What Rights?

There is an AP article out talking about illegal immigrants rallying for their "rights". This brings back memories of the 1993-94 school year when I lived in Mexico. I was there as a legal exchange student with proper visas and everything. Yet it still took my host mother about a week to get the principal to let me into school. Later that year California started taking measures to turn illegal immigrants away from public schools. This was a big topic of conversation among my host family (all adults). They were outraged until I asked them the following questions.

"What would happen if I decided to return next year go to school, but I had no paper work? What if I brought several friends with me? What would happen?"

They answered that we would be kicked out of school. They said we might even be arrested. Then it dawned on them that America has the same right to treat citizens differently than non-citizens.

So I say to those claiming that illegal immigrants have rights, "You are right. They have rights in their own country. Here they are not citizens and do not have the rights of citizens."

The Rebelution on WND

I didn't notice it until yesterday, but Alex and Brett Harris had an article in WorldNetDaily several days ago. I encourage everyone to read it. It gives a good summary of where they have been and what they are doing. I am so glad these young men are encouraging our teens to "Do Hard Things". They have certainly followed through in their own lives.

SD to Vote on Abortion Ban

Initiative Measure 11 will go to a vote of the people of SD. To read more on this abortion ban click here. I am proud of the people of South Dakota for taking a stand for the unborn. Let's keep them in our prayers.

Abstinence Education

FRC sent me a disturbing e-mail about "health expert" testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. I added the bold.

Yesterday[that would be Thursday], the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held an extremely one-sided hearing to assess the effectiveness of authentic abstinence education. It took just one look at the witness list to see how Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) had stacked the deck against abstinence proponents. When asked by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) if they would support abstinence education, three of the four "health experts" who testified against it said they would oppose abstinence even if scientific evaluation showed it to be as or more effective than so-called comprehensive sex ed. Dr. Harvey Fineberg of the Institute of Medicine was the only one in this anti-abstinence group to maintain a sense of scientific integrity by quietly answering yes. On the positive side, Dr. Stan Weed, the lone pro-abstinence health expert at the hearing, testified solidly on behalf of the positive impact of abstinence-centered education. He presented research that demonstrates the effectiveness of abstinence programs across the country, including two of his own studies that showed decreases in rates of sexual initiation by 45 and 50 percent in youth when compared to non-program groups. Missing from the discussion was the fact that the Chairman's own state has never accepted federally allocated Title V money for abstinence education--and its teens are suffering greatly for it. California is a tragic example of what can happen in today's culture in the absence of strong abstinence-centered education. Since rejecting the abstinence funds in the first year they were offered to states, the rates of STIs in California youth exploded at an estimated 1.1 million new cases per year in 2005. Congressman Waxman should recognize the dire need of young people in his own state and stop protecting entities that promote high-risk behavior to youth.

No Public Schools?

Via the SchoolsAndState.org site mentioned below, I found a very interesting article about the economic implications of abolishing public schools and going with all private or home schools. It is a very interesting read. It points out that public schools generally cost twice as much as private schools. People don't notice this because they pay for it through taxes instead of out right. Anyway, I encourage everyone to read it.

In short, if we could abolish public schools and compulsory schooling laws, and replace it all with market-provided education, we would have better schools at half the price, and be freer too. We would also be a more just society, with only the customers of education bearing the costs.

Homeschool Cartoon

I found a new site today called http://www.schoolandstate.org/home.htm. This little cartoon was posted there under "On the Lite Side".

Demographic Winter

I would love to hear your comments about this clip and/or the DVD if you have seen it.