From: John Murtari (jmurtari@akidsright.org)
Date: Wed Mar 07 2007 - 14:27:19 EST
Good People & People of Faith, I hope many folks recognized the subject of this message as an adaptation of the old Clinton campaign focus, "It's the economy stupid!". Are we heading in the right direction? Your FEEDBACK is welcome. This message has been posted at the group BLOG, http://www.AKidsRight.Org/wordpress - you may comment there also. The Presidential Candidates --------------------------- How about focusing on them, making public efforts to engage them on Family Rights. Do you have a candidate from your state, or a key primary in your state -- we should make our presence felt. If you feel you have a Civil Right to be presumed both a Fit & Equal parent in the lives of your children, that anyone challenging your right has to win a criminal conviction against you for being a demonstrated serious threat to the safety of your kids, and that you get the standard protection of a unanimous jury verdict -- perhaps you should look for help from Federal Legislators? One strange thing about Family Law: many of our families got hurt in a Court Room, by Judges, Lawyers, Psychologists, and Social Workers. Naturally enough, we think that reform should come there. They were the problem, fixing 'them' should be the solution! It's a good thing many peaceful Blacks did not feel the same way about 'Whites' during the struggle against segregation. They knew their issue was "Civil Rights", there quest for equality. They did not need to harass or denigrate others to win their goal -- neither do we. Their focus was a Federal Civil Rights Act -- don't we need a Federal Family Rights Act? We have a draft at our site: http://www.AKidsRight.Org/act.htm Contacting Fed. Legislators: http://www.AKidsRight.Org/legislative.htm Being a Non-Profit - 501(c)(3) & Tying your hands! ------------------------------------------------- Does this make any sense? I meet so many people who are skeptical of the 'system' and politicians and the corruption of money -- but yet they rush for 501(c)(3) status -- which basically says you can't do political things... I found a nice summary at http://nonprofitlaw.com/EOCOMP.shtml -- do you know what the purpose of a 501(c)(3) is? Primarily charitable and educational? Isn't our primary goal advocacy? That would be a 501(c)(4) -- what about that? Why does everyone go for 501(c)(3) -- they want the money! Easier to get contributions, money from United Way -- but just don't criticize any politicians. I wonder why the tax law was written that way? Here are some other good links on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization http://www.legalzoom.com/law_library/non-profit/introduction.html http://www.clpi.org/Lobbying_and_the_Law.aspx No Foaming at the Mouth ----------------------- DON'T YOU AGREE WITH ME SO FAR. WELL, IF YOU DON'T YOUR A TRAITOR TO THE CAUSE AND I WILL HAVE TO EXPOSE YOU !!!!!!!!!! How many variations of that do most of see every day. Never mind if it makes any sense, does any of that ever help? Earlier I mentioned making our presence felt to the Presidential Candidates, what kind of public demonstration will work? A few weeks ago I was talking via phone to an advocate from another state who kept insisting that Sen. Hillary Clinton should be impeached for not responding to my petitions for reform. That 'clearly' she was against the family -- after all READ HER BOOK !!!! I told her the Senator must be very busy with requests from many advocacy groups, that I had been unable to get more than a handful of people to lobby her, that she had never had a Judge separate her from her child and that HONESTLY, I was never really concerned about family law until I got "burned", and that yes, I had READ HER BOOK, and before my Family Court disaster, I would have probably agreed with most of what she said -- somewhere in all that they hung up on me! I WILL EXPOSE THIS PERSON AT THE END OF MY MESSAGE BELOW !!!!!!! How do we make make a compelling political statement to Sen. Clinton and the other candidates? How about a peaceful group of loving parents, carrying pictures of their children. A group whose common sound 'bite' is: "I love my kids. Being separated from them was the most painful experience I have ever been through. I really believe our nation needs to recognize the rights of parents to be considered fit & equal in the lives of their children.... We hope to encourage Sen. Clinton to meet with parents hurt by the system. To hear their stories first hand... and to call for Congressional Hearings into the need for reform....and potentially a Family Rights Act." How is that going to look on the TV News. How would a candidates staff advice them regarding the wisdom of meeting with these parents? Worth Considering http://www.AKidsRight.Org/civil_back.htm ----------------- Gandhi disliked the words and idea of "passive resistance". NonViolent Action is the "the vindication of truth not by infliction of suffering on the opponent but on one's self ." NonViolent Action is peaceful, opponents must be converted by a demonstration of purity, humility, and honesty. They are to be converted -- not annihilated. Violence and anger create bitterness in the victim, and brutality in the attacker. Appealing to the common sense and morality of his adversary was key. "It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by humiliation of their fellow human beings." NonViolentAction assumes there is a constant dialogue between the opponents with a view to ultimate reconciliation. Insults, threats, and propaganda only serve to obstruct the goal. -- John Murtari ____________________________________________________________________ Coordinator AKidsRight.Org jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org "A Kid's Right to BOTH parents" Toll Free (877) 635-1968(x-211) http://www.AKidsRight.Org/ ======================================= Newsletter mailing list Newsletter@kids-right.org subscribe/unsubscribe info below: http://kids-right.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter
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