I'm trying to write a speech against a bill to amend the doption process in the foster care system. Help me!!!
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You need to provide more info first.  As both a paralegal and adopted child, I would offer my opinion, however, you neglected to inform us what amendment is offered in the bill, how it will diversely effect the citizens and why you are against it.  Without these important facts, any answer given would be disingenuous.
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Your link drives to an add for a company that collects "a small fee" to send mail. Isn't this against the policies for Yahoo! Answers?\n\nRevised: Keep in mind that President Bush directs policy (he asked for Congress to do something about immigration in his State of the Union Address), but the people who are considering the new laws are your Senators and Representatives. These are the best recipients for any letters you wish to write at this time. Congress will take up the question again after their break having failed to get a law passed on Friday, April 7, as they had hoped. Any letters you write to them now are much more likely to get noticed!
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As a minor, you should have an advocate assigned to you. Petition the judge with a politely written letter.\n\nThe situation is not easy, and in many states Child services is a chronic scandal occasionally rising to the level of criminality.
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First of all, you'll definitely want to make one before you start it.\n\nClearly write out your position in paragraph form in the plural, beginning with the sentence, "We the undersigned..."\n\nBeneath your statement, provide blank, numbered lines, with columns directing petitioners to write their names, sign their names, and include their addresses (for formal petitions, this is required).  \n\nGood luck!
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Dear Friend,\n\nThe only way to change a law is to get a new law passed.  You need to find a member of the state legislature who will support your point of view.  Try to think which party would more likely support this change.  Then start writing to members of that party in the state legislature.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
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I would change the welfare system. But in there defense, they are WAY OVERLOADED. Too many cases, too few workers. \n\n I used to work there granting assistance and when I saw one of my clients at an ice cream store, with a wad of cash and new Fila's and a leather jacket on her BABY, after she had been in my office that morning (in rags)SCREAMING at me because her check was late???  I knew then that something was seriously wrong with the system. \n\n They need to monitor the cases better, need more fraud investigators and more workers that pay attention to that kind of stuff.  \n\nThat Lady was discontinued from welfare and after an investigation, she went to court and was found guilty of  fraud.Over $35,000 received under false pretenses.
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Write your Congressman/woman and get some help!
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If you want to get people's attention and/or probably make some of them mad, you should do a speech on the "wedge" issues (as Lou Dobbs calls them) between Republicans and Democrats, environmental issues, lowering the drinking age, abortion, foreign policy, drugs legal/illegal. Another thing is to find an issue that is at least semi-interesting within your local/state community, like something in the news perhaps, or an on going problem, or why to outlaw something, or make something into a law.
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While you're doing all of this document everything.  Everything your daughter tells you write down.  Document days and times and content of conversations with school officials.  Give fact and not opinion of the conversation.\n\nIf the super won't help or doesn't diffuse the situation.  Speak to the school board.  They are community members just like you.\n\nLastly if none of this works go to an attorney.\nBut first go through the whole chain of command.
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The most effective way to have an impact is to act locally.  I would start by contacting my city council representative and present your concerns to him/her and see if this person would be williing to support municipal legislation.  You can also try to work with your state senator or representative as well.  You might also want to talk to your local chapter of the Humane Society, to see if they have any community programs that you can get involoved with.\n\nIf you live in a western state (such as Arizona) you can try to write a ballot proposition, collect the signatures of voters and get your issues on the next ballot as well.  Good luck
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I have been an advocate for my brother for the past 35 years and have taught and worked with families with special needs kids and have a child of my own with special needs.  I live in PA so I don't have specific contact info for your state, but here are a few ideas:\n\nGet your facts together and practice having a calm and patient attitude with the people you contact - this will go a long way to getting what your child needs.  \n\nAs your child's best advocate, you need to have all the info about the child's diagnosis, and specific current needs that you & all the people working with the child have discovered.  Take notes, ask for info in writing, and be able to summarize the most important info for new people you contact.\n\nYour first resource level is the people who work directly with your child -- ask them for their ideas about what services your daughter needs most & how to get these services.  Could the therapists work with your daughter during the period before or after the 1/2 day kindergarten so she does not miss classroom time?  Schools are ususally good at accomodating therapists and should have some office space set aside for this.\n\nThe next level is the special education coordinators from your school & district.   If the IEP calls for programs they cannot provide directly in your local school, they can pay for your child to get these services at another school or district.  (you may have to weigh the impact of a longer bus ride on the child).\n\nIf the district cannot answer your questions, you need to find out about resources at the county level - the county office of your state's department of education.  \nTalk to your State Representative - they usually have district offices, and their staff helps constituents (voters like you) solve problems with state government offices.\n\nDoes your school district have an organization of special needs parents?  Meet with these parents, especially the ones who have older kids and have been through all this, they are really good at helping you advocate in an effective way while keeping on positive terms with your shcool staff.\n\nIf several other parents are facing similar difficulties and have not been satisfied, you may have more of an impact if you approach the school administration together and calmly but firmly discuss alternatives to legal action.  Letter writing and showing you are serious and united in your concerns may get things moving.  \n\nRemember not to get negative or confuse issues like ESL classes (not all Spanish speakers are illegal),  The more prepared and calm you are -- the more you will be taken seriously.  Over the years I have seen so many parents successfully guide their special needs kids and I have seen so many improvements and accomplishment  -- all the meetings and appointmnets and seminars and time spent with special kids really is worth it!  God bless you & yours with plenty of love & patience.
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I'm not sure exactly who you should go to, but you might try speaking with a local Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (link below).  They handle discrimination cases and that type of thing - if the school is denying your child services that he needs, then I'm pretty sure they can help you with this at no cost to you.  \n\nIf your child hasn't officially been diagnosed as special needs, however, the school is probably not obligated to offer extra services.  In any case, the teacher should be making modifications of her instruction to reach all students no matter what level they are performing at (research the term "differentiated instruction").\n\nOther possibilities (though I don't know much about using services from these entities so I may be wrong) might be a legal aid office or the attorney general's office.  \n\nI would highly recommend documenting every conversation you have had with teachers, administrators, etc., on this subject (you might even considering putting a voice recorder on your telephone, or carrying one with you when you speak in person - in most states this is legal as long as one person participating in the conversation is aware of it, but I'd recommend checking the laws for your state).  Also document the actions they've taken (firing the aide) and all the correspondence they send you (the letter about the teacher's credentials).  Documentation goes a long way in legal proceedings if your situation goes to that extreme - it will probably also give you some leverage at the IEP meeting if someone says something that you can disprove based on your detailed, accurate records. (Be sure to keep your records factual though, don't make assumptions about what you thought you saw or understood).\n\nI would also recommend going above the principal's head to the superintendent and asking to see a copy of the teacher's license/certification.  It should state whether or not the teacher has special ed credentials.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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E-mail you story to different news stations once people start to hear about this they'll be outraged then you'll have the power of the people and you might be able to get the law changed\n\nP.S.\njust start with getting your story heard
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go to michigan.gov. it's got to be on there somewhere. \n\nVote yes for proposal 2!!!
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You should ask a lawyer, or socialworker. They may have many ideas.
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I will have my daughter contact you. She works with DD and knows quite a bit about the system. God bless the system and the inmates that run that asylum. When going up against a bureaucracy you will need all the help you can get. Good luck.