Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

If we're concerned about protecting parental rights, what course of action should we set for ourselves? Join Mike Farris today on Home School Heartbeat as he provides insight into this question.

Michael Farris:
Winston Churchill once said, "Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes . . . these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history."

We must not fall prey to these oft-committed errors. If we're concerned about the future of parental rights in the United States, we can't just throw up our hands, sit back, and wait around for doomsday. We need to act now.

The only way we can ensure that our rights will not be removed by treaty or by judicial fiat is by passing a constitutional amendment. This would declare once and for all that parents possess the right to direct and control the upbringing and education of their children.

Efforts to reform state laws and state constitutions are good, but they're insufficient on their own. A national treaty overrides all forms of state law. Furthermore, the precedent set in the Supreme Court guides the legal interpretations of state courts. If there is nothing in the United States Constitution to block the provisions of a treaty or to restrain judicial activism, we remain in danger.

The only solution that works is an amendment to the United States Constitution. This will protect us against all threats, including treaties. Nothing else works in every case.

I'm Mike Farris.