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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/5/2003 5:23:49 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado--Calls Needed Immediately to Stop Harmful Child Abuse Bill |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 5, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, We need your phone calls immediately to defeat a harmful child abuse bill. A hearing on House Bill 1310 is scheduled to be considered before the Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 6 at 1:30 PM. H.B. 1310 will make a very broad definition of "mental abuse" a felony. Since I work everyday with innocent homeschool families who have been falsely accused of child abuse by anonymous tipsters, I know this bill poses a very real threat. ACTION REQUESTED Please call as many members of the House Judiciary Committee by 1:30 tomorrow and give them this message: "Please vote against H.B. 1310 in committee. It has the potential of exposing innocent families to felony child abuse charges." You do not need to identify yourself as a homeschooler. Members of the House Judiciary Committee Representative Lynn Hefley, Chairman, 303-866-2924 Representative Matt Smith, Vice-Chairman, 303-866-3068 Representatives Laurie Clapp - 303-866-5510, Terrance Carroll - 303-866-2909, Richard Decker - 303-866-2946, Cheri Jahn - 303-866-5522, Joel Judd - 303-866-2925, Alice Madden - 303-866-2915, Andrew Romanoff - 303-866-2967, Joe Stengel - 303-866-2953, Don Lee - 303-866-2939, (You do not need to call Representative Lee because we know he opposes the bill.) BACKGROUND H.B. 1310 makes it a felony if an individual "engages in conduct that substantially impairs a child's intellectual or psychological functioning or development or if such person engages in conduct that carries a risk of substantially impairing a child's intellectual or psychological functioning or development." Almost any action by a parent could be interpreted to fit into this broad definition. Representative Hefley, the Chairwoman of the House Judiciary, is the bill sponsor that will make it more difficult to defeat. Our hope is that if it is not killed, your calls will persuade Represenaive Hefley to work with us for an acceptable amendment. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely, Chris Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 E-mail: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an e-mail with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an e-mail from the e-mail address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your e-mail address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid e-mail address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this e-mail address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any e-mail sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send e-mail to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also e-mail staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
