Again cannot find a better way to say it than the HSLDA:
"Sen. Kimberly Lightford told us this afternoon that she is dropping
her resolution on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child!
There will be no hearing on SR 92 tomorrow (Wednesday) and the senator
says she will cease all efforts on it.
God is good!
Calls are no longer needed, unless you or your group want to send a
"thank you" to Sen. Lightford for hearing us and withdrawing SR 92. I
expect she did not fully understand the CRC at the time she introduced
her resolution. But your many, many phone calls, the written
information I sent her, and the input of many others broadened her
understanding and convinced her that the CRC is not a good idea.
I know many of you had already cancelled other things on your schedule
so you could come to the hearing that was to have been tomorrow. Your
willingness to change plans on short notice (we did not know of the
hearing until yesterday!) made a big difference. I think a number of
senators did not want homeschoolers filling up the state Capitol
again!
Far more people in Illinois now know about the harmful impact the CRC
would have on our lives. To this extent, the filing and subsequent
withdrawal of SR 92 served an extremely useful purpose. But the
Convention on the Rights of the Child continues to be a threat at the
federal level. Please continue telling others about the CRC!
Thank you for standing with us for freedom!"
And a shout out to the Home School Legal Defense Association! Thanks HSLDA!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
ILLINOIS -- CALL TO ACTION!!!!
Can't find a way to say it better than the HSLDA:
"On Wednesday, April 6, the Executive Committee of the Illinois Senate
will hold a hearing on SR 92, a resolution urging all Illinois
government agencies immediately to "comply with the Convention on the
Rights of the Child," and urging the U.S. Senate to ratify it.
We need your help immediately to defeat this resolution!
The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) gives children
rights which the government can enforce against their
parents--including a right to "leisure" and "play," a right to keep
their parents out of their "private" lives, a right to access
virtually any internet websites they want, a right to choose their own
religion, a right to never be spanked, a right to hang out with whom
they want virtually free from parental interference, and a right to an
education in "tolerance" and "equality of the sexes" in "respect for
the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations."
The CRC gives the government the supreme power to decide in every
single case, for every single family, what is best for every child. If
the U.S. Senate ratifies it, no American parent would ever again have
the final word on what is best for their child. Every family would be
treated like a family going through divorce, where nothing is truly
final regarding the children unless the judge agrees.
As put with exceptional clarity by Geraldine Van Buren, one of the
world's authorities, under the CRC "there is no longer a traditional
area of exclusive parental or family decision making."
ACTION REQUESTED
1. Please call. If your own senator is on the committee, call your
own senator. If your own senator is not on the committee, call the
chairman and vice chairman of the committee (see list below). Use our
legislative toolbox to find out who your senator is:
http://www.hslda.org/toolbox
2. Your message can be as simple as "Please vote NO on SR 92. The CRC
turns the time-honored parent-child relationship on its head and makes
the government the final authority in every parental decision. The
CRC would take away rights ordinary parents have held for centuries
and have immeasurable consequences for our society," (and if you are a
constituent of the senator) "and I live in your district."
3. Come to the hearing Wednesday to demonstrate your opposition to
the CRC. It will be held at 3:15 p.m. in Room 212 of the Capitol
building in Springfield, Illinois.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Sen. Don Harmon, Chairman
(217) 782-8176
Sen. Ira Silverstein, Vice Chair
(217) 782-5500
Sen. Maggie Crotty
(217) 782-9595
Sen. Kimberly Lightford, bill sponsor
(217) 782-8505
Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg
(217) 782-2119
Sen. Dale Righter
(217) 782-6674
Sen. John Jones
(217) 782-0471
Sen. Matt Murphy
(217) 782-4471
Sen. James Clayborne, Jr.
(217) 782-5399
Sen. John Cullerton
(217) 782-2728
Sen. Antonion Munoz
(217) 782-9415
Sen. Donne Trotter
(217) 782-3201
Sen. Bill Brady
(217) 782-6216
Sen. David Luechtefeld
(217) 782-8137
Sen. Christine Radogno
(217) 782-9407
BACKGROUND
Why worry about a "mere resolution?" You may be wondering why we
should oppose a state's effort to push ratification of a treaty when
only the U.S. Senate actually has the power to ratify. There are four
reasons.
1. If a state resolution passes, proponents of the treaty will use it
to pressure the state's U.S. senators to vote to ratify the treaty.
2. Because of the resolution, the CRC is no longer a "back burner"
issue. It is getting the attention of the legislature, the public and
the media. This gives us an exceptional but brief opportunity to
educate others. It is easiest to educate people when they are
listening--and now they are listening on this issue!
3. If the resolution passes, the public and the legislature will view
the CRC more favorably. If public opinion moves in the direction of
the CRC, it makes it easier for the CRC to eventually be ratified by
the U.S. Senate.
4. The Illinois resolution urges all state agencies NOW to "comply"
with the CRC. While a resolution is not a "bill" and is not "law" if
it passes, it is a significant statement of public policy. If it
passes, hundreds of state agencies will have the encouragement and
opportunity to take bits and pieces of the CRC and insert them into
their own programs and policies.
For example, the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" in Illinois are
quite vague. If the resolution passes, we can expect to see social
services agencies move in the direction of asserting that any parent
who deprives a child of CRC entitlements is liable for abuse or
neglect.
Please accept the challenge of reading an excellent, well-footnoted
document called, "Twenty Things You Should Know about the CRC"
available at this website: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10688 .
HSLDA and Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) are united in
opposing SR 92.
Thank you for standing with us for freedom!"
"On Wednesday, April 6, the Executive Committee of the Illinois Senate
will hold a hearing on SR 92, a resolution urging all Illinois
government agencies immediately to "comply with the Convention on the
Rights of the Child," and urging the U.S. Senate to ratify it.
We need your help immediately to defeat this resolution!
The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) gives children
rights which the government can enforce against their
parents--including a right to "leisure" and "play," a right to keep
their parents out of their "private" lives, a right to access
virtually any internet websites they want, a right to choose their own
religion, a right to never be spanked, a right to hang out with whom
they want virtually free from parental interference, and a right to an
education in "tolerance" and "equality of the sexes" in "respect for
the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations."
The CRC gives the government the supreme power to decide in every
single case, for every single family, what is best for every child. If
the U.S. Senate ratifies it, no American parent would ever again have
the final word on what is best for their child. Every family would be
treated like a family going through divorce, where nothing is truly
final regarding the children unless the judge agrees.
As put with exceptional clarity by Geraldine Van Buren, one of the
world's authorities, under the CRC "there is no longer a traditional
area of exclusive parental or family decision making."
ACTION REQUESTED
1. Please call. If your own senator is on the committee, call your
own senator. If your own senator is not on the committee, call the
chairman and vice chairman of the committee (see list below). Use our
legislative toolbox to find out who your senator is:
http://www.hslda.org/toolbox
2. Your message can be as simple as "Please vote NO on SR 92. The CRC
turns the time-honored parent-child relationship on its head and makes
the government the final authority in every parental decision. The
CRC would take away rights ordinary parents have held for centuries
and have immeasurable consequences for our society," (and if you are a
constituent of the senator) "and I live in your district."
3. Come to the hearing Wednesday to demonstrate your opposition to
the CRC. It will be held at 3:15 p.m. in Room 212 of the Capitol
building in Springfield, Illinois.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Sen. Don Harmon, Chairman
(217) 782-8176
Sen. Ira Silverstein, Vice Chair
(217) 782-5500
Sen. Maggie Crotty
(217) 782-9595
Sen. Kimberly Lightford, bill sponsor
(217) 782-8505
Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg
(217) 782-2119
Sen. Dale Righter
(217) 782-6674
Sen. John Jones
(217) 782-0471
Sen. Matt Murphy
(217) 782-4471
Sen. James Clayborne, Jr.
(217) 782-5399
Sen. John Cullerton
(217) 782-2728
Sen. Antonion Munoz
(217) 782-9415
Sen. Donne Trotter
(217) 782-3201
Sen. Bill Brady
(217) 782-6216
Sen. David Luechtefeld
(217) 782-8137
Sen. Christine Radogno
(217) 782-9407
BACKGROUND
Why worry about a "mere resolution?" You may be wondering why we
should oppose a state's effort to push ratification of a treaty when
only the U.S. Senate actually has the power to ratify. There are four
reasons.
1. If a state resolution passes, proponents of the treaty will use it
to pressure the state's U.S. senators to vote to ratify the treaty.
2. Because of the resolution, the CRC is no longer a "back burner"
issue. It is getting the attention of the legislature, the public and
the media. This gives us an exceptional but brief opportunity to
educate others. It is easiest to educate people when they are
listening--and now they are listening on this issue!
3. If the resolution passes, the public and the legislature will view
the CRC more favorably. If public opinion moves in the direction of
the CRC, it makes it easier for the CRC to eventually be ratified by
the U.S. Senate.
4. The Illinois resolution urges all state agencies NOW to "comply"
with the CRC. While a resolution is not a "bill" and is not "law" if
it passes, it is a significant statement of public policy. If it
passes, hundreds of state agencies will have the encouragement and
opportunity to take bits and pieces of the CRC and insert them into
their own programs and policies.
For example, the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" in Illinois are
quite vague. If the resolution passes, we can expect to see social
services agencies move in the direction of asserting that any parent
who deprives a child of CRC entitlements is liable for abuse or
neglect.
Please accept the challenge of reading an excellent, well-footnoted
document called, "Twenty Things You Should Know about the CRC"
available at this website: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10688 .
HSLDA and Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) are united in
opposing SR 92.
Thank you for standing with us for freedom!"
Saturday, April 2, 2011
No-Fault Divorce is a Disaster
No-fault divorce was supposed to make divorce simpler and less costly. It accomplished exactly the opposite.
Sometimes, couples mutually agree to divorce for various reasons. These couples rarely have contentious or difficult divorces that end up in court and are resolved between the couple.
However, sometimes one person is forced to file for divorce due to another persons behavior. For example, maybe your wife is advertising herself as a single woman on internet dating services while still married and living with you, spending money on vacations to Canada with men, forcing you into bankruptcy with out-of-control spending, among many other things. Or you husband is cheating on you, never comes home at night, and is selling drugs from the marital home, is abusive, among other things. You must file for divorce for survival purposes.
Sometimes a person files for divorce because their intentions were never right to begin with. Perhaps, you are wealthy, have a good job, or a lot of assets, and your spouse married you for those reasons and is waiting for a period of time to acquire half your assets. Or the person knew you were a decent person and he/she could mooch off of you and not worry about your retaliation for their bad behavior.
Isn't it only right and just that these things be considered in divorce proceedings? Should a woman who fraudulently marries a man be entitled to the same award as a devoted wife who helped her husband achieve his success, made sacrifices to help him get there?
Should a faithful wife who is abandoned with a houseful of children by her husband receive the same settlement/child support award as the woman who ended the marriage by cheating? If a woman or a man cares so little about their own children and family to cheat on their spouse, shouldn't that be a consideration for custody? They were both in the same marriage, yet one spouse chose to cheat, which parent is most probably going to make the most sacrifices and be the better parent? I think the answer is obvious. And so do most sane people.
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