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November 27, 2012
Senate Vote This Week - Please Call Immediately!
U.S ratification of the CRPD would subject our domestic law to United Nations standards and oversight, threatening parental rights and American self-government. Thirty-six Senators have signed a letter stating that they “respectfully request that no treaties be brought to the Senate floor for advice and consent during the lame-duck session of the 112th Congress.” These Senators have promised in the letter that they “will oppose efforts to consider a treaty during this time.” Senator Reid has purposefully ignored this letter by promising to file cloture (so the filibuster cannot be used) and will make every attempt to proceed to the CRPD for ratification this week. We are behind in this battle. Thirty-six is not enough to stop a cloture vote – that takes forty – and these thirty-six have not pledged to vote “No” on the treaty. They have only pledged to oppose its coming to the floor. If CRPD comes to the floor anyway, we have no guarantee that we have the votes to stop it. We need you to call both of your U.S. Senators right now and ask them to oppose the CRPD. You can click on your state on our States page to find your Senators’ contact information, or use the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. (I apologize for the incorrect area code in yesterday’s email. This is the corrected number.) Please give them some or all of this message:
“I urge you
to oppose the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
This treaty surrenders U.S. sovereignty to unelected UN bureaucrats and
will threaten parental care of children with disabilities. Our nation
already has laws to protect disabled Americans. This treaty is
unnecessary and will hurt families. If the Senate ratifies this treaty,
it would be the first time ever that the U.S. has ratified a treaty that
obligates us to recognize economic, social, and cultural entitlements
as rights under domestic law. The Senate should be more focused on
avoiding the fiscal cliff than on ramming through a dangerous treaty
that has not yet received the full study and legal review that it
requires.”
Then, please forward this email to your friends and family and urge them to call, as well. Please also post this information on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) to help get the word out to every parent and freedom loving person in America. For more information on the dangers of this treaty please visit our CRPD page. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely, Michael Ramey Director of Communications & Research P.S. – Our petition to oppose this ratification contained 10,195 names as of this morning. That’s more than 10,000 persons with disabilities or family members of persons with disabilities who oppose this treaty that is being rammed through in their name. We will deliver this information to the Senate this afternoon and hope they listen. Your immediate calls will help them hear us. |
Parental Rights Amend. House Cosponsors
86
Includes HJRes110 lead sponsor, Rep. Trent Franks.
Latest added Oct. 25, 2012. |
Parental Rights Amendment Senate Cosponsors
13
Includes SJRes42 lead sponsor, Sen. Jim DeMint.
Latest addition July 23, 2012. |
Senators Opposing Treaty Ratification Vote
36
Senators who indicate they will oppose cloture.
Latest addition Sept. 21, 2012. |
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