California Brown Shirts

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ — Calling it a
“disturbing invasion of family privacy,” the Libertarian Party of
California today attacked a bill in the state Legislature that
would require children as young as five years old to be asked
intrusive, personal questions such as whether or not their parents spank
them, keep guns in the house, or watch violent television shows.

The bill, AB 2068 by Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), passed the
Assembly by one vote on May 25 and is pending before the Senate
Committee on Health and Human Services.

“This has to be one of the most frightening bills I have ever
seen introduced in the California Legislature,” stated Libertarian
state chair Mark Hinkle. “Forcing children to report ‘suspicious’
activity of their parents or neighbors is a strategy
right out of the totalitarian playbook, not something that should even
be considered in a free and civil society.”

AB 2068 adopts recommendations made by the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) in a January 1999 Policy Statement entitled “The Role
of
the Pediatrician in Youth Violence Prevention and Clinical Practice and
at
the Community Level.” In that paper, the AAP advises pediatricians to
screen children for risk factors indicating violence, such as:

— Whether the parents or family members have substance abuse
problems
— Whether the parents are employed
— Whether any family members are involved in gangs
— Whether the parents spank their children
— Whether the parents watch violent television programs or keep guns
in the home

Under Steinberg’s bill, the AAP guidelines would be used by the
Child Health and Disability Prevention program, which is
administered by county governments for poor families under the
supervision of the state Department of Health Services. Nearly 2
million children are expected to be screened under this program
next year.

“None of these questions is the government’s business. Children
should never be put into the position of ‘telling’ on their parents -
especially poor children who may have no other alternative for health
screening than unpleasant, oppressive government programs,” Hinkle said.

“The Senate must kill this bill,” concluded Hinkle, “and strike
a blow for every family’s right to privacy. Let’s interrogate
violent criminals, not innocent impoverished children.

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