As you probably know, the New York Legislature recently passed A5036, a bill posing as a open records measure that in fact reinforces and maintains the state’s long-standing sealed OBC system. The bill received no …
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Secrets and Lies New York Style
New York State Asembly member Daniel O’ Donnell claimed during adoptee rights debates on the floor of the Assembly: O’Donnell is the brother of Rosie God-put-you-in-the wrong-tummy, O’Donnell. Here is what he is hiding: Stop …
Continue readingProfiles in Courage. Thank 2 NY Assembly members who stood up publicly for adoptee rights
Please take a minute and drop a thank-you line to two thoughtful and courageous members of the New York Asssembly who argued against passage of A5036b/S4845 during floor debate before the final vote. Assb. Dean …
Continue readingBastard Nation Action Alert: New York: Write Gov Cuomo today! VETO A5036b/S4845b
BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT Veto New York A5036/S4845B Distribute Freely! June 22, 2017 New York adoptees need your help today Please contact New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today! Veto A5036b/S4845b Last night, in the last …
Continue readingBastard Nation Action Alert, NY A5036b/S4845b. Emergency. Contact Senate today Vote scheduled for tomorrow. Kill the bill!
BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT New York A5036b/S4845b URGENT TWITTER ALERT! URGENT Distribute Freely! June 20, 2017 New York adoptees need your help today Please contact all members of New York Senate today! DO NOT PASS …
Continue readingBastard Nation Secondary Action Alert: NY S4845B. URGENT TWITTER! Vote Do Not Pass!
BASTARD NATION SECONDARY ACTION ALERT New York /S4845B URGENT TWITTER ALERT! Distribute Freely! June 19, 2017 New York adoptees need your help today Please contact all members of New York Assembly and Senate today! DO …
Continue readingNew York: Used Bill of Goods–a video by Greg Luce
This is not 1977! Our friend and Bastard in Arms Greg Luce has created a video Used Bill of Goods– on New York A3056/S4845b. Earlier he explicated on “adoptee rights” in New York in The …
Continue readingBastard Nation Action Alert: NY A5036B/S4845B. URGENT! Vote Do Not Pass!
BASTARD NATION ACTION ALERT New York A5036B/S4845B URGENT! Distribute Freely! June 15, 2017 New York adoptees need your help today Please contact all members of New York Assembly and Senate today! DO NOT PASS A5036B/S04845B Vote …
Continue readingBastards in the Room, Guest Blogger Greg Luce
A few weeks ago the Donaldson Adoption Institute, which has a long history of saying one thing and doing another with our rights, announced its plan to get involved in Open Records activism. Its new …
Continue readingBad News Out of Connecticut: SB 977 dies at end of session
SB 977, the bill that would have restored the right of all Connecticut adoptees to their OBC died at midnight June 7, 2017 when it failed to reach the Senate floor for a vote before …
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