Childrens Rights Referendum "Before End of Year" - Martin - Election Implications ?

[Baron von Biffo]

The No campaign launched today.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1017/chi...eferendum.html

[Richardbouvet]

Malachy Steenson? I thought he was a sticky. What is he doing in this company?

[Baron von Biffo]

Malachy Steenson? I thought he was a sticky. What is he doing in this company?

As a defender of fee paying schools he's hardly your typical Sticky.

[Baron von Biffo]

The High Court hearing of the challenge to the Referendum Commission has begun.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakin...te-572324.html

[DCon]

The monthly Catholic newspaper is not happy

Anyone know their opinion on priests raping children and the Church covering it up?

The anti-parents referendum is a massive confidence trick on children and parents, a reckless assault on family life in Ireland.

It will in time deprive children including teenagers of the protection of their parents, and put conflict, ‘a clash of rights’, at the heart of family life.

If passed, the amendment will lay the groundwork for a massive transfer of authority over young people from parents to the State.

Step by step, and under pressure from anti-family leftwingers at the UN, politicians and judges will dismantle the rights of parents to protect their children.

Minister Frances Fitzgerald speaks of “a child-centred change” to the Constitution. In other words, the child will be seen as an isolated individual whose demands must be respected.

This will undermine State support for the family unit and for parental responsibility while promoting still unknown “rights” of teenagers and small children.

http://www.alive.ie/headline1.html

[Baron von Biffo]

The monthly Catholic newspaper is not happy

Anyone know their opinion on priests raping children and the Church covering it up?

The anti-parents referendum is a massive confidence trick on children and parents, a reckless assault on family life in Ireland.

It will in time deprive children including teenagers of the protection of their parents, and put conflict, ‘a clash of rights’, at the heart of family life.

If passed, the amendment will lay the groundwork for a massive transfer of authority over young people from parents to the State.

Step by step, and under pressure from anti-family leftwingers at the UN, politicians and judges will dismantle the rights of parents to protect their children.

Minister Frances Fitzgerald speaks of “a child-centred change” to the Constitution. In other words, the child will be seen as an isolated individual whose demands must be respected.

This will undermine State support for the family unit and for parental responsibility while promoting still unknown “rights” of teenagers and small children.

http://www.alive.ie/headline1.html

If we start respecting children's rights where will it all end?

[Richardbouvet]

Funny how these No people never seemed too concerned when the Church ran the lives of most children in the country and the state did their bidding. Now that the state does not do that, they are terribly worried about the state all of a sudden.

[C. Flower]

I expect there are statistics that show that the family is not an entirely safe place for children too.

The Irish Times reported that 700 children may be made "available for adoption" if legislation is introduced for adoption of the children of married parents.

Adoption is a much cheaper option for the State. Foster parents are paid, given training and supports - adopted children often bring a lot of difficulties with them from their earlier situation. Once adopted, that is it, the parents are on their own.
I've known people who have adopted children and found it very, very difficult, and it was plain that it was a difficult situation for the children, too.




http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking43.html

[DCon]

I anticipate a plethora of future court cases where Children claim their parents spent the Children's Allowance on other family/personal expenditure items and not directly on the Child it was intended for