Sunday, March 13, 2005
Diane Watson, U.S. Representative from California, has always been a stalwart in the fight for individual rights and personal freedom. There is a great article in the latest Freedom Magazine about her efforts to eradicate slavery in Los Angeles and the U.S. It is estimated there are 10,000 imported Asian women enslaved in prostitution in Los Angeles alone.
When she was a California State Senator (before she was elected to the U.S. Congress) Watson was instrumental in pushing through effective legislation in that state to stop sexual abuse by psychiatrists and other therapists. While Florida is going through its soul-searching now, with some 24,000 newly discovered cases of sexual abuse by therapists, California has long been operating under the principle that “professional therapy never includes sex.” Since 1990, the California Department of Consumer Affairs has published and distributed a booklet by that name. The most recent edition, published in 2002, includes a special acknowledgment to Watson for her groundbreaking work.
One takes one's friends where one finds them. And Diane Watson is a friend to Americans who believe in personal freedom and liberty.
When she was a California State Senator (before she was elected to the U.S. Congress) Watson was instrumental in pushing through effective legislation in that state to stop sexual abuse by psychiatrists and other therapists. While Florida is going through its soul-searching now, with some 24,000 newly discovered cases of sexual abuse by therapists, California has long been operating under the principle that “professional therapy never includes sex.” Since 1990, the California Department of Consumer Affairs has published and distributed a booklet by that name. The most recent edition, published in 2002, includes a special acknowledgment to Watson for her groundbreaking work.
One takes one's friends where one finds them. And Diane Watson is a friend to Americans who believe in personal freedom and liberty.
