Posts Tagged ‘parental rights’
North Carolina Parents’ Bill of Rights Vetoed
On Wednesday, July 5, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” for North Carolina schools and families. That’s the bad news. The good news is that, in order for him to veto it, the legislature had to pass it, which they did on June 29. (Sadly, both the vote and the…
Read MoreTexas-Sized Wins for Families
This legislative season, while we were supporting and encouraging fundamental parental rights legislation in more than a dozen states, including the ones passed in North Dakota, Iowa, and Alabama, allies were at work promoting some of our other models in the big state of Texas. And they came away with some real Texas-sized wins for…
Read MoreParental Rights Fundamental in 18 States
On June 16, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 6, a bill championed by State Representative Kenneth Paschal to codify parental rights as fundamental in the state’s code. The bill was based closely on the model bill that we drafted and recently presented to the American Legislative Exchange Council, so we were…
Read MoreParental Rights Foundation Names New President, VP
The Board of ParentalRights.org and the Parental Rights Foundation announced today that Michael Ramey has been appointed the next president of both national parental rights organizations. Ramey, who has been with the organizations in various capacities for the last 15 years, will succeed outgoing president Will Estrada on June 26. Estrada is returning to his…
Read MoreFoundation Files Brief with Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Critical Parental Rights Case
On Tuesday, we submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a critical parental rights case pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia. This powerful federal court is just one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, so this critical case could determine the future of parental…
Read MoreVictory in Iowa!
We want to share with you a tremendous victory: Iowa is poised to become the 16th state in the nation to protect parental rights as fundamental in state code. As of today, the bill has passed the legislature and awaits only the governor’s signature, which is expected at any time! It was the most unlikely…
Read MoreCall for Alabama House to Vote on Fundamental Parental Rights
Alabama State Representative Kenneth Paschal’s H.B. 6, The Parental Rights Protection Act, was POSTPONED when it was originally scheduled for a vote on the Alabama House Floor on May 2. (This powerful bill will make Alabama the 17th state in the nation to protect parental rights as fundamental in state code.) Due to that postponement,…
Read MoreA Momentous Step Forward in Louisiana and for the Nation
On Monday, the Louisiana State House of Representatives’ Civil Law Committee unanimously approved a proposed parental rights amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution. I was privileged to attend the hearing and present testimony in support, along with parents and allied organizations. Constitutional law professor and Parental Rights Foundation board member William Wagner provided written testimony,…
Read MoreWhy We Fight for the Parental Rights Amendment
The Parental Rights Foundation is leading a coalition of allied organizations to amend the US Constitution with these words: “The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right.” There are many reasons why the Parental Rights Amendment is so important. The debates raging across our nation…
Read MoreParental Rights Amendment to Louisiana Constitution hearing on Monday!
We are excited to let you know that Louisiana State Representative Beryl Amedee has introduced a powerful parental rights amendment to the Louisiana Constitution, H.B. 152. H.B. 152 has a hearing on Monday, May 8, at 10 AM. I will be in Baton Rouge to testify in support of H.B. 152 before the House Civil…
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