These guys are riding for US!

I want to give a GREAT BIG shout out to Gene Floyd! He and his two son's are pedaling bicycles, coast-to-coast to raise awareness about the importance of Fathers. Starting on the east coast in New York, Gene, Stefan, and Joshua have made it all the way to the midwest and are recording every mile on Gene's "Ride for Fatherhood" website. Complete with over 3,500 pictures, Gene blogs daily about the trip and the incredible experience he's having with his boys. This kind of trip is a once in a lifetime thing, and showcases the kind of love a Dad has for his kids.

Gene's story has appeared in local newspapers, and television stations all along their route and talks about what fatherhood is all about and the unfortunate marginalization that many Fathers are having to endure in our nations courts.

If you have a minute, stop by Gene's site, send him an email of encouragement, and if your so moved, drop him a paypal dollar or two. He and the boys are roughing it, often in sleeping bags and hammocks. Just trying to keep up with failing equipment has been a drain on their finances. Since Gene and the boy's are at the midway point, and the looming rockies are at least a month away, lets all pledge a little to help them make it to the California shore!

...they came, and I did nothing.

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the communists
and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me -
and by then there was no one left to speak out for me.

Pastor Martin Niemöller

Another divorce court tragedy

"OAKLAND, Calif. - A prominent software programmer who had denied having anything to do with his estranged wife's disappearance even after he was convicted of her murder led police Monday to what is believed to be her body, defense attorneys said."

Yep. Another Family court murder.

While I don't condone violence in response to the horror of what happens in Family court, a least twice a month I read about someone else who thinks otherwise.

The sad part is (and it always is) you have to read all the way to the end of the news story to see, "The two were involved in a bitter custody dispute."

Letter to the author of "You have two hours with your daughter"

I wrote the following letter to Maximillian Potter, the author of "You have two hours with your daughter", a special report in "Best Life" magazine. The article explores the recent proliferation of parental "visitation centers," where men accused of domestic violence are ordered to "visit" their children. It's a great article, and a must read for any one willing to peak into what's driving the divorce industry.


Mr. Potter,

I enjoyed your article in Best Life magazine and wondered if you had read Stephen Baskerville's book "Taken Into Custody." Mr. Baskerville explores the Family Court system's methodical attack on the family and more specifically the "dad". Fueled by federal incentive dollars like the Violence Against Women's Act, and acting in concert with the plethora of friend of the court types (guardian ad litem's, court mandated psychologists, etc), our courts have eviscerated the middle class man with permanent alimony orders and child support obligations that are aimed solely at separating the breadwinner from his money.

Mr. Baskerville alleges that there is a very real conspiracy at work that models itself on the racketeering that was the real communism, and Nazi's beginnings that advocated a "best interest of the child" mantra. The eventual reality was that after the familial bond was dissolved the state would take over and perform the duties of the "dad". We can see some of the realities of this with a 50+ percent divorce rate and the sky rocketing numbers of single parent households. While on its face, these things seem to only signify the demise of the "leave it to beaver household", the truth is that the "dad" is marginalized and reduced to a monthly check. A check that typically ends up in a lawyers pocket. How else can we explain that after the 70's dictum of no fault divorces that a middle class divorce costs $50,000...or more? How is its that after a divorce, Dad's are ordered to pay 50, 60, and 70% of their after tax income to someone they have no relationship with. Sometimes in support of children they never see, or even worse, children that aren't even their's.

A blind man can see that none of this benefits anyones children. Study after study repeats that the majority of violent criminals are from single parent households, yet our courts (and the sycophant legislature) continue to engender the demise of the dad for the benefit of the state.

Your article was breath of fresh air. More often then not, articles like yours are slanted by the biases of a feminist/misandrist dominated media, where men are typically depicted at violent, sex crazed, idiots. Please keep them coming.

Thanks,
"Me"

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update lacking

I'm not in jail.

Although my ex's atty keeps filing motions trying to send me there, the judge has had the presence of mind not to order it. My atty stepped up and put enough meat on the table that the judge figured he needed to hear it all out before sending me to the clink. So, I'm not in jail yet.

My ex's atty belongs on Judge Judy. She abandoned arguing the case from a legal point of view and files motion after motion saying I'm acting "in bad faith" and trying to undermine my arguments with bafflement. The judge remarked in our last courtroom drama that he had never even heard of one of her motions and could she explain it. The sad part is that he's so gender biased that he's willing to entertain this BS.

So, long story short...I'm still in the battle ($$$ meter running). Next court date is in July.