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I think enforcement and system flaws in implementing such a license are a different issue than whether the license itself is a good idea - assuming it could be perfectly implemented and enforced. I agree it would be a difficult thing to carry out.
But too many people here just seem to have a knee-jerk reaction of "OMG how can you give the gov't this power??"
Keep in mind in some areas of the Middle East, for instance, husbands are basically allowed to kill their wife, as the wives are assumed to be their property, and so even though it's technically illegal, the government won't interfere because it's considered a family matter, and I'm sure the males of the population aren't anxious to change that. If you think about it, it's not too different than people allowed to procreate and then abusing their kids. How many kids have died at the hands of their parents? Why isn't more effort put forth to prevent this??
In a perfect world if something like this were put into effect, everyone who answered Yes in this poll should be subject to the screening while those who answered No can continue to be free people (as free as you can be these days anyway).
You should check again. We are NOT a democracy, certainly not for things of this nature. We are a republic.
Yes. You are right. I wonder when the word democracy will become synonymous with republic in one of its definitions based in common usage. Not sure what you mean about things of this nature.
There should be a mental stability/good morale exam .
How about basic command of the language? Shouldn't THAT be a requirement? Who is to judge good moral character? It is funny to see folks speaking about the stripping of very basic freedoms like control over ones own body when presumably referring to someone ELSE. I am guessing that if it were YOU that was going to be sterilized by force, undergoing a risky surgical procedure, you would be howling.
Just bc someone has a bad past doesnt make them a worse parent than someone with a clean past. The person with the bad past could have learned from his/her mistakes and be a wonderful person, while the person witht he clean past could be a total whack job. This is only one example of why a liscense is just absurd.
Also, this would mean that all babies will have to be planned. Im not saying that planning is a bad idea, just that surprises end up being the most amazing things in the world and those should not be eliminated.
I worry about the children of those who support a "parenting liscense". Societal expectations have become out of hand and, well I think, not necessarily the "american dream.
The whole "parenting license" process would become a mockery anyway. Plus you cannot formalize, quantify and evaluate common sense/good parenting.
No, but you CAN point out those who will definitely make bad parents - anyone with a history of child abuse or neglect or heavy drug users with no intention to stop is NOT going to make a good parent. It's not an issue of deciding who will make a good parent - just trying to weed out at least some percentage of the obviously bad ones.
No, but you CAN point out those who will definitely make bad parents - anyone with a history of child abuse or neglect or heavy drug users with no intention to stop is NOT going to make a good parent. It's not an issue of deciding who will make a good parent - just trying to weed out at least some percentage of the obviously bad ones.
Wow. So you apparently don't believe people can change? I've seen my share of people I would never have thought capable of parenting grow up and become great parents. As well as a few I'd have thought would make great parents, fail miserably.
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