Parents Rights bill.

[djones520]

Parents' Rights Amendment Reaches 110 Co-Sponsors


 
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Washington, Jul 28 - A Constitutional Amendment to protect the parent-child relationship introduced by U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has reached 110 co-sponsors in the House.

"More and more members of Congress are recognizing the threat from government and foreign interference into the parent-child relationship," Hoekstra said. "I encourage my colleagues to support the initiative by co-sponsoring the Parents’ Rights Amendment."

The Parents’ Rights Amendment (H.J.Res.42) would state explicitly in the U.S. Constitution that parents have a fundamental right to raise their children as they see fit, while protecting against abuse and neglect. Threats to the parent-child relationship include potential Senate ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and the erosion of fundamental parents’ rights in federal courts.

"Just about every member of Congress agrees with the legal principle that parents have the fundamental right to make decisions for the upbringing of their children," said Michael Farris, J.D., president of Parentalrights.org. "Because of international law and shifting judicial philosophies, the right is being steadily undermined. We now have 110 members of Congress with the foresight to say that we need to protect this long-standing right before the erosion goes too far. We appreciate the leadership of Pete Hoekstra and the 109 other members of Congress who believe that it is important to secure the rights of American families for generations to come."

More information on the Parents’ Rights Amendment can be viewed at www.parentsrights.us.

http://hoekstra.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=139707

Hoekstra's running for Michigan Governer in the upcoming election.  I'm hoping that he's looking at padding his resume with some executive experience, for a future Presidential run.

[thundley4]

I'm guessing that this is in response to the UN treaty on Children's rights. That is one POS treaty that should never be ratified by this country even though the US is only one of a handful of countries that haven't signed.

[AllosaursRus]

I see Kalifornicate's Boxer's is pushing for us to ratify the UN treaty. That tells me all I need to know about that POS!

During the Oct. 22, 2008, presidential youth debate, Obama promised to "review this and other treaties to ensure the United States resumes its global leadership in human rights."

Boxer's office, which ignored repeated calls and e-mails seeking comment, has not spelled out what if any reservations the senator would like to assert in ratifying the treaty. The State Department also refused to comment on timetables.

Anything that t**t is for, I'm against!


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[thundley4]

I wonder if home schooling would be banned under this.  It strips the parents of most of their rights and places the feds as over seers and deciders.

[Chris_]

I wonder if home schooling would be banned under this.  It strips the parents of most of their rights and places the feds as over seers and deciders.

Considering the Dim'rats have been trying to shut down all alternatives to the NEA public indotrination system for decades now, it stands to reason that homeschooling would find itself on the chopping block. 

Too bad for the Dim'rats, even if they ban home schooling, I will not desist in so educating my son.