Newsletter 5/1/24
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Actions you can take to help
us fortify our county & state
Do you have 5 minutes today to make a phone call, write an email, or spread the word to a few friends? Here is a list of things you can do to make a difference right now. For in-depth information on these tasks and why they are important to our county, please see our Issues page or click on the links in each box.
NOACA
NOACA a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that is supposed to be about allocating federal funds for bridges and roads, but in reality, it is a creeping behemoth of left-leaning policy disasters.
Call
Call your Geauga County
Commissioners and tell them
you want our county to get
OUT OF NOACA:
440-279-1660
Attend Commissioners Meeting
Attend a Geauga County Commissioners Meeting and tell them you our county to get OUT OF NOACA. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 9:30 am in Room B303 at 12611 Ravenwood Drive in Chardon.
Email your Geauga County
Commissioners and tell them
you want our county to get
OUT OF NOACA:
commissioners@geaugabocc.org
Read & Share
Please make use of these resources to learn all you can about NOACA and share the information with all your Northeast Ohio friends, family, and neighbors.
Senate Bill 6: Regards certain public entities’ governance policies (Anti-ESG)
This bill would prevent certain public entities from making investment decisions with the primary purpose of supporting ESG.
Call
Call the members of the House
Financial Institutions Committee
and let them know you expect
them to support this legislation.
Submit Testimony
This bill has been referred to the House Financial Institutions Committee, but it has not yet been scheduled for hearings. Please check back for opportunities to submit testimony by email or in person.
Call the members of the House
Financial Institutions Committee
and let them know you expect
them to support this legislation.
Join Us & Stay Informed
Geauga County fiends: Join our Precinct Network to help others
get involved in this pivotal issue. Everyone: Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter for updates.
House Bill 8: The Parents’ Bill of Rights
House Bill 8, The “Parents’ Bill of Rights” would require public schools to notify parents of sexually explicit content in school materials and allow parents to review such material and decide whether their children should see it. It would also prohibit school staff from encouraging students to withhold information from their parents about their mental, emotional or physical health and would require schools to consult with parents on school-provided healthcare services.
Call
Call the members of the
Senate Education Committee
and urge them to pass
this crucial legislation.
Submit Testimony
There may be more opportunities to submit testimony for this bill as it moves through the legislative process in the Senate. Please check back for updates.
Email the members of the
Senate Education Committee
and urge them to pass
this crucial legislation.
Share
Spread the word to people
who are also interested
in this issue. Take some time this week to think of 5 to 10 people you know who will act on this vital, common-sense legislation. Share our content with them and help keep them informed as updates occur.
House Bill 51: The Second Amendment Protection Act
In response to repeated federal attacks on our Second Amendment rights, the tireless patriots at Ohio Gun Owners have been working with legislators to craft and refine House Bill 51, the Second Amendment Preservation Act. Anyone in Ohio who values our 2A rights needs to help support this groundbreaking legislation.
Please see the Ohio Gun Owners SAPA Action Page for updated instructions on how you can help. Also check out OGO’s Call to Action page for details on other crucial legislation.
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Spread the word to people
who are also interested in
protecting our Second Amendment rights.
House Bill 73: The Dave and Angie Patient & Health Provider Protection Act
The Dave and Angie Patient & Health Provider Protection Act will protect health care providers’ ability to prescribe and provide off label medications and protect their freedom of speech regarding medical issues. It also provides crucial patient protections regarding medication and nutrition while hospitalized, regardless of their treatment protocol choices.
Please read Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom’s important Call to Action on HB 73 here.
Sign Up & Share
Sign up for email alerts from Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom. Spread the word to other people
who are interested in ensuring
patient and health care provider protections in Ohio.
House Bill 163: Exclude Central Bank Digital Currencies as Money Under the UCC
Not so long ago, we saw the Canadian government shut down the bank accounts of pro-freedom demonstrators, and Big Tech companies prevent electronic payments in Russia. If a digital currency is implemented, these displays of draconian government power against its political opponents, or those with “unacceptable views,” will intensify exponentially.
Call
Call the members of the House
Financial Institutions Committee
and let them know you expect
them to support this legislation.
Submit Testimony
This bill has been referred to the House Financial Institutions Committee, but it has not yet been scheduled for hearings. Please check back for opportunities to submit testimony by email or in person.
Call the members of the House
Financial Institutions Committee
and let them know you expect
them to support this legislation.
Join Us & Stay Informed
Geauga County fiends: Join our Precinct Network to help others
get involved in this pivotal issue. Everyone: Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter for updates.
House Bill 201: Prohibit Sale Restrictions on Motor Vehicle Based on Power Source
This bill will prevent municipalities or the State of Ohio from implementing extreme environmental regulations like California has- such as banning or phasing out combustible engines.
Call
Call the members of the
House Transportation
Committee and urge them
to pass this legislation.
Submit Testimony
Fortify Geauga will post information on the hearing schedule so citizens can submit written or in-person testimony. Please check back for details.
Email the members of the
House Transportation
Committee and urge them
to pass this legislation.
Share
Spread the word to people
who are also interested
in keeping oppressive and
ineffective environmental
regulations out of Ohio.
House Bill 245: Prohibits adult cabaret performances outside of adult cabarets
House Bill 245, introduced by Rep. Angela King and Rep. Josh Williams, would prohibit adult cabaret performances in locations other than adult cabarets. It also defines penalties for violation this prohibition.
Call
Call the members of the House
Criminal Justice Committee
and let them know you expect
them to support this legislation.
Submit Testimony
Please make a plan to submit written testimony or testify in person when this bill comes up for a hearing. Check back with Fortify Geauga for updates. Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter so you can stay informed.
Email the members of the House
Criminal Justice Committee
and let them know you expect
them to support this legislation.
Share
Spread the word to people
who are also interested
in this issue. Take some time this week to think of 5 to 10 people you know who will act on this vital, common-sense legislation. Share our content with them and help keep them informed as updates occur.
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Example of Proponent Testimony for House Bill 68 (the SAFE Act):
Dear Chairman Lipps, Vice Chair Stewart, Ranking Member Liston, and Members of the Committee:
I write in strong support of House Bill 68. As a former middle school teacher, current homeschool teacher, interested observer of education issues in our state, and the mother of two adolescents, I am horrified at the grievous harm being done to children in the name of “gender affirming care.” Children who are suffering from confusion need firm boundaries and wise, loving support from the adults in their lives. Unfortunately, the opposite approach seems to dominate many Ohio communities.
The current push for life-altering medications and gender surgeries is deeply alarming, and it is allowing predation of vulnerable youth by profit-seeking entities. It seems to follow the trend we see in so many arenas right now: journalism, education, medicine, law enforcement, finance…in all of these areas, we see the trend of rational criteria for decision-making being replaced with ideology.
Children who are experiencing confusion about gender should be treated to loving patience and mental health support, directed and initiated by their families. Instead, the ethical boundaries we have relied upon in education and medicine have been replaced with outside agendas designed to increase political and social capital and enrich medical providers. These decisions are not centered on the well-being of minor children, they often ignore the distinction between children and adults, and they are causing real harm to kids whose basic personalities, mental faculties, and emotional development are not yet fully intact.
Please help safeguard the health and safety of our kids. Keep our children safe from these optional, life-altering medical practices like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and mutilating surgeries. Please hold the line and protect children from the debilitating outcomes of “gender affirming care”.
Thank you.
Dear Speaker Stephens,
I’m writing to urge you to please do all you can to support HB 68 (the SAFE Act). The startling and horrific treatment of suffering children under the guise of “Gender Affirming Therapy” is heartbreaking and should not be allowed in any civilized society. Protection of children is a bedrock of our way of life and this bill will be crucial in that endeavor. Please do everything you can to ensure this bill sees a vote on the House floor as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Here’s what I sent to Speaker Stephens using the contact form linked above. Feel free to use the same wording.
Dear Speaker Stephens,
I’m writing to urge you to please do all you can to support HB 68 (the SAFE Act). The startling and horrific treatment of suffering children under the guise of “Gender Affirming Therapy” is heartbreaking and should not be allowed in any civilized society. Protection of children is a bedrock of our way of life and this bill will be crucial in that endeavor. Please do everything you can to ensure this bill sees a vote on the House floor as soon as possible.
Thank you.