A Progressive’s wet dream
A legal fight in Scotland’s highest civil court starts today to block an SNP plan to assign every child a state guardian over claims it rides roughshod over parents’ rights to raise their children how they see fit.
Judge Lord Pentland is to examine the lawfulness of the measure, contained in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, which assigns a “named” person such as a teacher or health visitor to anyone aged under 18. […]
Aidan O’Neill, a senior human rights lawyer, is expected to argue during the four-day judicial review at the Court of Session that the legislation represents an “unjustified interference” into private and family life.
The campaign warned last night that the standard of proof for intervention had been reduced to the extent that the state could gain “unbridled access to every living room in the land” and warned parents’ role could be reduced to that of “assistant” to the state. […]
Under the Act, which was passed by MSPs in February and is due to come into force in 2016, the NHS will appoint a health worker to act as a “named person” for every child until the age of five.
The responsibility will then pass to councils until the child reaches 18, with teachers expected to be asked to take on the role.
Every child under direct government control by a huge government bureaucracy.
What could go wrong?
(from the comment section at David Thompson’s)
Thus the centuries’ long rebound from slave abolitionism continues apace. The Scots can perhaps learn from the Sauds, who’ve stubbornly never conceded to make a sacrifice of slavery to anyone.
Oh come on FOP & IAFF, quit yer whinin’ — it’s just your turn in the barrel.
And people who want this, also vote in UK House of Commons elections.
This is why, when the independence reffy failed, I offered my condolences to the English.
it’s scotland
they’re losers
except for sheena easton
love her
The Scots may be losers, but the ClownCatastropheClique is here to see to it that they will not be alone.
Like the Saudi’s, the Democrats never gave it up either. They just adjusted their desires from privately owned slaves to the much more expansive vision of public ownership. With them being the ones in charge of running it all as “public
servants”masters.OK let’s compromise. The state can change the diapers, drive the kid to soccer, pay for the prom, and pay for the wedding*. We get everything else.
*It is all free right Joe?
“My neighbor’s child is my child”?
Cool.
First, the darling tyke is grounded. Which mean samong many things that there will be no more mini-bike tearing though the neighborhood for hours on end on Sunday afternoon. Or any afternoon. Or morning. Or evening.
Second, I could use some help with weeding the garden. By which I mean, I expect the garden to be weeded and cleaned up by the time I get home from work tonight.
Third… well I don’t know yet, but I’ll think of something.
That’s Evil Parent Privilege, Steph!
I think the Powers That Be should weigh the number of kids getting thrashed by their parents at home, against the number of kids who really need a good smacking and aren’t getting it at home.
If “It Takes A Village,” then this village elder plans to start doling out some much-needed discipline.
[…] All your children are belong to us: The State as legal guardian from 0-18 A legal fight in Scotland’s highest civil court starts today to block an SNP plan to assign every child a state guardian over claims it rides roughshod over parents’ rights to raise their children how they see fit. […]