Destroying America one family at a time Nick Tufaro August 25, 2011 in Constitution Legal Watch (https://www.saveamericafoundation.com/2011/08/25/destroying-americaone-family-at-a-time-nick-tufaro/)
The Destruction of American Society – One Family At A Time It has often been said, “Family is the backbone of Society”. It has also been said, “… in the best interest of the child(ren)”. These two quotes come from two different sides of the ongoing real life debate in the importance of the family. The first quote is the title of a blog “Where Bears Roam Free: Family is the Backbone of Society – tested and proven, again and again” (http://wherebearsroamfree.blogspot.com/2009/11/family-is-backboneof-society-tested.html) and the second quote is based on the title of a 1990 made for TV movie. The second quote has also replaced the “Tender Years Doctrine”, which was often used in custody trials, where “It is in the best interest of the children” is followed by “with the mother” or “with the father”. In the current climate where family dysfunction is the norm and the rate of divorce with minor children is higher than the rate of any other societal ill that you can think of, we must look into exposing the cause of this societal ill. With regard to the best interest of the child(ren), the truth is that no one, besides the family, including the extended family, is expert enough to determine that. Truth be told, there have been significant studies to indicate that in the best interest of the child, it is both parents that need to have equal contact with the children. However, Family Court in the United States, has become so adversarial between the parents that the minor children are destroyed by the events of a hostile divorce. According to several reports by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Department of Justice, to name a few, the following has been reported:
63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes.
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.
85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes.
80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes.
71% of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.
70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home.
Nearly 2 of every 5 children in America do not live with their fathers.
This information can be viewed at http://fathersforlife.org/divorce/chldrndiv.htm. It is important to know that the purpose of this writing is NOT to propose a position of Father’s rights or men’s rights, but rather to bring to light an insidious problem in America, which many people are aware of, but few will discuss in such great detail. When you go to this site, you will see the sources of the statistics listed above. So now the question is, why such devastating statistics and what is being done about it? Earlier this year, the Save America Foundation had Pinellas County Commissioner Nancy Bostwick as a guest speaker. One of the
Destroying America one family at a time Nick Tufaro topics that she discussed was the need for more juvenile detention centers. In addition, earlier this year I attended a meeting by F.A.S.T. (http://www.holyfamilystpete.com/FAST.html) , a faith based justice ministry that includes citizens of different faiths, who in their spring 2011 meeting had someone speak about the need for drug court and juvenile jails. Both ideas seem noble to many people, but these are also treating the symptoms, not the cause. America’s youth is its most precious resource. According to an article by Bruce E. Levine, there are “8 Reasons Young Americans Don’t Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance” (http://www.alternet.org/vision/151850/8_reasons_young_americans_don%27t_fight_back_– _how_the_us_crushed_youth_resistance?page=entire). One of the reasons that is not mentioned here is the destruction of the youthful spirit by a hostile divorce of that youth’s parents. This is key/ So why the high rate of divorce and the destruction of America’s families? Short answer is money. The Bradley Amendment to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (section 454), authorizes the federal government to pay each state 67% of that state’s cost for child support enforcement. While there are federal guidelines for the ‘award’ for child support enforcement, there are no federal guidelines for justification of the child support situation. In other words, there are no federal guidelines for divorce. Divorce is strictly a state issue and in some states, it is almost impossible to get a divorce if there are minor children. Another source of federal funding to the states is the Violence Against Woman’s Act, which violates many rights of the citizen’s by denying them the protection that are guaranteed by constitutional amendments. It is up to us folks, if we are to Save America, we must save its foundation, or building block. We must Save America by saving the American family from a tyrannical government.