Sen. Kerry: We'll Pass the CRPD by July
26!
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.
Yesterday's "hearing" was a
carefully-orchestrated attempt to get this
treaty ratified
without any serious consideration. There were nine
total
witnesses. Only two people opposed to the treaty were
allowed to
testify-Steven Groves from Heritage Foundation and
me.
The Administration seeks to promote two
ideas that are simply inaccurate: 1.
Disabled Americans who
travel overseas will directly benefit by U.S.
ratification of
this treaty; 2. Ratifying a treaty does not require us to
comply
with international law.
They are arguing that a
treaty is an empty promise with no actual substance.
The
Supremacy Clause of the Constitution makes it clear that
the
Administration is wrong. Treaties form a part of the Supreme
Law of the Land
once
ratified.
And no one even attempted a serious
answer to our core parental
rights
concern.
Article 7 of
the UNCRPD gives government the ability to override
every
decision of a parent of disabled children if the
government thinks that its
views are in "the best interest of
the child."
This is a radical attempt to take
away parental rights. Make no mistake-if
they succeed at
ratifying this treaty, the Convention on the Rights of the
Child
is next. This is not a battle just for parents with disabled
and
special needs children. This is a battle for every
parent.
We absolutely must flood the US Senate
with phone calls. Senator Durbin
mentioned that they were
hearing from homeschoolers (and he was annoyed at
us for voicing
our opinion of his side's planned assault on parental
rights).
But, we need to do even more.
This is the most
important issue that we will face this year. By July 26-up
or
down-we will either take another step toward becoming the subjects of
a
world government OR we will preserve our rights as American
citizens.
I urge you all in the strongest
possible terms-CALL BOTH OF YOUR U.S.
Senators today. If you
have called them in their Washington, DC, office-call
them again
in their in-state offices which you can find on the web.
(Usually
at {Senator's last name}.Senate.gov. For instance,
Smith.senate.gov.)
Get everyone you know to
call their Senators as well. Network. Facebook.
Phone lists.
Every place you can network-please do it. And pray like
mad.
Taking away our parental rights won't
build wheelchair ramps for disabled
Americans who travel to
other countries. The promise being made that this
treaty will
result in new accessibility options in foreign countries is
an
illusion. The demise of our parental rights is a
certainty.
Call. Call. Pray. And
Call.
Sincerely,
Michael
Farris
President
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