Tag: Rights

Tennessee’s Family Rights Bill – The Great Deception

Image Credit: Canva submitted by By Connie Reguli, J.D. (Family Policy Specialist and Activist) – This year started with three proposed bills for parental rights.  Each carrying its own variety of rights for parents versus rights for the government.  Each sent a wave of anxiety through the grassroots parental rights groups and an air of […]

Year-Round Boarding Schools Bill Undermining Parental Rights Continues To Gain Momentum In Tennessee House

Image: HB2922’s co-sponsor Rep. William Slater presents the legislation to the House Government Operations Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that would create year-round boarding schools serving “at risk” youth in Tennessee continues to gain momentum despite concerns over the lack of involvement in such schools by parents. […]

Strippers Bill of Rights Now Law in Washington – HotAir

Last month, we looked at new legislation being considered in the state of Washington that would establish a “strippers’ bill of rights,” supposedly ensuring safer working conditions for exotic dancers. In some places, such a proposal might be seen as controversial, but this is Washington we’re talking about. They finished up the bill, passed it […]

Bukele’s Lesson on Civil Rights – HotAir

I am, generally speaking, very much a civil libertarian. I believe in due process, would be a tough juror in a difficult case, and very leery of government overreach.  I strongly support the police–when they are unfairly criticized. But I have no illusions that putting the power of the state into the hands of unaccountable […]

House Bill 2936 Secures Parental Rights In Tennessee (Op-Ed)

Image Credit: Canva submitted by Karen England [President of Capitol Resources Institute and Take Back the Classroom] – Children belong first and foremost to their parents. When God blesses the world with a new child, he does it through the actions of a mother and a father—parents—who then have the responsibility to raise and train […]

Legislation To Expedite Parental Rights Termination For “Substantial Non-Compliance” Passed By Tennessee House

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would require the Department of Children’s Services to move forward with termination of parental rights for “substantial non-compliance.” Representative Ed Butler (R-Rickman-District 41) introduced House Bill 1808 (HB1808) by substituting the companion Senate Bill 2660 (SB2660), which […]