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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/12/2011 2:15:52 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Urgent--Calls Needed To Oppose Federal Mandatory Reporting Bill |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Urgent--Calls Needed To Oppose Federal Mandatory Reporting Bill Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate's Subcommittee on Children and Families will hold a hearing on S. 1877, a bill that will require all adults to be mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. This bill will create a police-state reporting environment that will lead to baseless investigations of innocent families, and actually hurt at-risk children. HSLDA opposes this legislation for numerous reasons which you can read here http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13067 . Urgent calls are needed to the senators on the Subcommittee on Children and Families to oppose S. 1877. If either of your two U.S. senators are on the subcommittee, HSLDA urges you to call with some or all of the following message (there is no need to identify yourself as a homeschooler): "I am concerned that S. 1877, which is scheduled for a committee hearing this Tuesday, will lead to privacy violations and allegations of abuse and neglect against innocent families because of the mandatory reporting requirement for all adults. Additionally, S. 1877 will greatly increase the federal government's role in social services investigations, cluttering the system, and making it hard to find children who are truly at risk." Senators on the Subcommittee on Children and Families: Barbara Mikulski (MD) 202-224-4654 Patty Murray (WA) 202-224-2621 Bernard Sanders (VT) 202-224-5141 Robert Casey (PA) 202-224-6324 Kay Hagan (NC) 202-224-6342 Jeff Merkley (OR) 202-224-3753 Al Franken (MN) 202-224-5641 Michael Bennet (CO) 202-224-5852 Richard Blumenthal (CT) 202-224-2823 Tom Harkin (IA) 202-224-3254 Richard Burr (NC) 202-224-3154 Lamar Alexander (TN) 202-224-4944 Johnny Isakson (GA) 202-224-3643 Rand Paul (KY) 202-224-4343 John McCain (AZ) 202-224-2235 Pat Roberts (KS) 202-224-4774 Mark Kirk (IL) 202-224-2854 Michael Enzi (WY) 202-224-3424 You may identify and contact your two U.S. senators using HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13068 . Please note that it is not necessary to call your senators if they are not on the list above; however, it will not hurt to send them an email or letter sharing your concerns about S. 1877. Background Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and California Senator Barbara Boxer introduced S. 1877: "Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act" in response to the tragic occurrences at Penn State University. Unfortunately, S. 1877 will lead to greater federal involvement in social services investigations, which we believe will hurt innocent families and make it even harder for social services agencies to find and help truly at-risk children. Additionally, the federal requirement that every single American adult act as a mandatory reporter will create a police-state environment of reporting on friends, family, and neighbors. We encourage you to read our detailed review of S. 1877 available here and then forward this e-lert to your friends and family and have them also call their U.S. senators if they serve on the Subcommittee on Children and Families: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13067 . Thank you for standing with us for liberty. 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