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	Rex Ballard
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On Wed, 30 Aug 1995, fathers wrote:

> 
> Gentlemen,
> 
> Does Bill Clinton's father know he signed this?  Where is his father when 
> we need him?

Remember, Bill Clinton's father died in a car accident when Bill was a 
boy (about 8 years old).

Newt Gingrich paid more for his laundry than he paid for child support.

Is there any member of congress who is actually paying the amount 
specified in the UDMA (Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act).

Am I still the 2% of 2% who actually pay MORE than the reccomended minimum?
(2% of all men actually pay their child support, 98% pay less than the
 amount reccomended by UDMA)

This is in addition to paying health insurance, life insurance, day-care,
and full taxes for a total of 60% of my income.  I live in NY where a studio
apartment runs $1500/month.  My wife and her new husband (#3) live in a
3 bedroom house in the Rocky Mountains for which they pay $350/month (in 
a great neighborhood).

They both collect disability and I've put both of them through 5 years of 
college.

> Subject: Statement by President Clinton on Child Support Recovery Act (fwd)
> 
> 
>                             THE WHITE HOUSE
> 
>                      Office of the Press Secretary
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
> For Immediate Release                                    August 28, 1995
> 
> 
> 
>       Statement by President Clinton on Child Support Recovery Act
> 
> 
>    On July 26, 1995, the United States District Court for the District
> of Arizona struck down the Child Support Recovery Act as an
> unconstitutional exercise of congressional power.  I respectfully
> disagree with this decision.  I asked the Justice Department to review
> this case and the department has filed a motion asking the court to
> reconsider its decision.

The use of federal marshalls to arrest and imprison delinquent fathers
without "due process" is unconstitutional.  The laws also vary widely
from state to state.

>    The Child Support Recovery Act gives us the power to punish deadbeat
> parents who cross state lines to avoid paying child support.  It is
> essential for federal law enforcement to have this authority because the
> states cannot bring these criminals to justice -- especially the "hard
> core" group of parents who flagrantly move from state to state to evade
> their obligations.

Often, noncustodial parents are confronted with having to use the cost of 
living differential to be able to provide any quality of life.  In addition,
the experience of losing your children twice a month (or for that matter
losing your father) is oten too painful to sustain for any extended period
of time.  Anyone who has lost a loved one can experience that pain.

>   A child should be able to expect the most basic support from those who
> chose to bring that child into the world.  Parental responsibility does
> not end at the state line.  The taxpayers of America should be able to
> expect that the burden of caring for these children will be placed on
> the shoulders of the parents -- where it rightfully belongs.

Interesting, without due process the law simply implies that both parents 
chose to bring that child into the world.  To make a responsible, 
informed choice requires accurate information and is based on a specific 
set of commitments (marriage).  In many "no-fault" states, there is no
burdon of proof - when my wife announced her engagement to 200 of my 
friends, I could only refuse to file the papers.  Eventually, I was 
pushed into action when she started Maxing out the credit cards for
presents for husband to be #3.


Rex


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