What it does not say is that EVERY country in the world has ratified it with the exception of two .... Somalia and the USA. In practice the shouting points in the article are just plain horse shit.
On Feb 6, 9:19 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Travis > Subject: United Nations' threat: No more parental rights > > http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=87929 > > Friday, February 06, 2009 > ------------------------------ > *THE NEW WORLD DISORDER > WorldNetDaily Exclusive* > United Nations' threat: No more parental rights > Expert: Pact would ban spankings, homeschooling if children object > ------------------------------ > Posted: February 05, 2009 > 12:00 am Eastern > > By Chelsea Schilling > ------------------------------ > WorldNetDaily A United Nations human rights treaty that could prohibit > children from being spanked or homeschooled, ban youngsters from facing the > death penalty and forbid parents from deciding their families' religion is > on America's doorstep, a legal expert warns. > Michael Farris of Purcellville, Va., is president of > ParentalRights.org<http://parentalrights.org/>, > chairman of the Home School Legal Defense > Association<http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1>and chancellor of > Patrick > Henry College <http://www.phc.edu/>. He told WND that under the U.N. > Convention on the Rights of the > Child<http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm>, > or CRC, every decision a parent makes can be reviewed by the government to > determine whether it is in the child's best interest. > "It's definitely on our doorstep," he said. "The left wants to make the > Obama-Clinton era permanent. Treaties are a way to make it as permanent as > stuff gets. It is very difficult to extract yourself from a treaty once you > begin it. If they can put all of their left-wing socialist policies into > treaty form, we're stuck with it even if they lose the next election." > The 1990s-era document was ratified quickly by 193 nations worldwide, but > not the United States or Somalia. In Somalia, there was then no recognized > government to do the formal recognition, and in the United States there's > been opposition to its power. Countries that ratify the treaty are bound to > it by international law. > Although signed by Madeleine Albright, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., on Feb. > 16, > 1995<http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=IND&id=133&chapter=...>, > the U.S. Senate never ratified the treaty, largely because of conservatives' > efforts to point out it would create that list of rights which primarily > would be enforced against parents. > The international treaty creates specific civil, economic, social, cultural > and even economic rights for every child and states that "the best interests > of the child shall be a primary consideration." While the treaty states that > parents or legal guardians "have primary responsibility for the upbringing > and development of the child," Farris said government will ultimately > determine whether parents' decisions are in their children's best interest. > The treaty is monitored by the CRC, which conceivably has enforcement > powers. > According to the Parental Rights > website<http://www.parentalrights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BB56D7393-...>, > the substance of the CRC dictates the following: > > - Parents would no longer be able to administer reasonable spankings to > their children. > > - A murderer aged 17 years, 11 months and 29 days at the time of his > crime could no longer be sentenced to life in prison. > > - Children would have the ability to choose their own religion while > parents would only have the authority to give their children advice about > religion. > > - The best interest of the child principle would give the government the > ability to override every decision made by every parent if a government > worker disagreed with the parent's decision. > > - A child's "right to be heard" would allow him (or her) to seek > governmental review of every parental decision with which the child > disagreed. > > - According to existing interpretation, it would be illegal for a nation > to spend more on national defense than it does on children's welfare. > > - Children would acquire a legally enforceable right to leisure. > > - Teaching children about Christianity in schools has been held to be out > of compliance with the CRC. > > - Allowing parents to opt their children out of sex education has been > held to be out of compliance with the CRC. > > - Children would have the right to reproductive health information and > services, including abortions, without parental knowledge or consent. > > *(Story continues below)* > "Where the child has a right fulfilled by the government, the > responsibilities shift from parents to the government," Farris said. "The > implications of all this shifting of responsibilities is that parents no > longer have the traditional roles of either being responsible for their > children or having the right to direct their children." > > Michael Farris > The government would decide what is in the best interest of a children in > every case, and the CRC would be considered superior to state laws, Farris > said. Parents could be treated like criminals for making every-day decisions > about their children's lives. > "If you think your child shouldn't go to the prom because their grades were > low, the U.N. Convention gives that power to the government to review your > decision and decide if it thinks that's what's best for your child," he > said. "If you think that your children are too young to have a Facebook > account, which interferes with the right of communication, the U.N. gets to > determine whether or not your decision is in the best interest of the > child." > He continued, "If you think your child should go to church three times a > week, but the child wants to go to church once a week, the government gets > to decide what it thinks is in the best interest of the children on the > frequency of church attendance." > He said American social workers would be the ones responsible for > implementation of the policies. > Farris said it could be easier for President Obama to push for ratification > of the treaty than it was for the Clinton administration because "the > political world has changed." > At a Walden University presidential > debate<http://debate.waldenu.edu/debate-transcript>last October, Obama > indicated he may take action. > "It's embarrassing to find ourselves in the company of Somalia, a lawless > land," Obama said. "I will review this and other treaties to ensure the > United States resumes its global leadership in human rights." > Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been a strong supporter of the CRC, > and she now has direct control over the treaty's submission to the Senate > for ratification. The process requires a two-thirds vote. > Farris said Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., claimed in a private meeting just > before Christmas that the treaty would be ratified within two years. > In November, a group of three dozen senior foreign policy figures urged > Obama to strengthen U.S. relations with the U.N. Among other things, they > asked the president to push for Senate approval of treaties that have been > signed by the U.S. but not ratified. > Partnership for a Secure America Director Matthew Rojansky helped draft the > statement. He said the treaty commands strong support and is likely to be > acted on quickly, according to an Inter Press Service report. > While he said ratification is certain to come up, Farris said advocates of > the treaty will face fierce opposition. > "I think it is going to be the battle of their lifetime," he said. "There's > not enough political capital in Washington, D.C., to pass this treaty. We > will defeat it." > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
