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Legal and Activism / Re: SB3196 - Testimony Numbers Manipulation
« on: February 26, 2024, 02:29:39 PM »
Mahalo for bringing this to hifico’s attention. We have sent a letter to Senate President Kouchi as well as the members of the JDC exposing the duplicate and triplicate emails as well as asking why emails were allowed to be submitted in the first place.
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Felt this needed its own post. Delete if redundant.
Decided to do some major grunt work related to these testimonies. While scanning through the pdf files of testimonies submitted, I discovered the following:
- 193 copy-paste email testimonies sent directly to Rhoads from Everytown for Retardation, beginning with the phrase "I'm urging you to protect Hawai'i residents like me..."
- 474 copy-paste email testimonies sent directly to Rhoads from Everytown for Retardation, beginning with the phrase "Please protect Hawai'i residents like me from gun violence..."
- 71 individuals submitted at least two testimonies using both phrases.
- Of the 71 multiple submissions, 42 are triple submissions, meaning their names are listed 3 times in the pdf files.
- All 667 emails were sent directly to Rhoads via everytownʻs email. I wasnʻt able to check if they submitted official testimony through the legislature site as well.
I believe it might be a good talking point to bring up with those senators on the JDC committee will influence the vote on Tuesday, as this can be interpreted as interference and manipulation of the numbers to justify passing this in light of strong opposition; especially considering Rhoadsʻ clear anti-constitutional biases, his affiliations with Everytown. and the fact that he is the individual who included these emails as official testimony on the record.
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[quote by author=Q link=topic=52781.msg475629#msg475629 date=1708864127]
Felt this needed its own post. Delete if redundant.
Decided to do some major grunt work related to these testimonies. While scanning through the pdf files of testimonies submitted, I discovered the following:
- 193 copy-paste email testimonies sent directly to Rhoads from Everytown for Retardation, beginning with the phrase "I'm urging you to protect Hawai'i residents like me..."
- 474 copy-paste email testimonies sent directly to Rhoads from Everytown for Retardation, beginning with the phrase "Please protect Hawai'i residents like me from gun violence..."
- 71 individuals submitted at least two testimonies using both phrases.
- Of the 71 multiple submissions, 42 are triple submissions, meaning their names are listed 3 times in the pdf files.
- All 667 emails were sent directly to Rhoads via everytownʻs email. I wasnʻt able to check if they submitted official testimony through the legislature site as well.
I believe it might be a good talking point to bring up with those senators on the JDC committee will influence the vote on Tuesday, as this can be interpreted as interference and manipulation of the numbers to justify passing this in light of strong opposition; especially considering Rhoadsʻ clear anti-constitutional biases, his affiliations with Everytown. and the fact that he is the individual who included these emails as official testimony on the record.
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