Reply #22: I voted No - reason(s) (Let Daddy * get a hold of this idea.....) [View All]

[The Straight Story]

1. Requiring people by law to take classes about a naturally occuring thing such as parenthood smacks of what one call either big-brotherism or church like meddling into how one should live. Besides, we have schools already where we should be teaching the basics needed in life and if we can't take a week out of 12 years of school to teach people about such things then I find that pretty damn sad.

2. One thing can, and will, lead to another. Want an abortion? Have to go to class about how they are done and see the effects it has had on the lives of others (both good and bad). And no, this is not the slippery slope argument - it's the can of worms one.

3. Who decides what is best in these things? In a diverse country such as ours we have a large swath of beliefs and ideals, what would such a class communicate? Would this be only for the first kid? Would Amish people have to go to it as well? Do you want Daddy Bush as the head of this whole thing or someone like him if they are in power??

4. Don't require it - but what could be done is to offer incentives to take such a class (tax break, free stuff, who knows) and keep the freedom to choose alive and well. Making people do something can often lead to them not wanting to. Getting them to want to do it would work far better with more retention. Get corporations on board, offer them something in return to get employees motivated to go (a few extra days off, etc and so on).

Just my humble opinion, thank you, please drive thru.