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7/29/2002 2:19:41 PM J. Michael Smith, Esq., President of HSLDA Urgent Action Alert--Virginians Must Call Senator Allen Today!

---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Several reliable sources in the U.S. Senate have told HSLDA that Virginia Senator George Allen is likely to vote for the ratification of CEDAW (the United Nations Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The vote is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday July 30, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. YOUR CALLS TODAY AND TOMORROW MORNING ARE NECESSARY TO SWAY HIS DECISION ON THIS VOTE. CEDAW is expected to pass tomorrow regardless of Senator Allen's vote. However, his vote in committee will carry significant weight with his colleagues if and when CEDAW comes to the full Senate for ratification in the next several months. In other words, Mr. Allen's vote in committee may mean the difference between final passage or rejection on the floor. This vote may be one of the most significant votes concerning traditional family values in the last several decades. ACTION Please call U.S. Senator Allen IMMEDIATELY and urge him to OPPOSE the CEDAW treaty. His direct number is: 202.224.4024. BACKGROUND CEDAW represents an astounding transfer of influence over a nation's domestic policy to the United Nations. It is a direct threat to those Americans who respect the traditional family and American way of life. CEDAW is administered by a 23-member committee of experts at the UN. Given the broad language of the treaty to eliminate "stereotypes" and "traditional roles of women," it is conceivable that the freedom of home schoolers could be in jeopardy. Let me illustrate why we are so concerned. In 1999, the CEDAW Committee recommended the decriminalization of prostitution in China. It has expressed concern that Belarus celebrates Mother's Day, and lectured Armenia on the need to "combat the traditional stereotype of women in the noble role of mother." The Committee has stated that too many Slovenian mothers were staying home to raise their children. It has urged the nation of Andorra to order a review of textbooks concerning sex education used by the Catholic schools, given that a majority of young women attend Catholic schools in that country. The Washington Times reports that earlier this year the CEDAW committee criticized Belgium for failing to achieve recommended political quotas for that country. In response, Belgian officials announced a new law reserving 50 percent of all candidate slots for women. Over 200 years ago, America fought a war so that we could decide issues of domestic policy for ourselves. We should not give this hard-fought right over to anyone other than our own elected representatives. Unlike some other nations, our Constitution places ratified treaties equal to the provisions of our Constitution and its bill of rights. CEDAW represents a direct threat to our nation's sovereignty. HSLDA Issues Folder on CEDAW http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/issues/U/UN_Women.asp Washington Post: Senate Panel to Defy Bush, Vote on Women's Treaty http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21765-2002Jul17.html The Washington Times: Review to 'delay' women's treaty http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020726-27598864.htm Please stand with us to protect family freedom in America. Call Senator Allen today! Sincerely yours, J. Michael Smith, Esq. President, Home School Legal Defense Association {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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