VIEW: 18-07: Third Class Citizens in USA

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By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 18-07
THIRD CLASS CITIZENS IN USA Week of 2018/02/12
As a respite from the pettiness of 'The Swamp' occupants, or rulers, there is
another situation that has bothered me for a long time. It has stayed the same, with
minor localized attempted corrections, for according to my understanding and
information, for longer than 100 years. This situation is the mandated secrecy regarding
the ancestry of children placed for adoption at birth, particularly in "adoption birth
hospitals".
Not long ago a story was mentioned about the case of two, now men, who were
adopted as babies but became 'best friends' in school and seventy years later, thanks to
DNA, found they were actually brothers. Now in a second report, this time in the Tulsa
daily paper, it was indicated that one was were put up for adoption and the older was
reared by their grandparents. The latest report, by-lined to Matt Patterson of The
Oklahoman, the daily Oklahoma City newspaper, again indicates a DNA match, totally
by accident and involves two men different than the previous story and occupied slightly
over one-third of page A-11 in the Sunday January 28 issue in Tulsa. Credit was given
to the DNA data base of Ancestry, a commercial DNA testing company for bringing
these two men together since they were living in opposite ends of the USA.
The first story reminded me of a story from Great Britain where a brother and sister
were adopted out to different families who lived in the same neighborhood. The two as
they grew older fell in love and were married. On finding that they were actually siblings,
a British Judge set aside the marriage and forbade them to attempt to remarry. This was
of great sorrow to both of them.
These stories are meaningful to me, being adopted as a three-month-old infant myself.
This was in Kansas City MO where the famous, or infamous, Pendergast political machine
was in full control. As an aside the machine was totally responsible for the presence of
Harry S. Truman in the U.S. Senate from which he became Vice-President to PRESFDR
and succeeded him after his death from health causes. All my fellow WW II veteran
friends share my gratitude to him for deciding it was necessary, and less killing, to use the
atomic bomb to end the disagreement.
The Machine had operated at least three, according to published information, hospitals
there where the only purpose was to have births of babies to be adopted. (Far better than
to provide abortions). Unfortunately, the lengths that were used to assure secrecy for the
mother have resulted in historical ignorance to the vast majority of those born and adopted
from them. A few were able, if they began young enough, to get their records unsealed and
make contact with biological family. Two in my circle were able to, with mixed results, but
the
family medical history was a major benefit. Some were welcomed by extended family, but
others wanted no part of the 'new' member.
This lack of family background information, particularly medical, has, for me anyway,
been a source of inconvenience often, and occasionally of medically critical problems. We all
know that any time we begin a connection with a new doctor or hospital, a complete family
medical history is demanded. Also on entering military service the same situation occurs. I
was threatened with court martial and less than honorable discharge for refusing an order to
"list your adoptive family medical history" on the form. Not wanting to take the chance of
later being criminally charged with lying, the refusal continued and the threat finally
disappeared.
Years later, in 2003, Dan, my youngest, was diagnosed in Kansas City with two
kinds of blood cancer. The first thing the oncologist wanted was a family medical
history, which was easily available from his Mother's side, but not from mine. While
there early on, I called the family court where the adoption order was issued to seek
unsealing of my records. The deputy Court Clerk seemed very sympathetic and
promised to speak to the current judge. Two or three days later she called me back,
at my son's house, literally in tears, and told me that the judge said "that is not an
emergency". She was asked if she questioned the judge to find out what he
considered to be an "emergency", she implied that his personality was such that she
was afraid to!!
Despite later legislation, both in Missouri and Federal, designed to provide
opportunity for opening, later efforts, quoting the legislation, have been unsuccessful.
Thus it is my contention that "there is something rotten in Denmark" and perhaps more
stricter legislation is needed with severe penalties on 'activist' judges who refuse to
follow the law!!
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Composed February 3, 2018
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. © 2018 841 Lynwood Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com