Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the severna park republican women!
Parental rights are under attack
HB161 - Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary (D)
Requiring the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a comprehensive health education framework; requiring each county board of education to create an age-appropriate curriculum that is consistent with the comprehensive health education framework; and requiring each county board to establish policies, guidelines, and procedures for a parent or guardian to opt out of the family life and human sexuality topics for a certain student, subject to a certain prohibition. Del. Atterbeary has three children who attend a prestigious private school. Meanwhile the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by parents in Montgomery County regarding this same issue. https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/parents-not-the-state-scotus-takes-up-fight-over-school-opt-out-option-for-lgbtq-inclusive-books/
Maryland Freedom Caucus Members press conference
Del. Brian Chisholm is the lead sponsor of HB1451: The Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025
The Maryland Freedom Caucus's "Lower Electric Bills Now" energy platform is aimed at reversing harmful state policies that have led to skyrocketing utility costs for Maryland families,
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1451
Urge Your DELEGATE to SUPPORT hb156 FAIRNESS IN GIRLS sports
The link to information about HB 156 is HERE.
You may send emails or phone calls of support to the members of the Ways & Means Committee to vote in favor of HB 156. The list of members is HERE. You can easily get their emails from the WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE ROSTER 2025 link below.
Review the training above on how to submit TESTIMONY and track the bill as it moves through committees. Select FAVORABLE when you submit testimony.
Download these documents that will help with your testimony related to this bill are :
TALKING POINTS to LEGISLATORS re FAIRNESS IN GIRL’S SPORTS
TIPS FOR TESTIFYING at the MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 2025
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learn about the legislative process and how to make the most of the md general assembly's website
WHEN YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND ASPECTS OF THE MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEBSITE NOW, YOU WILL BE PREPARED FOR WHEN THE NEXT SESSION BEGINS IN JANUARY 2025.
To view a calendar of what occurs each day of the MD General Assembly Legislative session, go to this link:
To understand how a bill passes through the Maryland Legislature, a spreadsheet with easy to understand text that explains the process is at this link.
To view Video Tutorials, on the Maryland General Assembly website, such as Introduction to MGA, Understanding a Bill Page, Finding a Legislator, Witness Sign Up (to testify for or against a bill) and more, go to this link.
IF YOU WANT MORE IN-DEPTH TRAINING ON THE MGA WEBSITE, GO TO THE SECTION BELOW, WHICH INCLUDES AN HOUR-LONG TRAINING ON THE MGA WEBSITE AND HOW TO PRESENT WRITTEN TESTIMONY.
training video - maryland General Assembly website
Navigating the Maryland General Assembly website can be daunting when you go it alone.
The Training Video Button below goes to a video that explains (almost) everything about the MGA website.
It covers:
- How to learn about the bills, whether they are favorable or unfavorable to conservative values, and where they are in the Legislative process.
- How to give your testimony for or against a bill in either written or verbal form.
- Where to find the contact info for your Delegates and Senators
- Which Legislator(s) is/are on what committee(s).
- How to email all committee members to either vote for or against a bill.
- And much more.
You may watch the video, or sections of it, over and over again to get a firm grasp of the bill process and how to submit testimony for or against any bill. It is just over an hour long.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND SIGN UP FOR ORAL TESTIMONY FOLLOWS
You must have a My MGA (My Maryland General Assembly) account which you can create here: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Account/Register/Tracking
Once you have logged into your account, go to the Witness Signup button on the left side of the webpage.
Locate the bill you want to testify about in either the Senate or House section.
If you are representing an Organization, fill in the name in the Organization field.
Select your position on the bill in the Position field.
Select the type of testimony you want to make in the Testimony field.
If you selected written testimony, click on the upload files button on the right side of the bill and upload your written testimony file which has to be in .pdf format. You may download a basic template to create your letter here: https://sprwc.org/pdfs or at the button below.
For other types of testimony, select your preference and follow the prompts.
YOU MUST CLICK "SAVE" AFTER SELECTING YOUR PREFERENCES BEFORE GOING TO THE NEXT BILL.
Then locate the next bill you want to testify on and repeat.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO CREATE WRITTEN TESTIMONY OR APPEAR FOR ORAL TESTIMONY, YOU MAY STILL VOTE FAVORABLY OR UNFAVORABLY ON EACH BILL.
Just follow the steps above to locate the bill on the MyMGA website, check the box to the left of the bill, then select FAVORABLE or UNFAVORABLE and then click SAVE. Your vote will still be counted.
To find your Legislator's contact information, go to: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/members/district and click on Senate or House. You can sort by Name, District, County, or use the filter so search by specific criteria.
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO FRIENDS, neighbors, family, co-workers and others.
SEE THE CALLS TO ACTION BELOW THAT RELATE TO CURRENT ISSUES.
Each of us has a voice that needs to be heard in order to preserve the freedoms that are being stripped from us daily.
I hope this page has helped you to more easily take action to halt the loss of our freedoms for generations to come.
THANK YOU!
Urge Your SENATORS IN CONGRESS TO SUPPORT ALL NOMINEES
USE THIS APPOINTEE TRACKER & FOLLOW THEIR PROGRESS
President Donald Trump has the ability to fill roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions in the executive branch and independent agencies, including more than 1,300 that require Senate confirmation. The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service are tracking nominees for roughly 800 of those positions.
Get updates, a comparison of the progress of his nominees, vs. former Presidents, the ability to search all 817 positions, and more.
Urge Your Representatives to Sponsor the Keep Nine Amendment
Ask your Representative and Senators to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Keep Nine
Representative Dusty Johnson) (SD) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX) will be re-introducing the Constitutional Amendment to set the U.S. Supreme Court at nine members. KeepNine.org
NFRW President Eileen Sobjack voiced her support of this long-standing Federation priority, saying: “The National Federation of Republican Women, representing 65,000 grass-roots women across the country, strongly supports the Keep Nine Amendment. No Party should be allowed to tip the balance of power to its advantage by increasing the size of the U.S. Supreme Court. Americans have long recognized court-packing as a dangerous manipulation that would undermine confidence in the fairness and impartiality of the Court and upset the essential checks and balances that protect our liberties.”
The threat of court-packing is real. In the 117th Congress, Democrats, led by Senator Ed Markey and Representative Jerry Nadler, introduced a bill to expand the court to 13 justices to “right the wrongs” of a conservative-leaning court. This bill would give President Biden the power to appoint four liberal justices with a Democrat-controlled Senate.
Please ask your Representative to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Keep the Nine Amendment
(co-sponsors should contact Sydney Powers with Rep. Johnson at Sydney.Powers@mail.house.gov).
Please ask your Senators to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Keep Nine Amendment
(co-sponsors should contact Chris Jaarda with Sen. Cruz at Chris_Jaarda@cruz.senate.gov
What To Watch - Get Involved
election integrity and changing the leadership
Since the dramatic concerns over the suspicion of massive voter fraud, several organizations have surfaced which are dedicated to finding the truth. Local leaders are actively researching voting issues and possible fraud in the hope of restoring integrity to our elections. Currently
diversity,equity & inclusion in our schools
"The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children" - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Our public schools are in a crisis right now, taken over by extremists whose only purpose is to indoctrinate our children, not educate them. The AAACPS's new slogan is "Belong. Grow. Succeed!!"
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