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Happy Thanksgiving!

We have much to be thankful for as we head into a new season of victories, battles, and new ways to serve as a valuable voice for your values at the capitol and beyond. Join us in thanking God for all He's done for us here in Michigan.

President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as the last Thursday of November in 1863. In his proclamation, Lincoln urged Americans "In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity" to count their blessings as "gracious gifts of the Most High God, who while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy."

May God heal our nation and give us the strength and determination to restore it day by day in our interactions with family and friends. And may He bless you this holiday season.

We made progress with the election results, but progressive lawmakers are still at work! This short season before the new elected representatives take office is called "lame duck" and it's critical that we all stay alert. Michigan legislators are trying to push through dangerous policies fast! YOUR voice is needed to push back—our children are not lab rats! See below.

HB 6068  "Radical Sex Education Revamp"

This bill dramatically overhauls the current sex education curriculum in 3,000 K-12 public schools. It will: 

• Allow schools to distribute family planning drugs and devices WITHOUT a provision for parental notice or consent.
• Allow for sex education classes to teach children where and how to obtain an abortion. 
• Removes all teaching that abstinence is a healthy lifestyle for non-married persons. 
• Adds a NEW requirement to teach sexual orientation, gender expression, and various types of sexual relationships (WITH examples of each). 

Also CALL Rep. Matt Koleszar, Chair, House Education Committee, at 517-373-0854 and let them know that PARENTS, not politicians or school administrators, know their children best, and this radical overhaul is not needed or wanted!

HB 6091 Civil Rights Act Expansion that MUZZLES free speech and religious expression

• Adds "harassment" as a qualifier, allowing guilt to be established based on "perception" rather than clearly defined standards. The bill targets so-called “harassment” based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions. This is a direct threat to our freedom of speech and conscience!
• Violations of the law could include Christian school teachers and Homeschool parents teaching children about their Biblical identity and how they are created either male or female in the image of God. 
• Public school parents who attend a school board meeting and speak publicly about concerns about a biological male on their daughters sports team and in her locker rooms could be prosecuted and fined!

Call Rep. Abraham Aiyash (517-373-6990), Majority Floor Leader.

HBs 6077 & SB 1082 SILENCE Pregnancy Resource Centers and Restrict Women's Choices

• Limits choices presented to a woman with an unplanned pregnancy, so abortion seems the only option.
• Prevents ads for Pregnancy Resource Centers from being sent to women within 1,850 feet of any abortion clinic. This is very broad and will impact many facilities, especially in cities.
• Undermines Pregnancy Resource Centers by suggesting they engage in “deceptive design” because they offer life-affirming options to women considering abortion.

Call Rep. Tullio Liberati, Chair, Government Operations ( 517-373-1776).

HBs 6034-6035 Library Bills that Protect Explicit Materials and Remove Local Control

• Protects EXPLICIT material by giving more power to the Library District Executive Director and removing local elected representatives from making decisions in their communities.
• Makes it almost IMPOSSIBLE for parents to challenge library books.

Call Rep. Tullio Liberati, Chair, Government Operations ( 517-373-1776).

HBs 4156 & 4440 National Popular Vote

• Seeks to bypass the Electoral College our founding fathers established by joining Michigan to the National Popular Vote interstate compact. This would mean that the electoral votes of Michiganders would no longer represent their own values but be assigned to whoever wins the most popular vote across the nation!
• Our Founding Fathers in their profound wisdom created the Electoral College so that the major populated cities would not dictate every Presidential election—we don’t want to lose this precious right! 

When you call your representative (for House Bills) or senator (for Senate Bills), make sure you tell them what bills you OPPOSE by their assigned number.

CTV stands against these bills.

• HB 6068  The "Sex Education" bill assumes that politicians know better than parents how to teach YOUR kids. We stand with you as parents.

• HBs 6077 & SB 1082  CTV supports Pregnancy Resource Centers as a valuable resource for women that should NOT be censored.

• HB 6091 CTV supports your freedom of speech and religious expression, and for this reason opposes the change to the Civil Rights Act.

• HB 6034-35 CTV believes in protecting children from explicit, perverse content in libraries.

• HB 4156 & HB 4440  CTV supports the Electoral College and therefore opposes the National Popular Vote bill.

Citizens for Traditional Values relies on the support of grassroots activists and concerned citizens who care about preserving, protecting, and promoting the faith-based values that sustain good governance. Your prayer support and financial contributions enable us to be effective as we stand for truth in local communities, Lansing, and beyond.