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"RoB WADe" |
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08 Nov 2005 11:17:30 PM |
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Appeals Court Declares Parenthood Unconstitutional |
Appeals Court Declares Parenthood Unconstitutional
Susan Jones
Posted on 11/03/2005 6:14:24 AM PST by 84rules
A new ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is prompting
cries of judicial activism.
On Wednesday the court dismissed a lawsuit brought by California
parents who were outraged over a sex survey given to public school
students in the first, third and fifth grades.
Among other things, the survey administered by the Palmdale School
District asked children if they ever thought about having sex or
touching other people's "private parts" and whether they could "stop
thinking about having sex."
The parents argued that they -- not the public schools -- have the sole
right "to control the upbringing of their children by introducing them
to matters of and relating to sex."
But on Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit dismissed the
case, saying, "There is no fundamental right of parents to be the
exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their
children...Parents have no due process or privacy right to override the
determinations of public schools as to the information to which their
children will be exposed while enrolled as students."
Judge Stephen Reinhardt, writing for the panel, said "no such specific
right can be found in the deep roots of the nation's history and
tradition or implied in the concept of ordered liberty."
'Abhorrent'
"Anyone who wonders why pro-family organizations like ours have been so
concerned about activist courts only has to look at this case," said a
spokesman for Focus on the Family.
Carrie Gordon Earll, an issues analyst with Focus on the Family Action,
called the ruling "one of the most abhorrent examples of judicial
tyranny in American history.
"The 9th Circuit did more than rule against parents who were upset that
their elementary-school-aged children were being asked explicit
questions about sex in class. They told all parents they have no right
to protest what public schools tell their children."
Earll said the court essentially declared parenthood unconstitutional.
"It's long been the liberal view that it takes a village to raise a
child -- but never before have the 'villagers' been elevated, as a
matter of law, above mothers and fathers.
"Every parent in America should shudder at this decision -- liberal or
conservative, Democrat or Republican," Earll said.
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| User: "Dionisio" |
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| Title: Re: Appeals Court Declares Parenthood Unconstitutional |
09 Nov 2005 01:04:28 AM |
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RoB WADe wrote:
But on Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit dismissed the
case, saying, "There is no fundamental right of parents to be the
exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their
children...Parents have no due process or privacy right to override the
determinations of public schools as to the information to which their
children will be exposed while enrolled as students."
<LOL> It's amusing that the Religious Reich is so upset about this. Were
there such a right of exclusive dissemination, the Bible would have to
be banned from all public or even semi-public venues: Libraries,
churches, book stores, etc... Otherwise, the kiddies might stumble onto
it, open it up, and discover "advice" on things sexual. Oh dear.
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"If Christians want us to believe in a Redeemer, let them act redeemed."
--Voltaire
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| User: "ChasNemo" |
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| Title: Re: Appeals Court Declares Parenthood Unconstitutional |
10 Nov 2005 01:31:36 PM |
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Dionisio wrote:
RoB WADe wrote:
But on Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit dismissed the
case, saying, "There is no fundamental right of parents to be the
exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their
children...Parents have no due process or privacy right to override the
determinations of public schools as to the information to which their
children will be exposed while enrolled as students."
<LOL> It's amusing that the Religious Reich is so upset about this. Were
there such a right of exclusive dissemination, the Bible would have to
be banned from all public or even semi-public venues: Libraries,
churches, book stores, etc... Otherwise, the kiddies might stumble onto
it, open it up, and discover "advice" on things sexual. Oh dear.
The term "Religious Reich" is soooooooooooo true!!!
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