Follow the money: "it's for the children"

The Zero reports today that Gregoire would like to hire 77 new employees in Washington's most bloated and corrupt department- DSHS. These employees would supervise visits between convicted child abusers and their children in foster care.

Just to be clear- the state will not spend one nickel on making sure courts prosecute flagrant violations of parenting plans so noncustodial parents get time with their kids. The state will also not spend one nickel checking the rate of parents getting screwed out of joint custody in family courts or the track records of judges "managing a very complex process."

In summary, if you are a non custodial father in Washington, you have less rights in this state than an intact couple or custodial mother CONVICTED of child abuse and meth.

Follow the money. The legislature and DSHS get paid for the number of broken families in this state, it's not in their collective institutional best interest to create policy to keep families in tact. The lobbiest[s] from the ambulance chasing guild and NOW believe this is a good thing.