Children's Safety Act of 2005

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Two of the guests on The Abrams Report tonight were Mark Lunsford & Patty Wetterling. They are trying to get the Childrens Safety Act of 2005 to go through. I definately think this is something we can all throw ourselves behind- Stopping child rape IS something we can do something about. There are a few problems within the current bill RE: juevenile offenders, but, I think just throwing a nation of voices behind this can make a change. I'd also suggest backing legislation that is ALOT tougher on all rapists.

Mr. Lunsford was advising people to call the 2 senators in their state and ask for them to support the Childrens Safety Act.


Here is a link to the Jessica Lunsford Foundation Web Page
http://www.jmlfoundation.com/



And this is the link to the national registry of sex offenders
http://www.e-national-alert-registry.com/


http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/12227926.htm
WASHINGTON - Children's advocate Patty Wetterling and Rep. Mark Kennedy, possible opponents in next year's Senate race, appeared together at a rally Tuesday for legislation to increase monitoring and penalties of sex offenders.

The bill, the "Children's Safety Act of 2005," is actually a package of separate bills aimed at cracking down on sex offenders. Among other things, it would require states to have uniform sex offender registration Web sites; establish new mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes against children; and tighten registration requirements for sex offenders.

Wetterling founded the Jacob Wetterling Foundation after the abduction 16 years ago of her 11-year old son, who was never found. She spoke in favor the bill, which will come up for a vote in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

The legislation sends the message, Wetterling said, "We will not tolerate sexual violence against our children."

But after the rally, Wetterling said she had misgivings about certain parts of the legislation, particularly those that deal with juvenile offenders.

"All sex offenders are not the same," said Wetterling, who is running as a Democrat in next year's Senate race.

Wetterling, who helped shape Minnesota's 1992 Sex Offender Registration Law, said she hopes to work with lawmakers to make improvements to the bill, including increasing funding and modifying how juvenile offenders are treated.

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1. guess no one was interested?