CPRD Back in the Senate: 3rd Time

Man, they just won't quit. But we've kept it from being ratified twice before. We've gotta be persistent on this one. American sovereignty is at risk. Your voice DOES make a difference! If you want to read a little more about why this is a bad treaty, check out this page. 

This from Patriot Voices this morning.


 At 10:00 AM ET today the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will begin discussion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD).

CRPD is wrong for many reasons.  It could threaten U.S. sovereignty and our parental rights.  It could put us under international law when it comes to parenting our special needs children, and it could give the U.N. discretion over healthcare and education decisions for special needs kids.

More than 24,000 of you took action to stop CRPD in 2012.  We were successful in stopping it then, but we need to redouble our efforts now to ensure CPRD is not ratified this time around.

You can help in a few ways.

• First, visit http://www.patriotvoices.com/crpd_letters_to_senatorswhere you can quickly and easily send an email to your senators asking them to vote NO on CRPD.  We provide some sample text that you can personalize as you see fit.  Even if you've sent an email before, I encourage you to do it again.  This is a new Congress since CRPD was last before the full Senate in 2012. 
• Next, call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and asked to be connected with the Senators from you state.  Once you get through to a staff person, tell them you want your Senator to vote NO on CRPD.  When I was in the Senate, I would frequently ask my front office staff what folks were calling about to know what was on the minds of my constituents.  Your phone calls DO matter. 
• Third, add your name to our petition against CRPD. 
• Finally, share this email with 5 friends and ask them to do the same.

Together, we can defeat CRPD again.