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Electing More Pro-Family, Pro-Life, America First Conservatives!

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
To: Friends & Supporters
From: Gary Bauer


Friends, the challenges we face are enormous. To defend our values, we are partnering with various allies, including Lindsey Communications, The Lindsey Foundation, Faith Wins and the Pacific Justice Institute to empower the resurgence of the Church vote. Below is their latest alert. Please share the resources included here with your church leaders and fellow worshippers. – Gary


The Church Finds Its Voice
A Coalition of Lindsey Communications, The Lindsey Foundation,
Faith Wins and the Pacific Justice Institute
to Empower the Resurgence of the Church Vote!

SPECIAL COMM 64

Chad, Brad, Kielle & Joan ask
YOU to READ & WATCH this NOW

There is dangerous legislation about to be voted on
in the California State Senate.

Your voice is needed ASAP.

URGENT:

AB 495 "Family Unity and Preparedness Act" is anything but. This horror could actually allow a transfer of custodial rights from the parent to any adult applicant, completely elbowing aside the rights of the child's parent. Any applicant.

MESSAGE YOUR STATE SENATOR AND GOVENOR NEWSOM RIGHT NOW! WE NEED EVERYONE TO DO THIS TODAY.

IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN CALIFORNIA BUT HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DO, PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH THEM!

BELOW IS A SUGGESTED MESSAGE TO USE:

I am a constituent and resident of the state of California (or else just say you're citizen) and strongly OPPOSE AB495! This is dangerous legislation that puts every child in the state in danger of being inappropriately handed over to a non-parental adult without any vetting.

Instead of working with deportees to offer this on a case-by-case basis, this bill expands the opportunity for an unrelated adult to assume custody of a child to place children statewide in harm’s way, and additionally placed undue burden on educational institutions, day cares and even home schools and co-ops in a legally precarious position should an unrelated adult present an affidavit to take custody, legally and physically, of any minor.

While proponents claim AB 495 is necessary to address immigration-related parental separations (such as deportation), its language applies to all children, regardless of context. The provision allowing guardianship when “parents cannot be located” is overly vague and ripe for abuse, enabling misuse in non-immigration scenarios without requiring proof of an immigration emergency.

Without clear restrictions or accountability, AB 495 could facilitate exploitation under the guise of state approval, endangering the very children it claims to protect. This is a reckless overreach that prioritizes ideology over child safety. At the very least, this legislation should be reworked, reworded, and have guardrails applied that work within the current family law system and should only be provided to those it aims to aid, those being deported who choose not to have their children remain with them, instead of becoming statewide law.

We are calling on every California State Senator to see the disastrous folly and horrifically potential effects of this bill, and reject it soundly.


Click here to FIND YOUR STATE SENATOR ([link removed]) and send a message ASAP.
And Call Governor Gavin Newsom at 916-445-2841 (tel:916-445-2841) to oppose this bill
(Don't worry if you get an answering machine, just leave your message.)



CHAD:

If this issue isn’t on your radar, it should be - whether or not you live in California. If you are in California, this is truly a red alert!! AB 495 may be among the worst pieces of legislation introduced in our nation’s history. As usual, the rest of the nation tends to follow California and AB495 is a complete dismantling of parental rights and ridiculous protection for child predators!

Please take a minute to watch this video from my friend Brad Dacus for a quick and straightforward explanation of why you need to act to notify everyone in your sphere who lives in California to call their legislators now!


KIELLE:

Urgent: Leave a message for your CA state senator AND for Governor Newsom to OPPOSE AB495! They must hear from as many people as possible on this issue. This is horrific and dangerous legislation, with close to no guidelines, that would allow anyone not related to your child to attempt to gain custody.

If it sounds unrealistic, histrionic or you think it will only apply to children in certain circumstance or only in the public school system - it puts ALL children in the state of California at risk! Please believe that this is a legitimate bill that could be passed by the Senate tomorrow! We need everyone to call and email TODAY!

JOAN:

Hey you guys, this is Joan. This AB495 here in California is just truly appalling.
California is a bellwether state, so if this thing passes here, the other states may very well get this same nightmare. Hey, we’ve all got kids and grandkids, and we just can’t let this get through.

Brad Dacus, your attorney, has a video here and I want you to watch it. We’ve just asked Brad only to do a video for this emergency communication to you, because from a legal perspective this bill will destroy parental rights. Just shatter them. It would open the door to sex traffickers, pornography peddlers, you name it. And would kick off the worst legal mess you ever saw.

We absolutely need you to pick up the phone please and call the California Governor’s office to protest. Or email.

If you’re in California contact your senator. Just say “I have heard about this AB495 and I expect a ‘NO’ vote to get rid of this thing” That’s it. That’s all you have to say. Just say you’re strongly opposed to AB495. (Fuller wording is printed up above for you.)

Now here’s Pacific Justice Institute attorney Brad Dacus in his brief important video about this for you. PLEASE WATCH!! ([link removed])

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The Church Finds Its Voice
Leadership Coalition

Joan Holt Lindsey, Owner and Founder of Lindsey Communications

Chad Connelly, Founder and President of Faith Wins

Brad Dacus, Founder and President of Pacific Justice Institute

Kielle Lindsey is the President of the Lindsey Foundation

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Contact Us:

Chad Connelly
President, Faith Wins
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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Brad Dacus
President, Pacific Justice Institute
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Joan Holt Lindsey
Founder and President, Lindsey Communications
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Kielle C. Horton
President, the Lindsey Foundation
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