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To: ethical
I thought this was satire when I first read it.

The government is saying that extended family is not qualified to watch the family children. That is so absolutely absurd and offensive that words fail me.

If you want kids to learn and succeed at school, waiting until they're 6 is far too late," Brandon said.

Right now, there is a bill that has been introduced in Washington DC that lowers the compulsory attendance age for public school to 3 years old. To 3!!

This stuff is happening all around us but the public isn't paying attention.

We see cases like the peek-a-thong controversary on another thread and I have to wonder why these parents are so surprised and outraged. They have already abdicated responsibility of their children to the state - in some states, a girl can get birth control pills or an abortion through the school with out consent or notification of the parents.

With every outrageous example of abuse of power, I tell myself that this time people will HAVE TO wake up. They haven't yet.

4 posted on 05/01/2002 7:26:00 AM PDT by Pete
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To: Pete
Frightening. Forcing kids to goverment schools at 3. Sounds like Castro. And if someone says "No. you can not come in and take my kids" off to jail they go, their kids to foster homes where pedophiles and liberals are represented in disproportionate numbers but at least they have been certified by the government and thats what counts.
14 posted on 05/01/2002 7:40:23 AM PDT by ethical
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To: Pete
Read this article again. It is a sneaky way to make you think the government is doing this. We have a plain statistic from the Dept. of Labor, that 2.3 million people are paid to watch pre-school children. THEN we have quotes by university liberals, a former Clintonista type, and assorted busybodies. NO WHERE does this say the the government is wanting to certify child care by relatives.

See how sneaky the press is? They are pushing an agenda and trying to make everyone think this is already the government position.

16 posted on 05/01/2002 7:44:13 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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