tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post2034436077928428263..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Adoptee legislator supports birth-parent veto in WashingtonLorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-50418468350796623022013-03-29T13:44:47.116-04:002013-03-29T13:44:47.116-04:00Orwall is channeling Sneaky Sara Feigenholtz, who ...Orwall is channeling Sneaky Sara Feigenholtz, who much to my horror, is speaking at the upcoming AAC. The woman needs to be run out of office.Marley Greinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118325693446170769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-66388995430807386222013-03-29T01:26:19.917-04:002013-03-29T01:26:19.917-04:00The culture of the WA State Legislature is to tip-...The culture of the WA State Legislature is to tip-toe around issues in hopes of not having to stand up and risk offending a potential voter base. I watched the expressions, mannerisms and eye-contact between these legislative colleagues and a few do a fairly good job of acting like the give a rats. Several are blatantly obvious they don't care and wish we'd just go away. Both the Senate and House Committee's were filled with elected "officials" that were tired, busy texting, emailing and had to be poked in order to gain their attention. I learned quickly, if you ask them questions and be sure to address their name...they have to look up at you and try to answer. Keeps the clock ticking as well. ") Ha...Ha!<br /><br />They saunter in and out of their thrones, come and go as they please and have little regard for those giving testimony. They carry on conversations among themselves as citizens nervously share their most intimate personal matters seated beneath the ever dominate collection of part-time, seasonal elected state employees commonly referred to as "legislators" and "senators". <br /><br />What gripped me the most was listening to Senator Ann River's rehearsed praise for the House Committee and their staff. She wants the State Legislature to continue granting a privilege that only 4 people have ever requested in the past 20 yrs. I'm curious...did her husband give her permission to leave house that day? <br /><br />Senator Ann Rivers lives on campus this time of year being a State Senator. She dines, attend happy hour and has 24 hour access to any legislator, staffer and/or lobbyist she wants...yet we are given 2..count em'...2 minutes of time to testify. <br /><br />They all did their best at pulling the wool over our eyes, but what they don't yet realize is that a mother and her bastard child can not longer be pigeon-holed.<br /><br />Lori Jeske, Bastard Nation<br /><br />Lori Jeskenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-57581035655073617672013-03-26T18:44:13.899-04:002013-03-26T18:44:13.899-04:00This is what I think. During the 50's and earl...This is what I think. During the 50's and early 60's, Schools in Washington state, (as well as some others) who still had a huge Native American population where shut down. The Government conspiracy that ensued later, in order to have as many Native children adopted into white families became the new order of the day. Washington State does not want to have this conspiracy to integrate Native American children into "White" culture as well as strip them of any Native rights that they may or may not have possessed prior to being adopted by "Whites". I am 54 years old. I was born in Anacortes WA. and my mother was Snohomish Indian. I have children, and grandchildren that are also being cheated out of there right to know what un-adopted mothers grandmothers brothers sisters aunts uncles etc...has had access to all along. Tina, I think that you are a person who is "in the know" about this conspiracy and you are willfully and willingly doing every thing that you can to "keep the lid on it" Ya'll need to get up off of the B.S. cause thats what it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-7747836821725347992013-03-26T18:02:49.596-04:002013-03-26T18:02:49.596-04:00And her response:
Dear Priscilla,
I will support ...And her response:<br />Dear Priscilla,<br /><br />I will support a bill that opens up 100% access or 99.5% access to birth certificates. If we do not pass a bill this year it may be years before this type of bill may be considered again. I do not recall hearing testimony from adoptees who have not found any information on their birth parents who would be greatly helped by this bill. How sad it would be for some adoptees to not obtain this information while a birth parent may still be alive. <br /><br />Oregon's law did not pass in the legislature, it passed by initiative. Please know that it sometimes it only takes one legislator to kill a bill.<br /><br />Thanks, Tina<br />Tina L. Orwall, M.S.W.<br />House of Representatives<br />P.O. Box 40600<br />Olympia, WA 98504<br />JLOB 326<br />orwall.tina@leg.wa.gov<br />360-786-7834Priscilla Sharphttp://www.priscillasharp.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-59755355270894355162013-03-26T17:02:59.113-04:002013-03-26T17:02:59.113-04:00My email to Rep. Orwall:
I am very disappointed th...My email to Rep. Orwall:<br />I am very disappointed that you chose to single out and discriminate against a segment of the adult adoptee population (your own "people"!) by insisting that the "information veto" remain in the adoptee rights bill. By doing so, you have sent a message that not all adoptees are worthy of respect and equal treatment. That is not acceptable.<br /> Besides, we find mothers and fathers every day without identifying information and will continue to do so with or without an information veto. The tremendous strides we are making in DNA family matching alone are bringing to an end the ludicrous notion that *some* adopted persons should be forced to live under the oppression of secrets and lies - not as worthy as their fellow adoptees to be given their personal information. Don't you see how ridiculous that position is? Please recognize this basic truth.Priscilla Sharphttp://www.priscillasharp.orgnoreply@blogger.com