There’s nothing like having your family destroyed by bureaucrats to wake you up to the fact that there’s something terribly wrong with America, that there’s no real “liberty and justice for all,” and that much of the patriotism that was hard-boiled into us by public schools may be misplaced loyalty. I’m sure most of us love our country and still believe our Constitution was a great beginning for the USA, but now, after being victimized, traumatized, and stigmatized by the government we loved and trusted, do you still think America is the best nation in the world to live in?

I’m sure some will think that we’re still so lucky because we have “freedom of speech” … unless perhaps you’ve tried to tell a juvenile court judge your side of the story and been told to be quiet. When you’re not even allowed to defend yourself against government agents who lie, is there any real freedom of speech? Is there any justice left in this country?

I’d like to know your opinions.

As for me, my heart is broken. I thought I lived in a decent country but after twenty years of reading and listening to traumatized parents and children, after learning that children are being systematically poisoned with pharmaceuticals in foster care, after finding out all the dirty tricks social workers use to falsely accuse and persecute families, I can no longer believe that America is such a great place.

Our federal legislators don’t help change the laws. I hope every one of them is voted out of office save perhaps for Ron Paul, and I’m not sure about him. My trust has been shattered. Every one of those scoundrels that didn’t do a thing to help families harmed by CPS should be ousted. But I doubt it will happen. Most Americans are too fluoridated and dumbed down to even realize there’s a problem. If you tell them what’s wrong with this country, they’re instantly in a state of denial. They can’t deal with that information.

My heart aches severely for all the innocents in foreign countries that are being harmed by American soldiers overseas. The killings and maimings of children and other innocents in Afghanistan and Iraq weigh heavily on my heart. For many years people in Middle Eastern countries reviled and hated Americans. Now I’ve come to understand they were right. This country is horribly corrupt. I’m not sure if it is *hopelessly* corrupt but honestly, I don’t see much hope. I’m ashamed to be part of a country that kills children overseas. And that’s got me in a panic. I hope those people know that we’re not all in favor of these insane wars. Yet I know they must think we’re all responsible because we do so little to try to make them stop. Americans are so fluoridated, all they want to do is watch sitcoms on TV, go shopping for hot fashions, read about celebrities, and watch football games. Meanwhile our country now is into torture and child kidnapping under color of law.

So tell me – is the USA still the best country in the world?

Was it ever?

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This morning I found a comment on this site from a future child protective services social worker, and was amused when this person got to the point of telling me my time would be better spent by trying to get more money for child welfare!

Sounds like good work for a socialist. (I’m not in favor of more funding for child welfare programs, especially if they are run by the government.)

Well, everyone has a calling. My calling is to help parents get through their child protective services (CPS) cases and hopefully get their children back. I’ve learned through twenty years of anti-CPS activism and advocacy that I cannot do everything. So I definitely believe that one site isn’t enough.

There are 1001 different things this site could do to focus on fixing the child welfare disaster, but I’ve found I can focus on only one thing, and that is to help parents prepare for court. The courts are heavily weighted against the parents. Constitutional rights aren’t honored. Parents usually have no experience or training with court cases. And worst of all, their court appointed attorneys aren’t doing an honest and motivated job of helping parents fight their child protective services cases.

Because I can’t do it all, I’m asking YOU, the victims of child protective services, to start your own family rights websites. You are welcome to link to them from this site. I have a special place for your links:

Your Favorites: Websites, Blogs, MySpace, Facebook, YouTubes, etc.

If you don’t know how to start a website, please check out my suggestions on this page I wrote for writers needing websites: Creating an Impressive Writing Website. I used to work as a web designer and put all my ideas for creating a professional-looking site on that page. (I’m also a writer/novelist in my spare time so that’s why the slant went to writing.)

I don’t want to have the ONLY site like this, or even the best. At this point in my life I’d take great joy in seeing dozens of such sites pop up to help people. A fact: I probably won’t always be here! We don’t want the family rights movement to disappear just because some old-timers die off. It really is up to you newbies to create your own activity in the family rights movement, to learn from those who were here before you, to choose your own specialty and to excel at it so you can help others.

I started FightCPS by providing links to helpful information all over the web. The site grew as I trained myself and learned more. I’d already had paralegal training and decided to provide sample legal documents. I have been totally blessed by the help of some outstanding advocates with a similar passion, who have filled the message board forum here with helpful legal information. I see this site as often the first place someone will find when looking for help with a CPS case. Hopefully these people will either join us here on the message board, or find links to other sites that will become their web-home while they’re dealing with CPS.

I diverted myself into collecting news stories that showed that children are not safe in foster homes. That need was later filled by Suncanaa’s stellar website: In Memory of Children Who Died in State Custody – a great example of a site that specializes in exposing ONE ASPECT of the child welfare nightmare…. and because it specializes in one aspect, the site owner can focus and do an expert presentation on that issue. Now instead of posting everytime I see that a child was injured or killed while in foster care, I can just link to Suncanaa’s site and there’s the information. Case closed! It is obvious that children are not safe in state custody foster homes.

Another site that focuses on just one thing is ParentalRights.Org – a site that is working toward the passage of a Constitutional amendment that will protect families. By focusing on that one aspect they are making great strides toward an end to the child welfare nightmare.

I hope by examining these two sites you’ll see what I mean by specializing. If you try to do it all, you’re less likely to do anything perfectly. But if you choose one aspect, you can create a real opportunity for change.

Words cannot express how distressed I am to hear that our dear Senator Nancy Schaefer has died in what is being called a murder-suicide, along with her husband.

Nancy was the first state senator to speak out forcefully, truthfully about the corruption of Child Protective Services. For this reason some have surmised that this murder-suicide could actually be a cover-up for something more sinister… a silencing!

Regardless of how she died, she will be remembered for many years to come as a brave, honest, ethical and truth-telling woman who stood up to the child welfare industry and voiced the pain and trauma of those who had approached her for help with their Georgia CPS cases.

Let’s not let this be the end!

Please join me in taking a stand to make her life even more meaningful.

Here’s the plan.

1. Download a copy of Senator Schaefer’s report on CPS corruption.

2. Print out copies of pages one through seven.

3. Write heartfelt letters to every county supervisor in your county. Shorter letters are better, as they’re more likely to be read. Ask them to investigate and cut funding for CPS in your county. Send your letters to every supervisor along with a copy of Senator Schaefer’s report, pages one through seven.

4. Now send letters to every state senator, congressman, and legislator in your state! Remind them that federal child welfare laws are a violation of the Tenth Amendment of the US Constitution and request State Sovereignty. Send them the first seven pages of Senator Schaefer’s report!

Please, please, please do this!

And if you take up the banner and run with it, please leave a comment on this thread to encourage others to participate.

We love you, Nancy!
So long as I’m alive you will NEVER be forgotten!
Thanks so much for all you did for CPS victims everywhere!

News Reports

What really happened? Friends, strangers wonder about Schaefer deaths – by Mark Davis, published April 3, 2010 in the Atlantic Journal-Constitution.

Hundreds attend Schaefer funeral by Mark Davis, published April 1, 2010 in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

GBI: Husband shot ex-senator, then self by Alexis Stevens, published March 29, 2010 in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Murder-suicide possible cause of deaths of former state Sen. Schaefer and husband by By Mashaun D. Simon and Aaron Gould Sheinin, published March 27, 2010 in theAtlanta Journal-Constitution.

GBI probing deaths of former lawmaker, her husband, an AP article published March 26, 2010 at Macon.Com.

I just found a note on the message board from a man who is using Meetup.Com to start his new group, the Virginia Family Association.

Great idea!

Anyone else want to start something new? Meetup.Com.

Once you’ve got people in your states organized you can work together to help state legislators understand how CPS laws need to be changed.

Don’t forget the State Sovereignty Movement! Get rid of unconstitutional federal child welfare laws!

This is just a note to let you know that because there was too much server use I’ve had to make changes on this site. At the request of the server host I deleted the chat room… and I’ve also had to remove the older guestbooks. I usually have a new guestbook for each month because of the number of postings they get. From this point onward, all guestbooks over six months old will be taken offline.