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{{Short description|Referendum on the rights of AIDS patients}}
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'''Proposition 64''' was a proposition in the state of [[California]] on the November 4, 1986 ballot. It was an [[initiative]] statute that would have restored [[Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome]] (AIDS) to the list of [[communicable disease]]s. The measure was defeated by a margin of 71% to 29%.
'''Proposition 64''' was a proposition in the state of [[California]] on the November 4, 1986, ballot. It was an [[Popular initiative|initiative]] statute that would have restored [[Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome]] (AIDS) to the list of [[communicable disease]]s. The measure was defeated by a margin of 71% to 29%.


Activists associated with [[Lyndon LaRouche]] formed the "Prevent AIDS Now Initiative Committee" ('''PANIC''') to place what became "Proposition 64" on the California state ballot. The initiative was written by Khushro Ghandhi.<ref>"The State AIDS Test Measure Near OK for Ballot", Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 23, 1986. pg. 2</ref> who was also the president of PANIC. Brian Lantz was vice-president<ref>"Probe of LaRouche Initiative On AIDS Turns to East Bay;" Edward Iwata. San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext). San Francisco, Calif.: Jul 25, 1986. pg. 14</ref> and Ted Andromidas was treasurer<ref>"Backers of AIDS quarantine boost initiative drive," Bill Callahan. The Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Feb 6, 1986. pg. B.12.3.</ref>
Activists associated with [[Lyndon LaRouche]] formed the "Prevent AIDS Now Initiative Committee" ('''PANIC''') to place what became "Proposition 64" on the California state ballot. The initiative was written by Khushro Ghandhi,<ref>"The State AIDS Test Measure Near OK for Ballot", Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 23, 1986. pg. 2</ref> who was also the president of PANIC. Brian Lantz was vice-president<ref>"Probe of LaRouche Initiative On AIDS Turns to East Bay;" Edward Iwata. San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext). San Francisco, Calif.: Jul 25, 1986. pg. 14</ref> and Ted Andromidas was treasurer.<ref>"Backers of AIDS quarantine boost initiative drive," Bill Callahan. The Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Feb 6, 1986. pg. B.12.3.</ref>


==The initiative==
==The initiative==
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Proponents argued that the measures would merely return AIDS to the list of communicable diseases under the [[public health]] laws. The ballot argument in favor of the proposition were [[pathologist]] John Grauerholz, [[psychiatrist]] Nancy T. Mullan, and former [[Centers for Disease Control]] advisor Gus S. Sermos.<ref name="prop64text">{{Cite web |url=http://holmes.uchastings.edu/initiatives.pdf/373.pdf# |title=Proposition 64 Text, analysis, and arguments |access-date=2009-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716084151/http://holmes.uchastings.edu/initiatives.pdf/373.pdf# |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Congressman [[William E. Dannemeyer]] was also a proponent.

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Proponents argued that the measures would merely return AIDS to the list of communicable diseases under the [[public health]] laws. The ballot argument in favor of the proposition were [[pathologist]] John Grauerholz, [[psychiatrist]] Nancy T. Mullan, and former [[Centers for Disease Control]] advisor Gus S. Sermos.<ref name="prop64text">[http://holmes.uchastings.edu/initiatives.pdf/373.pdf Proposition 64 Text, analysis, and arguments]</ref> Congressman [[William E. Dannemeyer]] was also a proponent.


Opponents characterized it as an effort to force HIV-positive individuals out of their jobs and into [[quarantine]]. Said Helen Miramontes, R.N., president of the [[California Nurses Association]]:
Opponents characterized it as an effort to force HIV-positive individuals out of their jobs and into [[quarantine]]. Said Helen Miramontes, R.N., president of the [[California Nurses Association]]:
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The submitted supporting argument included claims that AIDS could be transmitted by insects, respiratory means and casual contact.<ref name="prop64text"/> These claims were challenged in a suit by California Secretary of State [[March Fong Eu]], based on the argument that they had no scientific support.<ref name="prop64text"/>
The submitted supporting argument included claims that AIDS could be transmitted by insects, respiratory means and casual contact.<ref name="prop64text"/> These claims were challenged in a suit by California Secretary of State [[March Fong Eu]], based on the argument that they had no scientific support.<ref name="prop64text"/>


The initiative was opposed by the Catholic Bishops of California.<ref name=urges>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/31/bishop-urges-church-action-on-aids-care/109f0a4d-ac6b-46c7-8ddb-e9012eabe979/ | title = Bishop Urges Church Action On AIDS Care | first = Marorie |last = Hyer | date = October 31, 1986 | access-date = May 25, 2020 | newspaper = The Washington Post }}</ref>
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In 1988, the text of Proposition 64 was re-introduced in California by the "Prevent AIDS Now In California" (also PANIC) committee and appeared on the June 1988 ballot as "'''Proposition 69'''." It was also defeated.

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In 1986, the text of Proposition 64 was re-introduced in California by the "Prevent AIDS Now In California" (also PANIC) committee and appeared on the November 1986 ballot as "'''Proposition 69'''." It was also defeated.


==Related controversies==
==Related controversies==
The gathering of signatures to qualify the initiative was handled in part by a paid contractor. The fee was paid with a contribution by the Caucus Distributors Inc, a key part of the LaRouche movement.<ref>"Strange Twists Mark Prop. 64 Campaign;" KEVIN RODERICK. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Oct 30, 1986. pg. 25</ref> The political consultant who was hired by the LaRouche organization to collect signatures for the PANIC initiative was convicted of fraud in October 1988. The consultant, Stanley I. Dale, used out-of-state signature-collectors and claimed they were California residents.<ref>[http://www.aegis.com/default.asp?req=http://www.aegis.com/news/ads/1988/AD880944.html "Jail for Promoter of 1986 AIDS Initiative"] United Press International (10/31/88)</ref>
The gathering of signatures to qualify the initiative was handled in part by a paid contractor. The fee was paid with a contribution by the Caucus Distributors Inc, a key part of the [[LaRouche movement]].<ref>"Strange Twists Mark Prop. 64 Campaign;" KEVIN RODERICK. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Oct 30, 1986. pg. 25</ref> The political consultant who was hired by the LaRouche organization to collect signatures for the PANIC initiative was convicted of fraud in October 1988. The consultant, Stanley I. Dale, used out-of-state signature-collectors and claimed they were California residents.<ref>[http://www.aegis.com/default.asp?req=http://www.aegis.com/news/ads/1988/AD880944.html "Jail for Promoter of 1986 AIDS Initiative"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205191133/http://www.aegis.com/default.asp?req=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aegis.com%2Fnews%2Fads%2F1988%2FAD880944.html# |date=2012-02-05 }} United Press International (10/31/88)</ref>
[[March Fong Eu]], [[Secretary of State of California]], notified the committee that her office had received numerous complaints of harassment by signature gatherers, including "outrageous verbal abuse for mere failure to sign petitions". She warned them that further complaints would result in legal action.<ref>"AIDS-Control Backers Get Warning From Eu;" San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco, Calif.: May 20, 1986. pg. 11</ref>
[[March Fong Eu]], [[Secretary of State of California]], notified the committee that her office had received numerous complaints of harassment by signature gatherers, including "outrageous verbal abuse for mere failure to sign petitions". She warned them that further complaints would result in legal action.<ref>"AIDS-Control Backers Get Warning From Eu;" San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco, Calif.: May 20, 1986. pg. 11</ref>


LaRouche activists accused official agencies such as the [[Centers for Disease Control]] of "criminal malfeasance" for refusing to back measures such as mandatory testing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etext.org/Politics/LaRouche/larouche.program.15 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2005-01-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209141015/http://www.etext.org:80/Politics/LaRouche/larouche.program.15 |archivedate=2005-02-09 |df= }}</ref>
LaRouche activists accused official agencies such as the [[Centers for Disease Control]] of "criminal malfeasance" for refusing to back measures such as mandatory testing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etext.org/Politics/LaRouche/larouche.program.15 |title=LaRouche's Program for a War on AIDS |access-date=2005-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209141015/http://www.etext.org/Politics/LaRouche/larouche.program.15 |archive-date=2005-02-09 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of California ballot propositions 1980-1989]]
* [[List of California ballot propositions 1980-1989]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


== External links ==
== Further reading ==
*[[Los Angeles Times]] coverage:
* [[Los Angeles Times]] coverage:
**[http://www.aegis.com/news/lt/1986/LT860801.html Medical Experts Assail Initiative on AIDS: Officials Dismiss Claims Made by Supporters of Larouche-backed Prop. 64] August 3, 1986
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20041127025345/http://www.aegis.com/news/lt/1986/LT860801.html Medical Experts Assail Initiative on AIDS: Officials Dismiss Claims Made by Supporters of Larouche-backed Prop. 64] August 3, 1986
**[http://www.aegis.com/news/lt/1986/LT861002.html Questions on Prop. 64: Clearing the Confusion] October 29, 1986
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20041130121658/http://www.aegis.com/news/Lt/1986/LT861002.html Questions on Prop. 64: Clearing the Confusion] October 29, 1986
**[http://www.aegis.com/news/lt/1987/LT870702.html EDITORIAL: New Risk on AIDS] July 15, 1987
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20041130121710/http://www.aegis.com/news/Lt/1987/LT870702.html EDITORIAL: New Risk on AIDS] July 15, 1987
*LaRouche media coverage:
*LaRouche media coverage:
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20050209141015/http://www.etext.org:80/Politics/LaRouche/larouche.program.15 "The LaRouche-Bevel Program to Save the Nation" Chapter 13:LaRouche's Program for a War on AIDS]
** ''The LaRouche-Bevel Program to Save the Nation'' Chapter 13: "LaRouche's Program for a War on AIDS"
**[http://www.aboutsudan.com/issues/biological_holocaust/aids/aids_can_be_stopped.htm HIV-AIDS Can Be Stopped!] ''Executive Intelligence Review'' August 11, 2000 (Does not mention Prop 64, but argues for the same approach.)
** "HIV-AIDS Can Be Stopped!" ''Executive Intelligence Review'' August 11, 2000 (Does not mention Prop 64, but argues for the same approach.)
*Other:
* Other:
**[http://www.newint.org/issue169/unclean.htm Unclean, unclean - the plague mentality] ''New Internationalist'' March 1987
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20041214033532/http://www.newint.org/issue169/unclean.htm Unclean, unclean - the plague mentality] ''New Internationalist'' March 1987
**[http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/prop22/runkleb.html Prop 22 Causes Ballot Box Deja Vu]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20041213030825/http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/prop22/runkleb.html Prop 22 Causes Ballot Box Deja Vu]
**[http://www.uiowa.edu/~c016136/Timelines/HIVline.PDF The History of HIV and AIDS:Timeline] PDF
** [http://www.uiowa.edu/~c016136/Timelines/HIVline.PDF The History of HIV and AIDS:Timeline]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} PDF
**[http://www.lyndonlarouchewatch.org/aids.htm America's Hitler? Behind the California AIDS Initiative] November 3, 1986 (Dennis King compares LaRouche's writings on AIDS with Hitler's on syphilis)
** [http://www.lyndonlarouchewatch.org/aids.htm America's Hitler? Behind the California AIDS Initiative] November 3, 1986 (Dennis King compares LaRouche's writings on AIDS with Hitler's on syphilis)


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Proposition 64 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 4, 1986, ballot. It was an initiative statute that would have restored Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to the list of communicable diseases. The measure was defeated by a margin of 71% to 29%.

Activists associated with Lyndon LaRouche formed the "Prevent AIDS Now Initiative Committee" (PANIC) to place what became "Proposition 64" on the California state ballot. The initiative was written by Khushro Ghandhi,[1] who was also the president of PANIC. Brian Lantz was vice-president[2] and Ted Andromidas was treasurer.[3]

The initiative

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Proponents argued that the measures would merely return AIDS to the list of communicable diseases under the public health laws. The ballot argument in favor of the proposition were pathologist John Grauerholz, psychiatrist Nancy T. Mullan, and former Centers for Disease Control advisor Gus S. Sermos.[4] Congressman William E. Dannemeyer was also a proponent.

Opponents characterized it as an effort to force HIV-positive individuals out of their jobs and into quarantine. Said Helen Miramontes, R.N., president of the California Nurses Association:

Health professionals believe that Proposition 64 would seriously hurt their ability to treat and find a cure for AIDS. Current medical efforts based on years of research will be undermined by the fear generated by this irrational proposition.

The ballot argument against the measure was signed by Gladden V. Elliott, president of the California Medical Association, Congressman Ed Zschau, and Senator Alan Cranston. The submitted supporting argument included claims that AIDS could be transmitted by insects, respiratory means and casual contact.[4] These claims were challenged in a suit by California Secretary of State March Fong Eu, based on the argument that they had no scientific support.[4]

The initiative was opposed by the Catholic Bishops of California.[5]

In 1986, the text of Proposition 64 was re-introduced in California by the "Prevent AIDS Now In California" (also PANIC) committee and appeared on the November 1986 ballot as "Proposition 69." It was also defeated.

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The gathering of signatures to qualify the initiative was handled in part by a paid contractor. The fee was paid with a contribution by the Caucus Distributors Inc, a key part of the LaRouche movement.[6] The political consultant who was hired by the LaRouche organization to collect signatures for the PANIC initiative was convicted of fraud in October 1988. The consultant, Stanley I. Dale, used out-of-state signature-collectors and claimed they were California residents.[7] March Fong Eu, Secretary of State of California, notified the committee that her office had received numerous complaints of harassment by signature gatherers, including "outrageous verbal abuse for mere failure to sign petitions". She warned them that further complaints would result in legal action.[8]

LaRouche activists accused official agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control of "criminal malfeasance" for refusing to back measures such as mandatory testing.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The State AIDS Test Measure Near OK for Ballot", Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 23, 1986. pg. 2
  2. ^ "Probe of LaRouche Initiative On AIDS Turns to East Bay;" Edward Iwata. San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext). San Francisco, Calif.: Jul 25, 1986. pg. 14
  3. ^ "Backers of AIDS quarantine boost initiative drive," Bill Callahan. The Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Feb 6, 1986. pg. B.12.3.
  4. ^ a b c "Proposition 64 Text, analysis, and arguments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  5. ^ Hyer, Marorie (October 31, 1986). "Bishop Urges Church Action On AIDS Care". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Strange Twists Mark Prop. 64 Campaign;" KEVIN RODERICK. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Oct 30, 1986. pg. 25
  7. ^ "Jail for Promoter of 1986 AIDS Initiative" Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine United Press International (10/31/88)
  8. ^ "AIDS-Control Backers Get Warning From Eu;" San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco, Calif.: May 20, 1986. pg. 11
  9. ^ "LaRouche's Program for a War on AIDS". Archived from the original on 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2005-01-18.

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