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2023 ACTION ALERTS
2/3/23
UPDATE: THEY DID IT AGAIN! PROMISES MADE, PROMISES BROKEN!
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO!
ALL RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION BILLS FOR OUR CHILDREN ARE D E A D!
1) Lt Governor Delbert Hosemann made promises that a Religious Exemption for children would be passed this year, but he KILLED Religious Liberty, yet again!
CALL HOSEMANN’S OFFICE TODAY, THEN EMAIL!
Hosemann
(601) 359-3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
Let Hosemann know your displeasure at his perpetual failure to expand Religious Freedom in Mississippi.
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***11AM CRITICAL UPDATE!***
We are getting reports that Hosemann’s office is deflecting to the House, saying he had nothing to do with our Religious Exemption bill, authored by Sen Angela Hill, being killed. TO BE CLEAR: Hosemann’s has been promising for a year that he would pass a religious exemption in the Senate. We had TWO religious exemptions in the SENATE Education Cmte. This was NOT about House bills.
Hosemann is running for Lt Governor again. He needs to know that we gave him FOUR YEARS to pass a religious exemption and he didn’t get it done. We got word shortly after he became Lt Governor, that “an exemption wouldn’t pass on his watch.”
He has held true to that, and we need to hold him accountable.
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2.) Gunn is not seeking re-election, but if you would still like to let him know how you feel about the past 12 years of his tyrannical reign in the House of Representatives, you can call and email him, here:
Speaker Gunn
(601) 359-3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
MORE TO COME!!! HANG IN THERE! WE ARE NOT DONE AND WE HAVE GREAT THINGS TO SHARE, VERY SOON! FOR NOW, HAMMER THESE TWO FOR THEIR DECEIT AND FOR TRAMPLING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES.
1/27/23
NOW and ACROSS THE WEEKEND
PETITION TO LT GOV HOSEMANN:
PASS SB2766 “THE CHILDHOOD RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ACT” NOW – Email House Education Committee.
1.) PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO HOSEMANN THEN SHARE WITH ALL LIKEMINDED MISSISSIPPIANS. All senators will receive a copy, as well.
Following immense pressure last session, Mississippi Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has reportedly been promising to pass our religious vaccine exemption for children in 2023. However, we hear that he and Speaker Gunn are now colluding to block Religious Freedom, yet again.
2.) Please email the House Committee chairs across the weekend.
– Rep Richard Bennett (R) – Chairman of House Education
rbennett@house.ms.gov
– Rep Kent McCarty (R) – Vice Chairman of House Education
kmccarty@house.ms.gov
3.) RALLY MONDAY! Register to join us as we gather at the GOP Headquarters in Jackson to celebrate Sen Chris McDaniel’s HUGE announcement, Monday 1/30 at 11:30am. Register HERE or click the button below!
1/25 and 1/26/23
EDUCATION COMMITTEES MEET TODAY!!! CALL THE CHAIRMAN NOW! – Both house and senate versions of our bills were referred to ONE committee, just as you asked. Now let’s tell the chairman to pass them to the floor TODAY!
We did it!
Just as we asked, our house and senate bills for religious exemptions to childhood vaccines – The Childhood Religious Liberty Act – have been referred to ONE committee in the House and the Senate. We are working BOTH bills. We need to call the chairmen and tell them to pass our bills to the floor for a vote TODAY!!!
1.) HOUSE MESSAGE:
“Pass HB1302 The Childhood Religious Liberty Act out of committee for a vote on the floor TODAY!”
Rep Richard Bennett (R) – Chairman of House Education
rbennett@house.ms.gov
(601) 359-3330
Rep Kent McCarty (R) – Vice Chairman of House Education
kmccarty@house.ms.gov
(601) 359-3770
2.) SENATE MESSAGE:
“Pass SB2766 The Childhood Religious Liberty Act out of committee for a vote on the floor TODAY!”
Sen Dennis Debar (R) – Chairman of Senate Education
ddebar@senate.ms.gov
(601)359-3250
Sen David Blount (D) – Vice Chairman of Senate Education
dblount@senate.ms.gov
(601)359-2220
3.) Yesterday’s alert still applies. If you have time and want to do more, feel free to scroll to yesterday’s post and take further action. THANKS!
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**RALLY DAY – Many are asking about our 2023 Rally for Medical Freedom. Please stay tuned to all MPVR communications for more on this. We have three things planned, and one is scheduled.
So far, we are asking all MPVR advocates who are able to make it, to come support Sen Chris McDaniel for his BIG ANNOUNCMENT on Monday, Jan 30th.
Register now, HERE. This is an event that will be critical to MPVR moving forward, so please attend if you are able.
We are also going to be planning a lobby week in February. As we follow the course of our bills, we will plan these days accordingly.
Lastly, we are planning to have an event in March that will likely be indoors at a large facility in Jackson. This will be our Rally for Medical Freedom & Celebration.
Make sure you are paying close attention to all emails and text messages. If at any time you feel you are missing them, you can always visit MPVRPAC.com/alerts for the latest posted information.
BIG NEWS! PLEASE JOIN MPVR IN SUPPORT!
Space at both events is limited!
Please register today so we have a headcount!
MPVR is getting behind this event and it is important that we make a showing.
Let us know you’ll be there by registering for one or both events, HERE.
1/24/23
GUNN HEARD YOU! WE HAVE A BILL NUMBER! – ACTION NEEDED, NOW & TOMORROW!
GREAT NEWS!
CALL TO ACTION and BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! (read all below)
1.) CALL TO ACTION, relevant Tues/Wed :
YOU DID IT! Speaker Philip Gunn has finally assigned our Religious Exemption house bill to the EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
READ HOUSE BILL 1302
Thank you for taking action!
Now the real work begins and we need your help!
Please call and email Speaker Gunn again, but this time the message is
“SPEAKER GUNN, TELL YOUR CHAIRMAN OF ED, REP BENNETT:
TO PASS HB1302, Rep Steve Hopkins’ religious exemption for children, OUT OF COMMITTEE TO THE HOUSE FLOOR, NOW. “
Speaker Gunn
(601) 359-3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
TALKING POINTS:
MISSISSIPPI HAS VIOLATED OUR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS FOR OVER 4 DECADES!
OUR REPUBLICAN SUPER MAJORITY SHOULD STOP ALIGING WITH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ON MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
MISSISSIPPI IS THE RADICAL OUTLIER WITH OUR INFLEXIBLE VACCINE LAWS. ALL BIBLE BELT STATES, AS WELL AS 44 OTHER STATES, NATIONWIDE, HAVE RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS.
WE ARE LOSING EDUCATED, TAX PAYING FAMILIES TO STATES WHO PROTECT AND PROMOTE RELGIOUS FREEDOM IN VACCINE DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
PLEASE SHARE!
2.) SENATOR MCDANIEL TO MAKE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT MONDAY!
WE NEED MPVR THERE!
2 EVENTS IN 1 DAY! Monday January 30th, 2023
To say we are excited is an understatement!
Senator Chris McDaniel has been a champion of Medical Freedom as long as MPVR has been a thing.
We believe Senator McDaniel has the potential to become the most powerful leader in the state and he is on our side.
Event #1 Jackson 11:30am – Event #2 Biloxi 6:00pm – Monday Jan 30, 2023
JOIN US AND BE COUNTED, HERE!
1/20/23
GUNN IS IGNORING YOU – PLEASE CONTINUE EMAILING & SHARING ACCROSS THE WEEKEND!
TURN . IT . UP .
Speaker Gunn, as usual, is ignoring your calls and emails. He is trying to kill religious freedom in Mississippi, AGAIN!
Please continue calling and emailing him today AND ACROSS THE WEEKEND, and share with friends and family!
Speaker Gunn
601.359.3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
TELL GUNN: Stop trying to kill religious freedom in Mississippi by delaying Representative Steve Hopkins’ religious exemption bill.
Assign it to one committee where it will pass, immediately!
BIG ANNOUNCMENT COMING MONDAY!
Please screenshot and share!
Thanks for fighting for Medical and Religious Freedom with us.
1/18/23
SPEAKER GUNN HAS NOT HEARD YOU – PLEASE CONTINUE CALLING AND EMAILING! He is trying to kill our religious exemption, AGAIN!
Speaker Gunn, as usual, is ignoring your calls and emails. He is trying to kill religious freedom in Mississippi AGAIN.
Please continue calling and emailing him today, and share with friends and family!
Speaker Gunn
601.359.3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
TELL GUNN: Stop trying to kill religious freedom in Mississippi by delaying Representative Steve Hopkins’ religious exemption bill.
Assign it to one committee where it will pass, immediately!
SHARE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!
.@PhilipGunnMS Stop trying to kill religious freedom in #Mississippi and ignoring the people! Assign Rep Steve Hopkins’ Religious Exemption should be assigned to one committee where it will pass, today.
Tweet
1/12/23
URGE SPEAKER GUNN TO ASSIGN REP STEVE HOPKINS’ RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION BILL WITHOUT DELAY! It’s GO TIME!
Rep Steve Hopkins has submitted our bill to House Speaker Philip Gunn which will provide a religious exemption to childhood vaccines .
PLEASE CALL AND EMAIL GUNN ASKING HIM TO ASSIGN REP HOPKINS’ RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION BILL:
– to a SINGLE committee where it has a chance to pass
– without delay so it has time to be considered in committee before the deadline, Jan 31st
Leave your name and phone number:
Speaker Gunn
601.359.3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
Once the bill is assigned it will then have a number you can share. Until then, it has no number.
Speaker Gunn has been known to stall the assignment of medical freedom bills and to also double refer them where they have to progress through TWO committees, instead of the typical one committee.
Double referring our bill means Gunn wants to kill our Religious Freedom in Mississippi!
SHARE WIDELY!
*Please make note and let us know if any capitol staff is rude or tries to sway your stance. That is grounds for their termination. You can send us their name and details at mpvrpac@protonmail.com
Be Prepared for 2023 Session! We can do this!
Mississippi’s legislative session begins the first week of January each year. Until then, MPVR will be sending out limited calls to action. To ensure you don’t miss out, please check back often and send the text message 4FREEDOM to 769-333-6366.
Please, consider joining and donating to help us make our state a better place for Mississippi families!
For us to be successful in changing our state, we must each know our state legislators who represent us in Jackson. To find your state legislators, both Upper Chamber (Senate) and Lower Chamber (House of Representatives) go to openstates.org and enter your address.
For more information on our state legislature, schedules, bills, and more, go to legislature.ms.gov
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION ACTION ALERT HISTORY
3/25/22
Critical – Petition to All Senators and Hosemann : Redistricting Should Not Be Weaponized! They Stood for Medical Freedom, Now We Stand for Them!
LT. GOV. HOSEMANN WEAPONIZES REDISTRICTING TO PUNISH SENATORS WHO STOOD FOR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS TO VACCINE MANDATES
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CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION to send an email to all MS Senators and Lt. Gov. Hosemann, today!
Tell the Senate not to support any redistricting plan that harms or eliminates our Republican senators who stood for medical freedom.
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WEAPONIZING REDISTRICTING FOR VENGEANCE IS NOT OKAY
Senator McDaniel explains in this article, that Delbert Hosemann is attempting to use redistricting to eliminate conservative Republicans in 2023.
Hosemann is targeting some of the fifteen Republican senators who stood up boldly for Senator McDaniel’s amendment to HB1509.
McDaniel’s amendment would have provided a religious exemption to vaccine mandates for all Mississippians.
Every Democrat in the Senate voted with Delbert Hosemann against McDaniel’s amendment. Other Republicans voted with Hosemann, but many are saying they would have been punished if they had not.
Fifteen morally courageous senators stood for the people, knowing they would face political punishment. It is now time for us to stand for them.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION
** Please SHARE the petition with everyone you know on social media, messaging, and email by sending them to MPVRPAC.com/alerts .
Legislative updates will be posted on our home page, MPVRPAC.com .
3/23/22
Now Lt Gov Hosemann is Punishing Senators Who Fought for Religious Liberty – Hosemann MUST Hear From You Today!
On March 9th, Lt Gov Hosemann sided with a Democrat on the Senate Floor, who stood in objection to Sen McDaniel’s proposed amendment to HB1509.
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TELL HOSEMANN: “Stop punishing conservatives who stood for our religious freedom by threatening to redistrict them.”
601.359.3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
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McDaniel’s amendment would have expanded the bill’s religious exemption so that it would codify exemptions to vaccine mandates for all Mississippians. Hosemann ruled that it was not germane and refused to let the Senate discuss and vote on the amendment.
McDaniel appealed Hosemann’s decision to the whole Senate body by calling for a vote on the record. Fourteen Republicans chose to stand for religious freedom and against Hosemann’s ruling. The moral courage they displayed that day both encouraged and inspired grass roots Mississippians who packed the balconies in support of the amendment.
Following their heroic stand against Hosemann’s ruling, the 15 senators were chastised by the Lt Gov and his staff. Several of the senators are being pressured and threatened as a direct result of their open disagreement with Hosemann on the amendment that day.
The state is now finishing up its process of legislative redistricting following the 2020 census. Hosemann has made it clear that some of the 15 senators that stood for our amendment that day may have their political careers destroyed by gerrymandering .
HOSEMANN NEEDS TO HEAR FROM EVERY ONE OF US!
Save graphic below for sharing!
3/15/22
Time To Thank the Heroes!
MPVR’S THANK YOU CAMPAIGN
Thank the heroes, today!
Hosemann has chastised and threatened to punish our 15 heroes who stood for Religious Freedom.
Our amendment for a religious exemption was not added to HB1509 in the Senate as we’d hoped, but we got something just as important! With the help of our amendment champion, Senator Chris McDaniel, we have exposed the enemies of Religious Freedom. We now know which of our senators will stand for Religious Freedom, even when it costs them, and which ones will cow to the anti-religious freedom leadership of Lt Governor, Delbert Hosemann.
Find out more about historic conflict in the Senate, including pics, videos, and radio interview synopsis, click HERE.
WHAT WE MUST DO, NOW!
Please take a moment to call and send a short message to each of our Religious Freedom heroes. This move has cost them dearly and we need to let them know they have our gratitude and support! IF YOU ARE THEIR CONSTITUENT, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW.
(sample messaging below)
Senators Who Stood On Principle for Our Religious Exemption Amendment
1.) Jason Barrett 601-359-3237 jbarrett@senate.ms.gov
2.) Jennifer Branning 601-359-2886 jbranning@senate.ms.gov
3.) Chris Caughman 601-359-3232 601-382-0816 ccaughman@senate.ms.gov
4.) Kathy Chism 601-359-2886 662-538-4577 kchism@senate.ms.gov
5.) Dennis DeBar 601-359-3221 ddebar@senate.ms.gov
6.) Angela Hill 301-359-3237 601-916-3952 ahill@senate.ms.gov
7.) Chris McDaniel 601- 359-4088 cmcdaniel@senate.ms.gov
8.) Michael McLendon 601- 359-3232 901-219-0900 mmclendon@senate.ms.gov
9.) Chad McMahan 601- 359-2886 662-871-9299 cmcmahan@senate.ms.gov
chadmcmahan@gmail.com
10.) Joseph “Mike” Seymour 601-359-2224 228-697-9154 mseymour@senate.ms.gov
11.) Melanie Sojourner 601- 359-2886 msojourner@senate.ms.gov
12.) Benjamin Suber 601- 359-3232 662-419-0286 bsuber@senate.ms.gov
13.) Jeff Tate 601- 359-2395 jtate@senate.ms.gov
14.) Brice Wiggins 601- 359-3237 228-324-3141 bwiggins@senate.ms.gov
brice@bricewiggins.net
15.) Bart Williams 601- 359-2220 bwilliams@senate.ms.gov
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Sample Subject:
Thank You for Standing for Religious Exemptions
Sample Message:
Dear Senator___,
Thank you for standing up for religious exemptions to vaccines with Senator Chris McDaniel on Wednesday, March 9th.
The government should never have the power to violate our inalienable right to exercise our deeply held convictions, given to us by God, guaranteed by the Constitution and Mississippi’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2014.
I realize there was a cost associated with your bold stand and am deeply grateful for your moral courage.
Sincerely,
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3/8/22
URGENT! TOMORROW 3/9 IS DIE DAY!
IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS,
HB1509 for a vaccine mandate ban and religious exemption is dead!
We cannot let up! We’re in the home stretch!
TELL LT GOV HOSEMANN, AGAIN:
“PASS the McDaniel Amendment to HB1509 to expand religious liberty for Mississippi!”
601.359-3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
***Share with everyone you know and everywhere you can!***
*New advocates can join and get alerts at MPVR.org/join*
3/2/22
DO . NOT . RELENT!
MOST CRITICAL ACTION ALERTS TO DATE START NOW!
Today and Throughout the Weekend
– DELBERT HOSEMANN continues to stomp on religious freedom by refusing religious exemptions for ALL Mississippians!
– HB1509 Passed out of committee (GREAT JOB MPVR!) and is on the Senate calendar to come up for a vote, but must be amended. Almost there!
Urge HOSEMANN and the SENATE:
” STAND and support the McDaniel Amendment to HB1509 to expand religious liberty for all Mississippians!”
1.) Call and Email Lt Gov Hosemann
601.359-3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
2.) Contact Your Senators – Senate contact info HERE.
Share with everyone you know! New advocates can join and get alerts at MPVR.org/join
2/28/22
URGENT: HB1509 IS NOW MOVING THROUGH THE SENATE
Expand Religious Liberty in MS; Defeat the Mandates!
MON & TUES:
CALL and EMAIL Lt Gov Hosemann & your State Senator!
In order to fix Speaker Gunn’s Frankenstein passport ban bill so it will truly protect Mississippians from COVID mandates, it will need an amendment to broaden the religious exemption.
Time is almost up and we are at the 5 yard line! RAMP. IT. UP!
URGE THE LT GOV AND YOUR SENATORS:
“Expand Religious Liberty by voting
YES on The McDaniel Amendment to HB1509!”
Lt Governor Hosemann
601.359-3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
JUST FOR YOU:
If you don’t have your State Senator’s Contact Info, MaryJo stayed up until 4am to make that super easy for you. 🙂 Just click HERE !
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If you are not familiar with the history of HB1509, there are more details if you scroll down to the action alert dated 1/28/22, exactly a month ago today.
You can also see the interview of MPVR’s MaryJo Perry discussing the bill on
The Stew Peters Show HERE.
PLEASE BE WATCHING DAILY AND BE READY TO MOBILIZE!
Visit often for Action Alert Updates: http://www.MPVRPAC.com/alerts
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL AND OUR TEXT ALERTS!
This is a numbers game that 100%
depends
on
YOU!
2/22/22
Lt Governor Delbert Hosemann is Slow Rolling HB1509!
DON’T LET HIM KILL RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS AND MANDATE BANS!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK!
It’s simple. Do it, then share it widely:
CALL Lt Governor Hosemann’s Office: 601.359-3200
The Message:
“Please tell Hosemann to pass HB1509. Urge him to assign it to committee and pass it , without delay!”
ALSO KEEP CALLING YOUR OWN SENATORS!
We are far from done fighting!
This is a marathon battle, and we need every one of you to stay with us and keep up the great work!
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MORE DETAILED INFO FOR OUR ACTIVISTS:
– See the history of HB1509 and download the text here: HB1509
– HB1509 passed the house floor, then was transmitted to the senate on 1/31.
To see the story behind this bill and how Speaker Gunn co-opted our efforts with a Frankenstein bill, click here: MaryJo Perry on The Stew Peters Show
– After getting a massive number of calls, a petition from the people with over 12k names gathered in 5 days, and pressure applied from the senate, Hosemann then said he was in favor of HB1509 and expected to see it pass.
Hosemann’s statement 2/2/22 to Yall Politics:
“I know preventing Covid-19 vaccine mandates is a very important issue for citizens in Mississippi. I support bringing House Bill 1509, which prevents Covid-19 mandates and has already passed the House floor, to a vote in the Senate and I anticipate it will receive a favorable response.”
Read the full article HERE.
– HB1509, as it is, shortchanges Mississippians:
1.) It does NOT protect our children from covid vaccines being mandated for public and private daycare and school. (See lines 22 and 46 of the bill)
2.) It will not cover healthcare institutions that get state funding. Healthcare facilities are exempt from the entire act, including the religious exemption clause, at a time when it would violate “regulations or guidance” of CMMS or CDC. (See lines 71-75)
3.) It does not provide protection from religious discrimination in the form of refusal of service by private businesses, including private schools. Private school children and staff may still be mandated to take the covid vaccine with no provision for religious exemptions for students.
4.) There is no penalty for businesses and entities that violate the act.
– Here is what the bill does:
1.) Prohibits mandates by entities which receive state tax dollars for employment, services, and access to public spaces.
2.) It mandates that a religious exemption to Covid-19 vaccines must be respected by public and private entities for employment only.
We are not done working on getting better language into HB1509.
We believe that all Mississippians deserve a religious exemption to any vaccine whether they are 1 day old or 120.
Let’s get this done!
2/2/22
SB2107 – K-12 Religious Exemption KILLED by Lt Governor Hosemann and his DEMOCRAT appointee to the Public Health Committee, Chairman Hob Bryan
BUT WE ARE NOT DONE!
Dear Team,
On Tuesday, February 1, we delivered over 12,000 petitions to Lt Governor Hosemann and Chairman Hob Bryan. Your signatures on the petition for a K-12 religious exemption to vaccines was almost 250 pages, 28 of which were Rankin County!!! Rankin County led the state with just under 1500 signatures, with Madison and Desoto coming in second and third!
When the petitions were delivered to the office of Chairman Bryan, I had to step out and get a pen to sign my name to the cover letter. When I walked in the office lobby, I witnessed Chairman Bryan’s assistant fanning through the pages of our petition and either taking pictures or videoing the massive stack of names. I feel sure she didn’t realize I was watching her. I am not sure if maybe she was sending to Chairman Bryan or what her intentions were.
We sent a press release to over 160 media contacts that we would be delivering the over 12,000 petitions but didn’t get any coverage.
It is also interesting to note that there was to be one last Public Health Committee meeting scheduled at 3pm. The Senate Schedule showed that they had a list of significant bills they were to discuss and pass. However, for a reason we are uncertain of, it was canceled with no explanation, and even committee members were confused as to why it was canceled. Perhaps Chairman Bryan had some sort of emergency, or perhaps he was avoiding meeting those of us delivering the petition signatures.
So, at this point, the only vehicle we have left to get some things done is Speaker Gunn’s HB1509 which has been passed on to the senate. While we are pleased that Speaker Gunn has realized and taken action on some semblance of a religious exemption, it is weak legislation that appears to do something, but ultimately doesn’t do as much as a Mississippian would hope.
Most bills don’t leave the Senate without changes, so hopefully one of our legislators will go to bat for you to tighten up the language a bit more to protect you and your family.
We can breathe for the moment, but everyone should refuel, pray up and get ready for round 2. We appreciate all of your hard work and just want to see Mississippi a better place for all of our families.
MaryJo Perry
Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is FREEDOM. 2 Corinthians 3:17
***For more details on what HB 1509 will and won’t do, please scroll down to the Action Alert for 1/28 where it says “Whirlwind in the House.”
Lt Governor Delbert Hosemann and his appointed democrat Chair of Public Health, Hob Bryan.
Conservative Mississippians are clamoring for a K-12 religious exemption.
2/1/22
Religious Exemption Bills Die Today
WHAT YOU CAN DO
CRITICAL UPDATE: SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CANCELED. SB2107 IS DEAD UNLESS THEY MEET TODAY.
PLEASE CONTINUE CALLING AND EXPRESS YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT TO THE LT GOVERNOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF PUBLIC HEALTH. CONTACT INFO BELOW.
Today we are focusing on working the two K-12 Religious Exemption Bills; one in the House and one in the Senate. See simple action steps below.
1.) SENATE – RAMP UP THE CALLS! After today our RE for k-12 dies!
Lt Governor Hosemann: 601.359-3200
Hob Bryan, Chairman : 601.359.2220
“Please pass Senator Angela Hill’s SB2107 for a K-12 Religious Exemption out of Public Health Committee TODAY.”
2.) HOUSE – RAMP UP THE CALLS! After today our RE for k-12 dies!
Speaker Philip Gunn: 601.359.3300 pg15@house.ms.gov
Sam Mims, Chairman of Public Health: 601.359.3320 smims@house.ms.gov
“Please pass Rep Eubanks’ HB1457 for a K-12 Religious Exemption out of Public Health Committee, TODAY!”
WE CAN DO THIS! SIGN, CALL, & SHARE WIDELY – FOR THE CHILDREN!
1/31/22
ALMOST OUT OF TIME- Religious Exemption Bills Dying!
EASY STEPS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY!
1.) HOSEMANN EMAIL PETITION – Still SHORT by 1000 signatures!
Sign and share NOW!!!
If you have not signed and shared, you need to know that our voice is being discounted, as we have still not achieved our 10k signature goal by the end of the day! The petition is going to print for delivery to Lt Gov Hosemann late this afternoon. We need you to
SIGN and SHARE NOW, HERE: https://form.jotform.com/220246821387153
2.) SENATE
Lt Governor Hosemann: 601.359-3200
Hob Bryan, Chairman : 601.359.2220
“Please pass Senator Angela Hill’s SB2107 for a K-12 Religious Exemption out of Public Health Committee TODAY.”
3.) HOUSE
Speaker Philip Gunn: 601.359.3300 pg15@house.ms.gov
Sam Mims, Chairman of Public Health: 601.359.3320 smims@house.ms.gov
“Please pass Rep Eubanks’ HB1457 for a K-12 Religious Exemption out of Public Health Committee, TODAY!”
WE CAN DO THIS! SIGN, CALL, & SHARE WIDELY – FOR THE CHILDREN!
* For those of you who have been crushing it and would like to continue pressuring the Sen Health Committee about SB2107 K-12 Religious Exemption by Sen Hill, please scroll to 1/26/22 SENATE RINO ALERT for those contacts.
1/28/22
UPDATE AND ACTION FOR THE WEEKEND:
We Are Celebrating Success, While Also A Bit Frustrated; Action Steps For The Weekend
The Whirlwind in the House on Thursday
(SCROLL DOWN TO SKIP TO WKEND ACTION STEPS)
MPVR leaders have spent the day consulting with the best political and vaccine law experts, we have prayed and are ready with a plan, moving forward. We know you are all battle fatigued, as you have fought valiantly this week! We are exhausted!
For those who missed or are unclear about the whirlwind in the house yesterday, here is our synopsis.
Your voices were heard. YOUR ACTION put immense pressure on house leadership. YOU made it cool to support the free exercise of religion in vaccine decision-making. You are the majority and you have spoken! They were compelled to do something.
And so they did. Speaker Gunn came up with a last minute bill, HB1509. He rammed it through the Public Health Committee, then passed it on the house floor all in the course of a few hours. It’s important to note that he is planning a run for governor in 2023.
Gunn’s bill codifies a religious exemption to the Covid-19 vaccine for public and private employers. If this should pass, we will be one of a small handful of states that has written these protections into the law for Covid-19 vaccines, putting us in the top 10 states in the country for Covid-19 vaccine mandate protections.
THAT is a WIN for MPVR! Congratulate yourselves for all of your hard work!
It is paying off!
There is no denying that we are a bit frustrated.
We worked hard with Rep Eubanks and NVIC to craft a great bill that would ban passports and mandates for Mississippians in Eubanks HB1454. Then out of nowhere, Speaker Gunn swoops in and hijacks our hard work with his own bill at the eleventh hour. He added a religious exemption to the Covid-19 vaccine for public and private employees in order to negotiate the support of our bill author and champions at The Mississippi Freedom Caucus.
Other than the religious exemption, Speaker Gunn’s HB1509 is not a great bill. However, we simply cannot ignore the huge success of the religious exemption!
Here are some ways that Speaker Gunn’s bill falls short:
1.) It does not provide protection from mandates by private businesses, including private schools.
2.) It does not provide a penalty for businesses and entities that violate the act.
3.) Healthcare facilities are exempt from the entire act, including the religious exemption clause, at a time when it would violate “regulations or guidance” of CMMS or CDC. That is pretty much the status quo
Here are the good things the bill accomplishes:
1.) Prohibits mandates by government entities (those which receive tax dollars) for employment, services, and access to public spaces.
2.) The act applies to “municipalities and political subdivisions” which prohibits Covid-19 vaccine mandates for public school teachers.
3.) It mandates that a religious exemption to Covid-19 vaccines be respected by public and private entities for employment as well as services.
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We are not done working on getting better language into HB1509. We are crafting an amendment to improve on the bill in the senate and have chosen an amendment author.
While we don’t need to give house leadership credit for co-opting our hard work with a weaker bill, WE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE VICTORY FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VACCINE DECISION-MAKING, and that is 100% because of the work of the families of MPVR.
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WEEKEND ACTION STEPS
SENATE:
1.) Keep circulating the petition email to Lt Governor Hosemann and Chairman Bryan. We achieved the halfway mark in 24 hours but it has started slowing down. We need 10k by Monday! Click HERE to sign and share!
2.) Feel free to contact your own senator over the weekend at home or on their cell phone. Please be respectful of the time of day and do not disturb during potential church hours.
The message to your OWN senator this weekend:
“Please ask Lt Gov Hosemann to pass Sen Hill’s SB2107 for a religious exemption to childhood vaccines, like 44 other states, out of Public Health Committee”
HOUSE:
1.) Continue emailing Speaker Gunn and Chairman Mims urging them to bring up Eubanks’ Religious Exemption Bill, HB1457.
• Speaker Gunn: pg15@house.ms.gov
• Chairman Mims: smims@house.ms.gov
2.) Over the weekend we are activating Chairman Mims OWN CONSTITUENTS ONLY to contact him regarding HB1457.
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For downloadable Talking Points, click HERE.
1/27/22
ACTION ALERT!
How are yall holding up?! You have been killing it!!! We have more work to do so we MUST NOT RELENT! Let’s do this:
HOUSE ACTION
#1) Speaker Gunn has assigned both MPVR supported vaccine related bills to a single committee, which is Chairman Mims’ Public Health.
TODAY! Call and email Chairman Mims . Urge him to immediately pass the following TWO BILLS out of his committee to the House Floor for a vote!
601-359-3320
smims@house.ms.gov
a. HB 1454 Vaccine Passport and Mandate Ban (Eubanks)
b. HB 1457 Religious Exemption to Vaccines for School (Eubanks)
Tell him to please not delay passing these bills, that he should get them passed out and to the floor quickly.
#2) Call and email Speaker Gunn and tell him he should urge Chairman Mims to pass BOTH HB 1454 Passport Ban and HB 1457 for Religious Exemption out of committee without delay.
SENATE ACTION
#1) Continue to call Delbert Hosemann’s office at (601) 359-3200 and tell him to urge Chairman Bryan of Public Health to stop blocking Sen Hill’s SB 2107 for a Religious Exemption.
PETITION: Also, continue with the petition letter to Hosemann and Ch Bryan. The goal is 10k Mississippi signatures by Monday! Here is the link for signing and sharing: https://form.jotform.com/220246821387153
#2) Call Chairman Hob Bryan and tell him to stop blocking Senator Hill’s SB 2107 that would provide a religious exemption to childhood vaccines. He should bring it up and pass it out of committee right away.
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As always, please take the name of who you speak to and let us know if any assistants answering phones are rude or unprofessional. Some of them have been a problem in the past, while others have been great to work with.
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Sharing is EVERYTHING!
If you would like to and have the time, feel free to continue calling the Senate Health Committee members from yesterday’s call to action, below!
1/26/22
DOUBLE RINO ALERT, HOUSE & SENATE
#1) House RINO Alert | Speaker Philip Gunn
HOUSE RINO ALERT!!!
SPEAKER PHILIP GUNN
INTENTIONALLY STALLING assignment in order to kill Rep Eubanks’ Vaccine Passport Ban as he knows it has the support and votes to pass the committees and floor.
We MUST keep calling and emailing Speaker Gunn’s office today and until he assigns our bill! There are only 3 or 4 more days for committees to meet before deadline and the bill that would protect your jobs will be DEAD.
–> TELL GUNN TO ASSIGN AND PASS EUBANKS’ PASSPORT & MANDATE BAN BILL NOW!
–> TELL HIM WE DO NOT WANT YANCEY’S NIGHTMARE PRO IMMUNITY PASSPORT BILL, HB231
Speaker Gunn:
601.359.3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
MUST SEE VIDEO: Hear an audio clip of Speaker Gunn referring to those who want to decide what is injected into their bodies as “this 3rd group” that have “rights and liberties,” and how “that’s a problem.” That’s right. Your medical freedom is a problem for Philip Gunn.
GUNN’S INFAMOUS 3RD GROUP AUDIO
#2 – SENATE RINO ALERT | LT GOVERNOR HOSEMANN
petition: SIGN & SHARE WITH 10 FRIENDS !
TELL HOSEMANN TO STOP BLOCKING RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION SB2107
1/28/22
Many Must Sign Petition to Influence Lt. Gov. Hosemann
10k SIGNATURES NEEDED BY MONDAY TO COMPEL LT GOVERNOR HOSEMANN TO PASS RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION SB2107
We have reports that Lt Gov Hosemann has notified our senators that no vaccine exemption bill of any kind would pass as long as he is in office.
SIGN AND SHARE THE LETTER TO HOSEMANN WITH 10 FRIENDS BY CLICKING THE BUTTON ABOVE THIS ALERT BOX!
We must all call his office today and throughout the week, and continue sharing these action alerts with others.
TELL HOSEMANN
–> To tell Chairman Bryan to pass Senator Hill’s SB2107 in the next Health Committee meeting.
–> We have enough support in the committee to pass SB2107.
–> It is our constitutional right to prayerfully decide what medications we take ourselves and give our children.
Lt Governor Hosemann
(601) 359-3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
Also, please continue to contact the Senate Health Committee if you have not done so or were not able to get through. We can do this but we must not relent!
1.) Ask Chairman Hob Bryan to bring up and pass Sen Angela Hill’s SB2107 for a vaccine religious exemption for children, like 44 other states have.
Hob Bryan, Chairman
601.359.2220
hbryan@senate.ms.gov
2.) Ask each of the Senate Public Health Committee members to vote yes on Sen Angela Hill’s SB2107 for a vaccine religious exemption for children, like 44 other states have.
David Parker, Vice-Chairman
601.359.4088
dparker@senate.ms.gov
Josh Harkins
601.359.2395
jharkins@senate.ms.gov
Brice Wiggins
601.359.3237
bwiggins@senate.ms.gov
Rita Potts Parks
601.359.3232
rparks@senate.ms.gov
Dennis DeBar, Jr.
601.359.3221
ddebar@senate.ms.gov
Chad McMahan
601.359.2886
cmcmahan@senate.ms.gov
Chris Johnson
601.359.4088
chjohnson@senate.ms.gov
Juan Barnett
601.359.2224
jbarnett@senate.ms.gov
Kevin Blackwell
601.359.2220
kblackwell@senate.ms.gov
Jeff Tate
601.359.2395
jtate@senate.ms.gov
Chris Caughman
601.359.3232
ccaughman@senate.ms.gov
Hillman Terome Frazier
601.359.2886
hfrazier@senate.ms.gov
Joey Fillingane
601.264.3237
jfillingane@senate.ms.gov
Barbara Blackmon
601.359.3237
bblackmon@senate.ms.gov
W. Briggs Hopson III
601.359.3250
bhopson@senate.ms.gov
John Horhn
601.359.2395
jhorhn@senate.ms.gov
David Blount
601.359.2886
dblount@senate.ms.gov
1/24/22
ACTION ALERT
Senator Angela Hill’s SB 2107 : School Vaccinations; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on religious grounds was referred to the Public Health and Welfare Committee.
REMEMBER:
Our legislature has given our State Health Officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the power to add the COVID-19 vaccine, or any other vaccine, to our children’s required schedule with the stroke of a pen. A baby in MS already is required to have 21 doses of vaccines by just 6 months to attend daycare, BY LAW.
CALL TO ACTION:
1.) Ask Chairman Hob Bryan to bring up and pass Sen Angela Hill’s SB2107 for a vaccine religious exemption for children, like 44 other states have.
Hob Bryan, Chairman
601.359.2220
hbryan@senate.ms.gov
2.) Ask each of the Senate Public Health Committee members to vote yes on Sen Angela Hill’s SB2107 for a vaccine religious exemption for children, like 44 other states have.
David Parker, Vice-Chairman
601.359.4088
dparker@senate.ms.gov
Josh Harkins
601.359.2395
jharkins@senate.ms.gov
Brice Wiggins
601.359.3237
bwiggins@senate.ms.gov
Rita Potts Parks
601.359.3232
rparks@senate.ms.gov
Dennis DeBar, Jr.
601.359.3221
ddebar@senate.ms.gov
Chad McMahan
601.359.2886
cmcmahan@senate.ms.gov
Chris Johnson
601.359.4088
chjohnson@senate.ms.gov
Juan Barnett
601.359.2224
jbarnett@senate.ms.gov
Kevin Blackwell
601.359.2220
kblackwell@senate.ms.gov
Jeff Tate
601.359.2395
jtate@senate.ms.gov
Chris Caughman
601.359.3232
ccaughman@senate.ms.gov
Hillman Terome Frazier
601.359.2886
hfrazier@senate.ms.gov
Joey Fillingane
601.264.3237
jfillingane@senate.ms.gov
Barbara Blackmon
601.359.3237
bblackmon@senate.ms.gov
W. Briggs Hopson III
601.359.3250
bhopson@senate.ms.gov
John Horhn
601.359.2395
jhorhn@senate.ms.gov
David Blount
601.359.2886
dblount@senate.ms.gov
Continue Friday’s call to action to Speaker Philip Gunn
Many were not able to get through on Friday, due to heavy call volume. Please continue calling and sharing today!
Politely urge Speaker Gunn to IMMEDIATELY assign Representative Eubanks’ bill to ban vaccine passports and mandates:
• to a SINGLE committee where it has a chance to pass
AND
• without delay so it has time to be considered before the deadline, Feb. 1st.
Leave your name and phone number
Speaker Gunn:
601.359.3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
If you have lost your job or have otherwise been affected by vaccine mandates, please ask them to note that for him.
Please make note and let us know if any capitol staff is rude or tries to sway your stance. That is grounds for their termination. You can send us their name and details at mpvrpac@protonmail.com
PLEASE SHARE THIS URL WIDELY!
Urgent Call To Action | January 21, 2022
IMMEDIATELY CALL, THEN EMAIL, SPEAKER PHILIP GUNN TODAY
UPDATED 1/21/22 9:35 AM
CLARIFICATION:
A bill that has not yet been assigned DOES NOT HAVE A NUMBER.
Gunn has not given this bill a number nor has he assigned it to a committee. That is the purpose of this call to action. Gunn has been known to stall the assignment of medical freedom bills so there is no time to bring them up to be heard in committee before the deadline.
Once a bill is assigned a number, then everyone can read and decide if they support it. THIS IS A MASSIVE COVID VACCINE PASSPORT AND MANDATE BAN! The people of Mississippi are going to love it!
This bill is not to be confused with Eubanks’ other bill, HB759, that was posted on Telegram. This is a completely different and much stronger bill.
POLITELY URGE SPEAKER GUNN TO ASSIGN REPRESENTATIVE EUBANKS VACCINE PASSPORT BILL
• to a SINGLE committee where it has a chance to pass
AND
• without delay so it has time to be considered before the deadline, Feb. 1st.
Leave your name and phone number
Speaker Gunn:
601.359.3300
pg15@house.ms.gov
If you have lost your job or have otherwise been affected by vaccine mandates, please ask them to note that for him.
*Please make note and let us know if any capitol staff is rude or tries to sway your stance. That is grounds for their termination. You can send us their name and details at mpvrpac@protonmail.com
3/8/22
URGENT! TOMORROW 3/9 IS DIE DAY!
IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS,
HB1509 for a vaccine mandate ban and religious exemption is dead!
We cannot let up! We’re in the home stretch!
TELL LT GOV HOSEMANN, AGAIN:
“PASS the McDaniel Amendment to HB1509 to expand religious liberty for Mississippi!”
601.359-3200
ltgov@senate.ms.gov
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