This is long, but if you’re concerned about our freedoms it is a worthy red flag to be aware of today.
Moira Allen, an editor from Writing World writes, “ This Thanksgiving, my husband and I were deeply aware of the many things we have to be thankful for — chief among them being the fact that we are once again living in the United States. As most of you know, we spent 15 months in England, pursuing (but not precisely living) a lifelong dream. Those 15 months made us appreciate so many things that, as Americans, we take for granted. Freedom, for example. One thing I’ve always taken for granted is that if a civil authority (e.g., the police) wishes to enter my home, a warrant is required to do so, issued by a judge and only on presentation of “just cause.” Not so in England! Any number of “civil authorities,” including social workers, council representatives, “wheelie bin police,” and quite possibly the vegetable seller down the street can legally enter one’s home for any number of reasons (including things like whether you’re importing an illegal variety of potato — which admittedly wasn’t something we worried about over much).
The latest furor, however, has arisen over a proposal to allow authorities to enter the homes of parents who are home-schooling their children, to “inspect” the premises and ensure that they are “safe” for this very “vulnerable” segment of the population. (Apparently a child is considered unsafe in the home only during
“school” hours, as there has been no proposal to invade the homes of parents who send their children off to a public or private school.) But it gets even better; now the British government has proposed to require any parent who wishes to home-school a child to undergo a criminal records check, to ensure that the parent has “no
record of violence against children.” (Again, evidently only parents who choose to teach their own children are considered potential child abusers; just HAVING a child isn’t enough to arouse official suspicion… yet.) Oh, and by the way, the parent has to
pay for a criminal records check, to the tune of approximately $300 (last time I looked; it may have gone up by now) — imagine paying your government just to prove you have the right to educate your own child!
Did I mention that our beloved newsletter editor home-schools her daughter? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we have a potential criminal on our staff, one who has already flagrantly defied the law of the land by swapping child-care with a friend. (Yup, this is illegal in England, because friends who swap child-care are receiving a “benefit” for offering such care — that benefit being getting their OWN child cared for in return — and they are therefore operating a “business” without a license. Presumably, too, it’s illegal to watch your friend’s child without undergoing a criminal background check — because ANYONE who is involved in any sort of business or volunteer activity that might get them within 100 yards of a child must have one!)”
Remember, it’s England’s socialized medicine that liberals are so enamored with. However, anything that gives government excessive control only begins the process for more and more arenas to fall. This concern is not paranoia. The intrusion of government in socialized countries has happened all over the world, except here…yet, because so far we have not allowed socialism to seep into our society! It could change before Christmas if Obama Democrats have their way.
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