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A child in a similar situation could be removed from their home. Shouldn’t protection agencies be involved? This feels like state sponsored child abuse. When d

• dragonwriter 4y ago
  > A child in a similar situation could be removed from their home. No, they couldn’t; in every one of those states (and many where corporal punishment in schools is prohibited) corporal punishment by parents or guardians is permitted. > This feels like state sponsored child abuse. It is. > When does the federal government intervine? It has very little authority to, excepy perhaps via funding mandates for schools. Were children considered a suspect class under the 14th Amendment (they seem to meet the usual test, but have not been so recognized), arguably the enforcement clause of the 14th Amendment might give a basis. Practically speaking, 19 states is almost enough, alone, to block Congressional action via a Senate filibuster, so even if there was a Constitutional basis, federal action would be difficult.
  • eh9 4y ago
    Well, thank you for pointing out that I’m wrong. It doesn’t sting to be wrong, but the reality makes me feel like shit.