This is what I just now sent to Sen Wyden and Sen Smith-
RE: S. 3038 and H.R. 6307
Beginning with Mondale's CAPTA '74, a war was launched upon America's families.
If people commit a crime against a child, then it should be treated as a CRIME, not as a sort of a civil lawsuit, with the accused having no Miranda Rights, no Constitutional Rights, no due process, no fair and impartial court, no defense.
We now have "family courts" where everybody there is part of the "prosecution team". The court-appointed attorneys do not offer anything resembling a "vigorous defense"- unlike what happened on behalf of the FLDS. Which speaks reams about the difference between wide-spread media coverage and SECRET tribunals with all the system actors having "immunity" for Federal Crimes against Americans.
This system is draining the Social Security system of BILLIONS of dollars, every bit of it by fraud.
Senator Wyden, in 1996, you, Mr. Roth and Mr Coats sponsored Amendment No 4909 to S. 1956 which included the verbiage "..that States shall give preference to an adult relative over a non-related caregiver when determining a p lacement for a child.."
As evidenced by the Texas FLDS fiasco, where the standard method of operation of CPS was put on every television in the world, there is not even the pretense of Reasonable Efforts being made to prevent children being kidnapped from their homes.
This system is a complete disaster, a plague, an enemy invasion and sabotage of the American Family that far exceeds any threat from drunk drivers, floods, fire, earthquakes, or terrorist attack.
It is time for the War on American Family to stop.
Take it down. All of it.
I urge you in the most passionate terms, to vote NO on both S. 3038 and H.R. 6307 when it shows up in the Senate. Just let the perverse incentives sunset that kidnap kids for money.
Leonard Henderson, Co-Founder
American Family Rights Association
http://familyrights.us
Promoting the Fundamental Liberty Rights & Privileges of Families
"Until Every Child Comes Home©"