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James P Lapensee
Macomb MI 48044
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July 4, 2008
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Everybody at one point in their life will be touched by what is happening to the
fathers' role in America today when they witness or experience what our government
has been doing to the American family. Today's father finds himself being involved in
many of the everyday activities with his children. When I look back to when I was a
child, my father was a very big part of who I am today. The people of America knows
what it takes to raise a child, we know what a child needs in their life but today the
American family is being turn into single parent households. Our government, at the
state level, feels it's in the best interest in the children to remove the father 85% of the
time, not allowing the children the right to have a father.
For this reason there has been studies done on the affect when the father is not
allow to be in the child life. The role reduce to every other weekend, plus maybe one
evening a week and then made to pay child support to a point were they can't even
support themselves. One of the many organizations I look to for help and understanding
to what is happening in America to the families is Fathers-4-Justice (F4J). On the home
page of their web site "www.F4J.org" they believe that "F4J™ knows that every parent
is a superhero in the eyes of a child. F4J™ also believes that it takes "superhero
powers" to fight the corruption in America's family courts. To that end, superhero
parents in costumes as Superman, Superwoman, Spiderman, Batman and other
childhood superhero favorites are frequently found leading the F4J™ US troops at
rallies, demonstrations, and other events to bring much needed humor and media
attention to its cause. F4J™ merchandise, such as F4J™ branded tee shirts are designed
to make a positive impression in courtrooms and elsewhere. Fathers-4-Justice®
understands that fathers, mothers and grandparents across America have suffered
because of an unjust family court system. However, statistics clearly indicate that
fathers and their children have taken the greatest abuse from this unjust and intolerable
system, which is why we created FATHERS-4-Justice® US. Anyone who supports
equality in family courts is welcome in our organization. We do not favor sole custody
by either parent when both parents are fit. We believe that children of divorce or
separation deserve the right to be raised equally by BOTH parents" (Home Page).
Beside the many organization out their, it's the American people who has the
loudest voice, from the books that have been written and to becoming political active. I
recommend everyone to pick up a copy of "Taken into Custody" by Stephen
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Baskerville which tells us about the war against fathers, marriage, and the family.
According to Carol Rhodes, who has wrote the book "Friend of the Court Enemy of
the Family" she tells the story that she witnessed while she was an employee of the
family court. Highly respective, Dr. Warren Farrell began his research on gender
issues in the '60s, His first book, "The Liberated Man", was published in 1974 and
continues to write many more books. Dr. Warren Farrell has appeared on over 1000 TV
and radio shows, and been interviewed frequently by Oprah and Barbara, and by Larry
King and Peter Jennings. Dr. Warren Farrell has discusses the need for active two-
parent involvement in children's' lives regardless of their parent's present marital status.
Plus makes the case for shared parenting and invites the American people to reach a
deeper understanding of why children need both parents in their life (Home Page).
Most experts agree that it will take more then the truth to change the way family
court has conduct their business. The American people need to call their elected
officials and tell them that what has been happening in the last 30 years is destroying
our families. "How federal welfare funding drives judicial discretion in child-
custody determinations and domestic relations matters" by (Lary Holland and
Jason Bottomley). Give us a good reason why this is happening "The authors have also
concluded that, while this relationship has successfully been masked behind what is
commonly termed "the best interests of the child," the federal funding created within the
Social Security Act provides clear monetary incentives to states that have a high-
occurrence of one-parent households, where a child has the majority of access to only
one of their parents. The authors believe that this "best interests of the child" standard is
loosely subjective, gives unlimited discretion to state family court judges, and ultimately
leaves a tremendous amount of room for abuse" (Home Page).
There is no denying that I'm a father that has been touched by what is happening
to my role as the father. The members of the American Coalition for Fathers and
Children dedicate ourselves and our efforts to the creation of a family law system,
legislative system, and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties
affected by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity (Home
Page). As a father I will not give up the fight to what has built our nation, the American
family. The American people needs to stand up and say, I'm mad as hell and I'm not
going to take it anymore, over and over until we are heard. If we don't, then what will
become of our nation in the future, a nation without a family?

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