(Disclaimer: I am an online organizer with It’s OUR Healthcare!)

This Wednesday, the Legislature will be holding its first hearing on Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to require everyone to buy insurance, whether or not they can afford it and regardless of whether it actually protects them.

Healthcare advocates have engaged Governor Schwarzenegger ever since he declared this year to be “the year of healthcare reform.”

After months of talking to the Governor about the need for meaningful healthcare reform this year and the need for healthcare to be affordable, the Governor has stuck with a plan that’s just won’t work for regular people, who could be stuck with thousands of dollars in deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.

The Governor needs more convincing and tomorrow It’s OUR Healthcare! will be in the Sacramento to lobby the Governor. We are asking Californians to text message the Governor on healthcare. We will park a giant jumbotron-type screen on the grounds of the State Capitol and display the messages sent in by thousands of Californians. Lobbying your Governor has never been so easy!

All you have to do is type the keyword IOH into the content section on your cell phone to the special code, 30644. That code functions like a phone number. Once your message is received, you will receive a confirmation. Tomorrow, you will receive a reminder message with instructions on how to send your message to the Governor.

You can also sign-up quick and easy via the web!

Can’t make it to Sacramento to see your message displayed? No problem. The live feed is back! We will broadcast the text message display across the internet!