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Petition for the Parental Rights Amendment

As Citizen Co-Sponsors of the Parental Rights Amendment, we recognize that parents possess a fundamental right to lovingly guide and direct the upbringing and education of their children. As the Supreme Court has proclaimed, "the custody, care, and nurture of the child reside first in the parents."

We call attention to the tragic reality that this right is now being watered down by judges in our state and federal courts, and eroded by international laws created beyond our borders and without our consent.

We believe that no child should be a victim of abuse or neglect. We hold that the government should not seek to intrude upon the child-parent relationship, nor deprive a child of his or her parents unless absolutely necessary. We draw attention to the current state of affairs in which decisions affecting the welfare and happiness of children are too often made on the basis of expediency, not necessity, with great harm resulting toward the child and the whole family.

Therefore, we call upon Congress to pass a constitutional amendment which will secure the vital liberty of parents to raise their children, both for ourselves and for future generations of American families.

PROPOSED TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT

SECTION 1
The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.

SECTION 2
Neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.

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

As a Citizen Co-Sponsor, your support of the Parental Rights Amendment is laying the groundwork for support from congressional co-sponsors, which will lead to the initial stages of the passage of the amendment. Sign today!