Lame Duck George W. Bush signed into law the Orwellian-named Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act.   This communist legislation passed by unanimous consent in the House on September 17, thanks to the "leadership" of "Representatives" Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Jerry Weller (R-IL) and in the Senate on September 22, due to the misguided efforts of Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Max Baucus (D-MT) and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). The new law represents the most grievous addition to the nation's foster care system since the fascist ASFA of 1997.  As a result of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, millions more children will be kidnapped, denied their Constitutional Rights and be made legal orphans.

The Fostering Connections to Success and Improved Adoptions Act includes the following provisions:

- Incentives to increase adoptions of children from foster care, especially older youth and those with "special needs". Translation- dope them out of their skulls and collect their Social Security.

- Phased elimination of an outdated eligibility requirement for adoption assistance that will increase the number of special needs children who can be adopted with federal support. Translation- Build a bigger hog trough and they will come.

- Federal resources to assist children who leave foster care for legal guardianships with family members. Maybe.  But since that's what the LAW said was supposed to happen all along, perhaps greasing the path with $$ will get more kids back with real family.

- Direct federal foster care funding for tribal governments, so that more American Indian and Alaskan Native children can receive the supports and services they need while remaining in their own communities. Translation- Build a bigger hog trough and give CPS an excuse to invade the reservations.

- Allowing states to provide foster care supports and services to young people up to age 21. Translation- Collect their Social Security for three more years before dumping them on the street with no education, no skills.

- Improved oversight of educational progress and health care needs of children while in foster care. What a concept.  Think that's going to happen?

- Mandating that "reasonable efforts" be made to place siblings together when they enter the foster care system. Odd use of the term, we think, since REASONABLE EFFORTS has been LAW for years, and CPS makes NO pretense of obeying it.