Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Don't Privatize CPS
RECEIVED Thu., April 21, 2005
Dear Editor,
I read today that Rep. [Robert] Talton (of Pasadena) feels the need to privatize CPS according to his personal bigotry. I am shocked and appalled that in a state that is groaning under the weight of desperate, unwanted, unloved, and uncared-for children there exists a representative of the people who feels we need to cut the number of people who are willing to adopt and love and care for them by a substantial number.
Children in foster care are far more likely than not to find themselves wards of the state because of the actions of their heterosexual parents. Anyone willing to step in and do everything they can to help them should be applauded and supported, not marginalized and discriminated against or stripped of their rights as Americans and human beings.
I have been turning it over today, and just can't imagine how we might begin to implement this ban. For instance, what if the foster parents are heterosexual, but their best friends are gay? Or their neighbors? Or their parents? How will we pay for all this screening? How will we pay for the additional burden on the system?
Are we going to allow the Religious Reich to deny children this most basic answer to their situation? I urge every Texan to call and write your representatives and voice your opinion.
I read today that Rep. [Robert] Talton (of Pasadena) feels the need to privatize CPS according to his personal bigotry. I am shocked and appalled that in a state that is groaning under the weight of desperate, unwanted, unloved, and uncared-for children there exists a representative of the people who feels we need to cut the number of people who are willing to adopt and love and care for them by a substantial number.
Children in foster care are far more likely than not to find themselves wards of the state because of the actions of their heterosexual parents. Anyone willing to step in and do everything they can to help them should be applauded and supported, not marginalized and discriminated against or stripped of their rights as Americans and human beings.
I have been turning it over today, and just can't imagine how we might begin to implement this ban. For instance, what if the foster parents are heterosexual, but their best friends are gay? Or their neighbors? Or their parents? How will we pay for all this screening? How will we pay for the additional burden on the system?
Are we going to allow the Religious Reich to deny children this most basic answer to their situation? I urge every Texan to call and write your representatives and voice your opinion.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Johnson
Charlotte Johnson
