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"In hell, the wailing of the damned drown out the voices of reason and compassion."
We often hear of the manipulation of public servants, or the coercement of our representatives, or a "private agenda" that they surely must have.
Is it not simpler to assume that the only voices these people hear are the demands of those wronged by men?
I say this to emphasize need when I ask if any fathers in Virginia believe that Prof. Baskerville represents their views, and, if so, have any written the governor or the health secretary to express their concern that their voice is being silenced?
Politicians like to hear on panels what they hear in the office. If a rabble-rouser or dissident shows up on a panel (and has no common support) he will be assumed to be an abberation, and he will be dismissed. (this is not unique to politicians? How often have you been in a business meeting with one guy who "just didn't get it" and kept trying to lead the conversation over to left field? It's the same thing)
I seriously doubt that the secretary has put thought to the idea that he is squelching a much-needed voice. In fact, he probably believes himself to be helping the debate by focusing it.
Virginia fathers (custodial and non-custodial) need to tell him that he is wrong. That he is forgetting fathers.
And remember: be respectful. He's not doing this to you or us out of anything but ignorance.
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