Parental Rights Amendment Coming on Constitution Week

Recognized as “Constitution Day,” September 17th will mark the 238th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

That same week—the week of September 15th—Rep. Mary Miller is planning to introduce a resolution in the U.S. House proposing the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, carrying on an effort that started with Congressman Pete Hoekstra back in 2008.

Many of you have been visiting your lawmakers over the past several weeks while they have been home for August Recess. Thanks to your efforts, I am hopeful we will see at least a few of them sign on as original cosponsors when that resolution is introduced. Thank you for making the effort to get your lawmaker on board!

If you haven’t reached out to your lawmaker yet, there is actually still time, though the method for doing that has changed. With August Recess over, Congress is now on a Labor Day Recess—a chance for them to catch their breath before heading back to D.C.

Though lawmakers themselves won’t be easy to reach this week, you can still call either their district or D.C. office and urge them to support the Parental Rights Amendment. It’s not as exciting or fun as an August Recess visit, but it is a step you can take right now to let your Representative know to cosponsor this important Amendment.

Or, you can wait until next week when they will all be back in their D.C. offices, and you will be able to reach them (likely through their staff) there.

Whether you call them next week in D.C. or call them this week at either office, let me urge you to reach out to them and tell them about the Amendment. Ask them to contact Rep. Mary Miller’s office and sign on as an original cosponsor before Constitution Week arrives September 15th.

And why is this so important? Because only the Parental Rights Amendment can take the rights currently recognized by the Supreme Court, but often overlooked by lower courts, and place them directly in the text of the U.S. Constitution. Further, the Amendment will back those rights with “strict scrutiny,” the highest level of judicial review accorded to the most fundamental of rights in America today.

Not only will the Amendment enshrine parental rights in the Constitution and protect them with strict judicial scrutiny, but it will preserve those rights for our children and our children’s children, for countless generations to come.

This introduction by Rep. Miller is the first step toward continuing the conversation in Washington and toward educating lawmakers on the importance of parental rights and why we need this Amendment to protect them. It all starts with a solid introduction later this month.

So, can I count on you to take a moment today to reach out to your U.S. Congressman and urge him or her to sign on?

Thank you for standing with us as we protect children by empowering parents through the Parental Rights Amendment.