A word about child sex abuse, young citizens rights, and more - by Dr.Gedde, (please see/verify my credentials).

Children are not slaves or property, yet they are treated as such by society and the legal system. According to the ultimate law of the US, that everything was once based on, and still is supposed to be based on, they are clearly young citizens with full rights.

I'll quote the 14th amendment later. Sometimes called the Equal Protection clause, it was used as recently as 1967 (40 years ago, not even a full generation/adults life span), by the Supreme Court (SC).

It through many states and Attorney Generals (AGs) for a loop, forcing them to remove laws banning interracial marriage. It's time to invoked it again to stop the last great discrimination and injustice. Age discrimination.

It creeps in slowly, unnoticed by many, getting worse year by year. And not just against older citizens, who CPR needs their help and their organization, to also help them and others. But far worse, is discrimination against our youngest citizens because they are the most helpless, inexperienced and unknowledgeable about laws and rights, and have NO WHERE to turn. Abandoned by their parents, greedy attorneys, legislators who know they don't vote yet, and the entire legal system and a global conspiracy of child abuse.

That, emancipation of a minor, age discrimination, marriage issues, rape, sex, youth rights, protection, safety, the unconstitutionality of laws, Supreme Court rulings and laws affecting kids, and resources are often useless or suppressed by law.

Even though it's crystal clear in the supreme law of the land that no states or any jurisdictions can infringe upon with their laws, the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and the Constitution are as useful as toilet paper.

I just got furious. One of our attorneys said to me about some of the issues we deal with "but public opinion isn't with us, we can't win".

After the death of the founding fathers, which was only a few generations ago the fight began.

We've started with having to fight for independence and freedom from England and taxation without representation, only a few generations ago (of 50 year olds no less). After the death of our founding fathers it got even worse.

The women's right to vote was a battle less than two generations ago, and only won in 1920. Women who fought for their rights endured everything from ridicule to torture, rape and imprisonment.

Only a generation earlier, there was a political fight and bloody war to make slavery illegal. Not just for blacks, but all citizens. Abe Lincoln issued the Emancipation proclamation in the late 1800's and was assassinated shortly thereafter, along with many in his cabinet. The 14th amendment to the constitution clarifies that all those naturalized or born in this country regardless of age or race, are free, and citizens with all the rights granted to citizens by the constitution.

Then came one of the most recent battles against discrimination and slavery, in the 1960's. At that time, "colored people" (my parents still referred to anyone who wasn't pink as "colored" and I used to irritate them by asking "what color", which resulted in a confused blank stare for a short time, followed by a light slap on the wrist as if it was a joke.

That time was both horrible and hopeful. So much abuse went on. Martin Luther King was murdered, and at the same time the spirit of the founding fathers was returning in the form of "hippies", anti-war and anti-discrimination protestors. At the same time the noose of discrimination and war tightened. Finally, President Kennedy ordered integration of schools and took other measures of equality, yet I believe also started and escalated the war in Vietnam, which later, before dying, the then Sec. of Defense admitted that it was started by using a lie of being attacked.

Then in 1967 the Supreme Court made a decision that sent many state and state attorney generals reeling as they were forced to remove laws that prevented interracial marriage.

Still, young citizens ironically must be "emancipated" before becoming free by reaching the age of 18 to 21 (depending on the state and situation), or emancipated by court order or marriage. Just using that term turns my stomach because it literally means they are slaves! And even if not, they are treated as property, like owning a chair or car. Have we not learned anything?

The treatment and laws that exist unreasonably discriminating against young citizens, is tantamount to slavery, and is clearly unconstitutional. Age discrimination, whether old or young, is the last great fight for defending the rights granted to us as citizens by the constitution.

We are here to change all that. Hopefully, more and more child abuse, child or victims rights advocates and agencies/organizations will continue to join us so we can all have the advantage and power of one voice, one spearhead for freedom and protection of citizens of all ages, including judges, attorneys, magistrates, law enforcement of all types, religions, and anyone who cares about justice, equality and freedom.

We need to see the abusers no longer given "slack" and freedom, and those who help and care given the help and respect they deserve.