Two Thousand Fifty Nine is the Luckiest Number

In 2005, a young Jessica Lunsford was raped and murdered in Florida by a previously convicted sex offender. This spark already brewing outrage on repeat offenders and the cost it is having on our youth in this country. This atrocious crime also gave the birth to a new law: Jessica's Law.

Jessica Lunsford Act; revises sexual
predator criteria; requires twice yearly reregistration by sexual
predators; provides criminal offenses for failing to reregister, failing
to respond to address verification, failing to report or providing false
information about sexual predator, & harboring or concealing sexual
predator; requires electronic monitoring for certain offenders placed on
conditional release supervision, etc.
(Florida House bill 1877)

In addition, the law also requires a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for the first offense against a child. In the internet age where predators can meet young children online and coerce them into a face to face meeting, this tough law should be a no-brainer with any state legislature and governor.

Only 10 states in the country have no form of Jessica's Law on the books. And if you were asking yourself if New Jersey is one of them, you will not be shocked to know that we are. A simple law requiring the worst of the worst criminals in our society to register with a directory and be thrown in jail for 25 years is not a priority for our leaders. This is another example of our state leaders failing us for their own agenda.

Two thousand fifty nine is the lucky number for New Jersey. In our small state of 7,468 square miles no matter where you live you and your kids are not far from a convicted sexual predator. Above is just a map of Hoboken and the surrounding area with colored dots for sex offenders (the map of Manhattan only shows schools, not offenders). Hoboken is where Governor Corzine says he is from. I wonder if Corzine and Carla Katz had any children this map would be more significant to them. Over 140 convicted predators in the smallest county in the state! Not even rich private school children are shielded from these facts.

Overwhelmingly, Americans support tough penalties for the worst offenders. It makes sense that our representatives in Trenton turn the cold shoulder. Jon Corzine and the Democrats in Trenton have outlawed the death penalty, raised sales taxes, lowered municipal aid, failed to act on illegal immigration and plotted to sell our roads, all against the majority of citizens in this state. There is no reason we will be able to count on them to protect us against a sexual predator offending again.

Our "representatives" are paid by US, THE PEOPLE. Citizens of New Jersey can not afford to sit by while laws and taxes are being passed that are not in our best interest. Those in Trenton continue to fail us and continue to look out for special interests over the average family. Those are are outraged are most likely too busy to protest in the streets like many on the far-left but please take a few minutes of your time to write or call your representatives. And tell your friends or co-workers to do the same. Common sense legislation like Jessica's Law reach across party lines and protect us all. Our representatives need common sense.

CONTACT YOUR STATE REP: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp

EMAIL JON CORZINE: jon.Corzine@gov.state.nj.us

(sample letter found at: http://www.billoreilly.com/outragefunnels/viewoutragefunnel?petitionID=124)

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