Posts Tagged ‘legislation’
Texas Adopts State Parental Rights Amendment
On Tuesday, Texas voters chose overwhelmingly to add parental rights to their state’s constitution. Supported by Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Family Freedom Project, the ballot proposition will add to the Texas Constitution the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Your Parental…
Read MoreShutdown Not Stopping the Parental Rights Amendment
A partisan budgeting impasse shut down parts of the federal government on October 1, but that hasn’t stopped the Parental Rights Amendment from moving forward in Congress. On October 1, House Joint Resolution 127 (H.J. Res 127), introducing the Parental Rights Amendment and led by Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, had seven cosponsors. Today, after a…
Read MoreNewsom Signs AB 495 Against Parental Rights
California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 12 signed Assembly Bill 495 into law. This is the bill that allows any adult to sign an affidavit and take charge of major life decisions of a minor child without the knowledge or consent of the parent. Under the law, the person must sign a sworn “Caregiver’s Authorization…
Read MoreTexas: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 15
This November, your ballot will include the opportunity to enshrine fundamental parental rights in the Texas Constitution. Proposition 15 (Senate Joint Resolution 34) would amend the Texas Constitution to include language that recognizes and affirms a parent’s “responsibility to nurture and protect the parent’s child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and…
Read MoreBringing Reasonable Childhood Independence to Pennsylvania
Several years ago, the Parental Rights Foundation partnered with Lenore Skenazy and Diane Redleaf at Let Grow in drafting legislation to limit a state’s definition of “neglect.” Under the law we drafted together, that term would no longer apply to letting a child walk to school or to the park, or otherwise play outside unsupervised…
Read MoreParental Rights Amendment Introduced in Congress
On Friday, September 19, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) introduced a resolution to Congress proposing the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By Tuesday, the resolution had been assigned a number: House Joint Resolution (HJRes) 127. At the time of introduction, the resolution had the support of six cosponsors: Reps. Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3), Ashley Hinson…
Read MoreHappy Constitution Day!
Today is Constitution Day, commemorating September 17, 1787, when the U.S. Constitution was signed and sent to the States for ratification. After 238 years, the nation thus constituted, while far from perfect, is still standing, and remains the best hope for freedom and liberty in the world. We still have a lot of work to…
Read MoreFinal Chance: Ask Your Rep to Cosponsor the Parental Rights Amendment
Next week, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) plans to introduce the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to the current Congress. That makes this week the last chance to encourage your representative to sign on as an original cosponsor. To be clear, Rep. Miller will continue to gather cosponsors through the end of the Congress…
Read MoreParental 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…
Read MoreThere’s Still Time to Make a Difference
We’re in the home stretch of August Recess and our campaign to talk to as many U.S. Representatives as possible about the upcoming introduction of the Parental Rights Amendment in Congress. Have you met with your representative yet? If not, there’s still time! These final two weeks are your chance to make an impact before…
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