US House: Pass H. Con. Res.241, expressing support for State joint custody laws.

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U.S. House of Representatives
To the Members of the United States House of Representatives:

We are delighted that you have unanimously passed H. Res. 474: "Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day".

This resolution, which acknowledges the importance of fatherhood, the valuable role that fathers play in their children's lives, encourages responsible fatherhood, and thanks the millions of fathers in the United States for their dedication, is long overdue.

We feel now that the best way for the House of Representatives to reinforce its good work in this regard would be to pass H. Con. Res. 241.

H. Con. Res. 241, "Expressing the support for the enacting of joint custody laws for fit parents, so that more children are raised with the benefits of having a father and a mother in their lives", reaffirms the fact that fathers play an indispensable role in their children's lives, but notes that an alarming percentage of children in the United States live apart from their biological fathers, the result being that said fathers are unable to bestow their benevolent influence upon their children, unable to foster the children's proper emotional and intellectual growth, development of math and verbal skills, and general security and well-being.

It posits that a way to rectify this disturbing problem and to encourage responsible parenting and active involvement in children's lives by both mothers and fathers is to encourage joint custody laws so that children are shared between their parents, and therefore resolves that Congress expresses support of the States passing said joint custody laws.

Once again, We the Undersigned applaud the House of Representatives for acknowledging, through H. Res. 474, the indispensable role that fathers play in their children's lives and in the community. It is therefore for the good of the children, and of the nation, that the House of Representatives, and eventually also the Senate, express support for the States to provide for the ability of all fit fathers to fulfill that role, by passing H. Con. Res. 241.

The Undersigned
To the Members of the United States House of Representatives:

We are delighted that you have unanimously passed H. Res. 474: "Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day".

This resolution, which acknowledges the importance of fatherhood, the valuable role that fathers play in their children's lives, encourages responsible fatherhood, and thanks the millions of fathers in the United States for their dedication, is long overdue.

We feel now that the best way for the House of Representatives to reinforce its good work in this regard would be to pass H. Con. Res. 241.

H. Con. Res. 241, "Expressing the support for the enacting of joint custody laws for fit parents, so that more children are raised with the benefits of having a father and a mother in their lives", reaffirms the fact that fathers play an indispensable role in their children's lives, but notes that an alarming percentage of children in the United States live apart from their biological fathers, the result being that said fathers are unable to bestow their benevolent influence upon their children, unable to foster the children's proper emotional and intellectual growth, development of math and verbal skills, and general security and well-being.

It posits that a way to rectify this disturbing problem and to encourage responsible parenting and active involvement in children's lives by both mothers and fathers is to encourage joint custody laws so that children are shared between their parents, and therefore resolves that Congress expresses support of the States passing said joint custody laws.

Once again, We the Undersigned applaud the House of Representatives for acknowledging, through H. Res. 474, the indispensable role that fathers play in their children's lives and in the community. It is therefore for the good of the children, and of the nation, that the House of Representatives, and eventually also the Senate, express support for the States to provide for the ability of all fit fathers to fulfill that role, by passing H. Con. Res. 241.

The Undersigned
To the Members of the United States House of Representatives:

We are delighted that you have unanimously passed H. Res. 474: "Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day".

This resolution, which acknowledges the importance of fatherhood, the valuable role that fathers play in their children's lives, encourages responsible fatherhood, and thanks the millions of fathers in the United States for their dedication, is long overdue.

We feel now that the best way for the House of Representatives to reinforce its good work in this regard would be to pass H. Con. Res. 241.

H. Con. Res. 241, "Expressing the support for the enacting of joint custody laws for fit parents, so that more children are raised with the benefits of having a father and a mother in their lives", reaffirms the fact that fathers play an indispensable role in their children's lives, but notes that an alarming percentage of children in the United States live apart from their biological fathers, the result being that said fathers are unable to bestow their benevolent influence upon their children, unable to foster the children's proper emotional and intellectual growth, development of math and verbal skills, and general security and well-being.

It posits that a way to rectify this disturbing problem and to encourage responsible parenting and active involvement in children's lives by both mothers and fathers is to encourage joint custody laws so that children are shared between their parents, and therefore resolves that Congress expresses support of the States passing said joint custody laws.

Once again, We the Undersigned applaud the House of Representatives for acknowledging, through H. Res. 474, the indispensable role that fathers play in their children's lives and in the community. It is therefore for the good of the children, and of the nation, that the House of Representatives, and eventually also the Senate, express support for the States to provide for the ability of all fit fathers to fulfill that role, by passing H. Con. Res. 241.

The Undersigned
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# 77:
6:57 am PST, Nov 17, Pierre Lefeuvre, Canada
# 76:
8:24 pm PDT, Sep 21, Scott Marshall, California
# 75:
3:43 pm PDT, Aug 26, Christopher Fuchs, Washington
The unfortunate events that have transpired in the previous month have forced me to look at this situation. I have nothing but respect and admiration for a man that will vehemently fight to be more than just a visitor in his children’s lives. I just as passionately loathe the idea of a woman pushing the court to trivialize the importance of a father by asking for limited access for the man who is in no way lacking the basics to be a parent. The current situation has spurred me into action and I have researched state, national, and global attitudes towards the role of father’s post-divorce. Some of the things I have read have shocked me. It is today, Gender Equality Day, which makes these glaring disparities between the sexes even more appalling. Father’s all over the world are fighting to be viewed as equally as important in the lives of their children as mothers are assumed to be by default. For a man to prove he is more fit a parent than a woman she must have a verifiable deficiency such as drug use or child abuse. It has to be obvious to the uninvolved observer that the mother is doing something so terrible that the child’s life is ultimately in danger. On the other hand a woman is presumed to be the more fit parent by possessing a uterus at some time in her life. A man is assumed to be violent and abusive without any evidence and often without any claim of violence by the other party or the children. It is absolutely crucial that father’s be given the presumed right to be their child’s parent. Children who grow up in father absent homes are more likely to use drugs, become pregnant as a teenager, commit crimes, and have mental health issues. In addition, over 60% of all reported child abuse the perpetrator is a single mother. I am in no way discounting a mother’s love. Mother’s are indispensable to children. Every child deserves to have two parents that can cooperate and operate as a team to vie for the best interests of that child. There are already too many factors working against children in our current society. Denying them of an involved and loving father is absolutely the worst trend that our culture has ever taken. Mother’s advocacy groups lobby against legislation that would presume shared parenting schedules of children of divorce. These laws were never intended to allow abusive parents equal access to their children yet this is what mother’s advocacy groups would like the legislative bodies believe would be an inevitable result. They fail to mention that 40% of cases where a parent murder’s their child involve a single mother. These laws would foster a co-parenting relationship where while living separately each parent is still responsible for the day-to-day financial, emotional, physical, and spiritual well being of their children. Mother’s advocacy groups take further issue with legislation that favors the parent that will foster a quality relationship with the other parent. These laws are most commonly referred to as Friendly Parent Doctrines. They favor residential custody for the parent that demonstrates his or her ability and willingness to put their personal feelings about the other parent aside and do what is best for their children by allowing them frequent and unmonitored access to both of their parents. These laws usually go further and specifically prohibit parents from alienating their children from the other parent. We have to wonder why mothers are set against these arrangements when they are supposed to be the nurturing type that would do anything for their children. Research shows that children of shared parenting arrangements fair better than those with limited access to one of their parents. Further adult children of divorce have been interviewed and two-thirds believe that an equal parenting time schedule is the best option. Children with quality relationships with both parents act more like children of intact families. Children will be disrupted by divorce. There will be turmoil in their lives. There is no arguing that. Fortunately children are resilient and recover from this trauma. Not only that children existing in marriages that are continuing solely for the sake of the children fair far worse than those whose parents chose to end a bad marriage. I suspect that some women oppose equal time with their former spouse because they want to be able to collect child support. Most equal time arrangements do not order child support. Women enter the court room dependent on their spouse’s income and will fight to continue their spouse’s financial payments to her. The children are merely a pawn used to illicit as much monetary support from the former spouse as the mother can legally get. Women stand up and fight daily for equality. I personally am a huge proponent of feminism and the rights it stands for. I want to be paid the same as a man in my profession, I want to have a partner than contributes to the household chores, I want to be able to run for office and my anatomy not be an issue, and I want to have control over my reproductive system. Denying father’s right to be an equal parent is taking a giant step back for the rights that females. Almost all children of single mothers have lower standard of living than those of intact and father-headed households. How can we achieve equality if we accept the role that we are the only ones capable of childrearing? That means our place is at home baking pies with a baby on our hip. Just the ramifications for women are staggering. The inner city ghetto is prime example of disenfranchising a man’s right to be a father. The welfare system does not turn out productive citizens. Instead it turns out drug users and criminals. A father is not a paycheck with a monetary worth assigned by child support worksheets. A father is the man who teaches his daughter to stand up for herself, pushes his son to pursue his dreams. He is the man that helps his children with homework and reads them bedtime stories. He is the one working everyday to ensure his children have the very best this world has to offer. He is a parent. He does not want to spend twenty-six days a month without seeing his children. He wants to be there for them in everyway a parent should. We as a country have done our children a great disservice that we will be paying for morally and economically for generations to come. It is time to take a stand. Take a stand for parents. Take a stand for families. Take a stand for our nation. Take a stand for gender equality. Most importantly take a stand for our children, our future. It is time to make our priority their best interest. Father’s are not secondary. Father’s are equally as important in the lives of children. It takes a man to be a Dad, and mom is not a substitute father. She is a Mom and she has to work with Dad to raise the future of our nation. Standard disclaimers relating to domestic violence, criminality, and substance abuse apply. If you beat your children, have $500 cocaine addiction, or have been convicted of certain crimes your are absolutely not fit to raise your children male or female and none of the above applies to you unless proper treatment has been completed and then only after proven supervised visits and healthy lifestyle are maintained forever.
# 74:
12:27 pm PDT, Aug 25, Michael McDermott, California
MISANDRY - The institutional Hatred of Men, Masculinity and Normal Heterosexuality now pervades our alleged 'justice' system like fluoride in the water supply, and it is The Fundamental Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Centruy! I urge you to fight Government sponsored Misandry in all its forms, including the Radical Gender Feminist War against Fatherhood! Sincerely, Michael McDermott - Men's Civil Rights Advocate
# 73:
7:56 am PDT, Aug 25, Name not displayed, North Dakota
# 72:
5:24 pm PDT, Aug 15, Jessica A Bruno, New Jersey
Not really sure on how I feel on this
# 71:
8:27 pm PDT, Aug 4, Name not displayed, Kansas
Children need both parents--a mother AND a father. I thank God for my husband every day. I signed this for him, and for my father, for all the good fathers I know out there.
# 70:
5:00 pm PDT, Jul 27, Eric Pfeifer, North Carolina
# 69:
1:21 pm PDT, Jul 25, Jeremy Cox, Washington
# 68:
11:25 am PDT, Jul 25, Brandon Madia, Pennsylvania
My father raised me and my sister after my parents were divorced and had very little help from my mother. I am now entering my second year in medical school, I believe that my father instilled in me the discipline to be able to follow my dream. I believe firmly, through my own experience that having a father around to help discipline, love and motivate a child is vital to a child's development. Even though I was raised by my father, it is certainly ideal that a child be raised by both parents, so the intent of my comments is not to downgrade the role of the mother, but rather to demonstrate the role that a good father can play in a child's life. Thank you for taking the time to read my comment.
# 67:
10:35 am PDT, Jul 25, Nathanael Rosario, Illinois
# 66:
10:09 am PDT, Jul 25, Name not displayed, Illinois
# 65:
10:05 am PDT, Jul 25, David Palmer, Georgia
A child deserves both parents. Its insane this still isnt law.
# 64:
2:03 am PDT, Jul 25, Mark Tellifero, Louisiana
I wish that this policy would have been around we my son was a child.
# 63:
1:54 am PDT, Jul 25, Name not displayed, Louisiana
# 62:
1:53 am PDT, Jul 25, Titus Tellifero, Louisiana
I have personally seen how having one sole parent affects a small child. Please help our children, they all need fathers.
# 61:
11:53 am PDT, Jul 18, Todd Dixon, North Carolina
The U.S. family courts and judges are an absolute sham. This nation was founded by men, under God, with the best interests of all being considered. Now, we have a bunch of self-oriented radical feminists trying to dictate how to create the family structure - a group so obviously clueless and void of any natural understanding of parenting/fathers, yet our government wishes to acquiesce to their demands...? Can leadership in this do ANYTHING right..? Women are becoming a huge problem in this nation. They are cursed by their desires to have control and power - the very things that they CANNOT have according to God. Is anybody wondering why this nation is confused and struggling so much...? I give you 'radical feminism', the courts, and myopic government - the scourges of our country.
# 60:
3:49 pm PDT, Jul 17, Tammy Bridges, California
# 59:
9:07 am PDT, Jul 17, Peter Nolan, Ireland
I am a father of 4 who has supported my family for 20+ years. Now my wife is using biased Family Law in both Ireland and Australia to destroy my family and our assets. And it has also happened to millions of men in America. The destruction of the family via no fault divorce is a communist inspired plot and government and big business has jumped on the band wagon not realising that it is designed to destroy our society. It must be stopped or it will destroy our society just as it did in Russia, Hungary and Romania. Please vote for fair laws and stop the destruction of our society.
# 58:
8:55 am PDT, Jul 17, Christopher Morris, United Kingdom
# 57:
9:41 pm PDT, Jul 16, Alex Lawson, Virginia
# 56:
10:03 pm PDT, Jul 14, Name not displayed, Virginia
# 55:
8:04 pm PDT, Jul 12, John Chichester, New York
# 54:
3:20 pm PDT, Jul 10, Daniel Moore, Canada
# 53:
1:15 pm PDT, Jul 9, Peter Vale, Texas
I am not an ATM. I am a human being and a parent. I love my children and they need me as much as their mother. We may not be a married family but we are a blood line family. I matter and I will not be stopped from loving my children!
# 52:
2:06 pm PDT, Jul 1, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
For five i have been suffering from harassment by feminist in my county, isn't it about time Politicians started to grasp the problem of family seperation.Read my article on Men's Aid forum, Hereford, "A Feminist Dictatorship" this is no made up story, society is devided, knife crime is on the increase, i wonder why? Put the FATHERS back into family life!!
# 51:
7:38 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Texas
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