The U.S. Senate has scheduled a vote on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 for ratification
of the Treaty on the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
A treaty to protect the rights of disabled people sounds like a good thing, right? Yes, it does, but that is not the reality. This is a VERY DANGEROUS TREATY! If the U.S. ratifies this treaty, it becomes law in the U.S. and supercedes any other protection in our Constitution!!! The treaty does not even define what constitutes 'disabled'. How can we sign on to a treaty which affects how we care for our disabled children or other family members when we don't have any idea what the scope of the coming regulations will include. If the UN determines that it is "in the best interest" of your disabled child to be raised as an atheist, you would not be allowed to raise the child in your faith. The UN could determine that the child must be institutionalized and be removed from your loving home. They could require you to heavily medicate your child against your wishes or tell you if your child can be educated at home. This treaty would completely negate parental rights where a disabled child is concerned.
The Americans with Disabilities Act already offers greater protections for the disabled than any other country in the world...and has opened the door for ridiculous lawsuits nation-wide! Can you even imagine the unintended consequences of this treaty??? This is NOT in the best interest of our nation OR our disabled citizens!
Did you know the CRPD would...
* Require parents to register their disabled children with the United Nations?
* Homeowners would have to make their own home handicap accessible
* Put the UN in charge of determining details such as how many handicap parking spaces
your church or business must provide
* Allow the UN to define 'disabled' --says the definition is constantly "evolving" (they could
even decide that being a Conservative or a Christian is a mental disability that you need
to be treated for!)
This vote is scheduled for Noon Today...
PLEASE CALL DURBIN AND KIRK RIGHT AWAY!
Urge them to vote NO on
ratification of the CRPD!!!
CONGRESSIONAL SWITCHBOARD -- (202) 224-3121
We must all act now to protect the Sovereignty of the United States from the ambiguous regulation of the United Nations!
Treaty Ratification is a VERY BIG DEAL and should not be taking place during the lame-duck session of Congress and should certainly NOT be taken lightly!!! Unfortunately, this has a very good chance of passing!
Currently, only 37 Senators are standing in opposition to ratification--if CRPD advocates can strong-arm only 3 Senators into changing their position, this treaty will become binding law, reduce our liberties and negatively impact families of disabled children and adults!
PLEASE CALL RIGHT NOW!
(202) 224-3121
November / December SVTP Meetings
This has been a LONG 4 years and I know that we are all tired and battle-weary. I thank you all for hanging in there! I am cancelling the November and December meetings to give everyone a well-deserved break. I will still be sending out alerts when an important issue arises that needs our attention, but I want everyone to spend this holiday season focused on their friends and family. They are the reason that this is so important and we need to make sure that we take the time to remember why we continue on our quest. America is the greatest nation on earth and it is worth fighting for. There are many legislative battles ahead of us and I believe that we will succeed in the end...but, for now, our work is not done! I hope to see you all when our meetings resume in January!
"Our Portion of History is being written today. What will be remembered about YOUR contribution?"
--Andy Andrews
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