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March 12,
2009 Volume
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In This
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cynthia.davis@house.mo.gov Special
Committee on Children and Families
Chair
Chair Special Committee on State
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The proper role of government is to protect our
rights. The constitution is the place to state those rights.
Just think about all the times we have been spared from bad court
decisions, bad laws and bad regulations because our U.S. Constitution
includes the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to
peacefully assemble, and freedom to bear arms. However, the Missouri
Constitution does not say that parents have the right to raise their own
children. While it may seem like a “no-brainer,” we ought not to
take anything for granted in 2009. If we do not define parental rights today, it may
be too late to try to do it in the future. Our attitudes and
constitutional posture toward families in our state will affect how
families are respected and treated in the long run. That is why I
sponsored HJR16, which could become part of our ________ Be it resolved by the House of
Representatives, the Senate concurring
therein: That
at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on
Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2010, or at a special
election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby
submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or
rejection, the following amendment to article I of the Constitution of the
state of Missouri: Section
A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adding one new
section, to be known as section 34, to read as
follows: Section 34. That parents and legal guardians
have a natural and fundamental right to direct the care, education, and
upbringing of their children, and that no government action shall burden,
abridge, or hinder this natural, fundamental right unless it is in
furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and is the least
restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental
interest. ________ Do children belong to the state or to the
family? A struggle is emerging between the family and the state on
this question. “The dream of the socialists has always been to
reduce the relationship between parents and children so that children grow
up with an intuitive loyalty to the state. Tyranny has always been
secular,” according to Rabbi Daniel Lapin, an author and host of a weekly
radio program. A unique relationship exists between parents and
their children and which requires parents to protect, guide and direct
them. Imagine if our cities or our state passed laws prohibiting
parents from training their children in the family’s religious traditions.
Without a constitutional amendment stating that parents have the
right to raise their children, parents have no protection against laws
being passed that remove our ability to direct religious teaching,
discipline or even the feeding of our own
children. While this resolution may not make any changes in
specific state statutes, it may act as a retaining wall to prevent further
erosion of our parental rights in future legislation. The
constitution is the law that the people write for themselves. Let’s
give it the authority to protect our
families. To learn more about this su To read the Capitol Report I sent out in August on
this same topic, click here: Parental
Rights. Your
thoughts are important to me, so please let me know what you think about
parental rights. You
can send me your opinion by clicking here:
Cynthia Davis Visitors
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Special people
from O’Fallon, I am so proud to
represent my city in correcting an injustice to the taxpayers.
Thanks, Bob and Carl, for helping me get this bill across the finish
line! Cynthia
in the News
Recently I was interviewed on “The Alex Jones
Show,” which is a national radio program. Someone was nice enough to
post segments of the interview on YouTube. We were discussing my
House Resolution 212, which asserted states’ rights and opposed passage of
the federal Freedom of Choice Act. To listen to the two parts of the show, click on
the following: To read the Associated Press article, click here:
Fighting the Economic
Stimulus. A Little
Bit of Humor Definitions
for Parents
OW: The first word
spoken by children with older siblings. SHOW OFF: A child
who is more talented than yours. STERILIZE: What you
do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it and to your last baby's
pacifier by blowing on it. TWO MINUTE WARNING:
When the baby's face turns red and he begins to make those familiar
grunting noises.
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