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- From: yasu@ll.mit.edu (Alan Yasutovich)
- Subject: Re: Massachusetts gets tough -- and CSAM
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.142420.4379@ll.mit.edu>
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- Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- References: <1992Nov18.172237.13598@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com>
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 14:24:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.172237.13598@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com> smiles@NMC.ED.RAY.COM (Kevin Ruddy) writes:
- >On the 6AM morning news a few days ago, I groggily heard the anchor saying
- >that there is a vicious child support bill now headed through the
- >Massachusetts legislature? Or soon? (I said I was groggy ...) Does anyone
- >know what this is or how I can find out, so I can get in contact with my
- >local rep and senator, and chairpeople of the right committees, etc.?
- >
- >I hereby propose myself to perform activities on behalf of the Child Support
- >Alliance of Massachusetts. I don't have a lot of time, but I can't stand
- >by idly any longer, wishing things would change. I've got to do something.
- >Nothing is ever going to change unless I (and any other MA [un]fortunates)
- >get out there and start writing, calling, and speaking to the people who
- >are responsible for this stuff.
- >
- >And I'd call it Child Support Alliance over Child Supporters Alliance solely
- >because it aides *our* side by obfuscating the fact that the group is for (I
- >assume) normal and realistic levels of support. By calling it Child
- >Supporters Alliance it is clear where we sit -- on the side of the
- >supporters. Never show your hand until you must, right?
- >
- >Kevin
- >
- >(Now for the really important question: is that pronounced s-zam, or just
- > zam??)
- >--
- >Kevin.Ruddy@NMC.ED.RAY.COM
-
-
- 1) First of all I support any effort you make (and whatever you'd
- like to call it)
-
- 2) But 2nd of all, did you see my list of phone #'s of father's
- rights groups that I posted? I know an individual who has
- a great wealth of info about "the process", as well as actual
- case reports from Mass. Are any of you listening to me?
- The answer to all this is to be unified. That, it turns out,
- is the qualifier for my receiving this information. That we
- be organized. I have called the phone number that I posted.
- There is a recording. There is also information about when
- meetings are held in Springfield and Brookline.
-
- Let's try to carry on one conversation instead of having
- "sprouts" spring up here & there.
-
- I suggest that we investigate this local group 1st. Se where
- they stand. See if it's BS, or if we should "add" to their
- efforts of an already organized group.
-
- I'm sure that if they are legit, they know a tad more about
- where things are going in Mass.
-
- I tend not to "be" or to "covet" leadership positions. I
- have been successfull in the past in organizing and motivating
- small groups of people and seeing successfull outcomes.
-
- I don't care who the "leader" is. But let's carry on one
- conversation about this.
-
- You know, I can only draw the most negative conclusions about
- how, so far, my initial encouragements toward unity and
- communications in Mass have fallen on their face. I see it as,
- "Oh, "so&so" is "up-in-arms" again. And we each in turn get
- pissed like this and want to start something. Please realize
- one thing. Whoever becomes a spearhead will have to deal
- with all the rest of us who are getting ignored. That, in fact,
- is the point. The numbers. The numbers of ALL of us.
-
- So let's ferrite out what's going one locally. And let's
- try to communincate rather than ignore one another.
-
- Then we can join an already existing effort, or start our
- own.
-
- --
- Alan Yasutovich
- "inquiring (and nosey) minds WANT TO KNOW!!!"
- I can remember when "safe sex" meant having a padded headboard!!
- Tick Tock.....Tick Tock......Tick Tock .....Tick Tock......
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