Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Parental Rights Threatened by International Laws

Dear Friends:

Please take the time to read the following message from ParentalRights.org. For those of you who homeschool, and already know about this through HSLDA, I apologize for the repitition of information. However, I know that those of you already aware understand the gravity of this situation.

It is imperative that all parents be aware of the international parental law that is at work behind the scenes, and that we contact our appropriate representatives in our states regarding the support of the Parental Rights Ammendment. We do not want our children (those of the United States) to become subject to International laws that will undermine our ability to parent our children as we deem appropriate.

God's blessings on you and your's,
Lori McGuire

____Message from ParentalRights.org____

A parent’s right to raise their children as they see fit is a time-honored American tradition, but today it is being threatened. The Supreme Court’s Troxel v. Granville decision in 2000 undermined a 75-year heritage of Constitutionally-protected, fundamental parental rights, which 8 of the 9 justices abandoned. At the same time, a growing body of international law fuels activist judges to legislate foreign standards from the American bench, while treaties such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child would subject parental decisions to government oversight and international review.

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (MI-2) has proposed HJR-42, the Parental Rights Amendment, to stop the erosion of parental rights in American courts while simultaneously defending our laws from international invasion. Please, visit
parentalrights.org to learn more about the Amendment, and to join their email network by signing the petition to protect parental rights.

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