This is one of three bills I advised folks of back in August, suggesting folks contact their Senators about. Well, now that Washington has nothing better to do, sex offenders go back on their menu! So, if you did or didn't contact Senators, as usual they have not listened!11-27-2012 Washington DC:
UPDATE: As to Administrative subpoenas, folks need to read HERE and HERE. While the bill says "unregistered sex offenders" there is a trick in that, it says "as defined in Title 18 USC 3486" which does not define unregistered sex offenders, instead defines all registered sex offenders. This is troublesome.
A bill (HR 6063) designed to protect children from sexual predators has cleared Congress and is headed to the White House to be signed into law.
“With President Obama’s signature, this law will help to rescue the thousands of children suffering from unthinkable abuse,” said Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Weston, who sponsored the bill along with House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican.
The bill’s passage is one sign that Congress can still get something done, especially when leaders from each party push a non-controversial measure.
The bill increases the maximum penalty from 10 years in prison to 20 years for child pornography offenses that involve pre-pubescent children, or those under age 12.
The bill allows a federal court to issue a protective order if it determines that a child victim or witness is being harassed or intimidated, and it imposes criminal penalties for violating a protective order. It gives U.S. Marshals limited subpoena authority to locate and apprehend fugitive sex offenders.
The Child Protection Act also reauthorizes for five years the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, a national network of investigators who have arrested more than 30,000 individuals involved in child exploitation since 1998, Wasserman Schultz’ office reported.
The Senate approved the legislation on Monday night by unanimous consent. The House passed it by voice vote in August.
“This bill ensures that the spread of child pornography online is addressed aggressively and quickly,” Wasserman Schultz said, “and ensures that investigators have every available resource to track down predators and protect our children.” ..Source.. by William Gibson
It is absolutely appauling that legislation like this passes. It is an insult to the american public for their legislators to believe passing feel good legislation that has no hope of actually stopping the cycle of abuse is what their constituents want. As a constituent and a citizen of this country I want my legislators to support policeis which are based on empiriaclly driven data. Spend my tax dollars in way that actua;lly accomplished something. This is a travesty.. I think Senators Wasserman Schultz and Chairman Lamar Smith should pay attention to the research and stop grandstanding on failed policies. I'm embarrassed for our country that we continue the fleecing of tax payer dollars...
ReplyDeleteThis is an another expansion of government incursion, to see where it is headed check this out
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Gail here is what is really going on take a look at this
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