Posted on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 22:03 — by antiochteri
John Murtari of Syracuse, New York has been asking Hillary Clinton for several years to meet with a small group of parents. Clinton has continually refused.
Murtari has been arrested several times for going to Clinton's Syracuse office building and writing "Senator Clinton, please help us" in children's chalk on the sidewalk. A year ago he peacefully protested his incarceration.
Murtari refused food and water while locked up in Syracuse. It was ten days before the medical team gave Murtari a feeding tube. He'd lost nearly 30 pounds. His blood pressure was so low they couldn't get a reading, and he couldn't finish a sentence. http://akidsright.org/support_jm.htm
Murtari is an ex-Air Force Academy graduate. He had plans to become a priest until he decided he needed to be a parent. He was married, but his wife wanted a divorce. Murtari must now fly across the country to see his son. And this after he shared child care duties with his wife equally when they were married.
Murtari is a loving father, dedicated parents' rights advocate, and founder of akidsright.org. He follows the teachings of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Members of akidsright.org have been asking Clinton to discuss a Federal Family Rights Act. http://akidsright.org/act.htm
Murtari and parents across the nation need help to stop the unnecessary destruction of family relationships by poor government policy.
Clinton says "It takes a village."
Hillary, your villager has been calling...
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Hilary has never told the truth in her life. She has done nothing in Senate, introducing no bill but co-signing others efforts and claiming them as her own.
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So, a guy got divorced and his wife moved across the country with their son. Are you suggesting that the government get involved to force the wife back to NY state, or that the government pay for his flights west? And why is this the concern of you, I, or any presidential candidate?
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The two parties'presidential nominees have not even been decided yet and already the right wing attack machine is rearing its ugly head. You might want to consider that family law, of which so-called parents' rights is a subpart, is and always has been a subject of state, not federal, law and jurisdiction. You may want to consider that Hillary Clinton, being a U.S. Senator, has absolutely no power or influence over issues of child custody, visitation rights or issues relating to the unfortunate plight of Mr. Murtari. Someone who really cared about his situation might have suggested to him that his time would have been better spent seeking to arrange a meeting with officials of New York State who might actually be able to do something to assist him. Someone might also have suggested to him that mounting silly protests at Sen. Clinton's office is counter productive at best and a cheap publicity stunt at worst. And to make the quantum leap to the assertion that Sen. Clinton is a "hater of families" is simply stupid partisan rhetoric.
Edited 2/7/2008 1:54 pm by ScreenName
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The problem is basically unsolvable. It is most unlikely that in a Democracy you will ever get a majority on your side.
Basically, most people do not "see" your argument. Regretfully, I am too familiar with the subject.
Take your burden and press on. Can mothers understand the difference between, on the one side: Want, need, my pain and, on the other, (abstract, universal) Justice? Not likely, in principle, not impossible but most unlikely.
A mother has to begin with considering the possibility of being on "wrong side", it'll never happen. Would she accept following the abstract idea of Justice and accept whatever "pain" is required?
Well, if you think so, give it a try (almost used another word). Acceptance and forgiveness is the best road to happiness, fixing up human being is, statistically, an impossible dream. Give up the windmill chase, Don Quijote and help those around you that need your help.
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Say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Dr. Seuss
Even post-apartheid South Africa had a black man for President. Isn't it time for America to change. For God's sake, we need to learn from our history. The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, right?
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Hillary in Exclusive Homosexual Magazine Interview: I'm More Pro-Homosexual than Obama Says that if elected she would be the first U.S. president to march in a homosexual-pride parade.
By John Jalsevac
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has given an exclusive interview to the homosexual-issues magazine, The Blade. In the interview, published online yesterday and wedged in between ads depicting hunky homosexual couples promoting adult "hook-up" services, and other ads for foreign lesbian brides, Hillary enthusiastically re-pledges her support for sodomy, and takes Obama to task for not being as enthusiastic about homosexuality as she is.
Hillary responded to claims made by Obama's supporters that she has not addressed homosexual issues frequently enough. "I talk about gay issues frequently," Hillary retorted. "I've been a long-time friend of the gay community - I've been talking about these issues since 1999 when I first ran for Senate and went on record as the first major candidate to say we're going to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' I talk about ending discrimination all the time."
"I would like to see federal benefits extended to same-sex couples that meet certain standards of commitment regardless of the state in which they reside. Too many couples cannot share life decisions, or jointly own property or take care of one another within a recognized legal framework. I want to change that."
Clinton also pledged her support to a number of pro-homosexual measures, including extending immigration rights to the foreign partners of homosexuals, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and the repeal of the U.S. military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy. According to The Blade's report, "When asked if her support for gay rights measures would include forceful advocacy, she replied, 'absolutely.'"
"I took the lead in ensuring that partners who died on 9/11 were given benefits. I have been very strongly in support of the Domestic Partnership Benefits Act, so I continue to take a leadership role." Hillary said that if elected she would be the first U.S. president to march in a homosexual-pride parade.