that we will not being going away!

We included two important issues on this call to action.

The session will wrap up soon and deadlines are approaching.  All bills must be heard on 3rd reading by April 17th & 18th. That means that the last realistic date for SB4 (Public Health Commission) to be heard in committee is tomorrow or next Tuesday.  We will keep up on this. When this is heard there will not be an option for testimony.

However, if SB4 does pass through committee it must be voted on 2 more times!

If you have not been calling your Rep about this issue, now is the time. If/When SB4 passes, your Rep will vote. They need to understand that a YES vote equates to supporting tyranny & coercion.

Tell your Rep: "VOTE NO ON SB4, it must go to a summer study committee."

Make sure they know how to access the videos from the June 30th meeting.

If you need help finding out who your Rep is, text 260-286-0988 the word: FIND

Over the last couple weeks we have been getting a steady stream of reports about discrimination in the workplace. Hoosiers are once again reporting that hospital systems are removing masks from the vaccinated and only requiring those using religious or medical exemption to mask.

**If you have experienced discrimination please share your story with us here.

These policies are not based in science. It is common knowledge that the COVID vaccine does not prevent infection, transmission, hospitalization, or death.

These employees are being targeted for their religious beliefs. Their personal health choices are being exposed to their peers and the community. As recent history has shown, this type of policy is used as a means of coercion generating peer pressure to elicit the desired response (vaccination).

It is not clear if all employees released from masking are "up to date" on vaccination.  The CDC is telling American's that received their last COVID vaccine before September 2022 that they are due for their updated Booster. Are those not "protected" by the "updated booster" allowed to go without a mask?

There are certainly a lot of variables but since Jan 2021 we have known that natural immunity is enduring and HOPED that the vaccines would do the same.

We must end discrimination.

In Liberty,
Ashley

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