The PROTECT Our Children Act

Hey Everyone!
I am not sure how many of you watch Oprah (I really haven't since she had the "Pregnant Man" on the show last season, please don't get me started). But last week she had a program about sexual predators. It was disturbing to say the least. I haven't stopped thinking about it and just yesterday my neighbor and I were discussing it. She mentioned that she had written to her senator (as I had as well) and that she posted it on her MySpace page. I am not a MySpace user, but I am a mother who blogs, so I thought that all you other mothers could read this and write to your senator.

Hundreds of thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse each year. Due to the sheer lack of resources, law enforcement is unable to follow up on the majority of leads they have.

The PROTECT Our Children Act will:

• Authorize over $320 million over the next five years in desperately needed funding for law enforcement to investigate child exploitation.
• Mandate that child rescue be a top priority for law enforcement receiving federal funding.
• Allocate funds for high-tech computer software that can track down Internet predators.

You don't have to write your own letter, Oprah has one pre-written, just cut and paste. It only takes about 3 minutes. If you get a chance go to http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators

Thanks! I promise not to fill the blog with political information and stuff like this, but if you saw the show you understand the urgency.