AMERICAS YOUTH 'OVER THE TRANSOM

Under the Fourteenth Amendment liberty interest and the privacy interest inherent in the Ninth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as recognized by The U.S. Supreme Court that the integrity of the family unit is protected by and being formally asserted in the below matter brought before all who bear witness:

Not all youth who runaway or appear thrown away are what they claim to be when a third party gets their fill of egregious details and are not able to objectively hold true all details. In todays richly overindulgent and permissive society, many who claim to having been 'abused, 'neglected or 'put out are using this as a means of punishing their parents for having said the only method of discipline a parent has left, No.". If a State continues to strip parents of every manner one has to protect an out of control teenager, not only will the next generation top all other generations that have been recognized as self-serving, but is, in effect violating the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments of the American Family as we now know it, thus throwing Americas Youth Over The Transom".

Its perfectly understandable that the airing of dirty laundry is split as to being or not being of interest. However, this soiling of the Family Quilt", tattered or tailored, void of abuse or neglect, of not only one, but also millions of parents, is something that cannot and will not be ignored by this author and parent of two.

What follows is an advance excerpt from a nonfiction work in progress and is copyrighted. The author is compelled to put to task the most powerful tool she has to promote awareness and encourage change. If The Commonwealth of Virginia presses this issue despite exhaustive efforts on the part of the parent being denied 'due process, the parent will protest outside the Courthouse. Any who wish to support, for this and their own cause, are invited. Contact information below to confirm. If not, a rally will be formed at a later date.

YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A CONSTITUTION CLAUSE

On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 11:00 am, one of tens of thousands of Americas youth will float over-the-transom and will cross over the line of The Constitution of the United States, First, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments; under a 'thumbing nose belonging to The Commonwealth of Virginia.

December 26, 2002, The Virginia Beach Police Department failed to act in a timely and cooperative manner despite repeated requests by the custodial parent, Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement involvement to assist in the recovery of a runaway listed with NCIC status. Claiming unable to find the minors NCIC status on their computer during the first crucial days, neglecting to send the parent and law enforcement to the correct precinct, and not returning daily follow-up calls. This situation was not taken seriously because it involved a teenage runaway. The minor willfully fled the State of New Jersey in defiance, after making false, defaming and potentially criminal accusations, rendering the parent to depend solely on a system that is intended, expected and required to serve and protect. Under threat of a vested 'in on the part of the Grandparents with the Virginia State Police, the custodial parent has reason to fear crossing the Virginia State Line will result in arrest. The custodial parent has been 'pushed to the edge of emotional exhaustion and drained financially to the point all parties are fully aware she is unable to afford adequate legal representation. Also, the parent had only recently recovered the minor from abduction on the part of the Grandparent October 2002.

As a result of this, a citizen, possibly influenced by the Grandparent(s), was able to file a petition for physical and legal custody of the minor. This petitioner is and has from the onset been fully aware of and has willfully and deceptively ignored and blocked all exhaustive attempts of non-judicial contact efforts on the part of the parents and law enforcement to locate, recover and return the minor in question to the custodial parent. The minor was deceptively moved three (3) times, housed with two (2) adult males the parent forbade the minor to be with on two (2) separate occasions during the investigation, unknown and without parental consent. One of the males was met through the Internet and was warned not to contribute to the delinquency of the minor. Furthermore, the petitioner is not an approved Guardian Ad Litem, placing the minor in questionable, possibly exploitative circumstances unknown and uninvestigated by the Commonwealth of Virginia or the Department of Social Services. The Virginia Beach School District overlooked this as well.

An Intake Officer was never assigned, as required within the Commonwealth of Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations Department Guidelines for Petitions filed by Citizens to properly investigate a situation where a minor is said to be 'at risk. When a request to speak with the assigned Intake Officer, a representative of Department of Social Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia responded, Due to budget cuts we are unable to assign an Intake Officer for every petition filed.". A States budgetary issues are not the responsibility of the parent to bear the burden of and not justifiable cause to send an issue of such major importance as terminating parental rights 'over the transom. It might be possible; runaways are considered generic and made available as 'over the counter juvenile delinquents the State is farming and warehousing to any citizen to keep the funding for a program designed for those children who truly are in need of care and protection from abuse and neglect. What this method of absconding provides is a legal means of getting money from the parents who the custody is stripped from, because the petitioner can sue for child support instead of relying on the States welfare/foster system. Such support on the part of 'Justice" is approving irresponsible and reckless citizens and Grandparents unable to accept their role, as not being the Parent a 'loophole sure to become a 'noose for todays youth (and their parents) and is intolerable in our country. America is not supposed to be totalitarian.

It is known by the petitioner, Grandparent and participants that the mother, also known to be an author and literary agent, published and representing 'dark fiction, considered by the petitioner and participants 'evil or 'wicked and 'unworthy to parent her child. (Its only fiction!) If those of 'the faith expect to win souls for God, they are not allowed to do so through the State, according to the First Amendment. Nor is this the respectable practice the 'true people of God and the genuinely faithful of Jesus Christ would embrace this family, entirely, to restore this family, not take advantage of a weakened condition. It is not the right of anyone other than the parent to make moral decisions for the minor. The religious position of the parent is not to be legally considered in this matter, but is being insinuated in a veiled attempt to strip parental rights based on a refusal to believe as the third-party believes is the only true and only way and so they deem the parent is not 'worthy to be a parent with no basis, proof or evidence to substantiate such actions. There is an issue of the petitioner, Grandmother and participants of being a 'religious cult, imposing a violation of the parents right to determine the safety in moral and religious participation and psychological tilting by this deviation of religion ethics.

The parent has thrown herself before the mercy of the court, pleading for an order to have evaluation by a Forensic Psychologist to determine the level of care her minor may (or may not) need to undo damage no 'average parent can be, should be or is expected to be qualified to provide. This and the rights under the U.S. Constitution have been and are being violated. When the rights of an American citizen are being wronged, the only thing that should stand taller is the Statue of Justice, no matter how high a Commonwealth of Any State, USA, sits in judgment. Rights are Rights and Wrongs are Wrongs. The Rights in this, (and countless other) situation are being Wronged. It would be in any parents best interest, especially if in a custody situation, to become intimately familiar with their United States Constitutional Rights. Especially the First, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments as they apply. Parenting has become a battleground. Just as all soldiers have rights under The Geneva Convention, parents have certain unalienable rights.

First Amendment of The United States Constitution:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Ninth Amendment of The United States Constitution:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Fourteenth Amendment of The United States Constitution:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Contact: M. Jane Letty/The Star Chamber
Phone: 856/256-9851
Email: MJaneLetty@justice.com
Website: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4zy27/
Court Information:
Commonwealth of Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Case No.: 810JJ158366-01-00 Presiding: Judge R.D. Taylor Phone: 757-42