Your voice does matter and can make a difference.

Monday the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, made the first direct public statement that the Obama administration is actively discussing “when and how it might be possible to join” (that is, ratify) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

He says the administration will now be looking to see whether the US public
cares about it (i.e., they get any complaints), and it’s important to let
them know how we feel about it immediately.

article link:

http://www.parentalrights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B1F86E588-AA4A-43A1-998D-D9BF4FBE4D09%7D

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Here’s what we need you all to do:

1.      Call the White House comments line at 202-456-1111. Tell them you heard the administration wants to ratify the CRC, and you strongly oppose this giving away of U.S. sovereignty to the UN. Also keep in mind that this treaty gives the government jurisdiction to override any decision made by any parent if the government thinks that a better decision can be made—even if there is no proof of any harm.

2.      Call Ambassador Susan Rice’s office at the United Nations. Tell her that you want her to represent the United States to the world rather than trying to get the United States to go along with international law initiated by the UN. Her office number is 212-415-4404. The US Mission at the United Nations can be reached at 212-415-4000 (press 6 to leave your message). You can also contact the Public Diplomacy Office at 212-415-4050.

3.      Contact your Senators and urge them to oppose ratification of this treaty. (Find your Senators’ contact information by typing your zip code into the box here.) Ask them also to defeat it once and for all by cosponsoring SJRes 16 – the Parental Rights Amendment.

And if you need a letter to copy and paste::

Dear Senator,
We oppose the ratification of the UN Rights of the Child treaty.  This is an anti-family, anti-American treaty. The administration wants to ratify the CRC, and we strongly oppose this giving away of U.S. sovereignty to the UN. This treaty could allow the government jurisdiction to override any decision made by any parent if the government thinks that a better decision can be made—even if there is no proof of any harm.  Please oppose the ratification of the treaty.  Lastly, I ask you to cosponsor SJRes 16 – the Parental Rights Amendment to ensure that our family rights are explicitly stated in federal law, since the assumption of those rights is routinely under attack in the courts and the legislature.

Sincerely,

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