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Syracuse Update - Welcome Progress with Senator Clinton
From: Webmaster (webmaster@kids-right.org)
This is a message from a mailing list, members@kids-right.org http://www.kids-right.org/ To unsubscribe from this list at anytime, send email to Majordomo@kids-right.org with the following 1 line in the BODY of the message (Subject is ignored). unsubscribe members ====================================================================== Good People: This message contains some GOOD news after some unexpected progress in our goal for Federal Legislative Reform. You can expect a more detailed message next week. If you are new to the list, you can check the background on these items at: http://www.AKidsRight.Org/actionb_syr Senator Clinton's staff willing to discuss need for reform. ---------------------------------------------------------- On Tuesday, the day after Martin Luther King Day, John Murtari went to the Federal Building and was stopped by officers on the first floor. He was asked to come with them to the their office. He asked if he was under "arrest" or being charged with a crime, they said no. He politely refused to follow their instructions and said he was going upstairs to continue his efforts outside the offices of Senator Clinton. They told him that was not allowed -- and without any physical contact being made they placed themselves between John and the elevators. John was finally stopped between a couple of elevators with two officers on either side. It was a "standoff", they would not initiate any arrest action and John was ready to wait for a couple of hours. There was no hostility, the officers and John knew each other from other encounters and everyone was doing their "duty." It appears the Senator's staff was aware of what was happening in the Building Lobby. After about an hour Cathy Calhoun, the Regional Representative for Senator Clinton, came down to talk to John (they had met during an earlier meeting last Spring) and after some conversation told John she would give him the name of a Legislative Aid from their Washington office who would be able to follow up with the group on the issue of reform. This was certainly good news and John left the building. What this means --------------- We are certainly happy to see some progress here and appreciate the response from the Senator's staff (PLEASE, we know that many of you are skeptical of politicians and their intentions. There is a long way to go and we are going to try to keep a positive attitude.) At this point we are not asking Members of Congress to agree/disagree with the need for a Family Rights Act (FRA), but to set a timely schedule to investigate the matter. http://www.AKidsRight.Org/act.htm As the group continues to grow we will make organizational changes and encourage more participation -- expect messages on this also. We are moving toward the day when many of you will have an opportunity to tell your story to Members of Congress and see real reform happen. The speed with which this occurs will be related to our ability as Mothers and Fathers to demonstrate Faith, Love, and a willingness to make personal Sacrifice for the sake of our children (and those of others). Other Groups ------------ This is certainly not just a "AKidsRight.Org" effort. This list reaches members of many different groups doing good work to make reform happen by working through Court Action and also local State legislatures. But we encourage everyone to consider more focus on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (especially those in New York State). She is a National figure. She wrote the book "It Takes a Village." She has identified herself with family issues. Most importantly -- there is little doubt she has a strong desire to be the first female President of the United States. Whether she is "for us" or "against us", her involvement is sure to help bring National (Global) attention to the reform effort. We hate to use a cliche, but this is "democracy in action." More than anything else, this is what the Founding Fathers would have expected. We need to help her see the political advantage of becoming a proponent of reform. Senator Clinton is one of the few political leaders who would be able to exercise real leadership on this issue. We encourage everyone to keep a positive attitude and to focus on the love of your children and the basic Human Right you have to an equal relationship. THAT IS VERY HARD TO SAY NO TO. Many of us are angry at what has happened (and rightfully so), but angry demonstrations and angry mother/father bashing is going to make any such group very easy to ignore as a political power. ================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list at anytime, send email to Majordomo@kids-right.org with the following 1 line in the BODY of the message (Subject is ignored). unsubscribe members
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