Help Pass Senate Bill 1738- THE PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT

I am sad to have to post this on my blog, especially after posting the happy memory of my oldest child bearing his testimony for the first time. But because of my children and as a parent, I feel obligated to do whatever I can to help rid our world of this very serious and dangerous problem. After watching this episode on Oprah I was completely shocked and horrified. Whether you think this post is inappropriate or not please take the time to read this post and join me in this fight!


The Internet can sometimes seem like the Wild West for child predators—a place that largely operates outside the law. While trading in pedophile pornography is illegal, lack of adequate funding means law enforcement officials are able to investigate just 2 percent of their leads. And, according to Interpol statistics, only one-half of 1 percent are ever prosecuted.
"What you are going to see is going to shock you to the core, but I'm asking you to please don't turn away," Oprah says, "because this is happening in our country to our children in the United States every day."
The map behind Oprah shows how quickly one pornographic image of a child being molested can spread. It starts with the large red dot from a computer in Washington, D.C. Within 24 hours, it has spread all across the United States—from coast to coast and north to south. "This is just an average day in America—24 hours," Oprah says. 40 percent of people that view online child pornography are child molesters.
The demand for new videos and photos is so high that authorities report tracking increasingly brutal pornography with younger and younger victims."For once, you and I can do something about it!" Oprah says.

How to take action:
Go to www.oprah.com In the search bar type "help pass senate bill 1738". Click on "Help pass the PROTECT our Children Act" and you will recieve information on how to email or call your U.S. Senators and urge him/her to vote YES for this bill. There is a sample letter on the site that you may use to copy and paste to email to your senators. Please remember that this is not about politics but it is about our children. It is a bipartisan bill supported by both democrats and republicans.
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 DONT HAVE VERY LONG BECAUSE YOUR SENATOR WILL VOTE ON THIS BILL SEPT. 26 SO PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!