Thread: Parent's Rights, where do you stand?

Originally Posted by Mr. E

It is a non-issue now, but it won't be a non-issue forever. There is nothing wrong with preemptively dealing with an issue. But no, I agree that states should handle the majority of issues. Issues that should be handled by the federal government are issues that effect everybody. Parenting regulation potentially effects everybody. Stuff like gay marriage, abortion, and whatever else should stay with the states.

As far as I'm aware, "stuff that affects everyone" vs. "stuff affects only some people" is not the standard by which we determine what is controlled on a federal level vs. what is controlled on a state level.

In addition, over legislation is never good, especially in a difficult to change document like the Constitution, since such action is prone to either being co-opted by people to legislate on other issues or can lead to unintended consequences.

And finally...

SECTION 3
No treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this article.

...no amendment we have in the Constitution has such ridiculous language in it since it is not necessary. All it does is mark this as something written by a group of paranoid people.