Our DC source reminds us that the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is on Capitol Hill this week using children to try to “guilt” funding for human embryonic stem cell experimentation.
We in IL observed one such lobby day this year when parents of diabetic children shamelessly checked their blood sugar in the hall outside legislative chambers to garner sympathy.
We now learn that all JDRF children lobbyists and/or guardians must sign a loyalty oath before being allowed to lobby. It is posted on their website and states:

By signing below, I also indicate my understanding that… if there is discussion of such controversial topics as embryonic stem cell research, I will either embrace the JDRF legislative position on such topics or will not work against the JDRF position

Our source translates to legislators: “This pledge means that all the children with diabetes who also have moral problems with killing human embryos for research are screened out by JDRF before they come to meet with your offices. So please keep in mind when meeting with them that JDRF has selected these children and their families based on their loyalty to promoting embryo-destructive research.”