Recently I posted about U.S. Deputy Attorney General candidate David Ogden, who not only approves of the controversial U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, but already recommends that judicial decisions be decided as though the U.S. has ratified it (which we have not!)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Ogden’s confirmation this Thursday, February 26, 2009. If you value your parental rights, you’ll want to learn more about this situation, and then let your senators know how you feel before they vote on Thursday.
Please be aware that the best way to get through to senators is by phone. Email is certainly easier, but they often don’t pay attention to emails about controversial issues. On the other hand, thousands of phone calls from concerned citizens get their attention, especially when they overwhelm the phone system (as homeschoolers did back in 1994 regarding H.R. 6).
If you’ve never called your senators before, it’s not a big deal. An aide will answer the phone, you tell them that you would like Sen. So-and-So to vote for or against something, and the aide will make note of your opinion. He/she will likely ask for your name and address (especially if it’s your first time to call their office), and that’s that. You shouldn’t have to give your reasons or defend your opinion.
If they ask for your name and address, it’s so that they can 1) make sure you live in the senator’s state, and 2) have an address so they can send you a form letter thanking you for your opinion. At least that’s been my experience over the years.
Is there a certain time we should call?
I called this morning around 9:45. I got right through to one senators office and had to call twice to the other one’s. The first time, I got a busy message and the next time I only held for 4 minutes before I talked to someone. Neither of them asked my name or address, just my zip code. Perhaps they are getting a lot of calls and don’t want to write everyone? Anyway, it was relatively painless!
BarbaraLee, I would do it before 4 CST, because I think they close their offices at 5:00 or 5:30 EST. Also, call today, as tomorrow is the vote!
Katherine, good for you 🙂 I hope they were getting lots of calls saying “Don’t confirm him!”
Thank you for your help with getting this info out. I have sent out the same info to family and friends. I will be calling today, but I feel as though my voice doesn’t count as Boxer is my Senator! Only the Lord can do a miracle! Thanks again!
Christian, it’s good that you called, but you have my sympathy about your senator. Before we moved, our senators were Durbin and Obama!