One of the biggest challenges in fighting for Shared Parenting legislation is opposition from public employees and those employed by nonprofits which stand to lose significant funding and legal advantage if the measures pass. Besides being a challenge, it's also illegal.
In looking through the list of opponents to SB5234, many fit the nonprofit category and are persistantly in violation of the tax code for non-profits when it comes to lobbying activities. That is they have individuals with job classifications for lobbying on public policy. This is a violation of the tax code. This year the Pierce County YWCA joins that list.
There is a fundamental problem here- these organizations get charitable contributions to do X and then spend the contributions to do Y. So if you thought you were giving to the YWCA to help women down on their luck, you were really financing one of their staff to come to Olympia to oppose a bill that would give children access to both parents in the absence of criminal wrong doing by the parent. That's called tax fraud.
UPDATE:
Over 57% of The Pierce County YWCA's funding is from State and Local Governments. I have sent email to the YWCA with regard to their policy on lobbying and whether the individual testifying at the hearing was authorized to do so, did so on YWCA time and what their specific issue is with this legislation and how it might be addressed.
My next line of contacts is the private YWCA sponsors which includes the United Way.
1 comment:
I agree, the YWCA is a butcher to children. They even send free lawyers to attack men that are in court for domestic violence from the women. So why are they protecting violent women?
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