Don't Mess With Momma Bear

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Pertinent quote!"This is about health freedom

choices--choices that affect the rest of your life. No government

will tell me what to eat, what pill to take, what I put into my

blood. That goes for my body and the little bodies I am responsible

for!" I wish you could have heard the passion in her voice. She is

loaded for bear, and, like the parable of the persistent widow in the

Bible, I believe she will get justice!http://snipurl. com/bfmi1 [Oped News]

February 5, 2009

 

Don't Mess With Momma Bear

 

By Kimberly Hartke

 

Long Island Mom Faces Court Battle Over Parental Authority

 

It was a faith-based decision. Rita Palma and her husband made the

decision to opt out of vaccines for their school age children. The

Bayport, New York couple has had hell to pay ever since--lengthy

interrogations by an attorney, a looming court battle, and three

years of legislative effort. Rita spends all her spare time working

to win laws to protect her children and other families from coercion

of conscience and forcible vaccinations.

 

School District Shenanigans

Why are we always spending more tax dollars on education, if this is

the way our money is spent? It seems the Bayport-Blue Point school

district in her Long Island, NY community has a law firm on retainer.

They must be spending huge sums on "sincerity tests" of religious

objectors to vaccines, because even a Freedom of Information Act

request by Rita couldn't turn up their legal fees. In an illegal

move, the "vaccine sincerity legal work" budget item was magic marker-

ed out by the School District before their financial papers were

turned over to Rita.

The amazing thing about this, is that the same law firm took a

Sincerity case to trial back in 1992 in the Glen Cove school district

of Long Island, AND LOST! Religious sincerity is nearly impossible

to prove in a court of law. And this school district has elected to

fund this losing law firm's legal retainer for the last 12 years.

Instead of trying these cases in court, apparently this legal firm

has perfected the art of aggressive interrogation of parents and have

trained the school district how to reject the parents' request for

exemptions. All done outside of the courtroom!

Now, does this make you eager to pour more money into the coffers of

the educational system? Remember this story next time you hear a

campaign promise to improve education.

 



Momma Bear Rita up a Tree with her Cubs, Er, Kids

 

Don't Mess with Momma Bear!

Rita is a momma bear on the warpath. She is fired up about this and

is fiercely determined that no other family ever have to go through

this kind of persecution. She has no money for a lawyer. So she is

working very hard to get this case tried in the court of public opinion.

Rita explained to Hartke Is Online, "This is about health freedom

choices--choices that affect the rest of your life. No government

will tell me what to eat, what pill to take, what I put into my

blood. That goes for my body and the little bodies I am responsible

for!" I wish you could have heard the passion in her voice. She is

loaded for bear, and, like the parable of the persistent widow in the

Bible, I believe she will get justice!

If there is a law firm or attorney willing to offer this family

assistance on a pro-bono basis, please contact Rita through her website.

 



 

A Great Slogan, Don't you Think?

 

A Mom on A Mission

See Rita's website to learn more about her mission to end Sincerity

Testing of religious beliefs:

My Kids My Choice

 

This Blogger Takes Action Cause I love Little Bears!

Last week my blog gave the George Orwell Award for Big Brother-like

behavior to New York State. Shame on them. How can they allow this

intrusion into the sanctity of a family's health decisions in a free

and open society? I am unable to have children of my own, but I have

many nieces and nephews that I would not like to see wrested from the

protective grip of their parents by the hands of the state,

particularly when it comes to their health.

Witness the Orwellian Interrogation of The Palma's in this video!

 

[9 mn. video]

 

If we let this happen to one family in America, where will this lead--

to tele-screens in every living room with Big Brother watching? Will

school nurses be strapping kids down to a gurney for a vaccine shot,

while their "uncooperative" parents are restrained by armed men?

Ludicrous? Yes. But, so are Sincerity Tests of people's values and

choices. If the parents had wanted to say yes, they would have said

sincerely, "yes". Period.

 

The Problem With Vaccines

Rita shared with me that pharmacuetical companies are actively

promoting more and more vaccines into our school systems (can you say

"marketing plan?"). The number of shots given to our children should

give us pause. Rita says possible injuries from vaccines, include:

autism, allergies, asthma, brain damage, Hepatitis B, brain tumors,

childhood cancers, nerve damage, muscle damage, digestive issues and

even death. Visit the website: NVIC.org for more information on the

health risks. Rita also explained that school districts are giving

the impression that some vaccines are mandatory, when they are not.

Unfortunately, only the most aware parents know which are optional.

A Testimony to Rita's Faith

Rita believes the best way to resolve the problem is to change the

law. So she has worked very hard to make that a reality. Both bills

A880 and A883, one regarding medical exemptions, the other,

religious, passed through a house committee by a comfortable margin.

The bill sponsors are working on Senate support. Rita is sure if the

laws are passed, Gov. Patterson will sign them.

The Weston A. Price Foundation, a nutrition education non-profit, has

sent in a memo in support of the bill. It is encouraging the

citizens of New York and other national organizations to do the same.

See my previous post for how you or your organization can help!

And the Award Goes to...

 

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Authors Website: www.hartkeisonline. com

 

Authors Bio: Kimberly Hartke is the publicist for the Weston A. Price

Foundation, a 501c3 nutrition education non-profit.

 

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