Hi All, PLEASE Help on this. Not only to save California's genealogy, but also NOT to raise our Taxes. Thanks. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: Nan & George Wolf <71532.734@compuserve.com> To: <SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: (fwd) ACTION: Petition to Protect the CA Birth and Death Indices > Hi: > I am forwarding a message from our CA Genealogical Alliance legislative analyst in > Sacramento CA. She keeps us apprised of any happening in Sacramento that will affect > genealogists. Please sign the petition she mentions below. > > Regards, > Nan Wolf > Turlock, CA > 71532.734@compuserve.com > > -------------Forwarded Message----------------- > > From: Iris Jones, INTERNET:ijones@accessbee.com > To: Master List 2, INTERNET:ijones@accessbee.com > > Date: 7/18/02 9:25 AM > > RE: (fwd) ACTION: Petition to Protect the CA Birth and Death Indices > > > ACTION ALERT - The following is a petition developed by the Bastard > Nations [adoptees organization]. We have been working with them and > other opposition groups to stop SB1614. > > I urge every genealogist, family health historian and historian to > immediately sign this petition. Invite your friends and family to > support us in defeating this useless piece of legislation which will > do nothing to stop identity theft. It will server only to stop honest > citizens from using these public records. > > LET'S LET THEM HEAR FROM US! > > July 18, 2002---Iris Carter Jones, Legislative Network Coordinator-- > President, Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley. > ijones@accessbee.com > > CALL TO ACTION: Petition to Protect the CA Birth and Death Indices. > Stop CA Senate Bill 1614 > > * * * Please forward to every patriotic citizen you know * * * > > July 15, 2002 > > This is a Call to Action to all California and US citizens. The > California State Legislature is considering Senate Bill 1614, a piece > of legislation designed to remove the California birth and death > indices from the protection of the California Public Records Act and > make these public records off limits to citizens. > > Senator Jackie Speier, author of SB 1614, claims we need her > protection from identity thieves and terrorists and that this bill > will keep us safe. No evidence of misuse of the birth or death indices > has been put forward. There is NO LINK of these indices to identity > theft, cloning, fraud or terrorist acts. Absolutely NONE. > > In fact, many legitimate users of these indices include: genealogists, > journalists, adult adoptees, California bankers, licensed > investigators and insurance companies. Many California based > businesses use the indices to validate identity and assure proper > account access, in essence a protection from identity fraud, terrorist > actions, and government abuse. > > Add your voice to the many who oppose SB 1614. Sign the petition to > the California State Legislature requesting them to STOP SB 1614. > > http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html > > > (Your name and personal information will NOT appear on the internet. > It will be provided directly to the petition author, Nina Anne M. > Greeley, Esq, who will then submit the petition and all signatures to > the California State Legislature.) > > SB 1614 is moving quickly through the legislative process. It is vital > that we organize today and let our voices be heard. > > NO ON SB 1614. PROTECT THE CALIFORNIA BIRTH AND DEATH INDICES. > SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. > SIGN THE PETITION > > http://www.PetitionOnline.com/intrepid/petition.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------- Internet Header -------------------------------- > Sender: ijones@accessbee.com > Received: from bvnsrv8.bvn.net (ns4.modesto.net [209.60.252.8]) > by siaag1ac.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.14) with ESMTP id MAA01879 > for <71532.734@compuserve.com>; Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:23:04 -0400 (EDT) > Received: from bvn.net (unverified [64.66.216.62]) by bvnsrv8.bvn.net > (Rockliffe SMTPRA 4.5.6) with SMTP id <B0023629927@bvnsrv8.bvn.net>; > Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:00:51 -0700 > From: Iris Jones <ijones@accessbee.com> > To: Master List 0 <ijones@accessbee.com>, > Master List 1 <ijones@accessbee.com>, > Master List 2 <ijones@accessbee.com> > Subject: (fwd) ACTION: Petition to Protect the CA Birth and Death Indices > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:00:46 -0700 > Message-ID: <lsodju8gs926lktup3lsudfo0tuhvl3vcl@4ax.com> > X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== > Do NOT open attachments. >