I OPPOSE THIS BILL! Elected leaders in the legislature are already too beholden to monied interests which drown out the voices of the middle and working class.

I am a CDP delegate, regular member of the LACDP Central Committee. I strongly oppose AB 84. I volunteer for this party and my voice should be heard, not taken away by elected Democrats and corporations.

These “progressive” legislators couldn’t move single-payer out of committee but want to set up a Cali-style DCCC? Despicable. - Joey Aszterbaum, CDP Execitive Board Representative, District 42

This bill will undo the hard work of creating a truly democratic political system here in CA. Flooding the system with more money would be a tragic mistake.

Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, who introduced Assembly Bill 84 says it will give the party leadership more power in "getting good people elected and keeping them elected." We've seen how the California Democratic party apparatchiks determine who is "good people" and who is not. In that case, we don't need another stultifying power grab by establishment party bosses, and we don't need more corporatist centrist losers polluting our California legislature. This bill must be stopped.

This will take even more voting power from the people. STOP SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY FROM INTERFERING W OUR LAWS, AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. When legislators take money, they don’t “represent the people”. Little by little, our constitutional rights are sliding away from us. This would result in a system that would be against the American Constitution, and all that we pride ourselves on as a country. Creating an overpowering “back room” lawmaking environment. Controlling who gets to run in elections, and unfair competitions amongst candidates as well. Too much power and control would be in the hands of special interests and corporations; and also too much would go to the leaders of the California legislature.

Hi, my name is Kazreen, and I’m homeschooled by my mother, but that could come to an end if AB84 gets past! Homeschooling means the world to me, i get to do so many things such as visiting other countries, learn at my own pace, and chose how I want to learn!

If the proposed funding cuts and restrictions move forward, students who depend on nontraditional learning environments like charter schools will lose vital opportunities. These are often students with special needs or unique learning styles who haven’t thrived in traditional public schools. Charter schools provide them with the flexibility, creativity and personalized support they need to succeed. But under AB84, increased regulations and financial penalties would strip these schools of the very tools that make them effective. Resources would be stretched thin not for the benefit of students but to cover new layers of administrative burden. Instead of investing in classrooms, teachers and individualized support, funds could be diverted to red tape. Families choose charter schools because they offer something different, something that works when other systems haven’t. If AB84 passes, we risk taking those choices away and leaving the most vulnerable students behind. Our education system should be expanding options not narrowing them.