Parental Rights

Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina, recently introduced a Parental Rights Amendment. This amendment called for parental rights to be protected in the Constitution, as a fundamental and not just an implied right.

House Joint Resolution 42 was introduced on March 31st, 2009 by Representative Pete Hoekstra. This resolution would prevent international law from interfering with state laws on families and children. Joint Resolution 16 (The Parental Rights Amendment) was introduced as a companion bill to Joint Resolution 42.

The reason this resolution was introduced, Senator DeMint explained, "Now we're finding that parental rights are being attacked by courts all over the country. And as we look at where this country is going, particularly more association with the United Nations, these treaties would supercede all the laws in the 50 states."
 
We will keep you in the loop as this Joint Resolution winds it's way through Congress. One can only hope that this Joint Resolution will indeed be passed before the United States considers ratifying the UN Right of the Child Treaty.

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