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4 unusual facts about Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution


Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Parental Rights Amendment was proposed by Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) on March 31, 2009, and numbered H.J. Res. 42.

The Parental Rights Amendment was proposed by Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) as H.J. Res. 97 on June 26, 2008.

Tom Head of About.com argues that the proposal contains "numerous 'poison pills' that would prevent it from being supported by mainstream civil libertarians," saying that its language is overbroad and would enable abuse and neglect by parents.

Rep. Trent Franks, chairman of the subcommittee, was a proponent of the proposal in the last Congress.



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