#sb458

...I forgot to tell the world of tumblr that

SB 458 DIED in Georgia legislative session this past Thursday!! 

It DIED!! WE KILLED IT! 

It was indeed a great victory. Although now I just feel like we are back where we started (still have Policy 4.1.6 in place), it is a victory nonetheless. 

We have been battling SB 458/ HB59 for the past 3 months or so. It was wearing me down. I have cried multiple times through it, went to the capitol too many times, wore my Scarlet U proudly, and got very very angry majority of the time. But after hours of phone banking, visits to the ugly white capitol and dealing with scary tea party members, we have defeated it!

For now, post secondary education is still possible for many youth in Georgia. Even though we still have to pay out of state tuition and still are banned from the top five public university, the important thing is, we can still work towards taking few classes at our local community or state colleges. 

Although at times, I felt hopeless and powerless, I know that with the continued pressure on the policy makers, the PEOPLE's power screamed victory. and we stumped on the crazy tea party members and D.A. King. 

Thank you everyone who made the effort to call, email and fax the legislators!! 

I think I can now change my fb profile picture ^^