TO: MOPP SUPPORTERS

MOPP COUNTY COORDINATORS

(please help us spread the word to fellow Missourians by

forwarding to your contacts/networks...thanks!)

RE: Parental Rights Amendment

Intiative Petition
>>Volunteers Needed<<
Missouri Precinct Project (MOPP) is joining with Concerned Women for
America of Missouri, Families Engaging in Education Locally (FEEL),
and Missouri First, in circulating a Citizens Initiative Petition to add a
Parental Bill of Rights to the Missouri Constitution.
Starting next week, we will begin conducting trainings for petition circulators
around the state. This is an all-volunteer project. We need 250,000 registered
voters in Missouri to sign our petition so Missourians can vote in 2016 on
whether to add this to our Missouri Constitution. Example: We need 1000
volunteers to get 250 signatures or 500 volunteers to get 500 signatures, etc. The
more volunteers we can get, the more the workload will be distributed...and "many
hands make light work"

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS...

--We have approximately one year to get the number of signatures needed to put this amendment on the
ballot to be voted on my Missourians statewide in 2016. (The Secretary of State will determine in which
election cycle the amendment will appear)
--During the next year, we need to get a predetermined percentage of signatures in 6 of the 8
congressional districts in Missouri. The number of signatures needed varies by county.
--The counties targeted are: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8.
--We are looking for volunteers in each of these counties to collect signatures on the preprinted petition
forms which will be provided to anyone volunteering.
--There are very strict rules/criteria for the collection of signatures. Over the next year, trainings for
"petition circulators" will be held in various locations throughout the State on an ongoing basis.
--To

see the petition and the amendment wording go to this link:

http://s1.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections/Petitions/2016-022.pdf

(NOTE: Only petitions provided to volunteers at trainings or on request can be

used to collect signatures. COPIES/REPRODUCTIONS CANNOT BE USED.)

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP....

--Please consider volunteering to be

a "petition circulator" in your
county.
--If you can be a volunteer...make plans to attend one of the trainings in your area, or if you can't make a
training, you can contact us as noted below and we would be glad to give you one-on-one instructions on
the process and how to obtain your packet of petitions.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST TO BE A PETITION

CIRCULATOR VOLUNTEER CONTACT:
Bev Ehlen
State Director

CWA of Missouri
314-608-0168
director@missouri.cwfa.org
--OR-Missouri Precinct Project/MOPP
Attn: Judy
via email at: missouriprecinctproject@gmail.com
The Missouri Parents Bill of Rights Amendment will:
Protect a parents ability to direct the education, upbringing, religious instruction, discipline, physical and
mental health care without government interference.

Require government entities to obtain parents explicit permission before gathering or sharing information or
data about their child or the childs family members. This amendment will protect child and parent from being
punished for their rights to protect a childs private information. (This amendment will not protect a childs
information or data as it pertains to a criminal investigation.)

Every parent has the right to decide what educational setting they choose for their child.

In cases of clear, immediate and substantial threat of physical injury, and where a court of law has found by
clear and convincing evidence that a parent has knowingly exposed a child to neglect, abandonment, reckless
endangerment, or physical abuse as defined by state statute it shall not be considered interference with the parental
rights acknowledged in this amendment.

If any parents, whose rights under this section have been adversely affected by any statute regulation,
ordinance, policy or other act of government authority shall be permitted to file a lawsuit challenging the
constitutionality of the statute, regulation, ordinance, or any other act of government authority, seeking damages
against the government entity against the violation of these parental rights.

If you're on Facebook "like" ParentalRightsMissouri.org here:

https://www.facebook.com/ParentalRightsMissouri/timeline

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MORE ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL

www.parentalrights.org
On the national level, year after year, the "U.N. Convention on the Rights of the
Child treaty" is introduced at the federal level. In fact, President Clinton signed
off on the treaty many years ago, but for the treaty to be "official" Congress has
to ratify it...so far we have dodged the bullet!
"This treaty poses a serious threat both to parental rights and to U.S. sovereignty, as the
UNCRC dictates not only that the federal government must intrude into the family sphere to an
unprecedented degree, but also how the federal government is to monitor and govern the actions
of our families. Parental rights would be replaced by "the best interests of the child" as defined,
ultimately, by an international committee of 18 people in Switzerland."
Below is information from the website of ParentalRights.org. This organization is working at the Federal
level to pass an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to protect parental rights.
"There is only one possible solution for the eroding support for parental rights in the
Supreme Court that can also stop the encroachment of international law.
We need to place the time-honored test of parental rights, as recognized by the Supreme
Court for over seventy years, into the explicit text of the Constitution.
We cannot wait until our rights are formally demolished. We must act now to stop
international law and protect these two key principles: Fit parents should be allowed

to direct the upbringing of their children. American legislators, not

international tribunals, should make the public policy for America on
families and children."

Sign the Petition Donate Volunteer Learn More View Online

Parental Rights Limited to Those 'Just Like Us'?

-- May 14, 2015
Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Rider of Missouri remains a ward of the
state of Illinois because his mother and doctors disagreed. When

the pain from his neurofibromitosis became too great, mother

Michelle (who is a nurse) decided to seek additional options, looking
for a hospital that could manage his discomfort. Chicago's Lurie's
Children's Hospital took issue with her decision and accused her of
neglect. A year later, Isaiah remains a ward of a state in which he
didn't even reside.

Isaiah Rider and his mom, Michelle. From Facebook.com/TeamIsaiahRider.

Meanwhile, families all over America are being broken up because

doctors disagree over their childs Mitochondrial disease diagnosis.
And a family in Ohio lost their 5 children to adoption because
someone didnt like their lifestyle.
Viewed together, these paint a picture of a society where parental
rights only exist if your family is just like everyone elses.
Tragically, we have reached a point where parents hesitate to take a
child to the emergency room for fear their child will be taken away
over a baseless accusation. Where we could once be comfortable in the
knowledge that we had done nothing wrong, now we hear of too many
parents whose innocence wasnt enough in a system stacked against

them.
It is time to strike back.
Traditionally, parents have had the right to direct the upbringing,
education, and care of their children unless there was proof of abuse
or neglect. Sadly, those days are fading fast.
But ParentalRights.org is working to adopt the Parental Rights
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This simple article will
protect this essential liberty in a way that our courts have no choice
but to understand.
The government would be prohibited from limiting this right without
first demonstrating a governmental interest of the highest order that
cannot be otherwise served. This is a very high legal standard
that would protect any parent not shown to be unfit due to abuse
or neglect.
More importantly, the courts would be mandated to protect this
right in the face of growing bureaucratic and corporate overreach.
But to pass this Amendment, we must work together. We must
become one strong voice for the rights of parents and the freedom of
our families.
To add your voice to ours, please join our online network here.
We will send you an email newsletter update about once a week that
includes an action item you can take to see these rights secured. (You
can unsubscribe any time, and we will not share your information with
anyone.)
Only by standing together can we defend the right of parents
to provide the best possible care for their children. Please sign
up today, then share this message with your friends!
Sincerely,
Michael Ramey
Director of Communications & Research

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20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UN CONVENTION ON

THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Ten things you need to know about the structure of the CRC:

It is a treaty which creates binding rules of law. It is no mere statement of altruism.1.

The CRC has some elements that are self-executing, while others would require implementing legislation. Federal courts would have the
power to determine which provisions were self-executing.5.

The courts would have the power to directly enforce the provisions that are self-executing.6.

A committee of 18 experts from other nations, sitting in Geneva, has the authority to issue official interpretations of the treaty which are
entitled to binding weight in American courts and legislatures. This effectively transfers ultimate authority for all policies in this area to this
foreign committee.8.

Under international law, the treaty overrides even our Constitution.9.

Its effect would be binding on American families, courts, and policy-makers.2.

Children of other nations would not be impacted or helped in any direct way by our ratification.3.
The CRC would automatically override almost all American laws on children and families because of the U.S. Constitutions Supremacy
Clause in Article VI.4.

Congress would have the power to directly legislate on all subjects necessary to comply with the treaty. This would constitute the most
massive shift of power from the states to the federal government in American history.7.

Reservations, declarations, or understandings intended to modify our duty to comply with this treaty will be void if they are determined to be
inconsistent with the object and purpose of the treaty.10.
Ten things you need to know about the substance of the CRC:

Children would have the ability to choose their own religion while parents would only have the authority to give their
children advice about religion.13.

The best interest of the child principle would give the government the ability to override every decision made by every
parent if a government worker disagreed with the parents decision.14.

A childs right to be heard would allow him (or her) to seek governmental review of every parental decision with which
the child disagreed.15.

According to existing interpretation, it would be illegal for a nation to spend more on national defense than it does on
childrens welfare.16.

Children would acquire a legally enforceable right to leisure.17.

Allowing parents to opt their children out of sex education has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.19.

Parents would no longer be able to administer reasonable spankings to their children.11.

Christian schools that refuse to teach "alternative worldviews" and teach that Christianity is the only true religion "fly in the
face of article 29" of the treaty.18.
Children would have the right to reproductive health information and services, including abortions, without parental
knowledge or consent.20.
A murderer aged 17 years and 11 months and 29 days at the time of his crime could no longer be sentenced to life in
prison.12.

Below was reprinted from:

http://www.parentalrights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BB56D7393-E5834658-85E6-C1974B1A57F8%7D&DE=

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