I wrote about Senate Bills 1738 and 3344 last week in the following posts:
- Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008
- Oprah’s Show on Senate Bill 1738: Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008
- Controversy over Senate Bill 1738 and Oprah
I was quite blunt about my disgust over the Democrats and the Republicans using abused children as pawns in their own political games. Thank goodness, others are disgusted with this as well, and they are doing something about it.
If you are as disturbed as I am about the political games, please click over to the following site:
Don’t let the PROTECT Our Children Act Die!
It does not matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat. This issue transcends politics. The issue is protecting children, and everyone, whether a Republican or a Democrat, should care about that.
The link has a proposed email to send to two senators who have the power to get a child protection bill passed. It does not have to be Senate Bill 1738 or Senate Bill 3344 — We just want the legislation passed. This email tells both sides to get it together. You can also tailor the email to say anything that you, personally, want to add.
Here is the proposed email, which you can alter yourself on that site before you send it:
Children who are victims of child pornography and sexual abuse don’t care about Senate procedure… they just want help. I’m writing to ask that you please set aside Senate concerns and pass the PROTECT Our Children Act before it’s too late.
Senator Coburn, if a compromise to the SAFE Act can be worked out that the Senate will pass, it will be because of your determination. However, if it cannot, I hope that you will not hold up passage of the PROTECT Our Children Act, which could save many children.
Senator Reid, I know that as Majority Leader, you hold the ultimate power over whether this landmark legislation passes… or dies. The PROTECT Our Children Act now has 52 Senate sponsors, and a vote on the Senate floor would pass by a landslide!
Senators, please, don’t let the Senate go home without passage of the PROTECT Our Children Act. America is watching… and counting on your leadership.
Please help us pressure the Senate to pass legislation to protect our children. This isn’t about politics — it is about children.
Photo credit: Lynda Bernhardt
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It took Ed Smart (Elizabeth Smart’s father) standing up and blatently pointing fingers at one particular senator on national television to get them to untie any other legislation from the National Amber Alert bill and pass it as a stand alone piece of legislation. I hope it doesn’t come to that with this.
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