Glenn Discusses Biden Nomination on Information Radio Network
August 25th, 2008 by Glenn Sacks, MA for Fathers & Families
I appeared on the Information Radio Network's News & Views this morning to discuss Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama's selection of Senator Joe Biden (D-Del) as his vice-presidential candidate. To listen to the audio, click here and start at 47:00.
The discussion, co-hosted by Dr. Larry Bates and Chuck Bates, focused on Biden's role as the principle architect of misguided federal domestic violence policy. Biden spearheaded the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and its two subsequent re-authorizations.
I've often criticized the modern trilogy of mandatory arrest, the primary aggressor doctrine, and “no drop” prosecution policies for trampling the rights of the accused. One of the points I made on the show is that current DV policies can give the average street cop the power to make child custody decisions. Here's how:
Because of the mandatory arrest laws, police officers are strongly encouraged to make arrests on domestic violence 911 calls, even though many of these calls do not involve genuine domestic violence.
Because of the primary aggressor doctrine, police officers are strongly encouraged to arrest men, not women.
Because of "no drop" prosecution policies, prosecutors move forward with cases which contain so little evidence that they would never be prosecuted were it any other crime. Domestic violence has become a political crime, and it is handled in a political manner.
Men often will plea-bargain these cases and accept batterers' treatment programs because they need to get out of jail and cannot afford to fight the case legally.
If the man is in a deteriorating relationship, the fact that he has been arrested for domestic violence and in some cases accepted a plea-bargain harms his ability to gain custody in the subsequent family law proceedings. In other words, the police officer's decision to arrest him after the 911 set in motion a chain of events which will strip the father of custody of his children and force him to the margin of his children's lives.
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August 25th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Even worse, he is arrested and charged with a crime and is not given a lawyer as required for all other crimes.
August 25th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
All these unnecessary arrests and court cases use up police and court resources too - who knows who's got away with what in the meantime ?
August 25th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Yesterday, my sister shared with me that her husband received a family court order to pay $3,000 to his ex-wife for her credit card bill from a divorce made final a long time ago.
Her husband did not receive a notice of motion to appear before the court, and nobody represtned his side of the case, yet the judge issued an order against him.
Thankfully he did not have children with the ex-wife (though he protested, his ex-wife aborted their child, citing that her medical career is more important - both are pediatricians). Then a year or so later, she filed for divorce.
It's no wonder China has caught up to America - America is constantly busy harassing its men. America has hostile practices for family life.
August 25th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
...the only way we are going to get our fair shake is for more women to be negatively impacted by the raw deal men are getting. Men's concerns do not count.
August 25th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Glenn,
What you are describing is fascism in its infant form in America.
You know it and I know it.
When I relocate to a truly free country, I hope you will do another great radio show if I can learn better Spanish and convince you that Managua is a nice town.
August 25th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
biden, clinton , obama....are reasons why i vote republican.....
August 25th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Obama isn't even close to being in the same league as those other two.
Shame you can't vote for Obama but not Biden.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
And john, what have Republicans done for men? Repealed VAWA? Supported Choice for Men? Eliminated Social Security obligations on men Or given young men the choice to opt out? Given the choice to men NOT to register for selective service?
Remember they had the Congress and the executive branch for quite a while. What is there to show - NOTHING! Keep voting for the same-old-same-old, not that Obomba is going to be any different, he is the same-exact-same. Everyone knows that appearances are deceiving, but then some people are only into appearances and that includes people like you.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:01 am
It's doubtful that a McCain victory will do much for men's rights.
If McCain wins it will be largely due to enough disgruntled Hillary supporters backing him over Obama. That would compromise McCain from the start.
The impression I get of McCain is that he is an old-fashioned chivalrous man who probably couldn't care much for men's rights.
There is not much hope either way this year.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:20 am
The second I heard Biden was the VP candidate... I gave McCain a donation and sent his campaign an email telling them that I sent him money because Biden is a sexist pig and feminist panderer. I also said that I hope McCain does not become a man basher.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Between the VAWA and the Duluth Model Wheel, men don't stand a chance in a DV incident. I was actually thinking of voting for Obama until he picked Biden. Forget it. Maybe Rod Wright will run in the future, I'd vote for him. Men have no voice in politics, and Biden is anti-male.
August 26th, 2008 at 11:11 am
it's interesting that last night i was talking to an obama supporter - she is in fact completely in love with him. I asked why do you like him so much her answer.....
because he isn't like the other politicans, he isn't one of them...
i asked how so - she gave me a list of how he would do things different so I asked
his position on fathers is that they are all deadfbeats and need to be hunted down which is exactly the same postion both parties have taken for the past 30 years.
the position he has on DV is that it's a gender issue completely and that men and only men are abusers and once again its the same position both parties have taken for the past 30 years
his position on wages is that women are not paid the same as men despite evidence to the contrary
he chose a radical feminist as a VP, has posted on his website essentially a feminist viewpoint of how things need to be changed and despite his claim to not be involved with special interest groups is doing exactly that by cozying up to NOW and their ilk.
so considering all that I asked her how exactly is Obama "different" than all the rest....
i'm still waiting for an answer :)
scary how many have drunk the koolaid and have no clue what he really stands for. and for the record i am a republican and will NOT be voting for McCain because frankly he is every bit as bad on the issues that matter to me.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068442/posts
Mr. General Parker from Illinois. He and his wife were in the middle of a contentious divorce when she had a bright idea: If she accused him of partner violence, getting custody of their son would be a sure bet. And no doubt the local abuse shelter would be willing to provide free legal help, as well – what a deal!
But rather than accept a plea bargain and lose any hope of seeing his son, Parker decided to fight the accusation. On August 20, 2003, the judge dismissed the charges against him. But that didn’t stop the woman from filing a new round of allegations stemming from the same incident.
The goal, of course, was to keep a little boy from seeing his dad. Even though Parker was awarded weekend visitation with his son, his ex refuses to honor the judge’s decision. And the St. Louis County police have been no help. After all, compelling a woman to respect a visitation order could be seen as harassment and abuse.
This week Mr. Parker is in Denver, talking up his fellow Democratic delegates about the need for a make-over of VAWA.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
You know, McCain reminds me so much of my grandfather. He was a war vet (lied about his age and got into the Marines at 16), started a family business that has become an empire of modest proportions, but as my grand-dad aged, he got a little daffy.
I'm just not sure I want a President who does not know how many houses he owns.
And why is the media totally ignoring the part of McCain's biography where he divorced his wife who was dying of cancer? Real nice "family values!"
And Cindy the wind-up rich trophy wife Barbie doll? I would run if I ever saw that woman walking towards me on Michigan Avenue.
I'm sure she is a sweetheart. Have you noticed how she visibly cringes when she has to shake hands with actual Americans?
And McCain was observed by actual journalists calling his wife a very bad name starting with the letter c-. Not Cindy.
These are not stable people.
The other big cover up is McCain's temper. The reason his campaign is going broke is because he had to pay off all the witnesses to shut them up.
Of course, if you were locked up in a bamboo cage for several years and tormented, it's not hard to understand why you might have a litlle anger management problem.
So what does any of this have to do with men's and father's rights?
First -- I would simply just like to hear either future President talk about our issues.
The censorship and silence is really astounding. Obama's Father's Day speech was insulting. McCain seems preoccupied with locating his houses.
Only a few brave idealists like Glenn try to keep the invisibility of men from happening.
And Glenn has had any number of legitimate reasons to ban my voice.
And other posters too.
Do you understand why he does not do that?
Neither do I.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
roy wrote…
“ but as my grand-dad aged, he got a little daffy.”
At least McCain’s generation has to get old to be daffy- boomers just seem to have been born that way.
“I'm just not sure I want a President who does not know how many houses he owns.”
Completely irrelevant. Im sure many millionaire Dems don’t know how many houses they own, doesn’t make them any more or less capable. To the rich the extra houses are often more about investment than anything else so they let the person who manages their business affairs keep count.
“And why is the media totally ignoring the part of McCain's biography where he divorced his wife who was dying of cancer? Real nice "family values!"
Because that was almost twenty years ago and people change a lot in 20 years? It certainly isn’t because they are all closet Republicans!
“And Cindy the wind-up rich trophy wife Barbie doll?”
She’s a noted philanthropist with a University Degree, but I guess because she’s a blonde Republican she is just a “trophy wife.”
“I would run if I ever saw that woman walking towards me on Michigan Avenue.”
This is just a vague ad hominem. Why would you run? She doesn’t seem to be a bad person, she’s not ugly, unlike Hillary she doesn’t have a reputation for being violent towards the men in her life, so precisely what are you complaimning about here?
“I'm sure she is a sweetheart. Have you noticed how she visibly cringes when she has to shake hands with actual Americans?”
No, i've never noticed that.
“And McCain was observed by actual journalists…”
If they were actual journalists we can assume they weren’t from the New York Times…
“… calling his wife a very bad name starting with the letter c-. Not Cindy.”
These supposed journalists have never come forward to verify this, and until at least two of them do I’m not taking it seriously. Indeed, the writer who made this scurrilous accusation admits he got it from “Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity…” . How fantastically convenient for him. I should also mention that he is a liberal blogger, hence not exactly an unbiased source. Incidentally, this supposedly happened in 19992 which means that even if it is true, McCain was calling one woman a c---- at a time when Bill Clinton was treating more than one woman as nothing more than a c----.
“These are not stable people.”
None of the above provides evidence in favor or against John McCain’s stability, much less Cindy McCain’s. And if you want instability look up some of the things Obama’s wife has said. If Cindy is unstable, Michelle is downright psychotic. Note I wrote “if”.
“The other big cover up is McCain's temper.”
Given how often I’ve heard people on Fox mention his temper I assume you meant to write “well-known fact”.
“The reason his campaign is going broke is because he had to pay off all the witnesses to shut them up.”
Evidence please.
Thanks for the exercise.