Good People & People of Faith, Info on two items: 1) Resuming effort with members of Congress. 2) Why do we protest at Court Houses? 3) Thoughts on the movie "Divorce Corp" - Jeff Golden. 4) Your FEEDBACK 1) Resuming effort with members of Congress ------------------------------------------- Check the site for a recap of activity from last year in meeting with the staff of Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in their Syracuse, NY offices. http://www.AKidsRight.org/archive/archive2013/ We submitted a package of material at both visits, http://www.akidsright.org/actiond_syr/FamilyRightsMaterials_pub.pdf I encourage you to read the package, especially the Decision of a Canadian Court on page five. The Judge fully embraces the meaning of "Best Interest of the Child", by denying custody to a fit parent, in preference to "better financially fit" parents who want to adopt.... We hope to next visit their offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and New York City. If you live near those cities and would like to help coordinate a visit, please let me know - jmurtari@AKidsRight.Org. Again, you don't have to live in New York to join us in visiting! If you live in another part of the country and want to plan a visit locally, please let us know and we can announce it on the list. 2) Why do we protest at Court Houses? ------------------------------------ A few tough questions here & your thoughts are welcome! Why do we do this? The Judges did not pass the laws that give them ultimate discretion over our Family Life. I can understand feeling it's the 'scene of the crime.' But it calls public attention to the wrong focus? Why do we lobby State Legislatures? Do you really feel it's okay for your fundamental Family Rights do be different in Alabama versus Idaho? When slavery was OK, each State had a lot of laws governing the slave trade -- but the fundamental fix was at the Federal level. We have basic rights that must be recognized and protected. Show your support for Family Rights: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/the-declaration-of-family-rights/ 3) Thoughts on the movie "Divorce Corp" - Jeff Golden ---------------------------------------------------- -- submitted by Jeff Golden In response to an email I sent to 94 people, a group of about a dozen FACE people saw the 7:00 PM show of Divorce Corp on opening night January 10th at Loews 24 Cherry Hill. A few stragglers emailed that they saw it later. Although I liked it, I don't think I'm able to review Divorce Corp now. If I had known I would be writing a review I would have taken notes. I'll have to wait until it comes out in DVD. The film, not unlike Romeo Misses a Payment, is a pretty accurate compilation of commentary, interspersed with cartoon illustrations, on what's wrong with the family court system, and a collection of extreme horror stories. Most of the stories are from California, with a few from the Midwest. With all the east coast horror stories we know of, I'm surprised the producers didn't find or include any of them. I also saw the 30-day free viewing of Romeo Misses a Payment on YouTube. This is the latest re-cut and re-titled version of Angelo Lobo's film. It is different, but no better, worse, or more complete that Support System Down. The major difference is that Angelo appears in and narrates the film. An interesting side note ... The audience for the showing of Divorce Corp that we attended was about a dozen FACE people on one side of the auditorium, and about 20-or-so "other" people on the other side. When the film ended, while the credits were rolling, I stood up, announced that we were from Fathers' and Children's Equality, a support group for noncustodial parents, and said if anyone needs our services or wants to find out more about us, take one of our cards. Most of the "other" people just walked right past us with disinterest. One woman who I offered a card to declined, saying "We're from New Jersey Alimony Reform" another New Jersey special interest family law reform group. FACE and New Jersey Alimony Reform know each other at a leadership level, and often are at the same lobbying events. It surprised me that so few of these people weren't interested in FACE because (a.) they were attending a movie about the divorce industry, and (b.) usually people take our card because everyone knows someone who has a child custody problem. And that, more than anything else, shows what's wrong with the fathers' rights/ family law movement ... Everyone is interested in solving their own problems but couldn't care less about the other guy's issues. John, I'm going to forward this email to others who saw Divorce Corp and ask if any of them would like to write a review for you. 4) Your FEEDBACK ---------------- Your thoughts below, going back several months: --- Don Littler > Some time ago I was prepared to take my losses and walk > away. KIds are adults now and alienated. > In my last months as a payer, the maintenance enforce program > of Nova Scotia saw fit to toy with me one last time. The > system joined in. It sparked me that much that I started a > campaign relentlessy going back to politiciansd over and over > again demanding they do something about it. I am also prepared > to picket their office if they stick their head in the sand. > I have now decided that even though I'm at the end, the > knowledge and insight Ive gained is worth passing on to these > elected officials, whether they like it or not. The hard part > is gathering soldiers. If everyone went at the politicians > relentlessly and did not let up things would definitely > change. VERY SORRY to hear about the alienation of your children; honestly, I don't know how you deal with it. I don't know how I'd handle it, but I'm afraid I might do very, very badly -- very fortunate that things with my son Domenic and I worked out differently.... (and I always use the word 'fortunate' because it was mostly luck, had nothing to do with the facts, my efforts, or any protection afforded from our legal process. I could have been in your situation very easily...) You are very right that if we would focus on the 'politicians' we could make change happen, but as you know it is hard to gather the people. But I think it can happen. Also, sounds like you are a bit older, as am I. I have fewer years ahead of me, than I have behind me -- before life moves on.... Before I end up in a nursing home, I'd like to know I took every good action within my power to change things and end this misery for so many people (sounds like you feel the same way). --- William http://www.fightingfathersofdistrict1.com/ > That's because you are ignorant about the real tactic's of non > violence and political change. It was the economic boycott > that tipped the scales of the civil rights movement in favor > of Martin Luther King and the African American community. We > at Fighting Fathers of District 1 publicly confront and name > family court judges on our website. We continue to call for > economic boycotts of Florida and California. > The Florida Supreme Court, The First District Court of Appeals > and the First District family court judges visits our website > weekly. We have forced judges to resign or recuse themselves > from cases. We have been asked to provide input for judicial > candidates and rewrite forms for the Pro Se litigates. We have > lobbied for and gotten passed legislation rewriting the laws > to prevent parental abductions. > John I laugh at your misguided and pompous writings and > antic's. You and your chalk have done nothing but scuff up the > the sidewalk. I once told you and I will repeat it, you would > have been more valuable as a martyr if you had died in > jail. As a nonviolent leader you barely grasp the intent or > methods of nonviolence, instead you wrap yourself in the > soundbites and pretty speeches of a few movies and > documentaries. Gandhi would have used you like toilet paper > and sent you smiling to impale yourself on British bayonets. > Its not about you John and your comical masochistic suffering, > its the system itself and unless you expose the Family court > and its judges for what it is and name names you will be > nothing but a footnote. --- Bruce Eden > Let's not confuse religion with family law. You can spout > religious epithets out here in the internet ether, but don't > dare do it in the family court courtroom, lest you lose your > children forever for being a Christian, Catholic, devout Jew, et > al. because some child molester/child abuser in a black dress, > making life and death decisions in 5 minutes, wants you to bend > to his will. > Making religious arguments on this issue only clouds the > issue--the fact that men either will have to rise up en masse > and strike back at the family court system in each state, or we > don't. It's as simple as that. Religion creates an issue where > we don't have time to create another issue. > And, to some, certain religions and certain religious beliefs > are offensive. > As a Christian, I've been asked numerous times, that if people > believe in God, why has God done this to children, fathers and > families. My answer is that people stopped believing and > allowed the State (Caesar) to run their lives and interfere with > religion and families. > First, they came for our men, then they came for our families, > then they came for our children, then they came for our > religion, and lastly they came for our liberties and freedoms. > There was no one left at the end, but the State. Bruce Eden, Civil Rights Director DADS (Dads Against Discrimination) ============================================== Our telephone: 315-944-0999 Our website: https://www.AKidsRight.Org/