Our Anti Mandate Initiative Is Finally Approved
Well, it took 2 long months but we finally got approval! Our petition is approved for circulation. We’ll likely start gathering signatures Monday after taking the time to onboard and train volunteers this weekend.
I recently saw that some of my more pathological “admirers” claimed the initiative was “dead in the water” after “77 days”. I don’t care what these bored, sociopaths think, but I will explain the delays for anyone else who is curious. We submitted the initiative in 8 different languages and were then told that it was not “allowed” to have a petition in any language other than English and Spanish and that we had to consult legal counsel (lol, me) in order to proceed. We went back n forth on this topic for some time. They didn’t have any laws prohibiting it, but they couldn’t find a law allowing it. So we eventually agreed to submit the petitions in English & Spanish on the condition that we were allowed to circulate our other translations along with the petition. It’s very important for me to circulate this petition in Korean & Vietnamese for the Christian/Catholic communities.
Next, we had to submit 4 different versions of the petition until the city attorney “liked” the language we used. I’m paraphrasing, of course, but the language changes I’m referencing are things that are not specified in the elections code, like whether to use the phrase “office use only” or “administrative use only”, and similar linguistic changes that have no bearing on the meaning of the petition. Did I take a close look at the law first? Yes. Did I consult with the elections clerks? Yes. Did I use their samples & templates? Yes. I chalk this up to a mix of ignorance/incompetence on the part of administrative staff, and malice on behalf of the city attorney (those are two separate divisions). Good times.
Anyway, I’m glad that part is over. We’ll be mobilizing over the weekend and launching early next week. If you’d like to stay up to date, please visit medicalfreedomla.com. We also have an Instagram @medicalfreedomla, a Facebook page, and a Telegram channel.