Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced legislation today to add a Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment would establish that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children.
“We are gratified to see this crucial amendment introduced in the U.S. Senate for the fifth straight Congress,” said Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) Vice President of Litigation James Mason, a proponent of the resolution. “If the recent Charlie Gard tragedy in the UK showed us anything, it is that children are better served when loving parents are empowered to make the important decisions about their care.”
Advocates of homeschooling freedom believe that the amendment would further cement the rights of parents to choose the best education that suits the needs of their child.
The amendment requires a two-thirds approval vote by each house in Congress, as well as subsequent approval by three-fourths of the states.
Full story at Christian Newswire.
Be prepared, Senator, to respond to questions from LGBTQ “parents” demanding to have their “rights” to adopt and to educate included in such a bill. Be very, very careful, here. Satan never sleeps and he is far superior to our intellect.
Too bad the Definition of Marriage Amendment wasn’t passed and ratified when there was still time to save the country and the culture. Look at all the damage that has ensued and what more is threatened because Congress didn’t act in time.
This proposed amendment will probably similarly be defeated by dubious arguments about “writing discrimination into the Constitution”.
There was a time when such amendments weren’t necessary because 98% of citizens understood and accepted the truth about reality. It was a much better country and a much better time back then.
Interesting…is this amendment really necessary? What has prompted it? I get leary when people want to change the Constitution for nefarious purposes. Also, Senator Graham is not married and has no children. The home schooling crowd obviously loves this.