Dear supports,
ACA-5 will go into public hearing tomorrow (May 5th) 10 am Pacific Time. Please voice your opposition now !
Action Item 1: Online live broadcast: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/todaysevents
Action Item 1: Call-in:
Public Employment and Retirement Committee hearing call-in information for May 5th
Number: 877-692-8957
PIN: 1315437
Action Item 3: Submit a position letter/comment (one-time free account registration needed)
https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/faces/submitnote.xhtml
After registration and login,
* select the bill type: ACA
* Fill in number 5 for ACA-5
* Click on search
* Select one of the three committees: Public employment and retirement
* Select your Stance: NO
* Write a short paragraph or letter. You can also find a sample letter below.
* Click on : Submit
* Check the status and make sure it is submitted
Repeat for other two committees also.
Sample Text
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Dear California legislators:
We have learned that Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (ACA-5) has been introduced to repeal Proposition 209, which "prohibits state government institutions from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting."
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution clearly states that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws. ACA-5 re-introduces racial preferences, still a form of racial discrimination, into the state law. Therefore, it violates the US Constitution. It will divide California and pit one group of citizens against another simply based on their race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. It will minimize the accomplishments of minority groups to a simple result of preferential treatment, a blow to their extraordinary hard work and sacrifice.
I hereby strongly urge you to vote NO on ACA-5!
Thank you
(Your name here)
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Dear California legislators:
We are all American and Californians!
ACA-5 will divide Californians into unequal sub-groups and deteriorate conflict among different races. It will raise hatred towards certain races. It is a negative move. I strongly oppose it!
If ACA5 is implemented, those kids you intend to help will not work hard; they will not study hard because they think the enrollment policy help them. ACA5 will discourage them from learning real knowledge.
If ACA5 is implemented, unqualified kids are pushed into colleges, they will not be able to graduate, The history before Prop 209 has proven it. This will hit them hard in the rest of their life with a feeling of failure. This will also waste Californian's tax money.
If ACA5 is implemented, we will weaken our ability to compete with other countries. I believe your intention is definitely not to fail our country and future.
If you really want to help those kids, please think out some methods to encourage them to learn real knowledge during K-12, and enhance their ability to complete fairly with other students, young people of America and around the world.
I urge you to consider the Pros and Cons one more time for the future of our country and abandon this negative legislation.
Thank you
(Your name here)
More hearing info:
Date of Hearing: May 5, 2020
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT
Freddie Rodriguez, Chair
ACA 5 (Weber) – As Amended May 4, 2020
SUBJECT: Government preferences
SUMMARY: Amends the California Constitution by repealing Section 31 of Article I relating to the prohibition against discrimination or preferential treatment, among other provisions.
Specifically, this Constitutional Amendment:
Repeals provisions enacted pursuant to Proposition 209 in 1996 that prohibit the state and all institutions and political subdivisions thereof from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.