To All,
>>
>> I went to Albany yesterday.
>>
>> IT IS IMPERATIVE WE GET TO ALBANY IN A GROUP on June 10th. Bill 10942
>> is being pushed by many parties with $BIG MONEY$. There was an
>> Assembly Health Committee Meeting yesterday. Bill 10942 was discussed.
>> The meeting was too crowded for me to to get in. But the
>> pharmaceutical company lobbyists arrived early and got seats along
>> with the attention of the lawmakers. THEY WANT THIS PASSED-- RIGHT NOW
>> THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP THEM.
>>
>> The link to 10942: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A10942
>>
>> The bill is frightening. Mandatory flu shots are right around the
>> corner. They did it in NJ--they can do it here.
>>
>> TOGETHER, WE CAN SHOW THEM NEW YORKERS WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS
>>
>> More points:
>>
>> 1.) Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker (518) 455-3791, is the single
>> biggest roadblock to the Philosophical Exemption Bill. Silver needs to
>> be pushed. Fifty people in his office is a PUSH IN THE RIGHT
>> DIRECTION.
>>
>> 2.) I was told, point blank, by a member of the Health Committee 
>> that a parent's right to choose DOES NOT trump public health (or this
>> parties perception of public health).
>>
>> 3.) The media WILL cover 50 people with a common cause. COVERAGE IS
>> ESSENTIAL. I have lots of media contacts at this point-- they will all
>> be invited.
>>
>> 4.) My visit made a difference yesterday-- people noticed, lawmakers
>> listened. BUT WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO GET IT DONE.
>>
>> I know leaving your life for a day is tough-- I had to jump through
>> hoops yesterday. BUT THIS BILL WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR LIVES AND
>> FREEDOM AS SOON AS IT IS PASSED. So far, there are 13 people committed
>> to go. We need 37 more!
>>
>> I am attaching a flyer for the 'BUS TRIP TO ALBANY.' Call friends,
>> family. Print the flyer and hang it in local stores. Forward this
>> e-mail to everyone you know-- the more we get the word out, the better
>> our chances are of getting it done. E-mail natural healers, doulas,
>> chiropractors, pregnant women, health food stores etc. Forward,
>> forward, forward. I've already rec'd three emails from people Upstate
>> who are willing to meet us on the 10th so forwarding is the way to
>> go-- free, quick, effective
>>
>> Let me know ASAP if you can make the 10th!
>>
>> Rita M. Palma
>> www.mykidsmychoice.com
>> ritapalma@mykidsmychoice.com
>> Dedicated to Informed Rights of Parents 


This disturbs me on many levels. Here's a link to the bill:

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A10942

Call or emailed Gov. Patterson, Speaker Silver, Sen. Morahan, & Rep. Jaffee. 
You can express your objection to 10942,
and/or  support for A5468/S3031 which calls for a philosophical exemption.

Pauline