VAWA...time to speak up, or shut up!

[woof]

VAWA 2005: Time of Decision


This past Thursday Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) introduced the Violence
Against Women Act of 2005 in the Senate. A similar bill is expected
to be introduced in the House of Representatives in the next few
days.

The proposed law, known as VAWA 2005, ignores the hundreds of
thousands of men who are victims of domestic violence. This
ideologically-loaded bill proposes to expand the previous VAWA
legislation by taking the male = batterer, female = victim message
and carrying it to children and youth, American Indians, and college
students around the country. By our calculations, the bill carries a
taxpayer price tag of $842 million a year.

Since its formation in January 2005, RADAR has made enormous strides
in reducing media bias about domestic violence. But if passed in its
current form, VAWA 2005 will spawn countless media stories that push
the old domestic violence myths.

Worse, VAWA-induced hysteria will be used to thwart proposed fathers
rights legislation. And the continued perception of an "epidemic" of
domestic violence may well lead to new laws that discriminate
against men and fathers.

At this point, Americans face two choices:
1.      Simply allow the proposed VAWA law to pass as proposed, OR
2.      Become actively involved in the legislative process.

If you are in the second category, please read on.

During the upcoming weeks and months, VAWA 2005 will undergo a
number of steps in both the Senate and House of Representatives:

1.      Crime Sub-committee
2.      Judiciary Committee
3.      Vote by the full Senate and House
4.      Conference committee to reconcile differences between the
Senate and House versions of the bill.
5.      Confirmatory vote by both the Senate and House
6.      Approval or veto by President Bush

Each of these steps presents an opportunity to influence the
direction of VAWA 2005. However, it is usually easier to influence
legislation in the early stages of the process.

At this time, it is imperative that every person concerned about
gender fairness to decide on your position:

A. VAWA should be defeated, OR
B. VAWA be modified so male victims of DV can receive services.

To help persons make this decision, RADAR has posted several
articles on its website at www.mediaradar.org including the
following:

1. Promotional piece by VAWA advocates (2 pages):
www.mediaradar.org/vawa_info/Two-pagerVAWA6.6.05.doc  

2. VAWA factual summary (14 pages):
www.mediaradar.org/vawa_info/VAWA6.6.05.doc
 
3. VAWA bill (266 pages):
www.mediaradar.org/vawa_info/JEN05634_LC.PDF  

Also, Phyllis Schlafly's recent article, What Have Feminists Done to
America's Fathers? makes some provocative comments:
www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7713

Next week's Alert will ask persons to contact their Senators and
express their views on VAWA. If you have not already signed up to
receive the RADAR e-lerts, visit our website at www.mediaradar.org.

VAWA is such a far-reaching law that if passed, every American will
be affected by its programs. So now, for every one of us, it's a
Time of Decision.

[FEMINAZIHATEMARTYR]

A. VAWA should be defeated

I vote for choice "A". Thanks Woof for this reference. We must annihilate VAWA completely and if possible indict that skank Biden along with every other communist for treason. :evil: