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I have been obsessing lately on the over-regulation of my life. All of my friends have been made aware, in animated language, that I’m fed up with the control the powers that be exert over me. I’m tired of paying too many taxes for stupid things. I’m tired of electronic tickets given in the blink of a camera lens, gas prices higher than anywhere else in the country due to Illinois taxes, thwarted elections due to the long tradition of Cook County “appointments”, and the overwhelming feeling that I am never alone…Big Brother is always watching.

But now, they want into my house. Literally. The federal government (AKA the twits in Congress) Are voting on a bill called Education Begins at Home which will have Uncle Sam waltzing into my living room to evaluate my parenting. All of this is “voluntary”, of course, but it has severely frightening potential to become sinister in the extreme. They want to evaluate everyone’s children for all sorts of medical, social, mental red flags and “help” you work it out. They also want to “help” you discipline your child better.

Let me give you a perfectly reasonable scenario that could occur when one of these sensibly shoed “social workers” comes into your home.

“Johnny appears to be very hyper Mrs. Smith, it’s definitely ADD. Here is a prescription for some terrific depressants that will chill him out. I also notice he hasn’t had the chicken pox shot or the MMR vaccine. I have them here. Let’s take care of that right now. ”

“Uh…thanks for coming, but I think I’ll pass.”

“Mrs. Smith, I don’t think you understand. This is what he needs and you must give it to him or we will rescue him from your negligence.”

“Please leave. ”

“And Johnny also mentioned that he gets spankings sometimes. Mrs. Smith, the government doesn’t recognize corporal punishment as a valid parenting method. We request you stop that immediately and simply listen to Johnny’s feelings about his behavior.”

3 months later, you’re in court hearing a judge order your son to be forcibly medicated and you get sentenced to regular visits from a social worker to be sure there are no more spankings. The even more terrorizing scenario is having your children taken from you and put into the foster system.

This is not liberty! We have all declared that we hold these truths to be self-evident. All men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights and among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. (And if you don’t agree with this declaration, you don’t belong here. There are plenty of places that would suit you well, like Cuba, North Korea, Iran…)

The arguments about drugs for ADD versus nutritional overhaul and natural remedy and the pro-vaccine and the anti-vaccine, and spanking or timeouts, are VAST. Which is what makes them valid and valuable topics that need to be debated over and over until we have answers. Or at least until you, the individual can make an informed, free decision on what is best for you and your child. I’m not here to tell anyone what to do. I have no desire to run your life, but I do have a very passionate desire to run my own.

I’m writing my reps to tell them to vote down this bill. The further away from your life the government is, the happier you will be. Care to join me in telling them?

CLICK HERE TO WRITE TO CONGRESS

Here’s my letter to Bobby Rush…fat lot of good it will do here in the People’s Republic of Cook County, IL. I hate my reps.

Dear Mr. Rush,

I am writing you to encourage you to vote against the Education Starts at Home bill that is coming to the floor soon. This bill is more government intrusion on my rights as a parent. I do not want the government evaluating my child. I do not trust any government with the well-being of my child. I believe I have the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness which is self-evident in the state of being human. That no government has the right to impose upon those rights. This bill is an imposition on my liberty. My liberty to be a parent to my child. My child has parents who love her more than any institution in the world and we will act in her best interest. We do not need help from the state to determine if our child is well, happy, healthy or sane. All we need from the federal govt, is to ensure our lives by keeping our national defense tight and our borders sealed, to ensure our liberty by protecting the Constitution, and to allow us to pursue our happiness by staying out of the way! We’ll take care of the rest of our lives!
Thank you for doing your duty by upholding our great Constitution and listening to the will of the people.

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