Land of the free, home of the brave?

http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles...l/opinion2.txt

Arizona Senate Bill 1430 not only reflects fundamental constitutional
protections and God-given inalienable rights our founding fathers gave
their lives for and lawmakers' opinion that Child Protective Services is
negligent, but freedoms our military fights to preserve and promote. It
would have forced CPS to show “clear and convincing” evidence of
abuse/neglect before keeping a child in state custody; forced CPS to
prove abuse/neglect “beyond a reasonable doubt” before terminating
parental rights; make all “reasonable” efforts (for family
preservation); and establish a Family Advocacy Council and Office
outside the Department of Economic Security's umbrella to review CPS
cases and advocate on behalf of parents whose children have been
removed. It was defeated by one vote!

One hero, Montel Williams, recently aired “For the Love of a Child” for
the second time. He stated that for the one child that is actually being
abused, CPS is destroying 700 families in the process.

NBC Nightly News recently interviewed another hero, former Maine (CPS)
Supervisor Pat Moore. She was concerned about two children being adopted
out to a known felon and was told to be quiet and let the adoption go
through. She refused, was fired, is suing the department and screaming
children are not “quotas!”

June 8, 2006, Clayton Tribune “DFCS probe: Violations Rampant” by Blake
Spurney, “Stories of overzealous Department of Family and Children
Services employees prowling for referrals and using people's children as
tools of extortion were true, according to the Georgia Department of
Human Resources investigative report.” It states: caseworkers receive
retaliation and suspension for reporting questionable practices to the
state - evidence being shredded; deputies sent to pick up children from
schools with no directives and no court orders; former sheriff's DFCS
liaison bragging she broke the record by picking up 28 to 38 children;
proof (CPS) makes case plans virtually impossible to complete; women's
shelters and even 911 emergency calls used to “process” more children
into the system; directors and supervisors make false statements to
investigators; the office was guilty of numerous conflicts of interest
that violated DHR's policy for Standards of Conduct and Ethics in
Government; drug testing contractor conflicts and manipulation
criticized by clients, lawyers and law enforcement (federal fraud?);
monies earmarked for “Prevent Unnecessary Placement” funds (typically
used to help people clean or repair their homes) being used to help pay
for excessive drug screening. Attorney Brian Rickman stated, “This is
DFCS' investigation Š this is what they found, and it appears to verify
virtually all of the allegations.”

The overly used excuse that CPS is “short staffed, over burdened with
heavy caseloads, and doesn't have enough funding” is an affront to human
dignity and decency.

Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition of Child
Protection Reform, supported Arizona's bill, stating “Children suffer
emotionally if the tougher conditions for burden of proof aren't met.
The risk is tearing the family apart. Before you do something that risky
to a child, you better be sure that that home is so bad they would be
better off in a foster home.”

People now fear calling 911; taking their child to the doctor; going
into a shelter; calling authorities when their spouse is abusing their
child. CPS must be held accountable for the millions of shattered lives!
“Confidentiality” or secret agreements appear to be the government's
excuse for its continued impotence in protecting America's liberty
interests. FYI: CPS is under the auspices of Homeland Security!

We must reflect upon how few protections we the people still have and
decide what we must do to re-establish due process in this “land of the
free, home of the brave.”

Honor supercedes loyalty. Where are the people of valor?

CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA/CIA
WIRETAPING PROGRAM....

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEIR
"FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...

On Apr 9, 1:20 am, fx wrote:
http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles...l/opinion2.txt

Arizona Senate Bill 1430 not only reflects fundamental constitutional
protections and God-given inalienable rights our founding fathers gave
their lives for and lawmakers' opinion that Child Protective Services is
negligent, but freedoms our military fights to preserve and promote. It
would have forced CPS to show "clear and convincing" evidence of
abuse/neglect before keeping a child in state custody; forced CPS to
prove abuse/neglect "beyond a reasonable doubt" before terminating
parental rights; make all "reasonable" efforts (for family
preservation); and establish a Family Advocacy Council and Office
outside the Department of Economic Security's umbrella to review CPS
cases and advocate on behalf of parents whose children have been
removed. It was defeated by one vote!

One hero, Montel Williams, recently aired "For the Love of a Child" for
the second time. He stated that for the one child that is actually being
abused, CPS is destroying 700 families in the process.

NBC Nightly News recently interviewed another hero, former Maine (CPS)
Supervisor Pat Moore. She was concerned about two children being adopted
out to a known felon and was told to be quiet and let the adoption go
through. She refused, was fired, is suing the department and screaming
children are not "quotas!"

June 8, 2006, Clayton Tribune "DFCS probe: Violations Rampant" by Blake
Spurney, "Stories of overzealous Department of Family and Children
Services employees prowling for referrals and using people's children as
tools of extortion were true, according to the Georgia Department of
Human Resources investigative report." It states: caseworkers receive
retaliation and suspension for reporting questionable practices to the
state - evidence being shredded; deputies sent to pick up children from
schools with no directives and no court orders; former sheriff's DFCS
liaison bragging she broke the record by picking up 28 to 38 children;
proof (CPS) makes case plans virtually impossible to complete; women's
shelters and even 911 emergency calls used to "process" more children
into the system; directors and supervisors make false statements to
investigators; the office was guilty of numerous conflicts of interest
that violated DHR's policy for Standards of Conduct and Ethics in
Government; drug testing contractor conflicts and manipulation
criticized by clients, lawyers and law enforcement (federal fraud?);
monies earmarked for "Prevent Unnecessary Placement" funds (typically
used to help people clean or repair their homes) being used to help pay
for excessive drug screening. Attorney Brian Rickman stated, "This is
DFCS' investigation Š this is what they found, and it appears to verify
virtually all of the allegations."

The overly used excuse that CPS is "short staffed, over burdened with
heavy caseloads, and doesn't have enough funding" is an affront to human
dignity and decency.

A few years ago NY Newsday ran a story that Suffolk County CPS
regularly had their CWs maintaining a caseload far above the NY State
allowable number.

What was discovered was the fact that SCCPS knew the month the state
would check the caseload numbers... and at the end of the prior month
the CWs were instructed to close whatever cases were necessary to
bring the county into compliance.

Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition of Child
Protection Reform, supported Arizona's bill, stating "Children suffer
emotionally if the tougher conditions for burden of proof aren't met.
The risk is tearing the family apart. Before you do something that risky
to a child, you better be sure that that home is so bad they would be
better off in a foster home."

People now fear calling 911; taking their child to the doctor; going
into a shelter; calling authorities when their spouse is abusing their
child. CPS must be held accountable for the millions of shattered lives!
"Confidentiality" or secret agreements appear to be the government's
excuse for its continued impotence in protecting America's liberty
interests. FYI: CPS is under the auspices of Homeland Security!

We must reflect upon how few protections we the people still have and
decide what we must do to re-establish due process in this "land of the
free, home of the brave."

Honor supercedes loyalty. Where are the people of valor?

CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA/CIA
WIRETAPING PROGRAM....

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEIR
"FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...