Really Make A Differnce!

If you watched Monday's episode of Oprah, then you are probably as horrified and disgusted as I am. On line predators are a HUGE problem in America today and law enforcement is woefully underfunded. The current estimate is that officials are only able to pursue 2% of the Internet predators that are "working" online today. For those of you with weak math skills, that is 1 child out of 50 who is being molested or raped. I AM NOT OK WITH THAT STATISTIC!

I hope you are not OK with that too! Law enforcement needs more funding to pursue the leads that come in on cyber crimes dealing with children. Senate Bill #1738 Protect Our Children Act which is coming up for a vote before the break at the end of September www.senate.gov provides all contact information for all US Senators.

3 THINGS YOU CAN DO

1) Email your Senators- please go to www.senate.gov and pick your state and find your senators. Click on web form and copy the letter below into the box and send it on its merry way!


Dear Senator: I know that you believe, like I do, that we must do everything possible to protect children from sexual predators. That is why I am asking for your help. Last year alone, U.S. law enforcement identified over 300,000 criminals who were trafficking in movies and pictures of young children being raped and tortured. Experts say that one in every three of these criminals has local child victims. Child pornography trafficking over the Internet has given us a trail of evidence that leads straight to their doorsteps, but the vast majority of these children will never be rescued because investigators are overwhelmed, outnumbered and underfunded. As your constituent, I urge you to do everything in your power to pass the PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738, Biden-Hatch). This bipartisan legislation passed the House 415-2, but it is now the victim of petty partisan politics. Now that we know where these children are and how to protect them, there is no excuse for the Senate to fail to take action this session. (Your name here)



2) Call your Senators-be sure to tell them, "Vote yes on Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act."

3) Write Or Fax Your Senators- Use the sample above to fax or snail mail them!