Tony Knowles: Will He Carry the Torch for Feminism?

As I prepare to file my motion to challenge family law statutes in Alaska, I have been doing research on case law and studies that deal with children.

Those that have visited this site when researching the "Tony Knowles Campaign", have been linked to a blogger who goes by the name atrios. Tony Knowles had placed an ad on this blogger's web site and had high praise for the blogger. The gist of Tony Knowles' statements were; he agreed with the the blogger's methods of presenting issues and opinions.

In my research, I came across the blogger's comments on a very important case decision from the California Supreme Court. Here are the comments made by the blogger.

Trish is an unabashed, unapologetic, (and isn't that freshing) left-wing feminist with a special interest and expertise in such matters, although she blogs about much else; she's been on top of the "looting of Iraqi antiquities" story from the beginning.

Okay, maybe motherhood/family issues generally don't raise your blood pressure the way another Bush lie or Rummy "vase" comment does. Well, maybe it should.

Think for a moment about the mileage Dan Quayle's puppetmaster, Bill Kristol, got out of a fictional unmarried professional woman's decision to have a baby. All it took was an Atlantic cover story with a catchy title, "Dan Quayle Was Right About Murphy Brown," by a previously barely known academic, Barbara Whitehead, to do the trick of wiping from the minds of most mainstream media the memory of how ridiculous Quayle's comments had sounded when he first said them. From such nonsense can come more serious kinds of nonsense, like "the defense of marriage" legislation. (Yes, I know, Clinton deserves a thump upside the head for that one)

The same kind of Whitehead style of flawed social science research designed to prove a point is still going on. Someone named Sanford Beaver seems to have needed to prove that maternal moveaways lead to damaged children (sound familiar). Trish tells you about it here.

The case decision that this blogger refers to is the Lamusga case.

Federal laws have been legislated that cover custody issues and Tony Knowles if elected could have an impact on custody laws on the federal level.

When it comes to family relationships, and laws that surround families, Tony Knowles has aligned himself with organizations that are considered liberal and groups who are against case decisions such as the Lamusga case, a case decision that in effect corrects bad law in California.

Unfortunately, for California, goups like California Women's Law Center pushed for legislation that would overturn the Lamusga case.

When it comes to Outside money, Knowles leads Murkowski on money from California and alot of Knowles' money comes from law groups and lawyers. The question is, will he carry the torch for feminists and their agenda?

Note: A listing of those who filed a brief on behalf of the mother.

Attorneys for Appellant:

Law Office of Kim M. Robinson, Kim M. Robinson and Eric H. Zagrans for Appellant.

Vicky L. Barker and Marci Fukuroda for California Women’s Law Center, California Women Lawyers, Coalition for Family Equity, California Federation of Business and Professional Women, California National Organization for Women, The Feminist Majority Foundation, Children Now, California Alliance Against Domestic Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Network to End Domestic Violence, San Francisco Women Lawyer’s Alliance, Queen’s Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Lawyers Club of San Diego, Women For:, National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles, Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Minnesota Program Development Inc., New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women and Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.

Law Offices of Joanne Schulman and Joanne Schulman for Margaret A. Gannon, Cheryl Sena, Carole Cullum, Joanne Schulman, Deborah Appel, Patricia Wagner, Leslie Knight, Gloria Sandoval, Stand! Against Domestic Violence, Roy F. Malahowski, Barbara Hart, Lynne Arrowsmith, Nina Balsam, Andrea Farney, Diane Post and Anne Thorkelson as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.

Law Offices of Tony J. Tanke and Tony J. Tanke for Judith S. Wallersten, Paulina F. Kernberg, Joyanna Lee Silberg, Julia M. Lewis, John B. Sikorski and Stephanie Joan Dallam as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.

Carol S. Bruch, Scott Altman, Edward Imwinkelried and Mary Ann Mason for Herma Hill Kay, Grace Ganz Blumberg, Carol S. Bruch, Janice E. Kosel, Frances Olsen, Joan Heifetz Hollinger, Mary Ann Mason, D. Kelly Weisberg, Jan C. Costello, Sheila James Kuehl, John E. B. Myers, Lisa C. Ikemoto, Scott Altman and Janet Bowermaster as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.