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Bill 23-07, CIVIL RIGHTS?

A resident, Lisa G., wrote to the Council: "From what I'm reading, the person with gender identity confusion is being protected by what she or he FEELS he or she is. So, if I'm in a bathroom all by myself late at night, and a man walks in, I am supposed to be okay with this? This is truly unbelievable, and I'm embarrassed that Montgomery County is even spending its time on this piece of nonsense."

OR SPECIAL RIGHTS?

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Referendum

Bill 23-07

What Others Say...

"We salute CRG for being willing to speak out on behalf of the people of Montgomery County and our young people who will be affected by this propaganda. We urge our friends to assist CRG in gathering signatures for this referendum."

Peter Sprigg
Vice President for Policy
Family Research Council

Mailing Address

Citizens for Responsible Government
Government Corp-Repeal Bill 23-07
PO Box 84177
Gaithersburg, MD 20883

Votes

Which of my elected representatives voted for this bill?

ALL EIGHT COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLUS COUNTY EXECUTIVE IKE LEGGETT, VOTED FOR THIS BILL. Bill 23-07 was introduced by Duchy Trachtenberg, and co-sponsored by Marc Elrich and Valerie Ervin. What do these representatives have in common? How could they be so at odds with the outcry from the public (85% of the over 2500 calls/emails the county council received were against this bill) and blatantly ignore the wishes of the people who voted for them?

All three of Bill 23-07 sponsors had the endorsement of the Montgomery County Education Associations Teachers Union (the Apple Ballot). Two of these candidates, Ervin and Trachtenberg, were new to the County Council in 2006, and unseated council incumbents. Many pollsters attribute to this to the “power of the apple.” The Apple Ballot, which does not represent the teachers but the teachers union, regularly endorses the same candidates endorsed by NOW and NARAL (the most liberal). Ready to take your county government back from the teachers’ union? In 2008, remember those are rotten apples.

Locate and contact your county council member here.

Council President email (Mike Knapp)
councilmember.knapp@montgomerycountymd.gov

Council President Mike Knapp Phone number:
240-777-7955

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Council Members

Seated from left to right. Bottom row: George L. Leventhal, Marilyn J. Praisner, Phil Andrews (vice president). Top row: Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin, Roger Berliner, Duchy Trachtenberg, Nancy Floreen, and Mike Knapp (president). Bill 23-07 was passed unanimously and signed into law by Council Executive Ike Leggett.

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AUTHORITY: MARYLAND CITIZENS FOR A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT CORPORATION-REPEAL BILL 23-07; RUTH M. JACOBS TREASURER.