And, by the way, I will still do everything in my power to support the family law debacle in that is tearing the country apart at its very foundation. Until such time as that happens, though, the rest is nothing but lip service. Now back onto your high horses and into battle with the forces of darkness overseas... If you *real* patriots are still reading... {raspberry sound}
Marc
Dear legislator,
I am horrified to learn that Congress is considering spending my tax dollars to promote marriage.
I insist that you OPPOSE ALL MARRIAGE PROMOTION programs currently being considered as part of Welfare (TANF) reform.
These programs represent an APPALLING act of government intrusion into one of the most personal and private decisions a person makes. Not
only that, but with our current budget crisis, spending $1.5 billion on unproven marriage programs is just not fiscally responsible.
They also put parents and children's lives at risk. Many who receive welfare support are victims of domestic violence or who have made allegations to that effect. You should be providing victims with support to escape and recover from abuse, not incentives to stay in unsafe relationships.
Instead of spending money to promote marriage, you should ESTABLISH EQUAL PARENTING as the law of the land. Quit making fathers into wage slaves under the guise of a noncustodial parent. Quit teaching women to make babies to collect a welfare dollar and subvert and extort a dad. Invest in education, training, child-care, domestic violence, mental health and substance abuse services – programs which are known to help lift people out of poverty and help them become self-sufficient.
Please DO NOT SUPPORT any marriage promotion programs.
Instead, I urge you to support the following measures, which will help women become self-sufficient.
1. Tell any mother or father applying for benefits that equal access of the child for the other parent shall be first considered. Benefits shall then be based on the individual, since the child will receive equal care from each and both parents.
2.Provide Federal tax deductions to each and both parents for the monies they spend raising their children no matter where that child sleeps.
Please visit www.nhfamilylawreform.org for an education on just what is wrong with current family law policy and how it is causing the associated breakdown of the American institutions of Marriage and Family, thus endangering the entirety of American society. Once you understand the real issues I am confident you will become a staunch
supporter of the real reforms that are necessary. It is not rocket science, but you must pay attention to the true underlying issues if your powerful voice is to help facilitate reconciliation of the massive family problems we have in this country. The federal and state governments in this country have incentivized American divorce to the point where it has become an irresistible force that will never be bandaged away. The foundation needs to be fixed and the incentives removed.
Rome did not fall in a day. Please do what you can to prevent the slide of America toward the destiny of Rome...
Sincerely,
Marc Snider
Merrimack, NH
Attacking patriotism is not going to get you any support for your little crusade. If you tell me you don't care about America, I can tell you I won't care about anything you propose for her. Why would I listen to someone who starts by claiming he isn't seeking my country's good?
>>>....Invest in education, training, child-care, domestic violence, mental health and substance abuse services – programs which are known to help lift people out of poverty and help them become self-sufficient.<<<<
you're kidding right? the fix for this is NOT more Gvt spending - of any kind. the fix is less Gvt meddling and less Gvt programs and less Gvt enforcing of UNconstitutional bull hockey. all the socialist programs you just listed are UN Agendas. so you were correct in asserting you are an ex - patriot. and by the way, if you are convicted of domestic abuse you will never be allowed to own a firearm again under federal law. nice huh? the fix is not more Gvt. it is a matter of someone getting hungry enough to get off their lazy butt and go get a job - that's the best "program" for lifting people out of poverty. that and not to tax them to death when they do go to work, but to let them enjoy the fruits of their labor.