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From: "Jay H. Todd, Jr" <pfarus@brads.net>
Subject: PAPI Fatherless America
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				Jay H. Todd, Jr.
				PO Box 166
				Midland, PA 15059-0166
				(724) 764-7722
				pfarus@brads.net

July 9, 1998

Honorable Gerald J. LaValle
Harrisburg, PA
lavalle@dem.pasen.gov

Honorable Victor J. Lescovitz
Harrisburg, PA
Vlescovi@pahouse.net

Dear Sen. LaValle and Rep. Lescovitz:

I=92m a divorced father of four children. Since my separation from my ex-=
wife
in 1992, I have become fully aware of the outrageous hostility and
treachery of all three branches of state and federal government against
fathers and the family.=20

All three branches are fully prepared, determined and armed to drag dad o=
ut
of the house and replace dad with Big Daddy and all his agents. Once dad
evicted from his home (often by the strong-arm of the state), he is
declared responsible and is to be held accountable. Then his wages are
attached with confiscatory child-support awards and alimony, his assets a=
re
looted by the Courts and their agents, and finally he is labeled and
branded as a dead-beat. And now you wonder where have all the fathers gon=
e.
Believe it or not, his children have similar thoughts, =93Where is my dad=
dy?=94

The treachery  of this Commonwealth against the family doesn=92t stop wit=
h
the father. Not long ago the General Assembly of Pennsylvania passed
legislation to prosecute his children as adults in the criminal courts (h=
is
children must also be held responsible and accountable for their actions).
His children are frequently neglected because the Commonwealth deprived
them of not only a father, but also, a real family.. Evidence of the
destruction of the traditional two-parent family is very much evident in
the behavior of today=92s children. Pick up the newspaper on any given da=
y
and scan the headlines. How many metal-detectors will be installed and ho=
w
many armed guards will patrol tommorrow's schools?

If we expect a civilized society tommorrow, then the epidemic of fatherle=
ss
America must be eradicated from our society today.=20

I would like to encourage and challenge you and your fellow lawmakers to
adopt a public policy declaring the importance of the traditional
two-parent family and specifically that both the father and mother are
essential, integral and sacred members of the family unit which will be
promoted, supported, defended and protected by this Commonwealth. Our
children deserve both a father and mother in their lives and nothing less.
I hope you agree, and I look forward your response.=20

Very truly yours,
/s/
Jay H. Todd, Jr.

cc:Gov. Tom Ridge					=09
     Pennylvania Senators & Representatives=09
     American Coalition of Fathers and Children  		=09
     Children=92s Rights Council				=09
     Fathers Rights Newline				=09
     National Fatherhood Initiative			=09
     Pennsylvania Parenthood Initiative			=09
     Pennsylvania Family Institute 			=09
     Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress of Fathers and Children