Senator Kerry: We’ll Pass the CRPD by July 26

HSLDA website ^ | 7/13/2012 | Michael P. Farris, Esq., LL.M.

[Mrs. P]

Senator John Kerry announced yesterday that he plans to pass the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities before July 26—just 13 days from today. He has scheduled a formal committee vote next Thursday—July 19. This is an unprecedented attempt to jam a binding international treaty through the Senate without proper time for debate or consideration.

[philman_36]

...he plans to pass the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities before July 26—just 13 days from today. He has scheduled a formal committee vote next Thursday—July 19.
If the vote is taken on the 19th it moves to the Senate that day if passed. There is no lag so I see no reason to have this July 26 mention. Action could come as soon as the 20th or 21st!

Senate Consideration of Treaties September 15, 2009

If the committee votes to report a treaty, it is placed on the Senate’s Executive Calendar and must lie over on this calendar for one day before floor consideration. The Senate may waive this layover requirement by unanimous consent.

They tell the Senate it passed and the Senate acts then or sits on it.

Again, homework done! Note the date!

[philman_36]

Here, Mike Darancette, read this from the link above.

Under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the final vote on agreeing to the resolution of ratification, with whatever reservations or other propositions may have been attached to it, requires a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present and voting (a quorum being present). A two-thirds vote also is required to agree to a motion to postpone indefinitely further consideration of the treaty and accompanying resolution, because adopting that motion has the effect of disposing of the treaty permanently.

@ quorum
The number of senators that must be present for the Senate to do business. The Constitution requires a majority of senators (51) for a quorum. Often, fewer senators are actually present on the floor, but the Senate presumes that a quorum is present unless the contrary is shown by a roll call vote or quorum call.

[Mrs. P]

If you go to that article on the HSLDA site and use their link it is VERY easy to email your Senator. They even do the letter for you. A few clicks and it’s all over. Painless.

[philman_36]

I'd be willing to bet that the first three of us in your ping already know quite well how to contact our Senators.

As for myself, I get tired of getting back form letter replies...

Thanks for your concern about...yada, yada, yada

The staff sees e-mails and replies to them, Senators don't. I'm many things and naive isn't one of them.
You write them an actual letter...and you still get back a form letter. {;^)

[CodeToad]

Hate to tell you but emails are ignored by congresscritters because they can be automated as you pointed out and therefore lack the passion a handwritten letter or phone call has.

[Black Agnes]

Unfortunately article 7 of this document states that the GOVERNMENT decides what happens with your disabled child if/when they get homeschooled and what treatment(s) they receive. I know *many* families who have a mildly autistic child who homeschool specifically to get away from the abuse (molestation) that occurs to some of these children. If this treaty is passed those children would be put in the system over the objections of their parents.

These parents currently take NO money from the government.

It will end up costing you MUCH more money. Not just the autistics, but the adhd/add kids that are being homeschooled to avoid drugging with psych drugs.

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[Black Agnes]

This would effectively put the UN (via local unelected social worker) in charge of homeschooling in this country. Think this doesn’t mean anything to you because YOU don’t have a ‘disabled’ child like Sarah Palin? Think again!

I can easily see where homeschooled kids would have to be evaluated by a social worker to determine if, in fact, they had a disability and be ‘approved’ for homeschooling.

Does your 7yr old boy still reverse his N’s and S’s when he writes them and mix up D’s and B’s? Dyslexia! No homeschooling for you!

Is your 8yr old girl a little clumsy? Dyxpraxia! No homeschooling for you!

Does your 5yr old boy have ants in his pants? ADHD! No homeschooling for you!

Does your 12yr old boy stutter? Speech impediment! No homeschooling for you!

Does your 13yr old daughter HATE HATE HATE math? Dyscalculia! No homeschooling for you!

Is your 14yr old son a bit shy? You have an Aspie! No homeschooling for you!

There aren’t very many kids that could pass a biased (and if you think it would be fair you haven’t paid attention to the UN lately...) ‘examination’ for disability in order to be ‘approved’ to be homeschooled.

Again, THIS will put the UN via unelected bureaucrats in total control of the ENTIRE homeschooling movement in this country. Your ability to homeschool at ALL will be subject to prior ‘approval’.

This is NOT just about the Downs or severely autistic kids. Not. At. All.