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Should public libraries keep a child’s check-out history secret from his or her parents? The Wisconsin legislature is debating this question.

The Milwaukee Jounal Sentinel reports:

The measure would allow parents who request it to obtain records that document their children’s library use.

“We’re saying it’s a parental right,” said Rep. Sheryl Albers (R-Reedsburg), the author of the bill.

But Rep. Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids), who used Assembly procedural rules to block final approval of the bill, said he thought the measure was terrible public policy.

“It’s a major invasion of the right of privacy of children,” he said. “Children need to understand their rights are protected, and if government won’t protect their rights nobody will.”

The “right of privacy of children” from their parents? Are parents the enemies of children? Our government should be supporting the important relationship of the child and parent rather than undermining it. It is not possible to be an effective parent if you can not know what your child is doing.

This type of thing is happening everywhere from the local level to the federal court level. We’ve got to take a stand to protect the child-parent relationship. The essential question here is who should be making the decisions for your children on what materials they look at, the library or you as the parent?

Tell your friends to get involved by signing the Parental Rights Amendment petition.

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