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Wisconsin AB537 would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations. (learn more here)

It must pass through the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety before the bill can receive a vote and be approved.

Hearing: Jan 28 @ 10 am in 225 Northwest

1. Call the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety C.... Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.

Kleefisch: [phone]

2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on AB537.

Jesse Kremer (R) Vice Chair [phone]
John Spiros (R) [phone]
Jim Ott (R) [phone]
Jessie Rodriguez (R) [phone]
Cody Horlacher (R) [phone]
Todd Novak (R) [phone]
Mark Born (R) [phone]
Cindi S. Duchow (R) [phone]
Evan Goyke (D) [phone]
Frederick Kessler (D) [phone]
JoCasta Zamarripa (D) [phone]
LaTonya Johnson (D) [phone]

3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.

4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.

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Legalize Raw Milk Wisconsin

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Wisconsin AB697 would legalize some raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward effectively nullifying a federal prohibition scheme in effect. (learn more here) It must pass in the House Agriculture Committee.

PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill.

1. Call the House Agriculture Committee Chair, Lee Nerison. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
Nerison: [phone]

2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on AB697.

Todd Novak (R) Vice Chair [phone]
Gary Tauchen (R) [phone]
Alvin Ott (R) [phone]
Kathleen Bernier (R) [phone]
Keith Ripp (R) [phone]
Travis Tranel (R) [phone]
Edward Brooks (R) [phone]
Joel Kitchens (R) [phone]
Nancy Vandermeer (R) [phone]
Chris Danou (D) [phone]
Andy Jorgensen (D) [phone]
Evan Goyle (D) [phone]
Frederick Kessler (D) [phone]
Dave Considine (D) [phone]

3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.

4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.

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Hemp Freedom Act Wisconsin

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Wisconsin AB215 would legalize industrial hemp for production and commerce, effectively nullifying in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition on the same. (learn more here) The bill must pass through the House State Affairs and Government Operations Committee successfully before it can proceed.

1. Call the House State Affairs and Government Operations Committee Chair, Rob Swearingen. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.

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2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move these bills forward and vote YES on AB215.

David Craig (R) Vice Chair [phone]
John Jagler (R) [phone]
Janel Brandtjen (R) [phone]
Joel Kleefisch (R) [phone]
Bob Gannon (R) [phone]
Keith Ripp (R) [phone]
Bob Kulp (R) (608) 267-028
Gary Tauchen (R) [phone]
Tyler Vorpagel (R) [phone]
JoCasta Zamarripa (D) [phone]
Christine Sinicki (D) [phone]
Robb Kahl (D) [phone]
Todd Ohnstad (D) [phone]
Jonathan Brostoff (D) [phone]

3.   Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days.   Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.

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Wisconsin Right to Try

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Wisconsin SB125 would nullify in practice certain FDA rules blocking experimental medicine for terminally ill patients. The bill must pass through the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services before it can receive a full vote in the state Senate. Please take the following steps to support this important bill.

1. Call the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Chair, Leah Vukmir. Strongly, but respectfully urge her to move SB125 forward to a vote in her committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.

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2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on SB125.

Terry Moulton (R) Vice Chair [phone]
Devin LeMahieu (R) [phone]
Tim Carpenter (D) [phone]
Jon Erpenbach (D) [phone]

3.   Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days.   Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.

4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.

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2nd Amendment Preservation Act

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Because the feds rely heavily on state and local law enforcement assistance to enforce federal measures, passing a state law banning such assistance will make federal gun control “nearly impossible to enforce.”

Our strategy takes a step-by-step approach, with each step building on the last, until all federal gun control is nullified in practice within the state.

TAKE ACTION: Contact your state rep AND senator – and urge them to introduce this legislation for your state.

Find your legislators’ contact info at this link.

BILL TRACKING – at this link.

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STEP 1: LINE IN THE SAND ON ANY NEW GUN CONTROL (pdf here)

All states (except Alaska, Idaho, and Tennessee) should pass this legislation.

In the first step, the state bans enforcement of any future federal gun acts, laws, orders, regulations, or rules. (We’ll call these “measures” from here on out) This legislation prohibits a state from taking any action, or providing any resources, to enforce or assist in the enforcement of future federal gun measures. Idaho was the first state to pass step one as law (S.1332), with Gov. Otter signing it in March 2014.

Download Step 1

STEP 2-3: Ban enforcement of specific current federal gun control, expanding to all in the future. 

Idaho and Alaska should pursue these steps

The second step bans state enforcement of specific current federal gun measures.This builds on step one by including one or more significant federal measures currently on the books. For instance, a bill introduced in Louisiana in 2014 would have authorized possession of short-barrelled firearms without federal registration.

The third step prohibits state enforcement of all federal gun measures, current and future.

LOCAL: City and County Resolution/Ordinance Banning Local Assistance to Federal Gun Control Measures (pdf here)

 

All local communities can begin this process immediately. With some sheriffs already announcing that they will not participate in the enforcement of new federal gun control, the time is now to get that on the books – so that a future sheriff (or police chief) can change course.

Model ordinance for Kansas

Model ordinance for Alaska

Model ordinance for communities in all other states