Posted on 10/25/2001 2:47:53 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP
Hillary Clinton Is At It Again: Sixty Second Activist Action Item I received the following e-mail today from Sixty Second Activist, an Conservative Activist Organization. When I saw it involved an Issue regarding our "Dear Friend", hitler clinton, I felt a strong urge to share this with you. FReepers: Go for it! ;-)
Subject: ACTION ITEM: Hillary Clinton is at it again
To: MeeknMing
From: "60 Second Activist"
Reply-to: activist@conservativehq.com
Here is today's Sixty Second Activist ACTION ITEM:
ISSUE: Hillary Rodham Clinton has been trying for years to give government more control over children. Critics say the efforts undermine parental authority. Now, conservatives suspect Sen. Clinton may be hitching her political ambitions to still another "wagon."
Citing her concern for the health needs of children amid the threat of bioterrorism, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., recently introduced legislation that would establish a new task force and preparations for an attack in which children are affected.
"I'm very concerned that we're not paying adequate attention to the unique needs of children in our efforts to plan and prepare for any of these future possibilities," Clinton said at a recent hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Supporters of the legislation say it would provide support services for children affected by the Sept. 11 attacks. But there have been no reports of any child being unable to get medical care.
John Paulton, of Focus on the Family, is suspicious of the New York senator's reasons for introducing legislation that links the terrorism threat to children's health care.
"Her attempts to bring this up at this time are clearly an attempt to tie it to the terrorist attacks and, thus, change the dynamics of the debate," Paulton said.
He continued: "She, along with Ted Kennedy, the senator from Massachusetts, have been relentless in their efforts to get any part of their agenda through on health care. And we need to be on guard not only against terrorist attacks, but against other people who would take political advantage of this climate we are in right now to get their agenda through Congress."
Health care workers say the idea that parents were not available after the Sept. 11 attacks to take care of their children is unsupported by facts.
Jeff Marchant, also of Focus on the Family, said Clinton might be using the opportunity to further concepts she promoted in her book, "It Takes A Village."
"The door is open for yet another attempt to see how much of our children's health care and the raising and nurturing can be done by the 'nanny' state -- the federal government -- one of her pet projects," Marchant said.
(Thanks to "CitizenLink" at www.family.org for today's Action Item!)
ACTION ITEM: The HELP Committee's Subcommittee on Children and Families is expected to hear this issue in the coming weeks; it's also been introduced in the House of Representatives. Contact your legislators today and let them know your objections to the Clinton-Dodd-Slaughter "Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act" (you can copy and edit the letter at the bottom of this email):
http://www.conservativehq.com/102501.htm
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Dear [legislator's name],
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate (S. 1539) and House (H.R. 3106) that is just an attempt by Hillary Rodham Clinton to take political advantage of this climate we are in right now to get her long-standing agenda through Congress.
Sen. Clinton has been trying for years to give government more control over children and undermine parental authority. Now, it appears she is hitching her political ambitions to still another 'wagon.'
If the Clinton-Dodd-Slaughter 'Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act' is passed, the door will be opened for yet another attempt to see how much of our children's health care and the raising and nurturing can be done by the 'nanny' state -- the federal government.
Please stand firm AGAINST this bill. Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Your name & address]
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