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There are a lot of people (but not as many as you might think) who worked hard to get this bill passed. I intend to pay tribute to them on this site in the near future. I'd also like to write up a history of this bill and what we had to confront in order to get it passed.
In the meantime, you know who you are if you took part in this activism project. It was a struggle each step of the way, and every single individual made a critical impact on the outcome. Now that we have a commission, I'm sure we can make it a successful one.
Scott
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Scott,
Any chance of getting some of the mainstream writers to cover this? George Will? Glenn Sacks? Wendy McElroy? Others?
Frank
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Thanks to all who worked on this project. I'm working late, but I'm gonna take off right now and celebrate.
This is a great day!
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this is a great START to greater public recognition of male issues in a political forum. The danger is that it will be highjacked by gender feminists and the original intent will be shifted to fall in line with their views. The commission will then become just another forum for feminists and another case of men being silenced. I hope that the vacant seats will be filled by people who care about MEN'S ISSUES as they relate to men. Once a person is appointed I HIGHLY suggest that someone (preferably from NH) send carefully worded letters about men's issues with well documented references to counter the deluge of MISSinformation.
This is a great step but a small one. I hope it continues. I also think finding more out about how this bill came to be would be great for helping it get passed in other states.
Tony
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Tony, try not to let your pessimism get the best of you. The governor appoints the commission members, but the decision on who gets to serve is stronly affected by who gets recommendations from the bill's sponsors.
I had said during my testimony before the Senate Internal Affairs Committee that I was willing to volunteer for this commission part time, and I meant it. Whether I will apply for a direct position on the commission or work unofficially as a volunteer, I will personally be involved in this to make sure the commission succeeds. I am currently talking with the bill's sponsors to determine which path would be best.
Scott
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And to think a FEMALE governor signed this pro men bill into law!
There is a bill (H.R. 632) pending in the US Congress right now that would establish an Office of Men's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. I have heard that there are now TWO! Federal offices concerned with women's health issues.
Men's Health Magazine is sponsoring a petition drive to help pass H.R.632.
You can sign it on-line or download it and mail it in yourself if you prefer to add comments, at the address below and the magazine will delivery it to your representative.
The life you save may be your own!
Fill out and upload or download the form at:
http://www.menshealth.com/health2/officeofmh.shtml
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Do you know if the law that oversees women's issues in New Hampshire has this same wording?
""267:1 Purpose. The general court recognizes men as an important resource (sic!) for their families and children and wishes to explore the causes and consequences of a variety of social, economic and health problems currently facing men, and make recommendations for relief.""
It seems to imply that men are a 'resource' to be exploited by the state and their families.
Or is this just legalese the state uses to justify and say that it has a compelling interest in overseeing the welfare of a group of people, such as men in general?
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"Do you know if the law that oversees women's issues in New Hampshire has this same wording?"
That was *exactly* the idea. :) If the bill failed, and if we had to look to legal recourse, we wanted to propose someting identical to what women have in NH, to make a legal discrimination case as strong as possible.
As for the resource statement, I'm not sure. Since so few people are sympathetic to men's problems in general, it was probably a smart move to describe helping men in terms of helping men's families. We're doing this one step at a time.
Scott
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Well done to everyone involved in setting up this commission, you are certainly heading in the right direction over the other side of the Atlantic.
I wish the same could be said over here in England. It will soon be illegal for a man to have a private DNA test to determine if he is the real father. On it goes... More anti-male legislation being passed through with impunity. Paternity Fraud will soon be announced legal.
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by Anonymous User on Thursday May 23, @12:21AM EST (#10)
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That's okay. It's happening here in India as well. But I still think this is a last ditch attempt by gender feminists. I strongly believe that the next decade is men's rights decade.
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