(NaturalNews) Knowing that they would likely be unable to pass their new Orwellian mandates for childhood vaccinations the procedural way, California legislators who support forced jabs without informed consent or exemption options resorted to overt rigging and fraud in order to get Senate Bill 277 rushed through the Senate Education Committee.

Though not officially law, the bill's passage through this particular committee represents the first hurdle towards that end, and one that couldn't have been jumped were it not for the illicit jockeying around of key committee members prior to the vote. According to the California Coalition for Health Choice (CCHC), this is precisely how SB 277 even made it out of the committee in the first place -- through fraud and deception.

On April 15, when there should have been a vote on SB 277 after several hours of deliberation and testimony from mostly opponents of the attack on medical freedom, the bill was tabled and a vote on it postponed. It was initially thought that this was a victory, albeit a small one, for health freedom, but this delay actually turned out to be a crafty sleight of hand trick to prevent the bill from being killed.

Just one week later on April 22, the bill was presented once again, but this time as a "vote only item," meaning it was presented without any testimony. And two key committee members were replaced in the interim between the first presentation of SB 277 and the second, allowing for its quick passage, alleges CCHC.

"That bill should have died in committee last Wednesday," stated Sylvia Pimentel, State Director of the Canary Party and member of the California Coalition for Health Choice (CCHC), in the days following SB 277's postponement but prior to the second meeting and vote.

"Instead of taking a vote and letting it die, the bill gets postponed for a week so the author can work on amendments. It's currently scheduled as a 'vote only item' Wednesday. That means no one in opposition will get to testify on whatever amendments the author proposes. How is that good government?"

Committee President Kevin de Leon stacked vote to ensure SB 277 made it through to next committee

As it turns out, the Senate Education Committee President Pro Tempore, Kevin de Leon, suddenly decided to fill a position on the committee that had been vacant for several months with Senator Bill Monning, who had previously voted in favor of SB 277 in the Health committee. The Vice Chair of the committee, Sen. Bob Huff, who was outspokenly opposed to SB 277, was also replaced with Sen. Sharon Runner.

While Sen. Runner ultimately voted against SB 277, Sen. Monning voted in favor of it. And neither of these two senators was around for the earlier meeting in which opposition to the bill was openly expressed -- Sen. Monning just voted in favor of it, sight unseen.

"This is yet another example of the lack of transparency and accountability in government. It should not be allowed," added Pimentel.

Here's a list of the California senators who voted YES to strip Californians of their freedom to opt out of "mandatory" vaccinations for personal or philosophical reasons. Their contact information is listed below their names:

Richard Pan (D-Sacramento)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 4070

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4006

Fax: (916) 651-4906

District Office

2251 Florin Road, Suite 156

Sacramento, CA 95822

Phone: (916) 262-2904

Fax: (916) 914-2179

Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 5097

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4025

Fax: (916) 651-4925

Glendale District Office

1000 North Central Avenue, Suite 240

Glendale, CA 91202

Phone: (818) 409-0400

Fax: (818) 409-1256

Bill Monning (D-Carmel)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 313

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4017

Fax: (916) 651-4917

Monterey District Office

99 Pacific Street, Suite 575-F

Monterey, CA 93940

Phone: (831) 657-6315

Fax: (831) 657-6320

Andy Vidak (R-Hanford)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 3082

Sacramento, CA 95814-4900

Phone: (916) 651-4014

Fax: (916) 651-4914

Hanford Office

113 Court Street, Suite 205

Hanford, CA 93230

Phone: (559) 585-7161

Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 5061

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4032

Fax: (916) 651-4932

District Office

400 N. Montebello Blvd., Suite 100

Montebello, CA 90640

Phone: (323) 890-2790

Fax: (323) 890-2795

Marty Block (D-San Diego)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 4072

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4039

Fax: (916) 651-4939

San Diego District Office

701 B Street, Suite 1840

San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: (619) 645-3133

Fax: (619) 645-3144

Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley)

Capitol Office

State Capitol, Room 2082

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4009

Fax: (916) 651-4909

District Office

1515 Clay Street, Suite 2202

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: (510) 286-1333

Fax: (510) 286-3885

Sources:

http://www.sacbee.com

http://www.yourfamilyyourchoice.org

http://www.sacbee.com

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