I haven’t been posting as much as I am immersed in this legislative process that is such a huge learning curve so I am watching Senate and Assembly meetings. Then as the bills have moved I have watched them go to the committees which is where public opinion has the most influence. If there is enough public opposition then the bill will die on the floor of the committee. What boggles my mind are the bills that end up passing through the committee back to the main floors. I had the opportunity to be a citizen lobbyist for a day up in Carson City. It is a madhouse and you have like 10 minutes to convince a member to vote in support or oppose the bill(s) you are there to discuss.
For the most part, I had a positive experience. Only one member, Ms. Karris, who represents district 10 in Las Vegas called me a liar and said parents deserve to be penalized with a Category E Felony if they object to books or curriculum as they all act like two year old's throwing temper tantrums. Maybe if the parents were heard then they would not end up being so emotional and angry. They have been dismissed and told that when you drop your kid off at the public school door your parental rights do not exist and you will not be allowed to question as the school has full autonomy over your child. But, even bills are contradictory. These bills are portrayed as innocent and would be beneficial for all, but they leave out the most hazardous penalties for one group and overarching protections for another. If you think there is a divide in this state now just think of the ramifications of these two bills.
Example:
AB 416: “undue influence” can be construed as harassment so a parent could be charged with a Category E Felony. This bill also removes the community (voters/taxpayers) from objecting to sexually explicit books that are in our public school libraries if you want to believe it or not.
AB 445: providing that library staff are immune from criminal or civil liability for certain acts
***Live in Nevada then here is a link to my full explanation of these bills
dreamsdontfade.com (full legislation tab on my blog page)
