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Family Rights Coalition Challenges Law of The Jungle

Welcome to the Second Edition of The Michigan Family Defender!

This edition of our newsletter summons citizens of our once proud state to wake up and smell the coffee. Our United States of America is no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. The law of the jungle has overthrown the rule of law. You may fear to face this, but you dare not.

Safeguarding marriage, family, and the parent-child bond is the mission that calls Americans to defend their freedom. The right to assemble in families requires a return to the rule of law that submits to an authority greater than power, government and mammon, a return to the same authority that inspired our founding fathers to establish this nation and our Constitution.

No war has ever threatened our survival as it is threatened now. The battle line now runs right through our families. It sets wives against husbands, children against parents and the State against its citizens and their families. Only seventeen years ago the Soviet Union collapsed for similar reasons and the Roman empire centuries before that.

If ever there were a time that called men and women to fight side by side in the struggle to defend American "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," that time is now. American men and women must join together--not by holding rifles nor court decrees, but by holding hands--or we will perish as a nation.

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CLICK HERE to read the individual articles in a plain text website format.

FIDELITY vs BROKENNESS...
TRUTH vs LIES...
LAW vs JUNGLE!

AMERICA'S CYCLE OF BROKENNESS...

What can YOU do to strengthen America and your family?
Read The Michigan Family Defender!

In this issue...

Oakland County Family Defender Prepares To Lead
By FRCMI Staff
One of Michigan’s long-standing and valiant defenders of the family, Jim Runestad, moved one step closer to making an even larger impact in protecting families. On August 5th, Jim won the Republican primary for the 6th District Oakland County Commission race.
read more

America’s Three Johns
By Judy Parejko
As the political season heats up, another sordid scandal is unfolding. News of John Edwards’ indiscretions with a woman on his public relations team has by association, opened up another Pandora’s box and out comes the dormant story of a second John: the Republican Party Presidential contender, John McCain.
read more

House Rep. John Stahl Takes Courageous Action for Michigan’s Parents & Children
By FRCMI Staff
State Representative John Stahl took action last Wednesday, August 20th, by submitting a motion to discharge House Joint Resolution NN, the Parental Rights Amendment from the House Judiciary Committee.
read more

Scales of Justice Disappear From Oakland County Court
By Randall Scotti
Those of you who rarely or never have occasion to enter the Oakland County Courthouse may not have noticed that the Scales of Justice commonly associated with the noblest operations of our laws, courts, judges and other legal professionals silently have disappeared from the arms of Lady Justitia on the south side of the Court complex. This has not gone unnoticed by those of us who visit the Courthouse regularly because of our professional activities, family advocacy or personal family cases. Months have passed and the silence about Lady Justitia’s loss is deafening.
read more

Bike Trek from Lansing to Washington, DC for Parent and Child Rights
By Dan Diebolt
In an effort to raise public awareness of the need for two parent involvement following divorce or separation, four cyclists left Lansing, Michigan on August 7 bound for Washington DC to attend the DC Family Preservation Festival 2008 at the US Capitol. Led by veteran cyclist Robb MacKenzie of Covington Michigan in the Upper Peninsula, the cyclists arrived a week later, August 16, and delivered a powerful message to members of Congress and DC Festival attendees. That message was both fundamental and profound: Children Need Both Parents!
read more

Another Way of Doing Business
By Lawrence M. Ventline, D.MIN
Adults acting less than morally mature in weighty issues at the supermarket or on the street, or, their “right” to one’s space on the super freeways, or the growing and deplorable sense of one’s being “entitled” these days, has more to do with courtesy, manners, and moving beyond the split mind of dualistic thinking that Erasmus of Rotterdam reminded medieval thinkers about as they moved into dividing Europe over the Reformation. New paradigms can aid resolution to matters great and small.
read more

Law of the Jungle Or Rule of Law?
By Michael T. Ross, MD
As Americans, the key question of our day is this: Do we opt for the rule of law or for the law of the jungle?
read more

FOC Family Counselors Unqualified, Often Unlicensed
By Jay A. Fedewa, PE
As Executive Director of the Family Rights Coalition of Michigan, I hear many, many stories of parents and children denied fundamental liberty rights before the Oakland County Circuit Court.
read more

Fairness at All-time Low in Michigan Courts
By Kevin Cronin, Esq
We are a society rich in media outlets and drowning in “news”. Our governor gets a great deal of attention in the media. Much of that involves carefully staged events that produce sound bites announcing 200 new jobs here or there. The media politely prints her press releases and airs her self-congratulatory sound bites without mentioning the 500 jobs that left the month before or the 500 jobs that will leave the state next month. Our legislature has shared the media spotlight of ignominity for its recent dysfunctional approaches to budget matters and taxation.
read more

Special Interests Behind Michigan’s Negative Trends
By David Taylor
Being involved in family advocacy for some time now, I have witnessed the continuing destructive effects on Michigan’s families. Delving deeper into this issue I feel it is necessary to point out the government’s role in setting current policy regarding parenting issues. Studies have shown overwhelming support for traditional parental roles and intact families with children who have the benefit of the involvement of both parents. Citizens are starting to realize that policies that undermine family sovereignty have been damaging to the parent-child relationship.
read more

From Neighborhood to Neighborhood Mickey Dee’s Now Supports Homosexuality (Diversity)
By FRCMI Staff
McDonald’s paid $20,000 to become a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and to have a seat on their board of directors. Last year, they took homosexual advocacy much further by sponsoring a training program to teach homosexuals how to promote their agenda among corporations from the inside.
read more

Jungle Rules in the State House
By Michigan Representative Jack Hoogendyk
In 1986, author Robert Fulghum wrote a book called “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.” It is basically a simplistic list of rules we should all follow. The second rule in his list is, “Play Fair.”
read more

Fresh Ideas for Family Court
By Brian Downs, Esq
Has your workplace and job changed in the last 30 years? I’ll bet it has. If it is like most companies and organizations, it has gone through many paradigm shifts, new metrics measurements, continuous quality improvement, down sizing and growth spurts. There have been uncounted new and fresh ideas. All businesses must be responsive to the market and be ready to change. No business can stay stagnate and survive.
read more

Macomb Judge Antonio Viviano Violates Michigan Law and Civil Rights of Young Mother and Her Family
By Mark Havas
Between May 27, 2008, and July 29, 2008, Judge Antonio Viviano three times denied a young mother’s request to remove her family’s social security numbers from public court records at Macomb County Court. The woman, a mother of two young children, whom will be referred to as Ms. Z, feared that her social security numbers would be taken from the public records and used to steal her identity and endanger her family legally and financially.
read more

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The Michigan Family Defender will be published on a quarterly basis. If you are a leader or just a citizen involved in these issues, we invite you to submit an article or letter to the editor for publication. The deadline for our next issue is October 13, 2008. Articles should be under 600 words. You can mail your articles to The Family Rights Coalition, P.O. Box 366; Troy, MI 48099 or send them embedded in the body of the e-mail to jafedewa@frcmi.org.

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	VOLUME 1, NUMBER 5 August 28, 2008

Family Rights Coalition Challenges Law of The Jungle Welcome to the Second Edition of The Michigan Family Defender! This edition of our newsletter summons citizens of our once proud state to wake up and smell the coffee. Our United States of America is no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. The law of the jungle has overthrown the rule of law. You may fear to face this, but you dare not. Safeguarding marriage, family, and the parent-child bond is the mission that calls Americans to defend their freedom. The right to assemble in families requires a return to the rule of law that submits to an authority greater than power, government and mammon, a return to the same authority that inspired our founding fathers to establish this nation and our Constitution. No war has ever threatened our survival as it is threatened now. The battle line now runs right through our families. It sets wives against husbands, children against parents and the State against its citizens and their families. Only seventeen years ago the Soviet Union collapsed for similar reasons and the Roman empire centuries before that. If ever there were a time that called men and women to fight side by side in the struggle to defend American "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," that time is now. American men and women must join together--not by holding rifles nor court decrees, but by holding hands--or we will perish as a nation. CLICK HERE to read the newsletter now. CLICK HERE to read the individual articles in a plain text website format. FIDELITY vs BROKENNESS... TRUTH vs LIES... LAW vs JUNGLE! AMERICA'S CYCLE OF BROKENNESS... What can YOU do to strengthen America and your family? Read The Michigan Family Defender! In this issue... Oakland County Family Defender Prepares To Lead By FRCMI Staff One of Michigan’s long-standing and valiant defenders of the family, Jim Runestad, moved one step closer to making an even larger impact in protecting families. On August 5th, Jim won the Republican primary for the 6th District Oakland County Commission race. read more America’s Three Johns By Judy Parejko As the political season heats up, another sordid scandal is unfolding. News of John Edwards’ indiscretions with a woman on his public relations team has by association, opened up another Pandora’s box and out comes the dormant story of a second John: the Republican Party Presidential contender, John McCain. read more House Rep. John Stahl Takes Courageous Action for Michigan’s Parents & Children By FRCMI Staff State Representative John Stahl took action last Wednesday, August 20th, by submitting a motion to discharge House Joint Resolution NN, the Parental Rights Amendment from the House Judiciary Committee. read more Scales of Justice Disappear From Oakland County Court By Randall Scotti Those of you who rarely or never have occasion to enter the Oakland County Courthouse may not have noticed that the Scales of Justice commonly associated with the noblest operations of our laws, courts, judges and other legal professionals silently have disappeared from the arms of Lady Justitia on the south side of the Court complex. This has not gone unnoticed by those of us who visit the Courthouse regularly because of our professional activities, family advocacy or personal family cases. Months have passed and the silence about Lady Justitia’s loss is deafening. read more Bike Trek from Lansing to Washington, DC for Parent and Child Rights By Dan Diebolt In an effort to raise public awareness of the need for two parent involvement following divorce or separation, four cyclists left Lansing, Michigan on August 7 bound for Washington DC to attend the DC Family Preservation Festival 2008 at the US Capitol. Led by veteran cyclist Robb MacKenzie of Covington Michigan in the Upper Peninsula, the cyclists arrived a week later, August 16, and delivered a powerful message to members of Congress and DC Festival attendees. That message was both fundamental and profound: Children Need Both Parents! read more Another Way of Doing Business By Lawrence M. Ventline, D.MIN Adults acting less than morally mature in weighty issues at the supermarket or on the street, or, their “right” to one’s space on the super freeways, or the growing and deplorable sense of one’s being “entitled” these days, has more to do with courtesy, manners, and moving beyond the split mind of dualistic thinking that Erasmus of Rotterdam reminded medieval thinkers about as they moved into dividing Europe over the Reformation. New paradigms can aid resolution to matters great and small. read more Law of the Jungle Or Rule of Law? By Michael T. Ross, MD As Americans, the key question of our day is this: Do we opt for the rule of law or for the law of the jungle? read more FOC Family Counselors Unqualified, Often Unlicensed By Jay A. Fedewa, PE As Executive Director of the Family Rights Coalition of Michigan, I hear many, many stories of parents and children denied fundamental liberty rights before the Oakland County Circuit Court. read more Fairness at All-time Low in Michigan Courts By Kevin Cronin, Esq We are a society rich in media outlets and drowning in “news”. Our governor gets a great deal of attention in the media. Much of that involves carefully staged events that produce sound bites announcing 200 new jobs here or there. The media politely prints her press releases and airs her self-congratulatory sound bites without mentioning the 500 jobs that left the month before or the 500 jobs that will leave the state next month. Our legislature has shared the media spotlight of ignominity for its recent dysfunctional approaches to budget matters and taxation. read more Special Interests Behind Michigan’s Negative Trends By David Taylor Being involved in family advocacy for some time now, I have witnessed the continuing destructive effects on Michigan’s families. Delving deeper into this issue I feel it is necessary to point out the government’s role in setting current policy regarding parenting issues. Studies have shown overwhelming support for traditional parental roles and intact families with children who have the benefit of the involvement of both parents. Citizens are starting to realize that policies that undermine family sovereignty have been damaging to the parent-child relationship. read more From Neighborhood to Neighborhood Mickey Dee’s Now Supports Homosexuality (Diversity) By FRCMI Staff McDonald’s paid $20,000 to become a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and to have a seat on their board of directors. Last year, they took homosexual advocacy much further by sponsoring a training program to teach homosexuals how to promote their agenda among corporations from the inside. read more Jungle Rules in the State House By Michigan Representative Jack Hoogendyk In 1986, author Robert Fulghum wrote a book called “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.” It is basically a simplistic list of rules we should all follow. The second rule in his list is, “Play Fair.” read more Fresh Ideas for Family Court By Brian Downs, Esq Has your workplace and job changed in the last 30 years? I’ll bet it has. If it is like most companies and organizations, it has gone through many paradigm shifts, new metrics measurements, continuous quality improvement, down sizing and growth spurts. There have been uncounted new and fresh ideas. All businesses must be responsive to the market and be ready to change. No business can stay stagnate and survive. read more Macomb Judge Antonio Viviano Violates Michigan Law and Civil Rights of Young Mother and Her Family By Mark Havas Between May 27, 2008, and July 29, 2008, Judge Antonio Viviano three times denied a young mother’s request to remove her family’s social security numbers from public court records at Macomb County Court. The woman, a mother of two young children, whom will be referred to as Ms. Z, feared that her social security numbers would be taken from the public records and used to steal her identity and endanger her family legally and financially. read more FRC Monthly Meetings Click here to read the upcoming meetings. CLICK HERE to read the newsletter now! Visit Our Website Unsubscribe	The Michigan Family Defender The Michigan Family Defender will be published on a quarterly basis. If you are a leader or just a citizen involved in these issues, we invite you to submit an article or letter to the editor for publication. The deadline for our next issue is October 13, 2008. Articles should be under 600 words. You can mail your articles to The Family Rights Coalition, P.O. Box 366; Troy, MI 48099 or send them embedded in the body of the e-mail to jafedewa@frcmi.org. CLICK HERE to read the newsletter now!
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Family Rights Coalition Challenges Law of The Jungle

FIDELITY vs BROKENNESS... TRUTH vs LIES... LAW vs JUNGLE!

FIDELITY vs BROKENNESS...
TRUTH vs LIES...
LAW vs JUNGLE!