Victory!!

December 4, 2012

Victory!

Just a few minutes ago the United States Senate rejected ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The vote of 61 to 38 in favor of the treaty was short of the required two-thirds margin (66 in favor) necessary to ratify a treaty according to Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

Less than an hour before the vote, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama testified that his office has received more than 1,000 letters and emails in opposition to the treaty – and only 40 in favor. This shows an amazing outpouring from defenders of parental rights!

While we recognize that our success in Alabama is not indicative of the support level in every state, we would not have achieved this victorious outcome without the overwhelming support of concerned Americans just like you. Thank you so much for your calls, letters, and emails to oppose this ratification!

We also appreciate your patience with us as we have filled your inbox over the last two weeks during the height of this struggle. Now that the immediate danger has passed, we will continue to keep you updated on this and other dangers to parental rights through our weekly emails. You can also follow ongoing conversation or timely updates on our Facebook page or our website.

Finally, we are grateful to these brave senators who stood firm to protect parental rights and American self-government even in the face of a loud and emotional plea from those who favored the treaty.

Sincerely,

Michael Ramey
Director of Communications & Research

December 4, 2012

Victory! - Correction

Our email of a few minutes ago erroneously named the Convention on the Rights of the Child as the subject of today's vote. The Senate vote was on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ratification was defeated with 38 Senators opposed and only 60 in favor (66 were needed for ratification). I regret any confusion this may have caused.

When a roll call list is available online, we will link to it from our webpage later today. Click "View Online" at the top of this email to check back for that list.

Sincerely,

Michael Ramey
Director of Communications & Research