Financial Shakeup this weekend

[Wellardmac]

emayer wrote:

I truly enjoy the lively discourse, but I must point out that it was not I that made the aforementioned comments! I am glad however that I am not alone in thinking that the ACLU, in addition to protecting constitutional freedoms, also engages in social activism of a distinctly selective nature. It is here that I take issue with this organization.

Going back to the FL lawsuit, would it not be more appropriate to indict the parents of these kids for endangering the welfare of a child? It would send a clear message that parents are primarily responsible for raising their children rather than society. It should be they, not some school system or governmental organization that should be taken to task.

I agree with you 100% the primary responsibility of raising children rests with parents and I'm of the opinion that the state should get out of the way and not interfere. To often the state thinks that it has more parental rights than the genetic parents and that is a more appropriate target of a lawsuit. I actually get more annoyed when I see authorities interfering with good families when they shouldn't.

As for the ACLU, I didn't dispute that they're selective in their lawsuits. Most of the time they get it right, but sometimes they can be off base. I still stand by my previous comments that I don't necessarily agree with them on this one and cannot see the angle that they're coming from, but I can understand the logic they're using.