For all my conversion on the benefits of government and its many valuable programs, you think I’d be happy to pay my taxes. I mean, they contribute to funding for services that interest me, such as libraries, public broadcasting, social services, roads, housing and medical care. I’m also a fan of drinking water, schools and garbage pickup.
And yet I must admit I am not agreeable to the post today on all investments I have in our nation’s infrastructure, security and human services are excited. Perhaps because I am in the District of Columbia, where I really have no idea who to use towards the U.S. dollar (ah can live vote, the irony of the Advocacy Guru, no one to the lawyer!)
So I put in a good mood (and get my taxes Day Blues), I will have a positive spin on 15 April all feared. Yep, it’s true. Here is the Advocacy Guru Top Five tips for better feel on the day of the tax:
- The number one souvenir – what you get for your taxes: Although it sometimes feels like your tax dollars disappear into a black hole, the truth is that the assets in very cool things are actually invested. local currency go to local services such as fire and rescue, pick-up length and drains (the next time you throw something away or, think cleaning toilets). federal funding for roads, health care for older Americans and the poorest schools and a number of other important services. If you are curious to know where your taxes, visit the National Priorities Project and their control interactive graphic on the website www. nationalpriorities. org. You can see the amount of taxes you actually paid (if it does not make you cry) and determine where these funds went. So how do you do when you file your 1040 as a gift to you the programs you like best. That could help relieve the pain a little.
- Issue 2 – The lawyer for the benefit of the investments that will help: If you are where your taxes, and not like what you see, can be regarded as having, you know your elected officials! For example, if you pay $ 5,000 in taxes, you will notice that $ 2,100 went to the army and was a little over 1,000 in health services. For some people, these conditions are quite good: Others think it should go to non-military programs. Wherever you stand on the spectrum, let your elected officials what you think we should invest in a nation. You can reach them through a site like www. Congress. org
- No. 3 – Thank you for your legislators: Believe it or not, many people shouting their elected representatives, the day of tax. It is shocking, but true. Imagine the attention you get if you were one of the few people who call your legislator for investment, thank you approved. And yes, I really thank them call: in other words, not with a bad mood “Gee, Thanks a lot” message. Instead, let him know what issues you a fan of, and expenses that you are less enthusiastic. You would notice that your commitment to the programs that you will support you so much better if you take this approach.
- Number 4 – Do you have expenses in the election: If there is a lot less than thrilled with the feeling that one of the best ways to solve this problem, people in office who share your point of view obtained. And the best way is, in a campaign. This November people (you) can vote at the local level, state and federal candidates and the issues are. From City Hall Washington, DC The vote leavers “and” tramps new vote in. “We can even work in the countryside as a hobo or two. For more information on election activities in your area, visit www. vote411. org
- No. 5 – Take a break: Honestly, I find a good glass of red wine really helped me in the process of filling tax forms and I am sure the IRS will enjoy my calculation of the Tax induced by alcohol. If something stressful just trying to be grateful that you at least have some income, pay taxes, is not it? There are too many Americans struggling to make ends meet (especially in the economic climate). So sit back, relax and enjoy the beverage of your choice, and just think he could not drink your glass without any type of taxable items!
Why I Love Tax Day: a Perspective From the Advocacy World
August 18th, 2010What is Child Pornagraphy? Contents From National Center for Missing Children
August 14th, 2010
What is child pornography?
Under federal law is pornography1 child as a visual representation of all types, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, painting, photography, film, video or computer generated image or picture to be defined or produced by electronic, mechanical or other sexually explicit conduct, where
shows a minor engagement in acts obscene, sexually explicit or
shows an image that is or appears to be a minority interest in graphic bestiality, abuse, sadistic or masochistic or sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral-anal, whether it whether between persons of the same sex or the other, and such a representation lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. 2
A sexually explicit conduct includes various forms of sexual activity as sexual intercourse, sodomy, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse and lascivious exhibition of the genitals. 3 It is illegal to possess, manufacture or distribute these images.
These illegal images can be in different forms to be submitted, including print media, videotapes, movies, CDs, memory (CD-ROM) or digital (DVD) 4 and can be on computer systems electronic bulletin board (BBS diseases), Usenet, Internet Relay Chat groups based on the Web, peer-to-peer sites and a series of ever-changing world of the Web. 5
All states and the District of Columbia have passed laws concerning child pornography. Following an injured person, the federal laws on these images to cope, may also be additional public expense.
Who is a minor?
Is child pornography a crime?
In response to this growing crime, the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) have responded in different ways, including funding from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline, www. CyberTipline. com, celebrated as the National Clearinghouse for reports of Internet child pornography and other sexual crimes related to the Internet against children. The USDOJ also created regional Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) working group, which specializes in state and local law enforcement assistance to such crimes and funded Internet child exploitation units in the forces of federal law. 10
When child pornography is primarily?
The development, improving accessibility and use of computer technology at home has revolutionized the distribution of these images by increasing the ease and cost of production and distribution especially across international borders. Computer technology is revolutionizing the production of these images in a “sophisticated global cottage industry ‘11.
It is not unusual to find illegal images while exploring legitimate areas of the Internet. A recent study estimates that “may contain up to 20 percent of all pornographic activity on the Internet for children, 12 However, precise estimates difficult, as a reliable method for measuring true of these images is measured online produce are not yet ready. 13 However, parents and guardians should carefully monitor the online activities of their children while retaining access to online accounts of their children.
What motivates people to possess child pornography?
• Sexually prepubertal children (pedophiles interested) or adolescents (hebephiles), use child pornography for sexual fantasies, and satisfaction
• sexually “indiscriminate,” meaning they are constantly seeking new and different sexual stimuli
• sexually curious, download a few images to satisfy the curiosity
• interested in financial income by selling images or creating web sites, the obligation to pay for access15
Any person who has child pornography?
Almost all owners of child pornography (estimated 1713 prisoners) between 1 July 2000 and June 30, 2001 were male, 91% white and 86% were aged over 25 years. Only 3% are under 18 years. Most were single at the time of their crime or because they have never been married (41%) or because they were separated, divorced or widowed (21%). Thirty-eight (38%) percent were married or living with a partner. 17
On some had arrested the most sexually suggestive images represented graphically by prepubertal children (83%) and pictures of sexual penetration (80%). Approximately 1-5 arrestees (21%) had images of sexual violence against children is that slavery, rape and torture. More than 1 3 (39%) had child pornography videos with motion and sound. 18
On some orders are more repressive than half (48%) had more than 100 graphic still images, and 14% had more than 1,000 or graphics. 19
Forty percent (40%) of those arrested have been estimated “dual offenders” who harassed and abused children possessed child pornography, with both crimes discovered in the same survey. Another 15% were two sex offenders’ s attack on children by obtaining undercover agents who tried to minors online. 20
How old are the children in these photos?
Children are at the boy or girl pictures?
How graphic are the pictures?
What are the effects of child pornography?
The lives of children in this illegal photo featured are changed forever, not only harassment, but the file on the farm. Once sexual exploitation takes place, the offender may document these encounters on film or video. This material may ammunition “needed to become another child communication is necessary to continue the relationship and maintain the secrecy of blackmail. In addition, the documents of these images allow child molesters” experience “their sexual fantasies with children has long since ceased operating.
A larger number of pedophiles now use computer technology to organize and maintain their collections of these illegal images. They are also on the Internet to increase the size of these stocks. Personally manufactured illegal images of children are particularly useful for the Internet, which offers the pedophile with high status among fellow exploiters and traders of such material. Once this status is obtained, the child molesters are often the images of their own sexual exploits of trafficking in children start.
When these images reach cyberspace, they are sunk and can continue to circulate forever. Thus, the child that the images are viewed again and again re-victimized.
How do you find online child exploiters?
After this first encounter, they often continue to communicate with the child electronically or by other means. Some of these people can try the children’s inhibitions by gradually introducing sexual content in their online conversations and even send the child sexually abusive images reduced by other children. If children are shown pictures of their peers in sexual acts, they are led to believe that this behavior is acceptable. It reduces inhibitions and makes it easier to use for child molesters to take the child sexually.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to talk openly with their children about online risks and track their online activities.
Endnotes
1A by Janis Wolak, Kimberly Mitchell and David Finkelhor in Internet Sex Crimes detected on minors: The response of the Law Enforcement (Alexandria, Va.: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, November 2003, page VII) “The term” child pornography “because it is simply the pornography of children on classical subjects suggests, is a misnomer, the true nature and extent of images of child sexual abuse, to describe victims. With the use of this term should not mean that the child consented “to sexual acts described in these images, but it is the term most recognized public right now to describe this form of sexual exploitation . In this document] [used for illegal images of children under the standards developed by law, jurisprudence and law enforcement to refer protocols. It is a more precise term to be recognized included hope, and adopted for use in the near future. "
218 U. S. C. § 1466A and 18 U. S. C. 2256th §
3id.
4eva J. Klain, Heather J. Davies, Molly A. Hicks. Child pornography: The criminal justice system response (Alexandria, Virginia: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, March 2001, page 1) [hereinafter cited Answer] Daniel S. Armagh, Nick L. Battaglia, and Kenneth V. Lanning, use of computers in the sexual exploitation of children, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Portable Guides to investigate child abuse. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 1999, page 6
Note 5Response supra, 4, page 1
6 Jan Wolak, David Finkelhor, and Kimberly Mitchell. Owner of child pornography on Internet crime: the results of the National Study of Juvenile Online Victimization (Alexandria, Va.: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2005, p. ix) [hereinafter, owner ] citing 18 USC § 2256 (a). )
7Possessors, pages ix-x, citing research by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in December 2004 showed in regard to state laws criminalizing possession of child pornography, 37 states to define ” minor “or” child “under young as at age 18 (Alaska, ALASKA STAT. § 11 61st 127 (a), Arizona, ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 13-3551 (5) California, CAL. Penal Code § 311 11 (a), Colorado, Colorado REV. STAT. § 18-6-403 (2) (a), Connecticut, CONN. GEN. STAT. § 1-1D, Florida, FLA. STAT. ch. 827th 01 (2), Georgia Code Ann, § 16-12-100 GA .. (a) (1), Hawaii, HAW. REV. STAT. § 707-752 ( 2), Idaho, IDAHO CODE § 8-1507 (2) (b); Illinois, 720 ILL. COMP. STAT. 5/11-20. 1 (6), Iowa, Iowa 728th CODE § 1 ( 4), Kansas, KAN. STAT. Ann. § 21-3516 (a) (2), Kentucky, KY. REV. STAT. Ann. § § 015 seconds, 500 080 (9), Massachusetts, MASS . GEN. LAWS ch. 272, § 29C, Michigan, MICH. COMP. STATUTES § 750th 145C (b), Minnesota, Minnesota. STAT. 617th § 246 (a) (b), Mississippi, MISS. Code Ann. § 97-5-31 (a), Missouri, MO. REV. STAT. 573rd § 010 (Code Ann 2), Montana, MONT .. § § 45-5-625, 45-8-205, New Mexico, NM STAT. Ann. § 30-6A-3 (A), North Carolina, NC GEN. STAT. § 14-190. 13 (3), North Dakota, ND Cent. CODE § 12 27.1. 5.2 (1), Ohio, Ohio REV. Code Ann. 2907th is § 01 (M), Oklahoma, Oklahoma. STAT. tit REV. 21 § 1 1024th (A), Oregon, or .. STAT. § 163,665 (1), Pennsylvania, 18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 6312 (d) (1), Iceland Rhode, RI GEN. LAWS § 11-9-1. 3 (c) (3 ), South Carolina, SC Code Ann. § 16-15-375 (3), South Dakota, SD Consolidated Laws § 22-22-24. 1 (3), Tennessee, Tennessee Code Ann. § 39-17 – 1002 (3), Texas, TEX. Penal Code Ann. 26 § 43 (a), Utah, Utah Code Ann. § 76-5A-2 (5), Virginia, Virginia. Code Ann . 18 § 2-374. 1:1 (A); Washington to wash. REV. CODE 68a, § 9. 011 (4), West Virginia, W. VA. CODE § 61-8C-1 ( a), Wisconsin, Wis. STAT. 948th § 01 (1), Wyoming, WYO. STAT. Ann. § 6-4-303 (a) (i)), 3 define “minor” or “child” as a young person under 17 years (Alabama, ALA. CODE § 13-12 at 192; Arkansas, ARK. Code Ann. § 5-27-302 (a), and Louisiana, LA. REV. STAT. Ann . § 14:81. 1 (A) (3)); 7 define “minor” or “child” as a person younger than 16 years (Indiana, IND. CODE § 35-42-4 -4 (c) Maryland, MD Code Ann .., Crim. Law § 11-208 (a), Nevada, NEV. REV. STAT. 200th 730; New Hampshire, NH REV. STAT. Ann. § 649 – A: 2 ( I), New Jersey, NJ STAT. Ann. § 2C: 24-4 (b) (1), New York, NY PENAL LAW § 263 16, and Vermont, VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 13, § 2821 ( a)) and one defines the term “minor” or “child” as a person under 14 years (Maine, ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 17, § 2924 (2-A)).
The age of a child “in Nebraska depends on whether the child is a participant (under 18) or represented by an observer (age 16). NEB. REV. STAT. § 28-1463. 02 ( 1).
In the District of Columbia, to spread the possession of child pornography with intent, under the general obscenity statute can be prosecuted, however, mere possession is not mentioned. Ann C. D. Code. § 22-2201 (a) (1) (E). There are two offenses of “sexual services address with minors”: “with a minor in sexual activity” and “promoting sexual performance by a minor.” D. C. Code Ann. § 22-3102 . For these offenses, “minor” means any person under 16 years established. CD Code Ann. § § 22-3101 (2), an increase of 22 3.102.
8Possessors supra note 6, page x citing DEL. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1103 (e).
9Possessors, supra note 6, p. IX.
10id.
Note 11Response supra, 4, page 3, City of pornography: an international perspective, the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Stockholm, Sweden, 27-31 August 1996, page 9
Note 12Response supra 4, page 3, quoted on days designated for the fight against child pornography, 36 Parliament, 1 Session, edited 1 hansanders, No. 172, 2nd February 1999, page 12
Note 13Response supra, 4, page 3
14Possessors supra note 6, page x citing response, supra note 4 and M. Taylor and E. Quayle. Child pornography: An Internet crime. Hove: Brunner-Routledge, 2003.
15Possessors supra note 6, p. X
16Id. , Pages 2-3.
17Id. , Pages 1-2.
18Id. , VII Page
19Id. Page 7
20ID. , Page viii.
21Id. , Page 4
22Id. 5 Page
23Id.
Note 24Response supra, 4, p. 10, cited and Bentovim Bentovim, “the impact on children and their families” of organized abuse: The current debate, pages 60-62 ["impact] on children.
Note 25Response supra, 4, p. 10, cited Jeanne McCauley, David E. Kern, Ken Kolodner, et al. , Clinical characteristics of women with a history of childhood abuse: unhealed wounds, 277 JAMA 1197, page 1362nd
Note 26Response supra, 4, p. 10, quoted, Heather Y. Swanston, Jennifer S. Tebbutt, Brian I. O’Toole and R. Kim Oates, Sexually children up to five years after the presentation victims of violence: a case-control study, Pediatrics 100, 1997, page 600, 603
Note 27Response supra, 4, p. 10, cited the impact on children, No. 24, pages 60-62.
28Id.
What is harassment of children?
Every child is vulnerable to sexual exploitation. Child victims of boys and girls and can older and younger.
Include pedophilia
Fondling or touching
“Flashing” or exposing the genitals of adults, one child
List of sexually explicit material to a child
The so-called “normal” sexual activity such as vaginal or anal or oral stimulation of genitals
The so-called “deviant” sexual activity, such as urination, defecation, sadomasochism, bondage or
Child molesters, many methods, such as
Generally, child molesters manipulate child victims of sexual performance of the activity “grooming” with attention, affection and gifts over a longer period. Sometimes the “grooming” is the parent company of very young children, aimed at child molesters in order to preserve the family, trust, and thus access to the child.
Adapted by child molesters: a behavioral analysis. Copyright © 2001 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. All rights reserved.
The signs of sexual exploitation of children
Parents, grandparents and guardians should be aware of the signs below that your child might show, has been sexually harassed. Note that some of these behaviors, other explanations, but it is important to support your child, whatever the cause of these symptoms or behaviors.
Changes in behavior, extreme mood swings, crying, withdrawal, fear and excessive
Bedwetting, nightmares, fear of going to bed or other sleep disorders
Acting in an inappropriate sexual activity or showing an unusual interest in sexual matters
A sudden change in behavior the act of aggressive feelings or rebel
Regression to infantile behavior; cling
The problems of education or behavior
Changes in toilet training habits
A fear of certain places, people or activities
Bruises, rashes, cuts, limping, multiple injuries or poorly explained
The pain, itching, bleeding, fluid or rawness in the private sector
If you notice any of these behaviors, talk to your child about the causes. behavioral changes such as these may, for reasons other than sexual exploitation, as a medical, family, school, or a problem. may also remember that children sometimes do not always demonstrate obvious signs such, but doing something or saying that references to exploitation.
Information was adapted
or persuasion to convince a child to sexual activity
Oversteer or threatens to harm a child for sexual activities
What is child pornography?
Under federal law is pornography1 child as a visual representation of all types, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, painting, photography, film, video or computer generated image or picture to be defined or produced by electronic, mechanical or other sexually explicit conduct, where
shows a minor engagement in acts obscene, sexually explicit or
shows an image that is or appears to be a minority interest in graphic bestiality, abuse, sadistic or masochistic or sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral-anal, whether it whether between persons of the same sex or the other, and such a representation lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. 2
A sexually explicit conduct includes various forms of sexual activity as sexual intercourse, sodomy, masturbation, sadistic or masochistic abuse and lascivious exhibition of the genitals. 3 It is illegal to possess, manufacture or distribute these images.
These illegal images can be in different forms to be submitted, including print media, videotapes, movies, CDs, memory (CD-ROM) or digital (DVD) 4 and can be on computer systems electronic bulletin board (BBS diseases), Usenet, Internet Relay Chat groups based on the Web, peer-to-peer sites and a series of ever-changing world of the Web. 5
All states and the District of Columbia have passed laws concerning child pornography. Following an injured person, the federal laws on these images to cope, may also be additional public expense.
Who is a minor?
Is child pornography a crime?
In response to this growing crime, the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) have responded in different ways, including funding from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline, www. CyberTipline. com, celebrated as the National Clearinghouse for reports of Internet child pornography and other sexual crimes related to the Internet against children. The USDOJ also created regional Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) working group, which specializes in state and local law enforcement assistance to such crimes and funded Internet child exploitation units in the forces of federal law. 10
When child pornography is primarily?
The development, improving accessibility and use of computer technology at home has revolutionized the distribution of these images by increasing the ease and cost of production and distribution especially across international borders. Computer technology is revolutionizing the production of these images in a “sophisticated global cottage industry ‘11.
It is not unusual to find illegal images while exploring legitimate areas of the Internet. A recent study estimates that “may contain up to 20 percent of all pornographic activity on the Internet for children, 12 However, precise estimates difficult, as a reliable method for measuring true of these images is measured online produce are not yet ready. 13 However, parents and guardians should carefully monitor the online activities of their children while retaining access to online accounts of their children.
What motivates people to possess child pornography?
• Sexually prepubertal children (pedophiles interested) or adolescents (hebephiles), use child pornography for sexual fantasies, and satisfaction
• sexually “indiscriminate,” meaning they are constantly seeking new and different sexual stimuli
• sexually curious, download a few images to satisfy the curiosity
• interested in financial income by selling images or creating web sites, the obligation to pay for access15
Any person who has child pornography?
Almost all owners of child pornography (estimated 1713 prisoners) between 1 July 2000 and June 30, 2001 were male, 91% white and 86% were aged over 25 years. Only 3% are under 18 years. Most were single at the time of their crime or because they have never been married (41%) or because they were separated, divorced or widowed (21%). Thirty-eight (38%) percent were married or living with a partner. 17
On some had arrested the most sexually suggestive images represented graphically by prepubertal children (83%) and pictures of sexual penetration (80%). Approximately 1-5 arrestees (21%) had images of sexual violence against children is that slavery, rape and torture. More than 1 3 (39%) had child pornography videos with motion and sound. 18
On some orders are more repressive than half (48%) had more than 100 graphic still images, and 14% had more than 1,000 or graphics. 19
Forty percent (40%) of those arrested have been estimated “dual offenders” who harassed and abused children possessed child pornography, with both crimes discovered in the same survey. Another 15% were two sex offenders’ s attack on children by obtaining undercover agents who tried to minors online. 20
How old are the children in these photos?
Children are at the boy or girl pictures?
How graphic are the pictures?
What are the effects of child pornography?
The lives of children in this illegal photo featured are changed forever, not only harassment, but the file on the farm. Once sexual exploitation takes place, the offender may document these encounters on film or video. This material may ammunition “needed to become another child communication is necessary to continue the relationship and maintain the secrecy of blackmail. In addition, the documents of these images allow child molesters” experience “their sexual fantasies with children has long since ceased operating.
A larger number of pedophiles now use computer technology to organize and maintain their collections of these illegal images. They are also on the Internet to increase the size of these stocks. Personally manufactured illegal images of children are particularly useful for the Internet, which offers the pedophile with high status among fellow exploiters and traders of such material. Once this status is obtained, the child molesters are often the images of their own sexual exploits of trafficking in children start.
When these images reach cyberspace, they are sunk and can continue to circulate forever. Thus, the child that the images are viewed again and again re-victimized.
How do you find online child exploiters?
After this first encounter, they often continue to communicate with the child electronically or by other means. Some of these people can try the children’s inhibitions by gradually introducing sexual content in their online conversations and even send the child sexually abusive images reduced by other children. If children are shown pictures of their peers in sexual acts, they are led to believe that this behavior is acceptable. It reduces inhibitions and makes it easier to use for child molesters to take the child sexually.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to talk openly with their children about online risks and track their online activities.
Endnotes
1A by Janis Wolak, Kimberly Mitchell and David Finkelhor in Internet Sex Crimes detected on minors: The response of the Law Enforcement (Alexandria, Va.: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, November 2003, page VII) “The term” child pornography “because it is simply the pornography of children on classical subjects suggests, is a misnomer, the true nature and extent of images of child sexual abuse, to describe victims. With the use of this term should not mean that the child consented “to sexual acts described in these images, but it is the term most recognized public right now to describe this form of sexual exploitation . In this document] [used for illegal images of children under the standards developed by law, jurisprudence and law enforcement to refer protocols. It is a more precise term to be recognized included hope, and adopted for use in the near future. "
218 U. S. C. § 1466A and 18 U. S. C. 2256th §
3id.
4eva J. Klain, Heather J. Davies, Molly A. Hicks. Child pornography: The criminal justice system response (Alexandria, Virginia: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, March 2001, page 1) [hereinafter cited Answer] Daniel S. Armagh, Nick L. Battaglia, and Kenneth V. Lanning, use of computers in the sexual exploitation of children, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Portable Guides to investigate child abuse. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 1999, page 6
Note 5Response supra, 4, page 1
6 Jan Wolak, David Finkelhor, and Kimberly Mitchell. Owner of child pornography on Internet crime: the results of the National Study of Juvenile Online Victimization (Alexandria, Va.: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2005, p. ix) [hereinafter, owner ] citing 18 USC § 2256 (a). )
7Possessors, pages ix-x, citing research by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in December 2004 showed in regard to state laws criminalizing possession of child pornography, 37 states to define ” minor “or” child “under young as at age 18 (Alaska, ALASKA STAT. § 11 61st 127 (a), Arizona, ARIZ. REV. STAT. § 13-3551 (5) California, CAL. Penal Code § 311 11 (a), Colorado, Colorado REV. STAT. § 18-6-403 (2) (a), Connecticut, CONN. GEN. STAT. § 1-1D, Florida, FLA. STAT. ch. 827th 01 (2), Georgia Code Ann, § 16-12-100 GA .. (a) (1), Hawaii, HAW. REV. STAT. § 707-752 ( 2), Idaho, IDAHO CODE § 8-1507 (2) (b); Illinois, 720 ILL. COMP. STAT. 5/11-20. 1 (6), Iowa, Iowa 728th CODE § 1 ( 4), Kansas, KAN. STAT. Ann. § 21-3516 (a) (2), Kentucky, KY. REV. STAT. Ann. § § 015 seconds, 500 080 (9), Massachusetts, MASS . GEN. LAWS ch. 272, § 29C, Michigan, MICH. COMP. STATUTES § 750th 145C (b), Minnesota, Minnesota. STAT. 617th § 246 (a) (b), Mississippi, MISS. Code Ann. § 97-5-31 (a), Missouri, MO. REV. STAT. 573rd § 010 (Code Ann 2), Montana, MONT .. § § 45-5-625, 45-8-205, New Mexico, NM STAT. Ann. § 30-6A-3 (A), North Carolina, NC GEN. STAT. § 14-190. 13 (3), North Dakota, ND Cent. CODE § 12 27.1. 5.2 (1), Ohio, Ohio REV. Code Ann. 2907th is § 01 (M), Oklahoma, Oklahoma. STAT. tit REV. 21 § 1 1024th (A), Oregon, or .. STAT. § 163,665 (1), Pennsylvania, 18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 6312 (d) (1), Iceland Rhode, RI GEN. LAWS § 11-9-1. 3 (c) (3 ), South Carolina, SC Code Ann. § 16-15-375 (3), South Dakota, SD Consolidated Laws § 22-22-24. 1 (3), Tennessee, Tennessee Code Ann. § 39-17 – 1002 (3), Texas, TEX. Penal Code Ann. 26 § 43 (a), Utah, Utah Code Ann. § 76-5A-2 (5), Virginia, Virginia. Code Ann . 18 § 2-374. 1:1 (A); Washington to wash. REV. CODE 68a, § 9. 011 (4), West Virginia, W. VA. CODE § 61-8C-1 ( a), Wisconsin, Wis. STAT. 948th § 01 (1), Wyoming, WYO. STAT. Ann. § 6-4-303 (a) (i)), 3 define “minor” or “child” as a young person under 17 years (Alabama, ALA. CODE § 13-12 at 192; Arkansas, ARK. Code Ann. § 5-27-302 (a), and Louisiana, LA. REV. STAT. Ann . § 14:81. 1 (A) (3)); 7 define “minor” or “child” as a person younger than 16 years (Indiana, IND. CODE § 35-42-4 -4 (c) Maryland, MD Code Ann .., Crim. Law § 11-208 (a), Nevada, NEV. REV. STAT. 200th 730; New Hampshire, NH REV. STAT. Ann. § 649 – A: 2 ( I), New Jersey, NJ STAT. Ann. § 2C: 24-4 (b) (1), New York, NY PENAL LAW § 263 16, and Vermont, VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 13, § 2821 ( a)) and one defines the term “minor” or “child” as a person under 14 years (Maine, ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 17, § 2924 (2-A)).
The age of a child “in Nebraska depends on whether the child is a participant (under 18) or represented by an observer (age 16). NEB. REV. STAT. § 28-1463. 02 ( 1).
In the District of Columbia, to spread the possession of child pornography with intent, under the general obscenity statute can be prosecuted, however, mere possession is not mentioned. Ann C. D. Code. § 22-2201 (a) (1) (E). There are two offenses of “sexual services address with minors”: “with a minor in sexual activity” and “promoting sexual performance by a minor.” D. C. Code Ann. § 22-3102 . For these offenses, “minor” means any person under 16 years established. CD Code Ann. § § 22-3101 (2), an increase of 22 3.102.
8Possessors supra note 6, page x citing DEL. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1103 (e).
9Possessors, supra note 6, p. IX.
10id.
Note 11Response supra, 4, page 3, City of pornography: an international perspective, the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Stockholm, Sweden, 27-31 August 1996, page 9
Note 12Response supra 4, page 3, quoted on days designated for the fight against child pornography, 36 Parliament, 1 Session, edited 1 hansanders, No. 172, 2nd February 1999, page 12
Note 13Response supra, 4, page 3
14Possessors supra note 6, page x citing response, supra note 4 and M. Taylor and E. Quayle. Child pornography: An Internet crime. Hove: Brunner-Routledge, 2003.
15Possessors supra note 6, p. X
16Id. , Pages 2-3.
17Id. , Pages 1-2.
18Id. , VII Page
19Id. Page 7
20ID. , Page viii.
21Id. , Page 4
22Id. 5 Page
23Id.
Note 24Response supra, 4, p. 10, cited and Bentovim Bentovim, “the impact on children and their families” of organized abuse: The current debate, pages 60-62 ["impact] on children.
Note 25Response supra, 4, p. 10, cited Jeanne McCauley, David E. Kern, Ken Kolodner, et al. , Clinical characteristics of women with a history of childhood abuse: unhealed wounds, 277 JAMA 1197, page 1362nd
Note 26Response supra, 4, p. 10, quoted, Heather Y. Swanston, Jennifer S. Tebbutt, Brian I. O’Toole and R. Kim Oates, Sexually children up to five years after the presentation victims of violence: a case-control study, Pediatrics 100, 1997, page 600, 603
Note 27Response supra, 4, p. 10, cited the impact on children, No. 24, pages 60-62.
28Id.
What is harassment of children?
Every child is vulnerable to sexual exploitation. Child victims of boys and girls and can older and younger.
Include pedophilia
Fondling or touching
“Flashing” or exposing the genitals of adults, one child
List of sexually explicit material to a child
The so-called “normal” sexual activity such as vaginal or anal or oral stimulation of genitals
The so-called “deviant” sexual activity, such as urination, defecation, sadomasochism, bondage or
Child molesters, many methods, such as
Generally, child molesters manipulate child victims of sexual performance of the activity “grooming” with attention, affection and gifts over a longer period. Sometimes the “grooming” is the parent company of very young children, aimed at child molesters in order to preserve the family, trust, and thus access to the child.
Adapted by child molesters: a behavioral analysis. Copyright © 2001 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. All rights reserved.
The signs of sexual exploitation of children
Parents, grandparents and guardians should be aware of the signs below that your child might show, has been sexually harassed. Note that some of these behaviors, other explanations, but it is important to support your child, whatever the cause of these symptoms or behaviors.
Changes in behavior, extreme mood swings, crying, withdrawal, fear and excessive
Bedwetting, nightmares, fear of going to bed or other sleep disorders
Acting in an inappropriate sexual activity or showing an unusual interest in sexual matters
A sudden change in behavior the act of aggressive feelings or rebel
Regression to infantile behavior; cling
The problems of education or behavior
Changes in toilet training habits
A fear of certain places, people or activities
Bruises, rashes, cuts, limping, multiple injuries or poorly explained
The pain, itching, bleeding, fluid or rawness in the private sector
If you notice any of these behaviors, talk to your child about the causes. behavioral changes such as these may, for reasons other than sexual exploitation, as a medical, family, school, or a problem. may also remember that children sometimes do not always demonstrate obvious signs such, but doing something or saying that references to exploitation.
Information was adapted
or persuasion to convince a child to sexual activity
Oversteer or threatens to harm a child for sexual activities
Adapted
What if a child discloses sexual exploitation Thurs
If your child discloses sexual exploitation, how would you react, is an important component of child protection.
Unterreagieren minimize or information
Overreaction to information or panic
Criticizing or blaming your child
Respect the privacy of your child
Do you support your child and say the decision
Show physical affection, and express the love and support with words and gestures
Tell your child that he or she has done nothing wrong
Help you understand your child, it was the responsibility of the offender, and not your child
Remember that children seldom lie about acts of sexual exploitation
Keeping open lines of communication
Consult a doctor for your child
prevent law enforcement authorities
child protection alerts, youth services, child abuse, or other appropriate social service agencies, in cooperation with law enforcement authorities
Consider the need for counseling or therapy for your child and the family
Contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s 24-hour, toll-free telephone line, all information on missing or sexually exploited at 1-800-843-5678 report. This figure is available in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The TDD Hotline is 1-800-826-7653.
Often, children do not disclose incidents of sexual exploitation. You can see the caring adults who
We have these resources, and more at www. ChildProtectioncCommunity. com
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Library of Congress Gets a Mobile App
August 7th, 2010Library of Congress Gets a Mobile App
Last week, an approved application that gives mobile users access to the United States Library of Congress Experience went live in the iTunes App Store. The app is compatible with iOS 3.1 on up and will run on the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. The new app ( iTunes link ) won’t provide avid Twitter users access to their archived tweets just yet, unfortunately, nor will it enable mobile users to go …
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Charlie Chaplin clip from Library of Congress
August 3rd, 2010
The following was on display Aug. 5, 2008, and was discovered through the Library of Congress Junior Fellows program. “Recycling Charlie Chaplin” During the silent era, earlier films by popular artists were edited together to create new releases. “The Rounders” (1914), starring Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887-1933), and another unidentified Chaplin film were re-cut, given new title cards, and combined to create “Greenwich Village.” “Greenwich Village,” ca. 1922. 35mm black-and-white safety print from original film. AFI/Roach Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress
Chuck Schumer Is Most Active Member of Congress
July 20th, 2010Chuck Schumer Is Most Active Member of Congress
Senators typically sponsor 43 bills per session. Sen. Chuck Schumer has sponsored 137.
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Hyperspectral Imaging by Library of Congress Reveals Change Made by Thomas Jefferson in Original Declaration of …
July 2nd, 2010Hyperspectral Imaging by Library of Congress Reveals Change Made by Thomas Jefferson in Original Declaration of …
Recent hyperspectral imaging of Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft of the Declaration of Independence has clearly confirmed past speculation that Jefferson made an interesting word correction during his writing of the document, according to scientists in the Library of Congress’ Preservation Research and Testing Division (PRTD). (PRWeb Jul 2, 2010) Read the full story at http://www …
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Remember Liberty
June 29th, 2010Part 1 of the series USS Liberty: “It is God who at sea”
These are the events of that day we call 9 / 11 that the woman doctor spoiled awakened to the fact that people on the ground in the world hated the U.S. until they can target and kill innocent Americans.
I do not react with fear, but curiosity. I did not buy that President Bush has encouraged all of us if we wanted to help. I wanted to answer my questions and the MSM was not asked, and Congress has not demanding.
Seven years ago I was a type uninformed, misinformed American, but with all the diligence and perseverance, I learned a lot. But it was only in June 2005 and my first trip to the little town of Bethlehem: occupied territory had to take my anger against the Empire, the U.S. military occupation of Palestine, the loyalty of the government of Israel.
Only the termination of weapons of mass destruction of Israel, Mordechai Vanunu program have told me things I had never heard before, I wake up to the depth of the disappointment of America “best allies” and blind collusion of the U.S. government. It was a rooftop restaurant in East Jerusalem, where they serve the fish with the head and skeleton intact and fries on the side, that Vanunu blew my mind, “Did you know that President Kennedy to Israel to make nuclear weapons to stop trying? In 1963, he forced Prime Minister Ben Gurion to admit the Dimona is not a textile factory, a sign outside proclaimed, but a nuclear plant. The Prime Minister said: “The reactor is only for peace. ” Kennedy insisted on an open internal inspection. He letters demanding that Ben Gurion open the Dimona for inspection in writing. When Johnson became president, he made an agreement with Israel that two senators come every year for inspection. Before visiting senators, is that the Israelis build a wall to block the elevators and stairs underground. From 1963 to ‘69, came the Senators, but she never knew about the wall that hid the rest of the Dimona from them. ”
It was not until October 13, 2007, when Phil Tourney, survivor of the boatswain and the attack on the USS Liberty has confirmed that “God was that we have in life” to “more wars for Israel “Conference in Irvine, California, I woke up to that day in infamy forty years ago, which remains” the only incident of damage to a major U.S. ship since the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898, before the Spanish-American War, not by the U.S. Congress to investigate. “Captain Joseph Tully, commander of the USS Saratoga, page 175, Operation Cyanide, by Peter Hounam .
On November 2, 2007, I spoke by phone with his colleague from Florida, a survivor of the USS Liberty, and the current president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association’S, Ernie Gallo, who was a master of communication and technicians on freedom. We shared our frustrations and justice for freedom by invoking professing Christians and our Republican Senator Mel Martinez.
Ernie quipped: “I met a lawyer Martinez and let me tell you that Congress does not move a finger to help us.” AIPAC would crucify them, our government is not blocking has come say something about freedom.
For forty years our government has a denial of justice to our veterans and crucified, because the truth: “We will not make an ally in trouble.”-President Lyndon Johnson, June 8, 1967.
Forty years ago, the U.S. government has agreed with Israel not only in treason cover up the attack on the USS Liberty survivors have been “asked to remain under the threat of court martial, imprisonment or worse silence … The U.S. government has never asked for forgiveness obviously fake Israeli “mistaken identity” and did not try to get coverage up to dishonorable who were still current. truth the honor of America shamefully sacrificed to cover the lies of Israel and transparently despicable act of perfidy to offer .- Phillip F. Tourney, President USS Liberty Veterans Association, June 8, 2007, Marriott Courtyard, VA .
Veterans of the USS Liberty, an open panel repeated independent investigation of the unprovoked and horrific attack on them and only pro-forma letters received by an employee at the White House in this administration said that the attack already been requested examined.
“This is a naked-lie!” Tournament wrote in a postscript to our commander in chief in his last appeal.
“The declassification of government documents and the recollections of former military … have shown [that] the Israelis knew that the attack on a U.S. warship. The documents also suggest that the U.S. government, anxious to spare Israel’s reputation and preserve its alliance with the United States, closed the case with what even some of the participants now say, a hasty and wrong has been studied seriously. -
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“Israel has come with murder in cold blood” Forty years ago the CIA and NSA all threatened the survivors not to talk! Me so scared, I’m not twenty years … Israel wanted the world believe that Egypt [committed the crime] … Thirty-four were killed and 172 were from a crew of 294 … The Israeli planes violated marked the star of David, we would not know who attacked us, was … Our keel was broken, we would have sunk but God kept us alive … Eighteen hours after the attack we were rescued … McNamara said: “We did not attack our allies.” As McNamara know who attacked us? “- Phillip tournament, October 13, 2007.
“JQ” Tony “Hart, then a chief petty officer, in a relay station U.S. Navy in Morocco, at the communication between Washington and the 6th Fleet, listening remembered as secretary Defense Robert McNamara, in Washington, ordered Rear-Admiral Lawrence Geis cons, America’s battle group commander, bringing to the jets home. When Geis protested that the Liberty was attacked and needed help, said Hart, McNamara retorted that “President [Lyndon Johnson] does not go to war or embarrass an ally of the United States on a couple of sailors.”
“The Johnson administration not publicly challenged the right of Israel that the attack was nothing more to be a fatal mistake. But internal White House documents from the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library show that the Israelis’ explanation of how the error had not occurred obtained previously thought. In addition to McNamara, senior officials of the Secretary of State Dean Rusk on down privately with the intelligence adviser Johnson, Clark Clifford, who said a few minutes a meeting National Security Council staff was cited as an agreement to “unthinkable” that the attack was a case of mistaken identity. “The attack could only be voluntary,” the director of NSA, Lt. Gen. Marshall Carter, later told Congress. [Ibid]
Ernie Gallo had been above the water line, that freedom torpedo struck and he told this reporter: “It was a beautiful sunny day and clear all morning Israeli reconnaissance plane flew over us, I I counted twelve in Flight and I came so close they could see the faces of the pilots we were restless and he dipped his wings in passing. We were all very comfortable, because they were our allies. This morning, Captain McGonagle called drill a general ward. This is a particular type of urgent establishment, I can not remember what was piercing comedy, but to test our skills and the captain was very happy. Because we were on dangerous ground he kept the Gunners Manning the machine gun, two guys in each “nest”, which was unusual for them to stay in flak jackets and helmets for heavy drilling, but we knew that we were at home in hostile territory. But we all, boys are sunbathing and we were all happy because we saw our friends the Israelis in the sky. We were all very relaxed because of its flights, it was like a scene McCales Navy.
“It was about half past one after lunch, when the markers had attacked us and they knew to be the case, the communication antennas! They knew that guns are not a threat, the pilots were very careful to Antennas to cast. Then two napalm bombs on us, miraculously the fire completely put out, and although the fire hoses mounted bullet, like a garden hose and any CO2 cartridge was used board that the fire could have easily entered the boat, but firefighters kept cool and not to do. A flagman constantly observed, that our flag was hoisted, the first burned in the fire, but within minutes it raised his flag and leave our boat was well marked by the USS LIBERTY on it.
“It was the torpedo boats came towards us, I saw the Star of David again. But the Israelis say mistaken identity for giving us the little-known El Quseir, an Egyptian transport ship that only carried horses [and was a third the size of Freedom] and was contained and the use for one year. Freedom was at least forty antenna nor Israel have made a mistake when we identify, if ever heard in a court, it would be incredible!
“I was a ghost,” an Interceptor, CT; Communication technician. At that time, the NSA security groups in all branches of military service. Normal operation was only for four months at a time, up and down along the African coast, all around in the atmosphere, the waves, I would be guarded. The CT had a variety of talents, administrators, linguists, Morse code operators, communicators and experts in electronics, that’s what I did was work all the equipment.
“We all worked behind closed doors, locked doors, no one knew the rest of the team at all, as we did. Our goal with everything in life was to intercept the message, UHF, LHF, waves long and short. There were two huge Christmas tree antennas on freedom. Mid-ship there was a pedestal with a flat foot has made sixteen ski resorts. How could they take us for a horse carrying ship is incredible .
“You know that if the North Koreans attacked the Pueblo, they wanted to take it? The North Koreans have had the opportunity to perform on several occasions. The Israelis did not give us one! Could Each torpedo approached and asked us to surrender or they follow, but never took place.
“The most wonderful, I honestly believe the Lord has saved liberty for a reason, and was at that time in the world … The ship, built in 1944, freedom was a converted cargo ship and the mechanics of ship must have broken and sunk! sunk a foot or less of those torpedo hit and would we! But the torpedo hit a double, and energy absorption reinforcement and took us by air to blow. ”
In 1967, John Hrankowski, was nineteen years and his third trip to freedom. “I worked in the engineering department, responsible for air conditioning, electricity, water and steam. I was topside from scratch, when the rays of shrapnel knocked me down. I returned to my headquarters space in the boiler room when the call was: “This is not an exercise, we are attacked.”
“Fifteen meters and reached the torpedo struck the vessel from the water, if it had hit the tank mix the vapor pressure of 750 degrees in cold water like a torpedo exploded nuclear bomb would have been!
“The lights went out, the generator was struck, gnats flying around me like fire, it was dangerous, but beautiful anyway. I worked with a lantern to keep themselves in power under control. If the boiler exploded, the ship would have crashed to! ”
One of the men who was below the water surface when the torpedo was hit Ron Kukal that the chaplain of the USS Liberty Vets Association. In an e-mail me at October 22, 2007, he said: “The June 8, 1967, during the Vietnam War, I was aboard a Navy ship named the USS Liberty. The ship was decommissioned in the waters off the coast of Israel during the Six Day War “… It may be that the only reason God saved the freedom we had to tell our story.
“The ship was 15 miles off the coast of navigation in international waters when the IDF’s attack. She was subjected to torpedoes, fire 50-caliber machine guns, napalm and rockets. There are more than 800 holes were in custody after the attack, she announced about 10 degrees to starboard, and was on fire in many places. Thirty-four men were killed and nearly 70% of the crew injured, including myself.
“For what seemed like an eternity … many miracles occurred during and after the attack. The only weapons we had were 50 caliber machine guns, and they were built as the French Mirage Peashooter cons that attacked Liberty … we were not ready for any type of attack at all. The element of surprise to them.
“I had survived the attack, but the worst was yet to come, as five torpedo boats were bearing down on us, with one in the head, and we were on the ground. One found its mark. It was the second surprise that I was exposed that day, the first survivors of the attack by jet aircraft.
“The success rate of Liberty near amidships on the starboard side torpedo and I was about ten meters from the explosion. There were a couple of walls between the blast and for me, but they were such as paper, several tonnes of TNT, which tore the guts of Liberty. What had been a number of topics have been turned into a large room in no time. I was immediately immersed in seawater, and he was quickly to the point where it would be my head in a short period of time, and although I could be swimming will soon be full, and there would be no place to go . The trap, which was closed on the bridge, and persistent downward, and if my life was completely back to what God would do. Just before the compartment was open the hatch was flooded over me, opened to leave as many of us as possible out of there before we become part of his tomb. This was the third miracle that I saw that day, but there was more to come, and I was getting on the main deck, I slipped and because water and blood, which was flooded in each round.
“The miracle happened when I fourth was exposed to machine gun on the main deck, and yet still remained alive, and there was more to come. Every antenna we had was shot to pieces, except one, and it was never really works well. One of the radio operator told me he has tried repeatedly to call for help, and finally, when he noticed that all the antennas have been shot, he who had always been wrong, and when necessary, it worked. You could call the Sixth Fleet, and inform them of our situation through an antenna, which had almost never worked. The fifth miracle had occurred.
“The attack was two hours or more left, but it seems that few minutes. The captain told us we had lost our seats, we would have to go back and manually steer the ship. We have make progress and were completed on time for the island of Malta, and the dry dock. He was abducted nearly a thousand miles, and we were with a ship that was forty feet of forty hole in its side, fire, and full of holes.
“Freedom has been set at one minute, but we could be one thousand miles of sailing without incident, and it was the wonder of the sixth day. I was part of the crew who went down there to identify the deceased and I know that God gave me the strength to go and do what was expected of me. Suffice it to say rather than in terms that only men have been strengthened, and God himself could enter the dark area below.
“For there is nothing hidden that will not be obvious, not hidden that is not known.” Luke 0:02 -
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Operation Cyanide, Peter Hounam, 2003
March Madness on Capitol Hill (and I Don’t Mean Basketball)
June 25th, 2010Well, I had a very exciting week. First, the team hosted here, hundreds of advocacy meetings Associates kingdom of Congress for two different DC, in aircraft, both on March 11 took place. It would not be remarkable in itself, except that one of them took place in the Mayflower Hotel here in Washington, DC.
Yes, the Mayflower Hotel – the very one where Governor Spitzer, uh, “stayed” in February. So your servant has had the pleasure of the Mayflower departed the day the message. We have been inundated with phone calls and say in response to changes in the day that I have not heard the news I called my husband at 6:00 pm, without understanding, humor at all: “Well, I have my day The Mayflower and now I’m at home.
Really. That’s what I said. The silence at the other end of the line was deafening (though perhaps it was so strong that he could not speak laughs).
More important is the fact that 11 March was probably one of the busiest days I’ve ever seen on Capitol Hill. There were literally tens of thousands of supporters in the town all meetings of the research with their elected representatives. Unfortunately, many offices could not accommodate all requests easily, and some supporters were turned away.
From the viewpoint of the lawyer, I can certainly understand. It’s frustrating to come all the way to Washington, DC has learned that one of your representatives can not simply be to meet you. At the same time, as a former staff person with whom I share with congressional offices. Imagine if you will, hundreds of customers, clients, patients, supporters, employees – is also still there, that comes to you on a daily basis – to call you and say “Hi, I’m in City 10-2 on Thursday. I meet you and I will not take no for an answer. “Many people we spoke this week in this situation, no matter how much they wanted, there was no way fit hundreds of people in a period of four hours.
Frankly, spelled the combination of a growing number of supporters present fly-ins with declining or stagnant staffing disaster of Congress. I think we need to be in a position not too long. How to avoid that part of the problem? Here are some ideas, interesting with the “Mars” theme (just to make things):
“Beware the Ides of March” (Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar), take the advice soothsayer and stay away from DC in early to mid March. I do not believe? The type of day the word lobby “in March 2008 DC” in the search engine of your choice – you’ll be surprised what you find. In the AMA, National Park recreation Association and the American Wind Energy Association, all shows in the sun in DC in early March. In fact, at the Mayflower on Monday and Tuesday, I saw the National Funeral Directors Association Americans for Tax Reform and implementation of their lobby day – I think it is right that nothing is more sure death and taxes.
“Mars is like a lion and leaves like a lamb” Even the transport of your event in April, the programming can mitigate Crunch. The groups holding events in April, May, September and October tend to be lengthy meetings and a vigorous response from the employees. “But wait, you think,” our group has funding issues. Did we not be here in March? “First, there are more opportunities to get to your message as a single DC Fly-In (see note below). Surely you want to contact your people early in the cycle of credit. Fortunately, there are dozens of how to do it without you drag all DCs. Secondly: When was the last Congress was seen actually meet its self-imposed budget limits resources /? I am here for twenty years and I have not seen that happen.
“March to the beat of a Different Drummer” Fly-ins are great, but not limited to meetings of the Capitol that the main (or only) advocacy effort of the year. Take the example of the American Library Association, a day “virtual legislative” for members of the ALA should not receive DC to lobby on their May Day. Library supporters across the country are asked to contact representatives elected from their constituencies while their cohorts are from DC. Or take a page from the book Game of National Public Radio. They work with Congress to explain to April, “Public Radio Recognition Month” and coordination of a DC Fly-in public radio stations and district activities during the month. This one-Two Punch “approaches are used to raise your voice on Capitol Hill – even during the high season.
“Our life is March weather, savage and serene one hour” (Ralph Waldo Emerson): You do not like the weather in March? Wait a minute, this will change. The same is true of Capitol Hill. Political alliances, perspectives and positions are constantly being developed. If you are not completely with the answers you by your elected representatives are always happy to continue to be polite, firm and persistent – you may be able to change his mind again!
“Mad as a March Hare (Alice in Wonderland): Sometimes people in Washington, DC It seems as mad as March hares. If you’re wondering if you found accidentally fallen into the rabbit hole into a fantasy world, it is time to step back and realize that some things are beyond your control. Events can surpass even the best planned lobbying day, so you try to supporters, coherent policy meetings, while more important things in everyone’s mind gas prices or snowstorms or games in fancy hotels.
Please watch our “Mars” ideas on how to march “on and counsel” – even though, as one lawyer told me recently, which applies only to March 4. Ha-ha.
The Separation Of Church And State Agenda
June 22nd, 2010Most discussions against the role of Christianity in the United States arising from the abyss of ignorance so profound that it is unfathomable. You can throw rocks ceaselessly into the abyss of intellectual darkness without ever hearing a low blow
In conversation with certainty, insisted the people of our constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state. Clueless, they do not recognize their claims and their obvious self-satisfaction of the note, it is easy, they never read the Constitution and the absence of any knowledge of what he says.
The media often on this “fact” of separation and the call to report professional journalism. The politically correct term to engage in, serious discussions on the basis of this lie. How can mature, at least in time, people are so closely with a statement so obviously wrong?
Can you say “agenda?”
The authors of the Constitution clearly intended to be Christianity’s influence on this nation. For example, the Constitution explicitly provides for a Christian chaplain for each branch of Congress. Chaplains are paid at each session with prayer and offer advice to members of the body to open. Would the authors of the Constitution a provision of the great importance they provided to the Christian faith, a determination to endure during the life of this nation, say attached to perpetuate religion could then plays no role in our national leadership ?
A simple reading of the Constitution provides other examples. The Constitution is not so long that even the sound of words, promoter Duck separation could not read. And if they want to know the First Amendment, they argue that their concept of separation, the Library of Congress has collected some preliminary considerations on the creation of the Declaration of Rights, the Governor Morris, who was present throughout the process writing. Man could he lift his eyes.
The “separation of church and state phrase” came the letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Association of Baptist Sunday School in Danbury, Connecticut. However, the letter is not about keeping Christian influence government, but the federal government does not intervene in the free exercise of religion. Jefferson did not generally comment on the Bill of Rights, because in France at the time not to participate in its creation.
To begin with information about the real attitude of Thomas Jefferson’s Christianity, he considers the three school systems in DC and Virginia. The required texts for each school system were the Bible, the Book of Watts hymns and a reading primer. These books, he says, are the basis of a good education.
So there is no separation of Church and State, and Thomas Jefferson lived and supported the Christian faith. Oliver Stone could not resist.
But there’s more! Not content to expose their lack of knowledge constitutional Pilot agenda, according to parade his ignorance of history. Professor Mark’s beard, pontificate, he has been in their delusion that the U.S. has never wanted to be a Christian nation. You must put aside all our founding documents in order to draw this, of course, but whatever.
Maybe they should check the security of the platform where they keep it as a profoundly historical documents prove the falsity of their claim.
According to the Congressional Record, the first session of the Congress of the United States began with several hours of Bible study and prayer. All members attended. The practice of starting each meeting with prayer and Bible study lasted for years. You can view it.
U.S. Government buildings are full of biblical quotations, architectural details and statues. Arrival of a proceeding, the Supreme Court building, completed in 1935 for his many references to the Ten Commandments.
In addition, in the early days were of the Republic, attended Christian church services in nearly all federal buildings in Washington While President Thomas Jefferson held services in the House. When he decided the music needed more energy, he commanded the Marine Band play every Sunday.
And President Jefferson sent missionaries to the Indians, and if government money to build churches, so that Indians can enjoy more fullness of life. The story tells of the missionaries were well received, and the arrangement suited all parties. You can see everything.
It is clear that the Constitution does not mention a separation of church and state. History proves that the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation. And the real Thomas Jefferson does not like the patron saint of those who seek to remove God from the life of this nation. Why is this going?
The truth is on the side of angels, and not on the agenda.
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Co., Long Beach], Calif. (LOC)
June 18th, 2010
Image taken on 1940-01-01 00:00:00 by The Library of Congress.