Happy Mothers’ Day.
Aside from protecting the rights of parents to raise their kids, this bill attempts to stymie the other type of government “regulation,” the passing of laws which direct your money to a product or service some big soulless company wouldn’t be able to sell in a free market.
“The Bill is new, but the battle by Ron Paul against mandatory Mental Health Screening and the drugs used in our children is not. There are 5 co-sponsors to date. . . .
. . . the speech given by Ron Paul in the House of Representatives, April 30, 2009:
Madam Speaker, I rise to introduce the Parental Consent Act. This bill forbids Federal funds from being used for any universal or mandatory mental-health screening of students without the express, written, voluntary, informed consent of their parents or legal guardians. This bill protects the fundamental right of parents to direct and control the upbringing and education of their children.” (Read more from dailypaul.com)