I have to say something here about the opponents of AB 2072. They are one really confused group of people. Seriously.
Most of you will remember my initial v/blog on AB 2072 where I stated for the record on how I saw the original bill as an opportunity to market ASL. It was the truth because it allowed organizations like CAD, DCARA, GLAD, NORCAL and such entities to compete and provide information on 'ALL COMMUNICATION OPTIONS' to the parents.
That particular privilege was erased away because the opponents were worried-sick about the potential for a mismatch, between themselves and entities like AG Bell. Lacking the confidence, they decided to complain away, effectively erasing the privilege away from everybody, including themselves. That was a dumb strategic move on their part but then I've seen these same group of people make so many strategic mistakes through the years so it no longer surprised me. It was just who they were... illogical people.
Some time passed before they realized their strategic mistake. They desperately tried to conceal the stupidity by claiming victory in removing the much feared competition, entities such as AG Bell, away from the game. What they did not tell you was they also paralyzed their own favorite organizations like CAD, DCARA, GLAD, NORCAL and such. Upon realizing they've dug up their own grave they battled away with some more bad strategic moves.
Remember the peacock effect they desperately used, in which they coordinated this $2 yellow t-shirts campaign thinking it'd make them appear bigger than they really were. They came in great numbers and they all were told what to say, as if they lacked individual intelligence (in short, incapable of thinking and speaking for themselves).
Needless to say it did not help them. It made them the party of the pathetic. And yet, this peacock came out that night and the next day claiming some kind of victory. Remember David Eberwein's vlogs that night? He claimed that the entire original bill was thrown out in favor of the new bill they wrote in the back room before the start of the day. According to them, it all happened rather quickly, as if they've found a magic wand and lucked out with a surprise victory!
Don't know about you but I remember this event as if it happened yesterday. I was surprised to see how far these corrupted leaders would go to maintain their base. They knew they could not afford one more defeat so they rallied their hands in the air, in an effort to excite their base. Well, it worked but not for very long.
It was an amazing acting job on their part. Perhaps it's because they're from the Hollywood State where they grew up being glued to their television sets and became trained to believe everything they see in a show. It came across as rather odd for some of us who were outside of California because we knew how things worked in the legislative branches. What they tried to echo was clearly a big fake.
Instead of allowing them to continue dumbing down deaf people I arranged to have this interpreter friend of mine prepare a very accurate transcript of the panel hearing. And it was posted as soon as it was done. Much silence took place afterwards. Ella and many others were caught off-guarded by this effort and refused to acknowledge the transcript. It was done simply because they knew it would deflate the hot 'victory' air they were spewing out. Some time passed before people began to acknowledge the accuracy of the transcript. Much silence followed after that.
Several new blogs on AB 2072 are beginning to resurface on both sides. I'm glad they are coming back because for a while I thought people were trying to sweep this one under the rug. The picture is becoming clearer now. The original bill was not thrown out in favor of a new one, like the opponent side claimed.
The language of 'visual language' is still the preferred choice. The opponent side desperately tried to change it to ASL but that did not fly either. The opponent side begged to have the Department of Education oversee the matter rather than the Health Department and the wish was granted. And now the opponent side are complaining about it, raising new concerns on the subject.
That's right. They fought to have the Department of Education oversee the matter and now they (Yes, they are all the same people) are trying to fight it. Read about it here at
Stop AB2072 Now! I won't be surprised if they decide to delete this blog because they just contradicted themselves in a BIG way. They're now asking their base to oppose Department of Education's involvement.
This is too peculiar for my taste. Not very long ago they claimed victory and led their base of people to believe that they got what they wanted. It boiled down to one simple word. Shameful. Remember the video footage of David Reynolds and Karl White of EHDI? That was shameful too.
The frightening part is these same people are working hard to infiltrate National Association of the Deaf. I have to wonder what stupidity we're going to witness next. Heck, as much as I respect and appreciate Bobbie Scoggin as a person I need to say that she did not have any real answers to my questions on 'Audism Definition', which was adopted by N.A.D.. I could sense that she was only doing her job, diligently and yet these corrupted scholars and leaders really believe that they are going to get away the crime of dumbing down deaf people.
It's even more shameful when I take a peek across the valley of this nation and see very little or no reaction coming from the deaf community. It could be that they no longer care. If that's the case then I can't blame them for giving up on this
Closed Society.
